Marvel Is Reportedly Looking at THE BEAR Actress Ayo Edebiri to Play Storm in the MCU's X-MEN
Marvel dropped the news that they will be rebooting the X-Men franchise over a year ago, and ever since then it’s been pretty quiet, as the full comeback is a ways off still. But that doesn’t stop us from fan casting and speculating about what we’d like to see.
Over the past couple of weeks, we have heard a lot about how Wicked actress Cynthia Erivo is eyeing the part of Storm in the X-Men universe, and there have been rumors that Marvel is keeping her in mind as well. We have also heard that Jurassic World Dominion's DeWanda Wise is also in the running.
A new rumor from insider @MyTimeToShineH (via CBM) says that The Bear star Ayo Edebiri is being eyed for the role of Ororo Munroe.
Edebiri was previously cast in Marvel's Thunderbolts* as Erin, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine's assistant, but becuase of scheduling issues, she and Steven Yeun were forced to drop out of the movie, meaning Marvel Studios might now see Edebiri as a better fit for one of the X-Men's most powerful mutants.
Edebiri is 29, and a target age for starting up a franchise character with the studio. This is just a rumor for now, of course, and likely isn't the last name we'll see linked to Storm over the next couple of years, before all the characters are locked down.
Who are you hoping to see get cast in Marvel’s X-Men reboot?