It’s no secret that the X-Men are expected to play a large role in the Marvel Cinematic Univere’s Phase Seven - although that’s something that won’t kick off until afterAvengers: Secret Wars.
We’re currently amidst Phase Five, which will conclude later this year follow the release of bothCaptain America: Brave New WorldandThunderbolts*.
Phase Six is then due to bring usThe Fantastic Four: First Steps, Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Secret Wars, Blade, the untitledSpider-Manproject, as well asEyes of Wakanda, Marvel Zombies, Wonder Man,andVision Quest.
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That’ll draw The Multiverse Saga to a close.
At the present moment, we don’t know what the following saga will be called although we’re all suspecting it to be centred around the X-Men and mutants.
Admittedly, mutants have already started arriving in theMCU.Deadpool & Wolverinedrafted plenty of familiar faces, including the likes of Gambit and X-23.
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Let’s not forget that, canonically, the MCU’s Kamala Khan is also a mutant.
One character who I’m almost certain will be introduced as a priority is Storm, a key figure within the X-Men.
While the character hasn’t formally been cast, one actress has thrown her name into the hat - andMarvelfans are certainly on board with the idea.
ICYMI: Take a look at the trailer forCaptain America: Brave New Worldbelow.
In an interview with the National Board of Review at their annual awards ceremony,Wickedstar Cynthia Erivo expressed her interest in playing Storm.
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“I really want to play Storm,” shesaid.
“I know it sounds frivolous but I don’t think we’ve uncovered how grand she is and all of the inner turmoil that she has. So I think there’s a world in which we could do something like that.”
Erivo most recently portrayed Elphaba in the aforementionedWicked, with the actress also having starred inWidows, Harriet, Pinocchio, andLuther: The Fallen Sun.
“Cynthia Erivo as Storm? Now that’s a casting that could bring the thunder,” one fanwrote.
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“Imagine the elegance and strength she’d bring to the role,”declaredanother.
Erivo is a huge star at the moment. With this interview now doing the rounds, I wouldn’t be surprised if it caught the attention of Marvel’s executives.
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