'Spider-Man, not Spider-Them': Polarising non-binary actor Bella Ramsey sets internet ablaze by suggesting they could play iconic Marvel superhero
The non-binary actor made the stunning admission to Variety at an HBO Emmys nominees event in Hollywood on Sunday.
It's there Ramsey opened up about what's next for them and Pedro Pascal after his character, Joel, died on the second season of The Last of Us.
Reporter Marc Malkin asked Rasmey if they had called Pascal about starring alongside him in the next Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film.
Pascal recently starred as Mister Fantastic in the MCU's The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Ramsey said while she hadn't called her co-star to make that specific request yet, she undoubtedly has one superhero role on her radar.
'I could be Spider-Man. Tom Holland did a great job, though. So maybe they do need to make a new (superhero) for me," Ramsey said.
Ramsey then admitted to only having watched one Andrew Garfield Spider-Man film three months ago, but claimed they "loved it".
However, fans were not on board with the idea, with one taking to X to say "Spider-Man is a male and thus she cannot. There is a Spider-Woman, though!"
"I feel like there's something about Spider-Man that prevents her from playing that role," another person quipped.
"Make it happen. Drive comics book movies into more of a downward spiral," a third person said.
Another critic said: "'They' can sit this one out...The character is Spider-Man, not Spider-Them."
Ramsey is nominated for an Emmy for their work on The Last of Us ahead of the Emmys night on September 14.
The HBO series follows Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) twenty-five years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which causes zombie-like creatures to appear and society's collapse.
Despite their characters' strained dynamic, Pascal and Ramsey formed a strong relationship on set, with Ramsey previously describing their bond as a "deep-rooted connection" and referring to them as "soul partners".
In their Variety interview, Ramsey said they had missed the Gladiator II star and had been searching for him at the Emmys event.
'Most of our texts consist of, 'Where in the world are you? I'm here, are you there? Oh, we just missed each other,' Ramsey said.
They added they would like to be cast alongside Pascal again and trade the post-apocalyptic set world for an action-packed crime thriller.
'I think maybe like a heist movie where we're robbing a bank together,' Ramsey said.
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