Ruby Rose To Play The First Gay Superhero? Says The World ‘Desperately’ Needs A Batwoman
We have had our set of male and female superheroes, but what about a transgender superhero? Well, fret not, Hollywood starlet Ruby Rose is all set to create history by playing the titular role in upcoming television show Batwoman, which will be the first show to be led by a gay superhero
As kids, we all have had our own set of favourite superheroes that would do anything to save the world from the eyes of evil. The list includes Spider-Man, Thor, Batman, Superman, Captain American and Iron Man among hundreds of others. But, have you ever heard of a transgender superhero? Guess not… until now. Well, Hollywood actress Ruby Rose is all set to create history by playing the first-ever gay superhero in a television series called Batwoman, which is going to be based on Batman’s Gotham-dwelling, crime-fighting cousin – Kate Kane.
In an interview with Emmy Magazine, the Orange Is The New Black actress spilt the beans on the playing a gay Batwoman and its importance. “Everyone wants to play a superhero. Batwoman, in particular, means so much to me because she’s so comfortable within her sexuality. It’s a character that I wish I could have seen on television growing up. It’s time. It’s time to have a gay superhero. We were discussing how desperately the world needs something like this right now.”
In fact, the show is being written by a group of male writers, praising her team, Ruby added, “You have (executive producer) Sarah (Schechter) and (showrunner) Caroline (Dries), who’s a gay woman and Greg Berlanti, who handled these situations so well in the past and is a beautiful gay man. They were explaining to me this wasn’t going to be a project that was just written by men.”
Meanwhile, Batwoman to premiere on October 6 at 8 pm.