9. Michelle Rodriguez
Michelle Rodriguez has built her career playing tough women in action-packed roles. From Fast and Furious to Avatar, Rodriguez is basically typecast into these roles at this point. Ronda Rousey would also describe herself as a tough chick, saying, “People love tough chicks… If I could really be that person in real life, people are going to love it. That’s what I kept thinking. They love tough, empowered women. There is demand there.” The tough chick is who Rousey is, or at least who she has marketed herself as to the public. It makes sense that casting Rodriquez would be a natural fit. Plus, she has already played a boxer, in 2000’s Girlfight, a role that even garnered critical acclaim. In other words, we already have a bit of a taste for what Rodriguez would look like taking on the role of Rousey and the potential is definitely there, even if she doesn’t look exactly like Rousey.
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