Marvel films, it's time for a Black female lead

[jaime]

He might be better. His voice alone can crumble mountains. I’ve heard his name is a killing word.

Amusingly, in the UK, Idris is a soft drinks manufacturer, and Elba is awfully close to Alba, a low-end electronics brand. Being as street as Idris is, I bet he knows this too. He’s literally a can of fizzy drink and a stereo system when you hear it spoken. I find this kind of amusing in a cool way.
His Japanese cousin would be Suntory Matsushita. (I am so using that name for a Japanese character at some point.)

 

[jaime]

Maybe the real problem is the never ending slush of reboots and remakes and adaptations.

Meanwhile, Storm won’t get her own movie till 2027. She’s and African Queen and Goddess, and sadly Halle Berry phoned it in a bit under fox. Shoulda gone with Jada Pinkett.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Young Storm has been in the last two X-Men movies.

Alexandra Shipp.

 

[jaime]

Young Storm has been in the last two X-Men movies.

Alexandra Shipp.

Yes.
I have yet to work out who (aside from Charlie and Eric) is actually a focus in the young ones. Apart from Quicksilver.

 

[Awesome Possum]

Your posting history on the subject shows otherwise. You are the bigot, not us.

You may want to stop making personal attacks.

 

[Nerys Myk]

You both mock and like my post? I'm confused.

Just mock. Must have fat fingered.

 

[JD]

Lauren Ridloff, from The Walking Dead, a back lady, has appropriated a white dudes character.

A deaf black lady has appropriated a hearing white dude's character.
Hey, if you're going to go there, you might as well hit all the relevant points.

 

[Awesome Possum]

How will white men ever recover from this loss?

 

[Qonundrum]

Maybe the real problem is the never ending slush of reboots and remakes and adaptations.

Meanwhile, Storm won’t get her own movie till 2027. She’s and African Queen and Goddess, and sadly Halle Berry phoned it in a bit under fox. Shoulda gone with Jada Pinkett.

Or Lorraine Toussaint or Madge Sinclair, if we could time travel people forward (obiously). Caroline Lee-Johnson comes to mind as well, ditto for Penny Johnson Jerald. Lots of talented people out there and assuming they would want to do sci-fi/fantasy roles. Wouldn't it be fun to be in a casting room to see everyone interested in a role and how they play it?

 

[Nerys Myk]

How will white men ever recover from this loss?

Not even the hundreds of roles currently being performed by white men can make up for this overwhelming loss. It truly must be struggle to over come such adversity.

 

[Infern0]

To be honest and no offence but nobody knows that character anyway.

Anyway who could play storm? I like gabrielle union but she might be too old for the studios

 

[Awesome Possum]

To be honest and no offence but nobody knows that character anyway.

Anyway who could play storm? I like gabrielle union but she might be too old for the studios

Storm? She’s the third best known X-Man after Wolverine and Cyclops.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Storm? She’s the third best known X-Man after Wolverine and Cyclops.

I believe Infern0 is referring to Makkari from the Eternals, who Lauren Ridloff will be playing in the upcoming film.

 

[gblews]

The white straight guy who started this thread is pretending he's a black lesbian.

That should pretty much tell you everything you need to know about his intentions here.

Ooooooooh. Now I see what you meant in this post. I was a bit confused when I first read it. I'm kinda slow sometimes.

 

[Turtletrekker]

While I can't see Storm as a solo lead, I would certainly have zero objections to a Storm-led X-Men movie. It would certainly make for a nice change from the obsession with Wolverine and the circular focus on Xavier/Erik.

 

[jaime]

Storm? She’s the third best known X-Man after Wolverine and Cyclops.

Ahem
Rogue and Gambit want a word.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Ahem
Rogue and Gambit want a word.

And I'm sure that word will be, "Congratulations, Storm, on being a better known X-Man than us".

 

[jaime]

And I'm sure that word will be, "Congratulations, Storm, on being a better known X-Man than us".

Pppth

 

[Jayson1]

And I'm sure that word will be, "Congratulations, Storm, on being a better known X-Man than us".

I think Jubilee would't would take issue with all these choices! Jason

 

[Nerys Myk]

Ahem
Rogue and Gambit want a word.

Gambit? Gambit???