As far as superheroes are concerned, "Meadowland" star Olivia Wilde thinks that Marvel has done a pretty good job showcasing their abilities and telling their stories. However, the actress thinks that there is still some room for improvement (or otherwise) when it comes to female superheroes.
"I'm a big fan of superhero films, and I have so much respect for the Marvel Cinematic Universe," she told Cinema Blend. "The thing with female superheroes is that, in order to be powerful, they are flawless. The idea of (expletive) 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."
MCU is still dominated by male superheroes. The Avengers alone so far has only two female superheroes - Scarlett Johanssen's Black Widow and Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch as compared to the growing number of male members - Chris Evans' Captain America, Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Mark Ruffalo's Hulk, Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye, Paul Rudd's Ant-Man, and Anthony Mackie's Falcon, among many others.
Wilde thinks that Downey's Iron Man is genius simply because he isn't perfect - he is actually arrogant, overbearing, and impulsive. And this is what female superhero characters need to be as well - flawed.
"Marvel has been so smart about casting unexpected people for these roles. Look at what Robert Downey brought to Iron Man. A real, dry sense of humor and a complexity to his hero balance," she described. "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!"
It has been suggested that Wilde play Marvel's female superhero in the standalone movie "Captain Marvel." The highly covetable role already has a string of actresses lined up for it, but if it was given to Wilde, she said that she would like to portray it as realistically as possible.
"The most interesting characters are the ones who have issues and are flawed individuals. It would be nice to give a real history, to give a real, tangible background to this character," she said.
