With news Thursday that “Avengers” honcho Joss Whedon is nearing a deal to direct a standalone Batgirl movie, Twitter users uncharacteristically snapped into action to declare who they think should play the superhero. Read on for social media”s suggestions for the role.
“Emma Stone should be Batgirl. End of discussion.” Meanwhile …
… “Please don’t cast Emma Stone as batgirl please don’t cast Emma Stone as batgirl please don’t cast Emma Ston as batgirl”
“hello batgirl #lindseymorganforbatgirl”
“I can’t wait to see what Matt Damon brings to the role of Batgirl.”
“Batgirl was Latina in Lego Batman. GINA RODRIGUEZ for Babs! God, I should cast every movie.”
Anna Kendrick was also thrown into the fantasy-casting mix.
“Now we wait for the first person to fancast Chloe Grace Moretz as Batgirl.”
“What we need is a male version of Batgirl.” Calling Ben Affleck …