Jane the Virgin Star Gina Rodriguez Wants to Play a Superhero: "Let's Be Real, I Could Kick Some Ass"

You can add Gina Rodriguez to the list of
actresses wanting to show off their super
skills on the big screen.
"I would love to be a superhero--that's all
I want to do is play a superhero," the Jane
the Virgin star tells me. "And let's be real,
I could kick some ass. We all know I could
kick some ass."
As you may recall, Jennifer Lopez told me
earlier this year she's up for some
superhero screen time, too.
"That would be awesome," she said while
promoting her thriller The Boy Next Door.
"I don't know why somebody hasn't
thought about that yet."
In October, Marvel announced that female
superhero Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers
would be getting her own movie in 2018.
Casting has yet to be announced.
In a not-so-scientific poll of E! Online
readers at the time, AnnaSophia Robb
appeared to be the favorite to play Captain
Marvel with Vampire Diaries star Candice
Accola coming in a close second.
Rounding out the top five were Jennifer
Lawrence, Natalie Dormer and Amber
Heard.
Superhero or not, Rodriguez said more
doors have opened for her in the last two
months since snagging the Golden Globe
for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
"The opportunities become more
abundant. People have been so
wonderful," she said. "The opportunities
for Jane the Virgin have become more
abundant. We're now in 32 different
markets in over 28 countries. People are
picking up on the show who didn't know
about it before. It's very exciting."