Marvel Studios has added many A-Listers to the MCU during the Multiverse Saga, though several of them - Harry Styles, Charlize Theron, and Brett Goldstein for example - have only been utilised in yet-to-be-resolved post-credits scenes.
Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars are expected to feature countless familiar faces. However, there are also likely to be some huge new additions to the MCU (and that list of newcomers will only grow with the release of Marvel Studios' upcoming X-Men reboot).
Today, @MyTimeToShineH brings word that, "Jennifer Lopez is being considered for a major Marvel role." The scooper doesn't share any further details but there are plenty of exciting possibilities.
Lopez, also known as J.Lo, is considered one of the most influential Latin entertainers ever. She's been credited with breaking barriers for Latino Americans in Hollywood and helping propel the Latin pop movement in music with over 80 million records sold.
The singer has produced and starred in a long list of film and television projects, including Jersey Girl, Atlas, Unstoppable, and How I Met Your Mother.
Lopez has never really shared an opinion on Marvel but was once quoted as saying, "First of all, it’s hard to make a movie, period. It has to be a Marvel comic or some crazy franchise thing but the smaller movies about humanity and people and life and struggles, you don’t get that as much unless you do that for nothing and there’s no budget."
Marvel Studios casting director Sarah Finn has often shared insights into what she looks for from actors auditioning to join the MCU, offering an idea of what someone like J.Lo might experience.
"A question we ask a lot is, 'Did you accomplish what you came in here wanting to do today? Do you feel like you did the work that you prepared?' Hopefully, we can honor that. I understand and have an amazing amount of compassion for what actors go through and how hard they work—what it means to them every time they come in for an audition. We want to honor that and let people know that when you’re doing your best work, you never know where that’s going to land you."
"Be prepared. And also, make it your own. There is never a right way to do things. Of course, you want to pay attention to the scene, the character, and whatever notes you have; but beyond that, what takes flight in a room is when actors allow their own inspiration to come into their reading. An actor should always follow their instincts and follow their impulses, because as long as an actor is drawing on their own life experience and connecting with what’s real in them and bringing that to what’s real in the character, it’s going to be unique. It’s going to stand out."
"I think the most important thing is to bring their own original inspiration and creativity to anything they’re doing and to the role. There’s really no way to try to guess what someone’s looking for or to try to figure out how to do it right. There’s no right. There’s only making it your own and bringing it to life."
Who do you think Lopez could play in the MCU? As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments section.