Jena Malone Confirmed for 'Batman v Superman', Plus she Has Red Hair Now So....Robin?

And the Jena Malone speculation continues to heat up, with the actress herself dumping lighter fluid on the situation. Last summer the Sucker Punch, Catching Fire, and Saved! (because Saved! is awesome) star showed up on the set of Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I didn't bother to post it because set visits happen all of the time. But rumors have been going around ever since that she may be up for the role of Carrie Kelley, aka the female Robin fighting alongside Ben Affleck's Batman. That idea picked up steam when a source spilled to a Detroit news station that Malone was indeed playing Robin. And now we're getting confirmations from more reputable sources, although they don't quite go into specifics.

According to THR, Malone is definitely in Batman v Superman, although they don't go so far as to say she's playing Robin. What they do is go on to guess that she is, based on the fact that Robin is very much a part of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, which Snyder's film is drawing inspiration from. As for Malone, she recently posted this selfie on Instagram with the caption "Desperate times call for drastic measures", sporting bright red hair like a certain Carrie Kelley.

So yeah, there ya go. In short order Malone has gone from indie darling to butt-kicking action heroine and fighting alongside the Caped Crusader would all but complete her evolution. It's something I'm happy to see, and hopefully these rumors turn out to be true because the introduction only means a Titans movie can't be far behind.. Warner Bros. may have revealed a pretty wide slate of films through 2020 but there's always room for one more.