Captain Marvel: Olivia Wilde Expresses Interest
Throwing her hat into the ring, Olivia Wilde has followed in the impressive footsteps of Ronda Rousey and publicly declared her interest in playing Captain Marvel.
Expressing her interest in playing fighter-pilot-turned-superhero Carol Danvers, Wilde responded to a Tweet suggesting that she and her Meadowlands director Reed Morano should tackle the project.
Her exact words were: “Oh hell yea. Let's DO this” followed by “I'm starting my @Marvel diet immediately. Egg shells and jet fuel only, right? Who says indie kids can't go pro?!”
Now, a few days after her jokey response, Wilde has told Cinema Blend: “I’m a big fan of superhero films," she told Cinema Blend, "and I have so much respect for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. […] The thing with female superheroes is that, in order to be powerful, they are flawless. The idea of kick-ass power lacks a certain nuance, at times. There is something to be said for a female director working to create a female superhero that perhaps [has] a little more complexity."
"Marvel has been so smart about casting unexpected people for these roles," Wilde added. "Look at what Robert Downey brought to Iron Man. A real, dry sense of humor and a complexity to his hero balance. I think that the way these Marvel heroes are written, the female superheroes included, do have complexity and flaws. But I think when they are translated into film, the women can become these ultimate goddesses of perfection and I would love to create a female Marvel character who is just as unexpected and complex as some of the male characters as Iron Man. I think that would be really cool!"
While nothing confirmed, she would certainly be an interesting choice for the part.