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Ten female superheroes to remember

Gal Gadot-starrer 'Wonder Woman' that arrived in theatres last Friday is the rare superhero film with a female protagonist. Here are 10 other female superheroes

Gal Gadot in a still from ‘Wonder Woman’.Premium
Gal Gadot in a still from ‘Wonder Woman’.

New Delhi: Gal Gadot-starrer Wonder Woman that arrived in theatres last Friday is the rare superhero film with a female protagonist. In an industry that still prefers portraying men as all-powerful figures, here are 10 female superheroes to remember.

Scarlett Johansson: Johansson played Black Widow, a Russian spy, in films like Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Captain America: Civil War (2016) as a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. An antagonist of the superhero Iron Man, Black Widow defected to the US, becoming an agent of the fictional spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D., and a member of the superhero team, the Avengers.

Anne Hathaway: Christopher Nolan’s British-American superhero film The Dark Knight Rises (2012) introduced Hathaway as Catwoman, an addition to the Batman narrative. The film made $1,084 million worldwide.

Jennifer Garner: Garner played the lead in 2005 Canadian-American superhero film Elektra, directed by Rob Bowman. The film that made $56 million worldwide was a spin-off from the 2003 film Daredevil, starring Marvel Comics character Elektra Natchios, an assassin who must protect a man and his daughter from the villains.

Jessica Alba: Alba played Invisible Woman, a Marvel superheroine in the 2005 American-German superhero film Fantastic Four. Directed by Tim Story, it made $330 million worldwide.

Halle Berry: Berry played the protagonist in Catwoman (2004), the film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Directed by Pitof, the critically panned film made $82 million in worldwide box office collections.

Angelina Jolie: Jolie played the central character in action adventure film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) based on a popular video game. The Simon West-directed film earned $274 million worldwide and spawned a sequel called Lara Croft: Tomb Raider—The Cradle of Life in 2003.

Alicia Silverstone: The actor-producer played Batgirl in DC’s 1997 superhero film Batman and Robin that earned $238 million worldwide. The character came into existence in the 1960s when DC editor Julius Schwartz had called for a new female counterpart to Batman at the request of the producers of the Batman television series.

Rebecca Romjin: The actor and former model plays Mystique in the first three instalments of the X-Men film series, a mutant who can mimic voices and appearances. Typically known as a super villain, the character first appeared in Ms. Marvel #16 published in 1978.

Halle Berry: Berry played Storm in the X-Men film series, a mutant who can fly and control the weather. The character first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 in 1975.

Lynda Carter: The American actor and beauty queen played Wonder Woman in the television series that ran from 1975 to 1979. The last two seasons of the three-part series were titled The New Adventures of Wonder Woman.

All figures have been sourced from movie website Box Office Mojo.

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Lata Jha
"Lata writes about the media and entertainment industry for Mint, focusing on everything from traditional film and TV to newer areas like video and audio streaming services. She loves movies and spends a lot of her free time watching them, which makes her job both fun and a bit of a challenge. Lata tries to find and write about things in the entertainment world that most people don't notice, even though a lot of people in her country are really into movies and entertainment news often just talks about the glamorous side of things. "
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Published: 05 Jun 2017, 11:03 AM IST
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