Cynthia Erivo may still be experiencing a warm round of applause for her performance as Elphaba in 2024’s Wicked, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t already have her sights set on other, future roles.
“I really want to play Storm,” Erivo revealed on the carpet for the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City.
The actress went on to say that she believes the popular X-Men character hasn’t yet been explored as deeply onscreen as she deserves to be.
“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 remarked.
In the years since it acquired the screen rights to the X-Men, Marvel Studios has dropped a few mutant references.

Wicked star Cynthia Erivo wants to play X-Men hero Storm