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Artist swaps Avengers' genders

Artist swaps Avengers' genders

Instead of just complaining about the lack of female superheroes — in both films and merchandizing — one artist on tumblr decided to show us what it would look like if the genders of the Avengers were swapped.

Judging from the Internet’s reaction, a mostly female superhero team would be a hit.

Tumblr user disimilis — Nylon identified her as an 18-year-old named Ágnes Domokos’ — swapped out Chris Evans for Amber Heard as Captain America.

Instead of Chris Hemsworth swinging that hammer, the artist gave Jennifer Lawrence Thor’s iconic weapon.

Mila Kunis takes over for Mark Rufallo as Bruce Banner. (Sadly, there’s no image of her as the Hulk.)

Even Robert Downey, Jr. gets axed from this fantasy version. Kate Beckinsale was cast as Iron Man instead.

After the Hunger Games, Shailene Woodley should have no problem filling Hawkeye’s shoes.

Kristen Stewart took over Tom Hiddleston’s role as Loki.

And because the film would need a token male superhero, the artist cast Chris Pine as Black Widow.

When asked about her casting choices — specifically why the actresses are all younger than their male counterparts, Domokos explained:

“Honestly, I didn’t really think about their age. When I chose them I considered their acting skills and who would be the best at it. There were a lot of alternatives,” she wrote. “For example Loki was the hardest one, because I agree with the people who said that Tom Hiddleston can’t be replaced and nobody can play Loki except him. He is amazing. And first I wanted to choose Eva Green, she was my number one choice, but the next day I thought Katie McGrath is the perfect one. But I ended up making Kristen Stewart as Loki. I have to tell you, she isn’t my favourite actor but I saw her movies, and she can be really good. (Still, I am precarious, and sometimes think that Katie would have been a better choice). So the age is just a number at this point. (But between comic books, the movies and the manips there aren’t that much difference in their age.)”

“I considered their physical appearance, too, of course. They had to look familiar to the original ones. I don’t think I need to explain that. Though some of you complained about their ethnicity. Then again, read above.”

Who would you cast in a gender-swapped version of the film?