Righteous superhero is old school. Today, it is all about the sexiest superhero.
Since Spiderman the movie, there have been so many superhero movies and series on screen. Compared to the old movies, they have enhanced impressively. Besides the technology, the good look of the superhero has improved as well. Hence, we are in the era of the sexiest superhero.
Whether it is simply their good look, their suits, their attitude, or their heroic action, these superheroes appeal sexier than any other superheroes on screen. Perhaps the secret lies in the actor or actress itself.
Besides looking good, these actors and actresses take another advantage of being the embodiment of childhood superheroes: big paycheck and mounting net worth.
Take a look at these 10 sexiest superhero from both movie screen and TV. It was a tough decision to pick among those good looking heroes but here they are…
10. Mystique – Jennifer Lawrence
Our first sexiest superhero is Mystique. The blue mutant from X-Men. Among three actresses who have portrayed this unique character, we pick Jennifer Lawrence as the sexiest.
From the first franchise of X-Men, Mystique is characterized as a villain. But from the latest franchise, the younger X-Men, we learned that she was misguided and made bad decisions in her life.
From the trailer of the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse, we can assume that Mystique is finally turning into the good guy side. She was seen fighting among Professor Xavier against the Apocalypse.
Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique blue body looks so sexy. Especially when she makes Mystique’s signature move, one leg up to the throat. This and a lot more of her other actions gave her $52 million of net worth. You go, girl!
9. Captain America – Chris Evans
Simply gorgeous. Captain America has been one of the children’s idols from time to time. Now Chris Evans is making him the women’s idol also (and some men’s as well).
Who doesn’t love soldiers? When they are so gentle and righteous (and good looking), sexy is no longer a question. Captain America embodies those great values of American soldier.
On the first Captain America Movie (The First Avenger) you can see him shirtless. All muscles for mama! It is noticeable that Chris Evans has been building up his muscles for this part. Just compare his appearance on the first movie to the latest movie (Civil War).
Chris Evans was rumored to get almost $7 million per one movie for his Captain America role. Besides that, he once portrayed another sexiest superhero, Johnny Storm, or Human Torch from the Fantastic Four.
8. Superman – Henry Cavill
If Batman battles Superman in terms of good look, our righteous Kal-El would definitely win. Sorry, Ben Affleck. Some says that Henry Cavill is the best looking actor to ever portrayed Superman.
Just like Captain America, Superman is simply righteous and lovable. Besides being the best looking actor, who has $8 million of net worth, Cavill has the best Superman suit. No more ridiculous bright red underwear!
Since the first time Henry Cavill was introduced as the new Superman in The Man of Steel, the directors (including Christopher Nolan) have made it clear that they are going to ground all aspect of Superman including the suit.
The new suit adopted the notion of the ‘S’ representing ‘hope’ back on Krypton. In general, it is woven even more directly into the history of Superman’s home planet. Hence, Henry Cavill’s Superman looks more of an extra-terrestrial soldier rather than a circus strongman.
7. Invisible Woman – Jessica Alba
I wonder what Mrs. and Mr. Storm did to make their children super sexy. We mentioned Chris Evans’ Johnny Storm a little bit earlier. Now it’s his sister, Sue Storm, a.k.a the Invisible Woman.
We have seen Jessica Alba in many movies. And the word “sexy” has never been too far from her. So there is no question that she is the best actress to bring out the sexiness of the Invisible Woman.
If you remember watching the first franchise of Fantastic Four, there was a scene where Sue turned invisible and took off all of her clothes. Then, oops, she lost control of her power and became visible.
From all of her movies, Alba collected a total of $350 million net worth. That is a lot of money to be invisible, woman!
6. Iron Man – Robert Downey Jr.
Our next sexiest superhero is portrayed by one of the sexiest celebrity even though he is over 50. So, it’s no surprise that Iron Man makes it into this list. Tony Stark’s swag is one of the reasons why this superhero is so attractive.
We have seen him in three Iron Man movies. We have also seen him in both Avengers movies. Get this, the actor, Robert Downey Jr., is paid $40 million for each of them. Even for the latest Captain America movie, Civil War, he was paid in advance!
