Five Female Marvel Comic Book Characters that Should Get Movies

It is rather easy to see that in the world of comic book movies, the dudes are getting most of movies. With a nod to Elektra, and the X-Men of course, it is really an untapped resource for comic book movie greatness. While characters like Thor, Spiderman and others are lined up for movies in the near future, the comic book gals are kind of getting passed over. It is now time to get those ladies out from the secondary roles and into the main movie marquees! Here are five Marvel comic book females that should have their own movie as soon as possible:

Storm

Storm is one of the most powerful women in the Marvel Universe and she has a story that would look great on film. While she showed up in the X-Men franchise, the incredible story of Storm's origin would play out beautifully in her own movie. Not only that, Storm has a fan base that could drive ticket sales through the roof. Storm certainly should be headlining a movie sometime soon.

The Black Widow

This saucy little number is one of the most interesting women in the Marvel Universe. This Russian born fighter for truth and justice dates back to World War II in the Marvel Universe and has a great origin story as well. This would be a great female Marvel character to lead a movie, and could be a great counterpart to the Avengers movie as well.

The Scarlet Witch

Growing up and reading the Avengers comic books, most every young boy under the age of ten fell in love with the Scarlet Witch. She is powerful, exciting and most of all - that red costume would look great on say...Selma Hayek? This would make a wonderful movie that could actually spin off in several directions. Her back-story is fascinating, and she makes a great Marvel female character to base a movie around.

Rogue

Most any kid that reads Marvel comics has been clamoring for someone to make a movie about Rogue and her relationship with Gambit, among other things. This is one female Marvel character that could easily carry the mantle in the theater, and draw plenty of people in to buy tickets. The storyline is one that could be adapted to drama, action and adventure - a formidable combination in any movie.

Mystique

Rogues mama sure is another great option for movie stardom, and could end up being the best of the batch. Mystique is a shape-shifter that can literally become any person that she touches. Because of her powers, the story options could literally go in a million directions and pull in any of the Marvel stars seamlessly. They really need to spend some time putting this one together.