For decades, Hollywood blockbuster films depicting a hijabi woman has been a far-fetched dream for British actress Zoha Rahman.

But Marvel Cinematic Universe is making this dream become a reality by picking her in the upcoming sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home in which Rahman plays Spider-Man’s classmate joining him on a field trip across Europe, Forbes reported.

“I didn’t actually know what I was auditioning for until I was in the audition room,” said Rahman about getting the role.

Taking the audition, the production team asked her if Rahman would be willing to wear hijab while shooting the movie.

“It meant so much to me,” said Rahman, “for me to have the opportunity to play a character and represent so many girls that I know personally and that I love and admire.”

While Rahman has had a deep passion for acting from a young age, central to her work is the need for better representation of South Asians and Muslims in entertainment.

“We grow up watching television and blockbuster movies,” she said. “And if we don’t see ourselves on those screens, then we don’t really exist, do we?”

Zoha Rahman adjusts her costume on set. Zoha Rahman

Though Rahman is thankful for the fan reception to her role in Spider-Man, she sees this very excitement as a sign of what is wrong.

“We shouldn’t be this excited about something that I’m doing because this should have happened a very long time ago,” argued Rahman.

“Everybody knows someone [who wears the hijab] in their real life. So why aren’t we seeing those characters on screen?”

Rahman said she is currently writing her own superhero film, one in which she can star as a South Asian, Muslim hero.

“We don’t have a lot of colored women empowering young girls in our communities,” she said.

“So being able to be a South Asian superhero would be incredible. I think that would top everything for me.”

Marvel has presented several Muslim characters in her comic books.

Marvel character Monet St. Croix debuted in 1994 but wasn’t identified as a Muslim character until 2011. In 1995, Marvel introduced a Syrian superhero named Batal and immediately killed him off.

Marvel also introduced the Ms. Marvel series in 2013, or Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old Pakistani American Muslim who discovers she has incredible shape-shifting abilities.

The series, very popular among both readers and critics, has won a large number of awards, including the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2015, along with a number of Eisner and Harvey awards.