Yesterday, it was widely reported thatAnna Kendrickwants to take on the role ofSquirrel Girlin an upcoming Marvel movie. What has somewhat flown under the radar is that this is entirely possible, and could happen as soon asSpider-Man: Homecominghits the big screen next summer. A lot of fans aren’t familiar with Squirrel Girl, her powers or the fact that she was once a member of the Great Lakes Avengers. As it so happens,Civil Warco-director Joe Russo teased earlier in the year that some, if not all, the Great Lakes Avengers may appear inHomecoming. Today, we have fan art that shows what Anna Kendrick would look like as this unique superhero. And guess what? It could work.
Squirrel Girl was co-created by comic book legendSteve DitkoandWill Murray. She first appeared in the pages of Marvel way back in 1992. Real name Doreen Green, this always happy hero has the super power to communicate with squirrels, and she’s gone onto win quite a few title bouts against some of Marvel’s biggest and baddest super villains. The charter was actually created during a time when most comic tales were turning dark and tragic. She was an attempt to lighten the mood of that era. And recently, she has had a reemergence as one of the more popular characters, with her own reboot comicThe Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.
Anna Kendrickwas out promoting her upcoming comedyMike and Dave Need Wedding Dateswhen the subject of Squirrel Girl came up. Asking any given celebrity who their go-tosuperherois has become the hot question at any given junket. But it seems Anna Kendrick came prepared to answer this. And her response was quite unique. She explains why Squirrel Girl has struck such a cord.
“My brother sent me a Squirrel Girl comic because he thinks I should [play her]. I don’t know what Squirrel Girl does other than be half squirrel, but I could be half squirrel!”
While the character has done well on her own, both in the comics and at the newsstand in terms of sales, she has not been above joining the occasional superhero team. As we mentioned at the top, she was most notably one of the Great Lakes Avengers. The team also featured such heroes as Mr. Immortal, Doorman,Deadpool, and Big Bertha. What is interesting here is that leading up toCivil Wars' debut in theaters this past May, co-director Joe Russo was asked who else besides Robert Downey Jr.‘sIron Manmight show up inHomecomingfrom the MCU. He gave this response.
“Let’s just say …Great Lakes Avengers.”
So, is Squirrel Girl going to make her first ever live-action appearance inSpider-man: Homecoming? It sounds unlikely, but definitely not out of the realm of possibilities. Stranger things have, and will continue to happen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Who knows what the future holds for Squirrel Girl or if there is a place for Anna Kendrick in the MCU. Fan art extraordinaireBoss Logictook it upon himself to create the fan art you see below, which depicts Kendrick as Squirrel Girl. If this were to actually happen, it sure looks like it would be a lot of fun.
