The star of DC’s upcoming Suicide Squad has criticised the portrayal of women in comic book films

Model and actor Cara Delevingne has spoken out on “totally sexist” superhero movies, ahead of her role in DC’s Suicide Squad.

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Delevingne, who also stars in this summer’s teen romance Paper Towns, took the opportunity to criticise the portrayal of women in comic book films, during an interview with Empire (via Yahoo).

“There are only three girls in [Suicide Squad] but in my opinion they have the best roles,” she said. “Generally though, superhero movies are totally sexist.

“Female superheroes are normally naked or in bikinis. No one would be able to fight like that. Wonder Woman, how the hell does she fight? She would be dead in a minute.”

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, who will star in next year’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Photograph: PR

The comments could cause tension at DC, given that Wonder Woman will be a stablemate of Delevingne’s character Enchantress in next year’s Suicide Squad. It’s already been leaked that Ben Affleck’s Batman will be crossing over from Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to David Ayer’s film but no word on whether Wonder Woman will make an appearance. She will be getting her own movie however, set to be released in 2017.

Delevingne will star alongside Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto in Suicide Squad, which hits cinemas on 5 August 2016.