5 Marvel Characters Halle Bailey Should Play
The 23-year-old had already been making a name for herself as both a talented singer and actor (best known for the college-set black-ish spin-off, grown-ish) before she was cast as Ariel. However, her performance – one of the best of the remake – leaves everyone curious as to what she will do next. Naturally, the potential to star in any upcoming superhero movie (especially the upcoming Marvel movies) is something to consider. So, that is exactly what I intend to do as I envision what Marvel characters would be a perfect fit for Bailey on the big screen (or small screen in a new Marvel TV show, even) — starting with one she has already expressed interest in playing.
Storm
It seems people have been asking about Halle Bailey’s potential future as a Marvel movie star longer than I initially thought. In September 2022, at Disney’s D23 Expo, Variety tweeted a clip of the actor being asked what superhero role she’d like to play when she’s part of the Disney family. She never gave a definitive answer, saying playing “any Marvel superhero would be great”, but mentioned that she has something for Storm.
Kitty Pryde
Storm isn’t really the only X-Men character Bailey is attached to In fact, just a month before Variety asked her about her dream role in a Marvel movie, the actor took to Twitter to refute rumors that she had been cast in an X-rated movie as Kitty. Pryde. However, many fans reacted to the tweet in hopes that it might one day be true and honestly, why wouldn’t it?
Dazzler
If Bailey doesn’t end up like Storm or Kitty Pryde, there’s another X-Men-related character that comes to mind for her who might be an even better fit. Anyone who has seen The Little Mermaid — which brought back some of the iconic songs from the 1989 original and introduced new material — or followed Bailey’s vocal career knows the actor has a series of tracks. great hits. As comic book fans should know, she could have a chance to use those talents in the MCU if she takes on the role of Dazzler.
Ladyhawk
Anyone who is a fan of Bailey’s musical career knows that she’s also one half of the singing duo she formed with her adult co-star and real-life sister, Chloe, known as Chloe x Halle.Seeing them play side by side and noting their close resemblance gave me an idea to allow siblings to act together again in the MCU.
Mermaid
I am not going to lie. The first thing that I did after deciding to put Halle Bailey in the spotlight for my next hypothetical superhero movie casting session was see if there were any characters from Marvel Comics who are mermaids. As it turns out, there is a character that exists on Earth-9997 who is literally referred to as “Mermaid.”