Over the next few years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) will be introducing a whole host of new characters. Last year Marvel bought the cinematic rights to its characters previously owned by FOX. This slate of superheroes included the likes of the Fantastic Four, Blade, Ghost Rider and X-Men. The latest casting for the upcoming Black Panther sequel may have been the beginning of the next X-Men line-up.

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This week it was announced Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has cast Michaela Coel.

The British star is best known for her critically acclaimed HBO series I May Destroy You, a venture she wrote, directed, produced and starred in.

For this limited series, the 33-year-old received four Emmy nominations.

The details of Coel’s character in the MCU movie have been kept under wraps for now.

Despite this, the star could in fact be playing Storm, the African X-Men leader who controls the weather.

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Storm has a long history with the Black Panther series, as she and T’Challa (formerly Chadwick Boseman) married, ​making her Queen of Wakanda.

The comic books depict Storm – otherwise known as Ororo Munroe – as an African icon, somebody to be worshipped and praised.

Eventually, she was recruited by Professor Charles Xavier – the man behind the X-Men – to join his team.

After Cyclops stepped down as the leader of the Mutant fighting team, Storm took over, cementing her as one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel comic books.

During their time in the comics, the X-Men have fought against some truly devastating powers, including Dr Doom, Magneto, and even the Avengers themselves.

What’s more, the recently concluded Disney Plus show Loki introduced the multiverse to the MCU.

Combined with the upcoming Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, the Mutants could instead come from another timeline, making them even more of a target for the residents of Earth.

They may have some strong actors on their side, however, including a former Superman actor.

Earlier this week it was reported Henry Cavill has already had a meeting with Marvel about joining the MCU.

The report’s “sources” added that The Witcher star met with the Marvel executives “in the past few weeks”.

Of course, this information has not been confirmed, so ought to be taken with a grain of salt.

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