DeWanda Wise narrowly missed out on playing Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel when a scheduling conflict forced her to part ways with the Marvel Studios movie, but the Jurassic World: Dominion actress is hoping to get the opportunity to join the MCU in a different role.
In a recent interview with The Movie Dweeb, Wise was asked about the possibility of suiting-up as part of a superhero franchise, and made it clear that Ororo Monroe, aka Storm, is the "only" character she'd be interested in playing.
"[Storm] is the only Marvel character I'm interested in... it's the only Marvel character I've ever been interested in. I think we're going to single-handedly make that happen, and I thank you for that."
Marvel Studios does have an X-Men reboot in development, but updates have been few and far between since the news broke that writers were pitching ideas for the project last year. Some progress may have been made since, of course, but casting is still likely a long way off.
Still, Wise does seem to be a fan-favorite pick for the part, and can count previous Storm actress Alexandra Shipp, who played the character in X-Men: Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix, among her supporters.
As for Jurassic World, Wise doesn't expect to reprise her role as pilot Kayla Watts in the new movie that's currently in the works at Universal Pictures.
While chatting to Collider, Wise said she had hoped to return if another movie ever did happen, but "doesn't think" it's on the cards. She did outline an idea she had for a prequel, however.
"You know, I think I had the response, experientially, that I think a lot of viewers had. Me and my husband talked about this a lot, and where my mind went when you heard, like, 'Oh, there are dinosaurs among us,' automatically I was thinking to myself, my mind went, 'Prequel.' Like seeing Kayla in Detroit, and the very first moment, the very first moment, where you were like, 'I'm sorry, what? What was that ?' Like, on some Independence Day.' Do you know what I mean?
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