Ana de Armas is a Cuban-Spanish actress. She is best known for her role as Marta Cabrera in the 2019 movie ‘Knives Out’. She is also the first Cuban woman ever to receive an Oscar nomination. Armas received the nomination for playing the role of Marilyn Monroe in the 2022 movie ‘Blonde’. She also played the role of Paloma in the James Bond movie ‘No Time To Die’ which was released in 2021. She has also received a Golden Globe nomination and has won a Saturn Award.
Recently, there have been reports that disclosed that Ana de Armas was also a frontrunner to play the role of Catwoman in the 2022 movie ‘The Batman’ alongside Robert Pattinson. The role was ultimately played by actress Zoë Kravitz. Now, leaks are suggesting that Armas could possibly star as Poison Ivy in the DCU projects. Fans have been intrigued by this idea ever since the reports emerged and have enjoyed the idea of Armas being in the DCU. Let’s read on to find out what happened.
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Ana De Armas Auditioned For Catwoman
Catwoman is a character in the DC Universe who has been a fan favorite character. Her real name is Selina Kyle. The character has been played by many actresses like Anne Hathaway, Zoë Kravitz, Julie Newmar, and Michelle Pfeiffer. As the DC studios were looking to reinvent and start afresh, the new Batman movie had multiple actresses audition for the role of Catwoman.
An insider on Twitter revealed how Ana de Armas was one of the frontrunners for the role which ultimately went to Zoë Kravitz. The Twitter user said, “Fun Fact: Ana de Armas was the runner-up for the role of ‘Catwoman’ in ‘THE BATMAN’. The role ended up going to Zoë Kravitz.” The news spread like wildfire and people started making fan art depicting Armas as the character. Fans were elated and thought that Armas would have been perfect for the role.
Many other actresses were also in the running for the role. It has been reported by The Hollywood Reporter that actresses like Eiza González and Ella Balinska were also in running for the role alongside de Armas. The reports also talked about how the actresses had to go through a rigorous testing process for the role.
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Ana De Armas To Play Poison Ivy?
Fans have also theorized how Ana de Armas could enter the DC universe in the role of Poison Ivy. Poison Ivy is the alter ego of Dr. Pamela Isley. Ivy is the villain in the story and is against Batman. The character does like Harley Quinn and uses her plants for evil deeds instead of good. As Armas played the role of Paloma in the James Bond movie, fans could see her playing the role of Poison Ivy in the DC Universe.
Many fans have also made edits imagining Armas as a Poison Ivy. Fans also want to see Ana de Armas along with Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn. Nothing has been confirmed by the studios yet but it would be cool to see Ana de Armas in the superhero universe. It would be a good career move for the actress as she has starred in movies like ‘Knives Out‘, ‘No Time To Die‘, and ‘The Gray Man‘. She has been a part of many action movies so it would be fun to see her in the DCEU.
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