Ororo Munroe: Storm Appreciation 2020

[QUOTE=jwatson;5014221]Lmao who is making these stories up. I find it hard to believe any real x-men fan is petitioning for a 45 year old woman to play Storm. LOL. Puhlease.

Reading some of those reason for signing some people are so thirsty i guess they really would take grandma Storm. LMAO.

Also why are most of the signatures from hispanic names and the article was picked up by a hispanic writer on yahoo that quickly. This seems like either a low key prank or not truly coming from a good place. Something is amist here.[/QUOTE]

I would prefer Ororo be younger in her early 20s like when she debuted I'm giant sized xmen but it seems like Marvel are potentially casting older actors for these roles. time will tell.

I'd prefer the casting to be age appropriate too i don't want Ororo to be relegated to Mammy in the MCU.


[QUOTE=Nyssane;5014569]Just stop. You used it as an insult and you know it.[/QUOTE]

You do realize that the post you're quoting and telling to "just stop" didn't say it originally

Whomever is cast as Storm needs to be able to play the role for at least 10 years. It doesnt make sense to start with someone in their 40s as that will hurt her longevity. She also needs to be age appropriate with the rest of the X-men and I cant see the core cast being in their 40s as well

[QUOTE=butterflykyss;5014573]Thanks to everyone for providing input on Storm vs WW. I am one to believe the Hadari Yao would take Ms. Prince down.
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Was shutting Diana's brain off suggested and is it a welcomed strategy? Or do ppl prefer heroic and honourable feats from Ororo because to be honest i wouldn't have wasted a lot of energy on Diana.

[QUOTE=metalclouds;5014014]Don't forget Storm can literally fry someone's brain and stop them from breathing by taking the air out of their lungs[/QUOTE]

Hannibal Lecter is happy frying brain :cool:

[QUOTE=Tofali;5014602]You do realize that the post you're quoting and telling to "just stop" didn't say it originally[/QUOTE]

I meant stop defending ageism. Which should apply to everyone, not just the original poster.

There doesn't need to be anymore on it. Just don't be an ageist. That simple. If anyone wants to continue talking about it, PM me. Otherwise, return to talking about fabulous Storm.

[QUOTE=Tofali;5014602]I'd prefer the casting to be age appropriate too i don't want Ororo to be relegated to Mammy in the MCU.




You do realize that the post you're quoting and telling to "just stop" didn't say it originally[/QUOTE]

that's why I didnt really care for xmen evolution. it felt very much like she was the mother when.

[QUOTE=Havok83;5014611]Whomever is cast as Storm needs to be able to play the role for at least 10 years. It doesnt make sense to start with someone in their 40s as that will hurt her longevity. She also needs to be age appropriate with the rest of the X-men and I cant see the core cast being in their 40s as well[/QUOTE]

I agree here.

[QUOTE=Tofali;5014614]Was shutting Diana's brain off suggested and is it a welcomed strategy? Or do ppl prefer heroic and honourable feats from Ororo because to be honest i wouldn't have wasted a lot of energy on Diana.[/QUOTE]

I was thinking that is exactly how she could beat her by internal attacks.

[QUOTE=Tofali;5014614]Was shutting Diana's brain off suggested and is it a welcomed strategy? Or do ppl prefer heroic and honourable feats from Ororo because to be honest i wouldn't have wasted a lot of energy on Diana.[/QUOTE]

Wonder Woman --

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-- has also canonically used [B][U][URL="https://www.quora.com/Can-Wonder-Woman-use-lightning-bolts"]lighting bolts in battle[/URL][/U][/B].

[QUOTE=Micabe;5014681]Wonder Woman --

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-- has also canonically used [B][U][URL="https://www.quora.com/Can-Wonder-Woman-use-lightning-bolts"]lighting bolts in battle[/URL][/U][/B].[/QUOTE]

All that effort is time consuming just to use lightening bolts Ororo only needs to flip a switch and break or shut off that brain.

[QUOTE=Tofali;5014698]All that effort is time consuming just to use lightening bolts Ororo only needs to flip a switch and break or shut off that brain.[/QUOTE]

precisely. she doesnt have a counter to that.

