Emily Rudd rose to mainstream popularity last year after she managed to bring the character of Nami to life in the One Piece live-action adaptation. She brought every fan of the anime series together, singing praises of her acting range and how she made her role immensely similar to Eiichiro Oda’s source material.
Despite having a cultural shift, she became one of the primary reasons that the show became so successful, receiving much-deserved praise for her role. However, it looks like fans have already decided what her next role will be, and it is nothing short of stellar.
During a Reddit discussion, a question following the Moonshot actress asked which MCU or DCU character the fans would like to cast her in. The Marvel fans answered in unison, Black Cat, and it is probably the most perfect role for her.
Marvel Fanatics Fan-Cast Emily Rudd as Black Cat
Emily Rudd started her career in 2013 by featuring herself in music videos, where she started to appear in insignificant roles in several short works. However, she started to gain recognition in 2017, when she started working at Sea Change.
Later, she received widespread recognition for the role of Cindy Berman in the Netflix Original Fear Street film series and became infectiously popular for the portrayal of Nami, the Cat Burglar, in the One Piece live adaptation.
As a result, she gained a massive fan following who wanted to see her in more iconic roles. Recently in r/fancast, a post was uploaded by a user asking, “What MCU or DCU character would you cast Emily Rudd as?” While fans were stating their opinions, a majority of Marvel wanted to see her in the role of Felicia Hardy, popularly known as Black Cat. They commented,
Moreover, the One Piece actress would be perfect for the portrayal of the role because, after the series’ success, she is one of the hottest and most in-demand names in the industry.
Furthermore, her comments about Iñaki Godoy in Real Life won the hearts of the fans, which further made the fans praise their on-screen chemistry, calling her the real-life Nami.
Why is Emily Rudd The Perfect Candidate to Portray the role of Black Cat in the MCU?
With a stand-out performance in her recent projects, she has opened the door for bigger opportunities, as Marvel fanatics have fancied her for the role of Felicia Hardy/Black Cat next to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. Though it is not official, fans would absolutely adore to see her in Feige’s superhero universe.
With MCU creating immense buzz with its first R-rated film Deadpool & Wolverine and the mystery surrounding Giancarlo Esposito’s mystery role in Captain America: Brave New World, Feige is all set to take his ever-expansive superhero universe to its former glory.
Hence, adding a name like Rudd would add to the franchise’s popularity. However, that’s not all because she is an extremely expressive actress who is fiercely independent, as her fans have already seen her in the role of Nami in the live adaptation.
As we have seen in the past, the actress excels at portraying layered characters who are morally gray and have an unpredictable nature like that of Black Cat. She can be both an ally and a tormentor to the Web-head, as their relationship is quite complicated, which would ignite feelings of love, and betrayal. One thing is certain: the chemistry between the two characters is nothing less than chaos and extraordinary chemistry.
However, that’s not all because the Leprechaun Returns actress loves to do her own stunts which is extremely helpful in bringing authenticity as well as her dedication to the role.
Therefore, portraying another role in the $8.9 billion franchise via The Numbers would just add to her resume and continue to evolve her role and appeal to a much bigger audience.
One Piece live-action can be streamed on Netflix.
