RUMOR: KILL BILL Star Uma Thurman Eyed For MCU Role; Updates On BLACK PANTHER Casting And New Animated Series

RUMOR: KILL BILL Star Uma Thurman Eyed For MCU Role; Updates On BLACK PANTHER Casting And New Animated Series

We have a smaller-than-usual MCU rumour roundup for you today, but make no mistake about it, there are some big stories here! That includes Kill Bill star Uma Thurman having talks with Marvel Studios...

By JoshWilding - Jan 18, 2025 05:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios

Thanks to her roles in Quentin Tarantino films like Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, Uma Thurman is nothing short of a Hollywood icon. She's also no stranger to either blockbuster fare or comic book movies after playing the sultry Poison Ivy in 1997's Batman & Robin

Could a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe be next? According to scooper @MyTimeToShineH, Thurman has had talks with Marvel Studios for an MCU role. 

There's no word on who the studio is eyeing her for, but with Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Secret Wars, and the Mutant Saga on the horizon, there are any number of iconic characters Thurman could bring to life on screen. 

Talking of possible MCU castings, much has been said this week about the new T'Challa/Black Panther. While a few names have already done the rounds online, we can remove one possible contender from the list: Damson Idris.

The F1 star has joked on X about turning down Black Panther and Bond (and yes, he was just kidding) but the insider says he was never even on Marvel Studios' list of possible candidates. It also sounds like Kevin Feige and Ryan Coogler are looking for someone younger than fan-favourite pick Aldis Hodge who is 38.

Daniel Richtman has also dropped a pretty interesting scoop, revealing that Marvel Animation is working on a new "CGI show" that will be set in the MCU. It's set to follow What If...? and Eyes of Wakanda, with work already underway on the mystery project. 

"I was just talking about Joel Schumacher, the director who is a friend I love so much," Thurman said in a 2022 interview when she was asked about her DC role. "That was a fantastic experience. I had to wear lots of rubber suits."

"Whenever someone has a rubber face, there is something really bad going on," she continued. "I did not have a rubber mask. I had my own face. But I had some rubber appliances on my face sometimes. That was about as much rubber as I've ever worked with, personally."

Thurman has never had anything particularly bad to say about playing Poison Ivy, so there's no reason to believe she wouldn't be down for playing another comic book character. Again, there's an endless list of possibilities, though it's worth noting that Marvel Studios frequently takes meetings with actors that don't necessarily lead anywhere. 

You can let us know your thoughts on these rumours - and who Thurman should play - in the comments section below. 

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THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/18/2025, 6:11 AM
Uma? Well, it's about [frick]king time.

Damson will be an obvious choice, it looks the part of a young one. However, there are other potential, do they want to go with a newcomer?

Let's see.

For [frick]s sake
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 1/18/2025, 6:34 AM
Damn, Uma Thurman as Black Panther is really out of the box casting.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/18/2025, 6:37 AM
@WakandanQueen - Disney going woke again….

Can someone say MSHEU?

😉
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/18/2025, 6:53 AM
Idk if she could still play the role but when she was younger , I could have seen her as Mystique tbh…

If not then perhaps Destiny who is Mystiques wife and the mother of Nightcrawler & Rogue.

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AgentofSH1ELD
AgentofSH1ELD - 1/18/2025, 7:04 AM
Scarlet Witch.
AgentofSH1ELD
AgentofSH1ELD - 1/18/2025, 7:06 AM
.. WHAT IF...........
Uma Thurman was cast as Black Panther?
And at the end of the episode, the collective head of all liberals exploded.
:D
Sorry. Couldn't stop myself.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/18/2025, 7:12 AM
Curious where they are going to go with BP outside of Secret Wars (where a Variant original or time displace Toussaint could turn up) but one thing came to mind.

IF we assume that post Secret Wars a couple of timelines are merged rather than a full created from scratch scenario they could do one of those stories where there are two versions of some characters. Seen some interesting ways that could be played with in stories, but I could see them opting to use that kinda thing where AN original T'Challa exists and a similar age to Storm whilst not actualy being the one who was father to Toussaint as it may be interesting how that would work out, would he be accepted in Wakanda if at some level he isn't their BP even though he IS Black Panther.

That sort of idea wouldn't want to be played with TOO much but having a third BP movie with tensions with a pretender to the throne variant T'Challa could have been interesting (IF we hadn't already had something similar in the first film with his long lost cousin).
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/18/2025, 7:18 AM
@Apophis71 - that could be interesting but I kinda hope any variants that are integrated into the main MCU whether it be the FF or T Challa are not aware of them being those in the first place…

If you get into that then you would have to deal with grief & messiness of them losing their worlds or the people they loved which I think is unneeded.

If they do soft reboot post SW , I hope it’s done in a way that they have just always been here (though in T’Challas case , it might be disrespectful to Chadwick so maybe doing an aged up Toussaint is for the best)
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/18/2025, 7:26 AM
@TheVisionary25 - Oh I think in almost all cases it will be all accepted as having always been there but slipping in an early anomoly in one film where there is questions over a new original T'Challa (in order to bring him back) could tie to a second instance playing a big part of the arc. For instance we will be getting the alt timeline F4 on 616 and with this new world, it could be interesting if it turns out an ongoing villain is an evil Version of Reed Richards. That scenario wouldn't be needed for that as the F4 will have likely been an isolated case who HAD lost their world but there are other characters where that could be used with a small group of remnants that are evil versions of main heroes existing an accepted as having always existed in the new 616.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/18/2025, 7:32 AM
@TheVisionary25 - All that said, using Secret Wars as a way to have a time displaced Toussaint who then carries over to the new universe so STAYS aged up to being say 20's or 30's is probably the way they will go with it.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/18/2025, 7:40 AM
@Apophis71 - I agree
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 1/18/2025, 7:46 AM
Uma would be a perfect Lilandra
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/18/2025, 8:05 AM
@ProfessorWhy - That one works well for me, few here and there I was mulling over but that one trumps those.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 1/18/2025, 7:55 AM
Queen Veranke, the skrull.
gambgel
gambgel - 1/18/2025, 8:09 AM
back in the day, Uma for Emma Frost could have been interesting.

Maybe its a bit late now, but who knows...
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/18/2025, 8:12 AM
@gambgel - Which was precisely one of those I was mulling over but would tend to want a younger White Queen than that, as in 30's idealy or 40's at the oldest.

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