Famous for her bad girl roles in films like Sin City, Rosario Dawson is not an actress to be type-cast - and is rumoured to be playing Martha Washington in a forthcoming biopic of America’s first First Lady.

‘Watchmen’ director Dave Gibbons has leaked that Dawson is considered to be the ideal choice to play one of the most iconic women in American history , saying  “I know a great favorite of Frank Miller’s is Rosario Dawson, who was in Sin City and has been in some other things.” He shed more light on the subject when he said, “Her name is not in anybody’s frame but I do think that it would be an wonderful part for an actress because she is a very strong character.”

“Frank and I have been in love with Martha since we first created her and I’d like to think that maybe movie-goers would be as well,” stressed Gibbon.