Even though a comic book movie is going to introduce Cara Delevingne to a much wider audience, the actress/model complained that the superhero movie genre is “totally sexist.”
In an interview with Empire, which was published by Yahoo U.K., Delevingne said that most superhero movies - aside from Suicide Squad, which features three main roles for women - are sexist.
“There are only three girls in [Suicide Squad] but in my opinion they have the best roles. Generally though, superhero movies are totally sexist,” she told the magazine.
“Female superheroes are normally naked or in bikinis,” she continued. “No-one would be able to fight like that. Wonder Woman, how the hell does she fight? She would be dead in a minute.”
Delevingne plays Enchantress in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, which features several villains from the DC Comics universe working together on a dangerous mission. The other main female roles in the film are Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie; and Katana, played by Karen Fukuhara.
The movie hits theaters on Aug. 5, 2016 and also stars Jared Leto as The Joker.
As for Delevingne, she will next be seen in Paper Towns, which opens on July 24.
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