Cynthia Erivo has her sights set on a superhero function.
The Wicked star revealed on the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City that she’s wanting to step into the long-lasting function of Storm, the weather-controlling mutant from Marvel’s X-Men.
“I actually wish to play Storm,” Erivo, 38, shared when requested about her dream function. “I do know it sounds frivolous, however I feel we have not uncovered how grand she is and all of that interior turmoil that she has. So I feel there is a world by which we might do one thing with that.”
Storm, also called Ororo Munroe, is considered one of Marvel’s strongest mutants, with a wealthy backstory spanning from being worshipped as a goddess in Africa to her claustrophobic struggles after childhood trauma.
The iconic function has been beforehand performed by Halle Berry within the early X-Men movies and Alexandra Shipp in later prequels.
Disney’s acquisition of the X-Men franchise has sparked a brand new period for the characters, with animated sequence like X-Men ’97 premiering on Disney+ and live-action appearances built-in into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Erivo isn’t the one star eyeing the function; Janelle Monáe has additionally expressed curiosity in bringing Storm to life. “One of my desires has at all times been to play Storm,” Monáe mentioned in 2020.
Meanwhile, Erivo continues to soar, basking within the success of Wicked and getting ready for the discharge of its second half, Wicked: For Good, in 2025.