[QUOTE=butterflykyss;5014702]precisely. she doesnt have a counter to that.[/QUOTE]

Diana would be a vegetable if Ororo was a villain. Storm would tend to her like a vegetable :cool:

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[QUOTE=Tofali;5014711]Diana would be a vegetable if Ororo was a villain. Storm would tend to her like a vegetable :cool:

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lmfao I love this!!!!! yes yes and yes !!!

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what's your thoughts on accents? At this point i'd prefer no accent because the last two actresses and even Chadwick's BP affecting an accent just makes me cringe.

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Ppl are just coming out of the woodwork. I prefer that girl that cosplayed as Storm last year at Halloween (i think). I'm fine with ppl putting their names in the hat so long as they never get it i'm just glad that Ororo is part of click-bait fodder for comic pseido journalism. We know Feige will not fall for any of this.

[QUOTE=Tofali;5014791]what's your thoughts on accents? At this point i'd prefer no accent because the last two actresses and even Chadwick's BP affecting an accent just makes me cringe.



Ppl are just coming out of the woodwork. I prefer that girl that cosplayed as Storm last year at Halloween (i think). I'm fine with ppl putting their names in the hat so long as they never get it i'm just glad that Ororo is part of click-bait fodder for comic pseido journalism. We know Feige will not fall for any of this.[/QUOTE]

I wan the accent, I just want it done right. I actually appreciated Chadwick's accent in the movies. Nothing cringeworthy about it to me. Now Halle's and Alexandria's are a different story.

[QUOTE=Stormrocks;5014825]I wan the accent, I just want it done right. I actually appreciated Chadwick's accent in the movies. Nothing cringeworthy about it to me. Now Halle's and Alexandria's are a different story.[/QUOTE]

some of my friends disagree with me too lol! but when actors are doing accents and it's noticeable it's pretty hard to get in to the movie when you are distracted by how they affects an accent than concentrating on the movie

I dont need her to have an accent but if she's been in the US for a few years by the time the film opens it, its not unreasonable that she'd have lost one and/or its not heavy or pronounced

[QUOTE=Cruelrain;5014246]Wonder Woman has several theme park rides...

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Thank you for correcting me!

[QUOTE=Havok83;5014862]I dont need her to have an accent but if she's been in the US for a few years by the time the film opens it, its not unreasonable that she'd have lost one and/or its not heavy or pronounced[/QUOTE]

Precedent is Wanda Maximoff ;) i think it took only one movie before she entirely lost her accent.

As long as it isn't that awful accent Halle Berry had in the first X-Men film.

Exactly why I want a real African woman in the role. Sure Claremont added a NYC birth later, but she was recruited from Kenya. She probably hadn't spoken English often since she was 5 years old. Her tongue should reflect Swahili and Arabic, like Iman. Culturally she is more African than American, certainly in her first appearance.

[QUOTE=whitecrown;5014908]As long as it isn't that awful accent Halle Berry had in the first X-Men film.[/QUOTE]

I wish that in X2 they would have had her prep more for the accent and not just drop it. I understand X1 was basically a rush job, but they had time for X2. Instead they had lines like "I gotta shake 'em". That was pretty much where Storm and Halle completely parted ways.

For the MCU, I want the accent. But more importantly, Storm needs to be written with her signature speech style. And absolutely no cheesy Disney jokes. If Storm ever were to make a joke, it would be dry, sharp, and cutting lol.

[QUOTE=yogaflame;5015127]Exactly why I want a real African woman in the role. Sure Claremont added a NYC birth later, but she was recruited from Kenya. She probably hadn't spoken English often since she was 5 years old. Her tongue should reflect Swahili and Arabic, like Iman. Culturally she is more African than American, certainly in her first appearance.[/QUOTE]

100% agree [B]yogaflame [/B] but i think we are expecting too much :D correct me if i'm wrong but Marvel Studio didn't even expect T'Challa to have an accent it was Chadwick who pushed for that

[QUOTE=superjosh;5015247]For the MCU, I want the accent. But more importantly, Storm needs to be written with her signature speech style. And absolutely no cheesy Disney jokes. If Storm ever were to make a joke, it would be dry, sharp, and cutting lol.[/QUOTE]

This is what I’m most worried about for Disney’s x-men reboot. I’ve grown tired of the abundance of comedy used in the MCU and I don’t want Ororo or any other characters mischaracterized for the sake of goofy comedic relief. An occasional quip would be fine, but she should remain regal and stern for the most part.

