The Marvels director reveals her X-Men movie pitch – including a Cyclops/Storm MCU team-up

Storm in X-Men
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The Marvels di𒁏rector Nia DaCosta has opened up on her initial meeting with Marvel, one which featured her reeling off her big idea for an X-Men movie.

Spe꧙aking to (H/T ), DaCosta recounted her high-energꦯy sitdown with Marvel producer Mary Livanos.

"I just nerded out," DaCosta said. "I was like, here are the movies I think you sꦑhould do! Galactus, Storm, and Scott Summers team-up movi🥃e! Blah blah blah!"

After that onslaught was out of the 🐽way, DaCosta felt༒ thankful for Marvel’s surprisingly hands-off approach.

"She just endured me going in super-deep. And she als🍷o gave me a lot of confidence that I would have the creative latitude to not just basically be a puppet on a string," DaCosta explained.

It’s unclear whether Marvel turned down the X-citing opportunity or merely had other plans already locked-in for the mutants. DaCosta clearly had the confidence – and knowledge – to start pitching ideas that involve Fox’s roster of characters (now at Disney) within the MCU, including an iconic Fantastic Fo💜ur villain.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige hinted in a 2019 interview with that X-Men 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查✅询:weren’t♍ in the current five-year plan for the MCU – meaning a 2025 start date for the mutants' arrival is looking⛎ likely.

Of course, plans can change, and we might even get a cosmic X-Men adventure sooner rather than later. Either way, we can be confident that the Candyman director is set to deliver her own vision for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Captain Marvel sequel, which is set to star Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau𝕴, and Iman Vellani as Ms. Marve🉐l.

For more on The Marvels and other exciting MCU projects, check out our complete guide to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Phase 4.

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