Ronda Rousey continues to ripple across the pop culture ecosphere. She's made the Hollywood rounds with brief appearances in Sylvestor Stallone's Expendables films, and she'll be seen playing Patrick Swayze's Road House character in the near future. Now the President of Marvel Studios himself, Kevin Feige, recently responded to Rousey's quiet campaign to be Captain Marvel in a brief exchange with IGN.
"I love it," he said of the campaign. "That happens occasionally, and I think that's a testament more to the strength of the characters."
As for Rousey's chances to land the role, the Marvel boss didn't shut the door on it.
"You look at the ways we've cast our films in the past and it's always about who's the best person to inhabit the character, whether that is an actor like Chris Hemsworth who bulks up, or a wrestler like Dave Bautista who played Drax who ends up being an amazing performer, an amazing actor and a clever and witty and pointed comedic actor," Feige said. "For us, it's sitting down with people and starting to meet people and as the script takes shape and as we start to build who the character should be and finding the right person to match it up. We haven't necessarily started sitting down with people yet and meeting on that part."
All of this sort of happened out of nowhere. Rousey mentioned on a Reddit AMA that she would love to play the role, then fans reacted and she took to Instagram to post her favorite fan art:
A number of different actresses have had their names thrown into the mix. From Rebecca Ferguson (of the latest Mission Impossible fame) to Emily Blunt. The current iteration of Captain Marvel is Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel; a Muslim teen with Pakistani parents. The Carol Danvers incarnation is the role set to be introduced into the Marvel universe.
Ronda Rousey will be defending her title against Holly Holm on November 14, 2015 at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. No word yet in whether or not Rousey vs. The Mad Titan will be in the same place.