Aussie 13 Reasons Why star tapped for Batgirl role

After her stunning turn in Netflix’s massive hit 13 Reasons Why, it’s no great shock that Perth-born actress Katherine Langford is now hot property in Hollywood.

But according to new reports, the 21-year-old might be pulling on the Lycra for the lead role in a huge superhero film!

Pedestrian.TV has spotted claims from redditor DCEUThrowaway89, who says the Aussie star is the frontrunner to play Batgirl in the upcoming movie from DC Comics and Warner Bros.

They say they got their intel from a concept artist who was asked to mock up some images of various actresses in the iconic superhero costume.

“A friend of mine was recently contacted by WB to work on concept art for the upcoming Batgirl film. WB wants to get an actress signed by SDCC [San Diego Comic-Con] so they can make an surprise announcement on stage during their presentation,” they wrote, suggesting that we might know who is going to play Batgirl very soon, as Comic-Con takes place from July 20-23.

“I spoke with him a couple days ago and he said that these are the actresses he was asked to develop concept art for,” the redditor claimed, before rattling off a list including Elle Fanning, Bella Thorne, Margaret Qualley, Jane Levy, Emma Roberts and our very own Katherine!

They added: “He won’t tell me why but he believes Langford is currently the frontrunner with Fanning, Levy & Qualley behind.”

While nothing has been announced, the film’s director Joss Whedon has already said that he’s open to casting a lesser-known actress in the part.

“I doubt it’ll be a 'name',” he told Variety in April. “I think this is somewhere where you go and find Batgirl and then you cast her…I mean, I’m not against movie stars, they’re great, but you need somebody who is just right.”

After the huge success of the DC/Warner Bros venture Wonder Woman featuring up-and-comer Gal Gadot, the studio is probably keen to stick to that winning formula!

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Although this is just unconfirmed reddit chat for now, we can’t help but hope that Katherine lands the butt-kicking role.

Batgirl is slated for release in 2019.

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