12 LGBTQ Comic Book Characters Ready For Live-Action Adaptation

12. Batwoman

Kate Kane was brought into the bat family back in 2006 during the year long 52 series. She was expelled from the military for her sexual orientation which could make for some solid social commentary if they wanted to take a more serious tone with her story. Kate is inspired by the Dark Knight’s crusade and trains under her father and various combat experts all over the world before stepping into the spotlight as Batwoman.

That is a pre-written story line for the first season of a television show. Think Netflix's Daredevil but all over the world and with a sexy red-head. The character also got media attention when she proposed to her longtime girlfriend, police officer Maggie Sawyer. 

The upcoming DC movies have already hinted at their version of Batman having at least one past crime-fighting ally, why not another? There is also a Supergirl series with vague connections to her male counterpart set to premiere on CBS this fall, Batwoman could easily fall into a similar television slot. 

She could be the darker sister show to Supergirl. 

Casting Options

High profile actors and actresses are jumping into superheroes left and right. Someone even as high profile as Jessica Chastain has said, "The problem is, if I do a superhero movie, I don’t want to be the girlfriend. I don’t want to be the daughter. I want to wear a f*cking cool costume with a scar on my face, with fight scenes. That’s what I’d love." 

That sounds like Batwoman to me.