[QUOTE=superjosh;5015247]I wish that in X2 they would have had her prep more for the accent and not just drop it. I understand X1 was basically a rush job, but they had time for X2. Instead they had lines like "I gotta shake 'em". That was pretty much where Storm and Halle completely parted ways.

For the MCU, I want the accent. But more importantly, Storm needs to be written with her signature speech style. And absolutely no cheesy Disney jokes. If Storm ever were to make a joke, it would be dry, sharp, and cutting lol.[/QUOTE]

I completely forgot that line but when you said it I can literally hear Halle say it in my head lol. She had a more active role in X2 which I appreciated but her Storm doesn't feel like Storm at all. Storm needs a writer who knows the character and how she speaks and I never want to hear anything ever again about a toad being struck by lightning. Isn't it sad that this has been Storm's main association with audiences from the movies? That was Whedon's fault for writing Storm like one of his trademark and interchangable quippy characters.

Does anyone else ever feel super alienated in the X-Men fandom as a Storm fan or a female X-Men fan in general? I constantly hear about Cyclops being propped up as the mutant savior whereas Storm is completely discounted by fans and the writers. I think the X-Men could have been in a new golden age if Storm had been given the role as leader of mutantkind in the 2000s and 2010s but instead straight, white male writers wanted to live vicariously through Cyclops so he became their outlet and almost all the major X-Women were shunted off for a fake blonde barbie who the writers all wanted to sleep with.

I'm really hoping the MCU doesn't make this mistake and they instead prop up Storm as the X-Men's main leader. I don't want to live in another Age of Cyclops ever again.

Movies were more an age of Wolverine than Cyclops but in the comic it has been the age of Cyclops. Marvel Studio Movies is the only remaining medium now that can hopefully give us the Ororo that has been living in our imaginations for the past decades come to life PROPER

I've grown accustomed to the X-Fandom not liking Storm and X-Writers pretending to like her and promising to write something or anything Ororo-centric. I don't care anymore. I'm just waiting for Feige.

[QUOTE=Tofali;5015298]Movies were more an age of Wolverine than Cyclops but in the comic it has been the age of Cyclops. Marvel Studio Movies is the only remaining medium now that can hopefully give us the Ororo that has been living in our imaginations for the past decades come to life PROPER

I've grown accustomed to the X-Fandom not liking Storm and X-Writers pretending to like her and promising to write something or anything Ororo-centric. I don't care anymore. I'm just waiting for Feige.[/QUOTE]
The movies unfairly propped up Wolverine over Storm but I guess because Logan has always been closer to Ororo than Scott was and they're actually friends, it doesn't bother me that much. And even in X3, while Logan may be the star of the film, Ororo took over as team leader so Logan's presence has never felt as threatening to Ororo unlike Scott because when he's there, it's like he can be the only acceptable leader since leaders are only white and male for comic fans.

I'm used to the X-Writers ignoring her but I never realized how rabid and vengeful the fans can be towards anyone who doesn't comply with their status quo entirely. I used to think the X-Men fandom would be the most inclusive for obvious reasons but they're really the most disrespectful. I really hope this status quo changes with Feige and he gives her the starring role as leader of the X-Men which she rightfully deserves. We've had the boy scout leader with Captain America so we don't need a repeat with Cyclops. Does anyone know what Feige's thoughts about the character are?

If in the next three or four years Marvel decides to start the casting for the MCU X-Men

What young actress would you like to play a young Storm? (If The X-Men are potrayed as teenagers like the FOX one)

and for an adult Storm? if you have to choose an important or well know actress to play her who would be?

it's interesting how the MCU chose important names for the Eternals movie like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek and the guys from GOT, i can see them following this to attract more audience.

