02-27-2016, 09:42 AM
Apparently mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey has recently expressed interest in playing Samus Aran should someone develop a live-action Metroid movie.
While I would certainly say that she has the physicality and physical appearance demanded by the role, I also question her largely untested acting ability.  (I'm aware that she's made cameos in the Entourage movie and other such things, but I have yet to see her sufficiently act myself.)
At any rate it's a somewhat interesting name to add to the potential short list for casting Samus Aran in a hypothetical Metroid movie, alongside more obvious choices like Charlize Theron, Katee Sackhoff, Scarlett Johansson, and Jennifer Lawrence among others.
And, of course, there's also the question as to whether making a live-action Metroid movie would be a worthwhile endeavor in the first place given the track record for live-action video game adaptions!
While I would certainly say that she has the physicality and physical appearance demanded by the role, I also question her largely untested acting ability.  (I'm aware that she's made cameos in the Entourage movie and other such things, but I have yet to see her sufficiently act myself.)
At any rate it's a somewhat interesting name to add to the potential short list for casting Samus Aran in a hypothetical Metroid movie, alongside more obvious choices like Charlize Theron, Katee Sackhoff, Scarlett Johansson, and Jennifer Lawrence among others.
And, of course, there's also the question as to whether making a live-action Metroid movie would be a worthwhile endeavor in the first place given the track record for live-action video game adaptions!