DeWanda Wise Wants to Play Storm in Marvel Studios' X-MEN

DeWanda Wise stars in the recently released Blumhouse horror film Imaginary, which she was great in! That was a fun movie, and I enjoyed her performance in it. There was a point where Wise was supposed to play Maria Rambeau in 2019’s Captain Marvel, but things ended up not working out. However, she does want in on the Marvel movie action, and during an interview with The Movie Dweeb, she revealed the character that she wants to play in the MCU:

“[Storm] is the only Marvel character I’m interested in. It’s the only Marvel character I’ve ever been interested in. … I think we’re going to single-handedly make that happen, and I thank you for that.”

I can totally see Wise in the role of Storm, but we have no idea what Marvel’s future plans are for The X-Men or that character, but I’m pretty sure that Deadpool & Wolverine is going to help lay the groundwork for that.

As for what happened with Marvel and why things didn’t work out the first time around, in a separate interview with Gizmodo, she shared that there were scheduling conflicts with Spike Lee’s series She’s Gotta Have It on Netflix:

“I did not choose to leave. Like, I would never make that choice for myself, that sounds ridiculous. You sign a contract for a TV show and it’s in first position, and that’s just a responsible… you have audience members who are like, ‘I would’ve taken a lawsuit.’ Good for you. I don’t wanna be sued! Not trying to be sued by Spike Lee and Netflix. So, you know, at the time, it was very disappointing and also difficult in that context.”

Regardless, what do you think about Wise taking on the role of Storm in the MCU? Do you think she would be good for the role?