Wicked Star Cynthia Erivo Wants To Play Storm In X-Men

“Bad” actress Cynthia Erivo he clearly has a thing for playing characters that fly. In an interview at the National Board of Review Awards, Erivo was asked what her “dream role” was for her future. And now she said she’s ready to take on one of the most iconic superheroes in history.

In a significant change of pace from Erivo’s last performance as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West in “Wicked,” she announced that her dream role is Storm, a character from Marvel’s “X-Men.”

“I really want to play Storm,” Erivo said in an interview. “I know it sounds frivolous, but I don’t think we’ve yet discovered how wonderful she is and what inner turmoil she has,” the 38-year-old continued. “So I think there’s a world where we could do something about it.”

Storm, a mutant superhero who controls the weather, gained fame in Marvel comics in the 1970s. The character was played on the big screen by Alexandra Shipp and, most famously, by Halle Berry.

Since Erivo has expressed interest in playing the silver-haired character, many people online have shared their excitement, while others do not seem to think she is the right candidate for the role. But on X, user @daimaobutterfly said he didn’t understand the debate on this topic. They wrote: “I don’t know why everyone is pretending that Cynthia Erivo won’t be a body storm.”

Another user, @taystytee, said that Erivo did so well in Wicked, they should cast her as Storm and then “make it a musical…”

Even one of the former X-Men showrunners, Beau DeMayo, said that Erivo as Storm was “an absolute no-brainer.” DeMayo was reportedly fired from the animated X-Men reboot after allegations of “egregious” misconduct came to light. Diversity.

According to him, now might be the perfect time for Erivo to take on her dream role, as Marvel has begun to slowly integrate the original X Men characters into its current universe. filmweb.com. But Erivo is not the only actress trying out for this role.

Previously, Janelle Monae expressed interest in a game of Storm. We’ll just have to let Marvel executives choose the best star for the role.

This story originally appeared on January 10 on The Root, our sister site.

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