Ahead of the MCU X-Men's debut, musician SZA confesses she'd love to play a new live-action version of Storm in a Storm has appeared in six X-Men movies so far — seven counting her Deadpool 2 cameo. Halle Berry played Ororo Munroe in Fox's first X-Men trilogy and X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Alexandra Shipp succeeded Berry, playing a younger version of Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse and X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Since then, it has been six years without a live-action Storm appearance, though the hero is a key character in X-Men '97 seasons 1 and 2, as well as What If...? season 3.
In an episode of the Jennifer Hudson Show, SZA reveals that she would love to play a superhero, as she "grew up being into Marvel and DC." SZA first says she'd like to play the Silver Surfer, but then puts forward the idea of playing X-Men's Ororo Munroe a.k.a. Storm. Particularly, SZA says she's interested in exploring Storm's unique origin story if she ever gets the chance to play the weather-manipulating hero in a Marvel project. Read SZA's comments below:
"I was thinking, you know, how Storm has an origin story, like, she comes from like this whole other place where it's like, the jungle... I think that would be so gnarly if I could be Storm's origin story. That'd be so cool. I'd love to bring the rain"
What SZA's Storm Comments Mean
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Aside from her popularity, SZA's love for the character and the source material opens the door for a potential casting as the MCU's Storm. SZA also possesses physical similarities to Ororo Munroe's traditional physical appearance from the comics, which many fan-cast actresses and celebrities often lack — namely, her voluminous hair. SZA is only beginning to create an acting portfolio with her co-starring role in One Of Them Days, but her interest in film also s the idea of a superhero role in a Marvel movie or show.
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Oddly enough, Storm's origin story was barely touched upon in Fox's X-Men movie franchise. Storm's Kenyan heritage, her tribe, her time in Cairo, and her first encounter with Charles Xavier were all overlooked by Fox's X-Men movies. In fact, Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp's Storm portrayals both lacked the character's Kenyan accent. SZA's comments are a bit inaccurate, though, as Storm wasn't born in a "jungle". Ororo Munroe was born in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, which is notable for its diverse ecosystems and geographical features, including lakes, plains, mountains, and even volcanoes — all of which provide rich narrative and audiovisual material for a Marvel movie.
Our Take On SZA's Storm Comments
SZA Could Be An Inspiring Casting Choice For The MCU's Storm
While Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp did a good job playing Storm in Fox's X-Men films, there's still plenty of room for improvement. A wildly different casting approach could be the first step to introducing a brand-new Storm in live-action, especially considering the MCU's X-Men movies and shows will differ greatly from Fox's franchise, starting with their interconnectivity with the rest of the cinematic universe. SZA's love for the character makes her a candidate worthy of consideration.
Source: Jennifer Hudson Show
