Israeli actress Shira Haas is joining the Marvel cinematic universe and will portray an Israeli superheroine in the fourth installment of "Captain America," according to an announcement made Saturday evening at Disney's D23 Expo conference in California.
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According to Variety, Haas will play a former spy agent named Ruth Bat-Seraph, aka "Sabra", which is also a term used for Israeli-born Jews. The character first appeared in the Marvel comics in 1980.
Sabra served in the Mossad and has superpowers, which include extraordinary strength, stamina and speed. She also possesses anti-gravity devices, allowing her to fly through the air faster than 300 miles per hour.
"Captain America: New World Order" is expected to premiere in 2024. Other stars to join Haas on set are Anthony Mackie and Tim Blake Nelson.
After gaining great popularity in Israel for her role in the ultra-Orthodox drama series "Shtisel", Haas obtained international acclaim thanks to the Netflix series "Unorthodox" for which she was nominated in the Best Actress category at the prestigious Golden Globes Awards, as well as the Emmy Awards.
In addition, Time magazine included the 27-year-old actress in its TIME100 "Emerging personalities" list of the rising stars in 2021.
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