Muggy With A 100% Chance Of Slay! Maya Boyd Sets…
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After limitless hypothesis, loud (and mistaken) rumors, and viral fan casts, extremely gifted actress Maya Boyd was announced as the MCU’s Storm in a long-awaited reveal during the Disney Entertainment’s epic panel at this 12 months’s D23 event in Anaheim.
For months, rumors swirled around Sinners star Jayme Lawson being the frontrunner for the coveted position which, in a welcome plot twist, went to Boyd–an rising actress, singer and dancer who skyrocketed to over 200,000 followers on Instagram after the announcement.
Stepping into her blockbuster period with her first movie position, the 23-year-old star continues to reign on Broadway with credit that embrace &Juliet, August Wilson’s play Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (directed by the long-lasting Debbie Allen) and Tony Award-winning musical Merrily We Roll Along.
Joining Sadie Sink (Jean Grey), Kit Connor (Cyclops), Inde Navarette (Rogue), Christopher Abbott (Professor X), Samara Weaving (Emma Frost), and Adam Driver (Mr. Sinister), Boyd will deliver forth the thunder and lightning as Omega-level mutant Ororo Munroe, Mistress of the Elements, in the MCU’s upcoming X-Men reboot slated to be launched in 2028.
The position of Storm was beforehand performed by Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, who appeared in X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), and by Alexandra Shipp, who portrayed the beloved character in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse and 2019’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
In a feel-good second, the first actress to play Storm, Alison Sealy-Smith, who voiced the majestic climate Goddess in the traditional X-Men: The Animated Series, welcomed Boyd into the household on Instagram.
“Huge congratulations to Maya Boyd,” she wrote. “A warmest welcome into our X-Men & Storm family! Coming from the theatre myself, I know how that foundation prepares you for a role of this scale and the incredible passion of the fans. Theatre teaches you how to fly without a safety net—and knowing how to truly soar on stage comes in very handy when you’re stepping into the shoes of the Mistress of the Elements! So excited to watch you electrify us, Maya!”
As anticipated, Boyd despatched social media into a frenzy with many new followers swooning over her film star seems to be and velvety voice in viral videos shared on TikTok.
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