Comic book movies have had a distinct lack of strong female characters. Granted, that’s starting to improve now, with the inclusion of the likes of Storm, Black Widow and Scarlet Witch and the upcoming Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman, but those characters are all heroes.

When it comes to villains, however, there have been very few. Mystique, Poison Ivy and Selene spring to mind as the most prominent, but two of those were (literally) decades ago and it’s about time we saw a few more.

With so many comic book movie franchises currently on the go, the opportunity to bring in more female villains is bigger than ever. With that in mind, here are eight female supervillains we’d love to see in movies.

Circe

Circe is a DC Comics sorceress who is a long-time foe of Wonder Woman and, given that the Amazonian hero is set to appear in the DC Cinematic Universe, there’s every chance she could appear in a movie soon.

As well as being a powerful magic user, Circe can use her powers to augment her own physical attributes, making her a physical match for Wonder Woman, in addition to being able to cast powerful and dangerous spells.

She is immortal, can essentially warp reality and can use magic to create illusions, fire powerful blasts, manipulate minds, teleport and, most prominently, she transforms men into animals (it’s kind of her “thing”).

It would be awesome to see a live action depiction and, given that Enchantress is about to be played by Cara Delevingne, magic is definitely coming to the DC Cinematic Universe and Circe should undoubtedly follow.