There’s a storm brewing.
Halle Berry revealed in a new interview with ComicBook that she wasn’t asked to reprise her role as Ororo Munroe/Storm in Marvel’s cameo-filled “Deadpool and Wolverine.”
The 58-year-old actress claimed that lead star Ryan Reynolds’ wife Blake Lively even asked her about joining the film.
“Blake asked me one time, I ran into her at a Marc Jacobs fashion show, and she said, ‘Would you ever be in my husband’s movie as Storm?’ I said, ‘Yeah, if he asked me,’ ” Berry said, adding, “but he never asked me.”
Berry played the iconic weather-controlling superhero in “X-Men” (2000), “X2: X-Men United” (2003), “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006) and “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (2014).
Her co-star Hugh Jackman returned as Wolverine in the third “Deadpool” movie.
The film includes numerous appearances from Marvel’s Fox characters, including Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, Wesley Snipes’ Blade, Chris Evans’ Human Torch, Dafne Keen’s Laura/X-23 and Aaron Stanford’s Pyro.
Channing Tatum also appeared as Gambit, a role he was supposed to play before Disney bought 20th Century Fox.
Other “X-Men” characters like Toad, Juggernaut, Psylocke, Lady Deathstrike and Blob also pop up in the movie.
Director Shawn Levy talked about the decision to include all the cameos in “Deadpool and Wolverine” during a recent interview on “The Official Marvel Podcast.”
“The vibe on set was a party. We wanted to play with this theme of ‘legacy,’ ” said Levy, 56. “So, we started thinking of characters we knew who never quite got their ending. When we had all these characters together and you have X-23, and you have Blade, and you have Gambit and Elektra. Everyone was so happy and grateful.”
“When you have people like Channing Tatum who had wanted to play Gambit for 10 years or more. And, this is that moment,” Levy added. “Everyone was so grateful and happy to be there. So we got the work done and we had a lot of fun. but there was just a feeling of ‘wow, what a privilege to do this job.’ That’s something I’ll never forget.”
Back in 2020, Berry spoke about her negative experience working with “X-Men” and “X2” director Bryan Singer, who has been accused publicly of sexual misconduct.
“Everybody’s heard the stories — I don’t have to repeat them — and heard of his challenges, and what he struggles with,” said Berry in an interview with Variety.
“I would sometimes be very angry with him,” she said. “I got into a few fights with him, said a few cuss words out of sheer frustration. When I work, I’m serious about that. And when that gets compromised, I get a little nutty. But at the same time, I have a lot of compassion for people who are struggling with whatever they’re struggling with, and Bryan struggles.”
“Deadpool and Wolverine” is in theaters now.
