ECHO Star Alaqua Cox Shares Hopes To Join The Avengers And Teases Her Future Beyond The MCU

ECHO Star Alaqua Cox Shares Hopes To Join The Avengers And Teases Her Future Beyond The MCU

After her work in Hawkeye and Echo, it seems fair to say that Alaqua Cox is up there with Iman Vellani as one of Marvel Studios' best finds. Now, the actress weighs in on her future in the MCU and beyond.

By JoshWilding - Jan 18, 2024 11:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Echo
Source: Deadline

Alaqua Cox has proven herself a powerhouse talent in Marvel Studios projects like Hawkeye and Echo. After receiving widespread critical acclaim for her work in the latter series, all eyes are understandably on what the actress does next. 

Native American, deaf, and an amputee, Cox is something of a trailblazer on screen, particularly after performing her own stunts as Maya Lopez.  

Deadline recently caught up with the actress and asked what she hopes the future holds in store for Echo's title character. "Honestly, I wouldn’t mind if Maya joined the Avengers," she revealed. "I think it would be so amazing to cross paths with other superheroes. I would love that. I think would be very fun."

"I think be great to work with Mark Ruffalo, the Hulk. I love him as an actor and a person, because Mark is a huge advocate for Indigenous women. And he’s from Wisconsin, and I’m from Wisconsin. So we have that in common," Cox continued.  "But Mark is just an amazing advocate for women, and I think it’d be amazing to work with him."

"I think that we would have a lot of things to talk about. I can just imagine those conversations already." 

Despite debuting in the pages of Daredevil, Maya does have a history with The Avengers, eventually joining the team after acquiring the Phoenix Force. Echo leaves the character in limbo, though she can easily return to New York with her newfound abilities in a future project. 

The trade later asked Cox about her acting aspirations beyond the MCU. "Oh my gosh, I keep getting offered all these bad guy roles. And honestly, I want to try something different," she says. "I want to try maybe a comedy role or suspense movie. I would love to be able to play a role in a horror film.  Those are my favorite kind of films. I loved watching them growing up."  

Echo spotlights Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) as she is pursued by Wilson Fisk's (Vincent D'Onofrio) criminal empire. When the journey brings her home, she must confront her own family and legacy.

The five-episode streaming event also stars Chaske Spencer (Wild IndianThe English), Graham Greene (1883Goliath), Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower MoonStumptown), Devery Jacobs (FX's Reservation DogsAmerican Gods), Zahn McClarnon (Dark Winds, FX's Reservation Dogs), Cody Lightning (Hey, Viktor!Four Sheets to the Wind) and Vincent D’Onofrio (HawkeyeGodfather of Harlem).

The series is directed by Sydney Freeland (Navajo) and Catriona McKenzie (Gunaikurnai).

All five episodes of Echo are now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. 

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Vigor
Vigor - 1/18/2024, 11:06 AM
Obviously she's a bad addition to avengers considering how cosmic and powerful avengers are becoming
But she would be a good foil for hulk when he's enraged with her healing touch
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/18/2024, 11:14 AM
@Vigor - She got The Phoenix Force in the pages of The Avengers.

mountainman
mountainman - 1/18/2024, 11:44 AM
@marvel72 - I thought AvX giving the Phoenix Powers to other X-Men was dumb. Now Marvel just passes that power around to any hero? How silly.
Coach
Coach - 1/18/2024, 11:09 AM
I don't see her as an Avenger, I can see her as a street level anti-hero working with the Netflix characters, which is what happened in her show. I can't see her battling a Dr. Doom or a Galactus type threat.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/18/2024, 11:33 AM
@Coach - I agree, keep her street level...

...although to be fair is her power level much different to an archer without Super powers or a spy stripped of her source super serum with tasers? Heck even Cap they kinda pushed the envelope on ability to take on top level threats when basicaly is only supposed to be PEAK strength and endurance for a human not truly superhuman.

