Cynthia Erivo slammed by Marvel fans over revealing her dream role that ‘nobody wants but her’

South Londoner  is renowned for her theatre work. She recently played the green  Witch of the West, Elphaba, in Universal’s 2024 Wicked movie adaptation.

She has now set her sights on another role, which she admitted to wanting to play during an interview at the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York.

Erivo was asked, “Is there another dream role out there that you want to manifest right here right now?”

“I really want to play Storm,” she replied.

“I know it sounds frivolous, but I think we haven’t uncovered how grand she is and all of that inner turmoil that she has,” Erivo continued to explain.

“So, I think there’s a world in which we could do something with that.”

However, some fans of ‘s Storm are not convinced, adding that she would be an “awful choice”, with many demanding , who was the original live-action Storm, return to the role.

Additional divided fans have also mentioned Alexandra Shipp, who played the younger version of Storm most recently and even displayed the comic-accurate white mohawk.

Marvel fans on  also shared their thoughts online, with one writing on the social media platform: “nobody wants that but her.”

“No… no…. And again No!!!!!” another wrote.

“Some people are just not meant for certain roles.”

“She has shown contempt and disdain for her own fans,” another fan claimed.

“How will she treat Marvel fans?”

One other fan believes she is just not as good as Halle Berry, “She is absolutely NOT Ororo! Halle Berry played a good Storm.”

Cynthia is not the first actress to come forward wanting to play Storm;  star  has also expressed an interest.

She revealed that Storm is the only Marvel character that she’s ever been interested in, which received high praise from fans.

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