That puts him as one of the highest paid actor in the world. No question that he is the highest paid Superhero. That makes both him and the character rich.
Under his iron suit, Robert Downey Jr. has been building up his muscles too. Even his fellow avengers, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth, were both surprised to be shown a picture of muscular RDJ.
5. Wonder Woman – Gal Gadot
Gal Gadot portrayed one of the latest sexiest superhero on screen. Her Wonder Woman was first seen on the latest Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Even without the sexy Gal Gadot, the character itself is already known for her sexiness. Add that to the beauty of Miss Israel 2004. Sexy all the way!
Just like Henry Cavill’s Superman, Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman had some changes in her suit. There is no more bright circus color. Instead, her suit came in darker color and it makes her look like a true goddess warrior.
Gal Gadot has a $5 million net worth. She went to law school and was in military for some time. Imagine how hard it was for the male troops to be around her without breaking any rules.
4. Green Arrow – Stephen Amell
The next sexiest superhero comes from a smaller screen, the television. While Marvel is dominating the big screen with Avengers and all of its allies, DC is taking TV into its golden superhero era.
Arrow is one of the leading DC series among The Flash, Gotham, and Legends of Tomorrow. Oliver Queen, a.k.a The Green Arrow himself was actually introduced in Superman, both in the comic book and on the TV series (Smallville).
The actor, Stephen Amell, workouts really hard for this character’s appearance. In one of the episode, they show the legendary Oliver Queen climbing up the salmon ladder, Ninja Warrior style.
Arrow started in 2012. It is still on air on its 4th season. And it is waiting for its new 5th season later at the end of this year. For this full action (and romance) role, Amell is paid $30,000 per episode.
3. Thor – Chris Hemsworth
Our next sexiest superhero is portrayed by the 2014 Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine. The second son of Hemsworth, Chris, was just simply becoming Thor. He built his muscles really good to look like the god from Asgard, Thor.
What makes Thor (and Chris) sexy is not just the stereotype muscular body, long blond hair, and blue eyes. But it is also his god-like way of speaking in a god-like tone of voice among his others noble traits.
On the picture, you see him without his Asgardian suit. He was in casual attire, attending a party at Tony Stark’s on the Avengers: Age of Ultron. Even so, he looks as breathtaking as when he kicks ass with his almighty hammer.
For each movie of Thor and The Avengers, Chris Hemsworth is paid $5.4 million. This, and all of his work, gives him a total of $60 million net worth.
2. Magneto – Michael Fassbender
Have you watched Shame? If you haven’t, what a shame. If you have, I don’t have to explain anything to you. Michael Fassbender is bringing the sexy back all the way up to the top.
As mentioned before, the latest franchise of X-Men offers younger and fresher versions of the superheroes (expect Wolverine who barely ages). Magneto was first portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen. The younger Magneto is portrayed by the sexy Michael Fassbender.
Magneto may not technically be a superhero because he plays the role of villain in most of the X-Men movies. But if you watch the latest franchise, you would understand that he means well, only through unpopular actions.
Michael was nominated for Oscars earlier this year. Besides X-Men, he was also starring many other great movies such as Steve Jobs, 12 Years of Slave, Hunger, Macbeth, and the list goes on. Some reports say he has a net worth of $30 million, some others say it is over $200 million.
1. Black Widow – Scarlett Johansson
Are you done looking at that sexy picture of Scarlett Johansson’s first scene as Black Widow? Smoking hot, isn’t she? She does deserve the top spot of sexiest superhero.
Technically, Natasha Romanov a.k.a Black Widow is not a “super” hero. Unlike other superheroes who either had a life changing radioactive experiment or equip themselves with super suit, she is only a highly skilled agent.
She grew up training hard to be an assassin. She was molded by her dark past. But after all, there’s a hero within her. Her sexy red head inspires a lot of woman (including me) to dye their hair red.
Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow does not have her own movie. She appeared in the Marvel cinematic universe as an additional character. However, she is the second highest paid among the squad with $20 million per movie.