Still agree to her being best kept street level but Avengers have also had a load of others without any obvious powers or even obvious signs of being skilled fighters and just tech in order to take on major threats like Iron Man and Antman.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 1/18/2024, 11:14 AM
"Alaqua Cox has proven herself a powerhouse talent"

Lol...just stop.
Origame
Origame - 1/18/2024, 11:15 AM
@TheFinestSmack - I can't believe we can say that about this plank of wood when these same people have seen performances like rdj as Tony stark.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 1/18/2024, 11:17 AM
@Origame - Apparently to Josh, just being a deaf, native amputee makes one a "powerhouse talent". And doing her own stunts...ok, that's great, but the fight with Daredevil was terribly choreographed and executed. I don't blame her for that either. But the coddling needs to stop.
Origame
Origame - 1/18/2024, 11:21 AM
@TheFinestSmack - it has to be. I swear, if they didn't have the Netflix series first and had to make a daredevil for their shows from scratch, they would've insisted on an actual blind guy 🤣
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 1/18/2024, 11:23 AM
@Origame - that would actually be great to see(lol). And then some people would complain if they had a stunt guy for the blind actor that was...eye-abled? Can't keep up with these stupid terms anymore.
Drace24
Drace24 - 1/18/2024, 11:23 AM
@TheFinestSmack - Her acting was fine. Especially considering she didn't have much to work with, not being able to speak.
Drace24
Drace24 - 1/18/2024, 11:24 AM
@Origame - Blind actors exist.
Origame
Origame - 1/18/2024, 11:26 AM
@TheFinestSmack - and they speak exclusively in braille. 🤣
Origame
Origame - 1/18/2024, 11:29 AM
@Drace24 - problem is, first of all actually being blind shouldn't be a requirement. You know, acting and all that.

Second, the whole point of daredevil is his other senses are so good he basically isn't blind.

Like, do you really know blind people that can do this?

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supermanrex
supermanrex - 1/18/2024, 12:01 PM
@TheFinestSmack - everyone keeps harping on the daredevil fight but seem to omit the rest of her brutal fights in the show. they obviously didn't continue that trend of what happened there.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 1/18/2024, 12:52 PM
@supermanrex - it's the most highlighted fight in their own marketing. It's Daredevil's main scene. It's literally what the show was hinging on for viewership.
Drace24
Drace24 - 1/18/2024, 1:10 PM
@Origame - " problem is, first of all actually being blind shouldn't be a requirement. You know, acting and all that."

Agreed. But likewise I don't see why it should be a disquilifier. It should be a creative choice whether or not to hire a authentic actor.

"Second, the whole point of daredevil is his other senses are so good he basically isn't blind."

No, Daredevil is blind. But he can rely on his other senses and his training good enough to make up for that disability, that's what he's all about.

"Like, do you really know blind people that can do this?"

No, but I also don't know blind people who can be masterful musicians, yet Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder and lots of others exist.

Also, I don't think Charlie Cox did this either.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 1/18/2024, 1:47 PM
@supermanrex - most of these guys didn't even bother to watch the show but form strong opinions regardless. It's laughable
supermanrex
supermanrex - 1/18/2024, 2:18 PM
@Slotherin - its edgy toxic talking points.
abd00bie
abd00bie - 1/18/2024, 3:26 PM
@TheFinestSmack - Isn't this her first acting role? She's better than someone like .. January Jones lol
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 1/18/2024, 3:41 PM
@abd00bie - she definitely has more emotional range than January Jones lol. I'm not saying Cox did a bad job. I'm just saying, calling her a "powerhouse talent" isn't justified.
Origame
Origame - 1/18/2024, 4:21 PM
@Drace24 - 1) the thing is, when it came to echo, they disqualified people if they could actually hear. That's where the problem lies.

Plus, it's just easier for the actors to follow their marks and what not if they can actually see or hear on set and just pretend to be blind and deaf.

2) ...which is still his senses making him basically not blind. Ffs, his hearing is basically a better spider sense. And considering the Netflix series is the most realistic, when have they shown daredevil as being genuinely hampered by his disability?

3) funny how you changed the goal post to musicians. Almost as if fighting is an entirely different skill with entirely different requirements. To put it simply, a piano doesn't move and attack you. So all you need is hearing and a sense of touch to know where the keys are.

Also, yes. Charlie cox did that. Or at least a good chunk of it. He needed to since the series relied so heavily on single shot fights. And Charlie has a history with stunt fighting.
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