Jessica Chastain Has Met With Marvel about a Future Movie Role
I don't know if you remember this or not, but Jessica Chastain was up for the role of Maya Hanson in Iron Man 3. She had to drop out, though, and was replaced by Rebecca Hall. Marvel didn't forget about her, and it looks like they are still looking to bring her into the Marvel universe. In an interview with MTV, she revealed that she's met with Marvel, and that what type of role she is looking for in their cinematic universe.
“We’ve talked about aligning our forces in the future. And here’s the thing with me… If you’re going to be in a superhero movie, you only get one chance. You’re that character forever. So why do a superhero movie and play the boring civilian? Whatever it is, I want a fight scene. I could be an incredible villain. I could be a hero. I want a cool outfit, and I want to kick ass. There was thing...I don’t want to say too much – but there was one thing, there was a possibility in the future of the character becoming… And I was like, ‘I understand that, but I want to do it now.’"
The big Marvel female superhero on everyone's mind is on right now is Captain Marvel, so of course that's who all of the fans are speculating she will play. She went on to say,
“There was one thing. I don’t want to say too much – but there was one thing, there was a possibility in the future of the character becoming… And I was like, ‘I understand that, but I want to do it now.'"
Now, there have been rumors of Captain Marvel, a.k.a. Carol Danvers, appearing in some form at the end of Avengers: Age Of Ultron. That has not been confirmed though. When asked if she was aware of the whole Captain Marvel thing, she said,
“Yes, I do know about that. Listen, that’s 2018. We don’t know where we’ll be, maybe I’ll give up acting by then.”
Chastain is a freakin' great actress who takes on strong female roles. She most recently starred in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. It's kind of hard for me to imagine her as Captain Marvel, though. But maybe Marvel was able imagine her in the role, maybe they gave her the part, maybe they didn't. Maybe they have another character that they want her to take on. One thing is for certain… we are just going to have to be patient and see what comes of this. What do you think about the possibility of Chastain playing Captain Marvel?
Make sure to check out our list of eight actresses that we'd like to see in the role.