Silver Sable is an Eastern European mercenary and CEO, from the fictional country Symkaria, who was raised by her tough father to hunt war criminals and shut down her emotions in order to be the most effective, both in the boardroom and on the hunt. She's never before been seen in Sony's universe, unlike Black Cat. Felicity Jones played Felicia Hardy (Black Cat's alter ego) in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, though nothing about her character suggested she was the acrobatic cat burglar often romantically-entangled with Peter Parker. In the comics, Hardy hails from Queens and is the daughter of a famous thief, who teaches herself different fighting styles and acrobatics in order to follow in his footsteps.

Both Silver Sable and Black Cat are tough yet vulnerable characters, which makes the decision to hire Prince-Blythewood has already spoken about casting, telling Vulture:

“I go to bed thinking about it, I wake up thinking about it, and during the day, I have my notebook where I’m jotting down ideas and visuals and music. It’s so up my alley in of these two female characters and who they are and what they’re about."

So who could play Silver Sable and Black Cat? Silver's Eastern European heritage makes it pretty clear that a white actress will fill the role, but Black Cat has the opportunity to be played by someone far more diverse. It would certainly be a bold move for Sony to hire a woman of color to play Felicia, especially since, so far, Black Panther is the only Marvel character of color to get a standalone film. The majority of Prince-Blythewood films and TV shows have had an actress of colour in the lead role so we can speculate that Black Cat will be given a diverse makeover. With that in mind, here's a few suggestions...

LOGAN BROWNING

Logan's breakthrough performance as Samantha White in Netflix's Dear White People makes her an ideal candidate to play Felicia Hardy. She's got sass, sex appeal and an intense screen presence which are three of the most essential ingredients for any actress hoping to play Black Cat. She's also been relatively unknown up to this point - her other credits include Bratz: The Movie and the cancelled PlayStation Network series Powers - which means she won't be bringing the baggage of other big performances to this role. It would also be pretty cool if both actresses who have played Samantha end up becoming Marvel heroes after Tessa Thompson landing the role of Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok - another character whose ethnicity has been retconned for the big screen. At 28, Logan may be a little old to play Felicia if they make her Peter Parker's age in the film, but she's still an actress worth consideration.

CAMILA MENDES

The Brazilian-American actress is one of the shining stars of Netflix/The CW's Archie Comics TV adaption, Riverdale, playing the silver-tongued and sassy Veronica Lodge. Camila was cast right after graduating from Tisch School of the Arts and has so far proven she was a great choice for Veronica despite her lack of professional experience. Critics have praised her performance in the television show and at 22-years old, she's a good age to play Felicia opposite Tom Holland's Peter. Camila would certainly bring the international Riverdale audience to Silver And Black if cast but her Hollywood star power is still in its infancy so wouldn't jostle much with this comic icon.

PARIS BERELC

Paris - who is of French-Canadian, Filipino and European descent - is 18, so would be a pretty young choice but, as she's got nine years of competitive gymnastics under her belt, she could certainly live up to the acrobatic expectations of the Black Cat role. The actress is mostly know for her Disney Channel work, in the shows Mighty Med and Lab Rats: Elite Force, but will be co-leading Netflix's new original high school comedy series Alexa & Katie. There will obviously be a comedy element to the Silver And Black (we hope!) and Paris' roles so far have leaned towards that genre but she's yet to prove herself with a more dramatic or complex part. Black Cat could certainly be the role to do that.

ANTONIA THOMAS

The British actress already has a superhero role under her belt (well, sort of) thanks to the cult E4 series Misfits as Alisha Daniels. Her character has the power to make people infatuated with her, just by the touch of her skin, and there are certainly a lot of people in the Spider-Man Universe who are infatuated with the Black Cat - Peter Parker included. Thanks to Netflix, Antonia has become a recognisable face in the US because of the popularity of Misfits (which is getting an American remake) and Lovesick (formerly known on Channel 4 as Scrotal Recall), and now she's got a featured role in ABC's The Good Doctor. Like Logan, Antonia (who's 30) may be a little old to play Felicia, but she looks so young she could totally play a high school senior.

MEDALION RAHIMI

The Iranian-American actress currently plays Princess Isabella in Shonda Rhimes' new series Still Star-Crossed and is one of the most enticing performers. The 24-year-old has popped up in various TV shows over the last few years, playing bit-parts in New Girl, The Catch, Jane the Virgin and Criminal Minds, and recently appeared in the film adaption of the YA book Before I Fall. That film was directed by none other than Gina Prince-Blythewood, so Medalion has already got a working relationship with the director of Silver And Black. Women of Middle Eastern descent are so rarely represented onscreen in leading roles, and especially in both Marvel Comics and the MCU, so it would be great to see Rahimi offering up some bold moves as Black Cat.

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KEKE PALMER

The former Disney star probably has the most acting credits to her name but has yet to really find that pivotal role to launch her into superstardom. The parts Keke has played though have certainly shown she's capable of both comedy and drama and one can expect Silver And Black to be filled with both. The 23-year-old really made herself noticed in the roles of Zayday Williams in FX's Scream Queens and a drug-addicted mother and jailbird in Netflix's Imperial Dreams opposite John Boyega. Keke's a strong and confident performer who could do wonders with a role like Black Cat if given the chance.

GEORGINA CAMPBELL

Georgina is one of the UK's most promising young stars with a BAFTA Television Award already under her belt at just 24. She won the Best Actress gone for her stunning performance in the BBC drama Murdered by My Boyfriend which landed her even more coveted TV roles including a ing part in the final series of Broadchurch. This year she had a small role in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword but will soon be seen in two major sic-fi offerings on TV, in Amazon's Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams and SyFy's Krypton. The latter is set 200 years before the events of Man of Steel and centres on Superman's granddad, Seg-El, with Georgina playing an ancestor of Zod called Lyta. Campbell wouldn't be the first star to transition from DC to Marvel (hey, Ryan Reynolds) and her performance in Krypton could be the final role to prove she could cut it as Black Cat.

JASMIN SAVOY BROWN

If you're a fan of The Leftovers you'll recognise Jasmin as high schooler Evie Murphy, her first major role which played a pivotal part in the season two storyline. Thanks to her performance in the HBO show she managed to bag a regular part in season two of Freeform's Stitchers as the funny and confident, comic book-loving girlfriend of Cameron (Kyle Harris). The 23-year-old told Naluda that she didn't know anything about nerd culture when she bagged the role but has a rule to "not say a line unless [she] knew what it means" and researched every pop culture reference in her script. That sort of commitment and respect to the subject matter would lend itself to playing a comic book hero so loved by many.

AMANDLA STENBERG

The 18-year-old's breakout role in The Hunger Games as Rue was only her second screen big screen credit but that - and her outspoken political views on race and feminism   - has cemented her place on the list of the most influential young people in Hollywood. She's definitely on the same career trajectory as Spider-Man: Homecoming's Zendaya - who she appeared in Beyoncé's visual album Lemonade with - and takes the lead in the film adaption of the popular YA novel Everything Everything. Her take on Felicia Hardy would certainly be an empowering one.

BECKY G

The Mexican-American actress shot to fame as a singer but has recently begun to establish herself as an actress on the rise. The 20-year-old appeared in two episodes of Empire and recently played the Yellow Ranger in the rebooted Power Rangers movie, a role which garnered much media attention for the character's gay storyline. While the film took a critical panning, ScreenRant did praise Becky and her costars for adding "more depth over the course of their respective arcs." And given the big-budget nature of Power Rangers, as well as it's heavy use of CGI, Becky's got the action movie experience, to go with her feisty performance style, to set her up for another superhero turn in Silver And Black.

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