Jurassic World Dominion star DeWanda Wise was originally cast as Captain Marvel's Maria Rambeau in early 2018, but later exited the movie before production began later that year.
Lashana Lynch soon replaced her and has since played the character in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and The Marvels.
While it was initially reported that Wise left Captain Marvel due to scheduling issues with She's Gotta Have It season 2, the actress has since been quoted as calling Marvel Studios' approach to filmmaking "[her] own personal nightmare."
Talking to The Direct, Wise explained that her comments were taken out of context and confirmed her Captain Marvel departure boiled down to a conflict with her television work.
"No, but that was a funny headline. I had to exit because it conflicted with Season 2 of 'She's Gotta Have It,'" she confirmed. "It was just both of those things were true at one time. You know what I mean? It was like, can - That was always my question. You know, the concern about acting in blockbusters is not exclusive to Marvel. It's acting in blockbusters."
"I think about some of the greatest performances. I think about [how] Robert Downey Jr. is extraordinary. Like he's extraordinary in those series," Wise added. "Hugh Jackman in 'Logan.' Hugh Jackman in Logan is literally what made me want to veer into action. I was like, 'Oh, if you can? Well, if we're doing that then maybe I will stop doing these indie movies and see what you guys are doing over here.' So yeah, no, it wasn't that at all."
As for whether she'd be open to returning to the MCU as another character, Wise added, "Yeah, if the chance came and it was meaty enough."
Wise lost out on what could have been the biggest role of her career with Maria Rambeau. While the hero only made cameo appearances in the Multiversal movies mentioned above, the stage has been set for her to become a key player in the Multiverse Saga as the X-Men's Binary.
"I don’t know. I don’t know," Lynch recently told us of her place in that mutant team. "I used to find it a little bit of a hindrance to not know as I like to know what’s coming and plan, but I love now that I don’t know. I love that I didn’t know that was happening."
"That’s something that came across time as a slow plan. Well, for me, anyway. They probably had it planned the whole time," she continued. "I genuinely don’t know what’s next, but I think with where the franchise is going, it’s naturally going to be exciting. And I’m excited to see where it goes next."
Who would you like to see Wise play if she gets a second chance in the MCU?