[QUOTE=Cruelrain;5015565]If in the next three or four years Marvel decides to start the casting for the MCU X-Men

What young actress would you like to play a young Storm? (If The X-Men are potrayed as teenagers like the FOX one)

and for an adult Storm? if you have to choose an important or well know actress to play her who would be?

it's interesting how the MCU chose important names for the Eternals movie like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek and the guys from GOT, i can see them following this to attract more audience.[/QUOTE]

I prefer a little known or completely new actor in the role. I don't think MArvel should go into casting Storm thinking the actor needs to be big they need to go into it thinking no actress is bigger than the character of Storm. Storm is so iconic and has so much potential imo it would be a disservice to cast her with a name actress. Storm is the kind of character that can create a career not the kind of character that needs a big name to make her matter.

[QUOTE=Tofali;5015272]100% agree [B]yogaflame [/B] but i think we are expecting too much :D correct me if i'm wrong but Marvel Studio didn't even expect T'Challa to have an accent it was Chadwick who pushed for that[/QUOTE]

As I recall with T'Challa, they were going to do a British accent, which, according to the older canon, T'Challa did go to Oxford and it is often the case that foreign people learn English in the British style. They opted for the South African Xhosa language standing in for Wakandan because the guy they cast as T'Chaka was South African and spoke it fluently, so he ended up shifting the whole paradigm for the MCU's Wakanda[so they speak English with a South African/Xhosa accent]. Which is why I want a real Swahili speaker cast in the role of Ororo. It could happen....

[QUOTE=Cruelrain;5015565]If in the next three or four years Marvel decides to start the casting for the MCU X-Men

What young actress would you like to play a young Storm? (If The X-Men are potrayed as teenagers like the FOX one)

and for an adult Storm? if you have to choose an important or well know actress to play her who would be?

it's interesting how the MCU chose important names for the Eternals movie like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek and the guys from GOT, i can see them following this to attract more audience.[/QUOTE]

I think they leaned hard on known actors for Eternals because they are so obscure and they needed some 'weight' to bring in the box office bucks. X-Men are already known and beloved by many in the mass consciousness, so I hope the MCU will be more willing to go with complete or relative unknowns when casting most of the X-Men(as they have done with Spider-Man, for example). Only time will tell.

Just gonna say this for the ones at the back, trans women are women. Carry on.

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Recap, Why are these two mind rapist back in her head again?

[QUOTE=Tofali;5015900]Recap, Why are these two mind rapist back in her head again?[/QUOTE]

can I say that you are slaying me lolol.

I will say I'm loving the tagline "X-men's resident goddess"!!!

[QUOTE=Tofali;5015900]Recap, Why are these two mind rapist back in her head again?[/QUOTE]

To save her

[QUOTE=butterflykyss;5015921]can I say that you are slaying me lolol.

I will say I'm loving the tagline "X-men's resident goddess"!!![/QUOTE]

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[QUOTE=Havok83;5016008]To save her[/QUOTE]

Save her from what? I hope Hickman is not rehashing this crap again

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[QUOTE=Cruelrain;5015565]If in the next three or four years Marvel decides to start the casting for the MCU X-Men

What young actress would you like to play a young Storm? (If The X-Men are potrayed as teenagers like the FOX one)

and for an adult Storm? if you have to choose an important or well know actress to play her who would be?

it's interesting how the MCU chose important names for the Eternals movie like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek and the guys from GOT, i can see them following this to attract more audience.[/QUOTE]

My choice is Jodi Turner-Smith (33).

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Even while just doing press, she's commanding and breathtaking. And I think for Disney/Marvel, she hits that sweet spot of not super famous as to outshadow the role but definitely an actress on everyone's radar. She's also super tall.

I'm definitely in the minority when i say this but I'm not really that ecstatic about the GS Storm book, at this point I'm surprised the writers haven't forgot about her honestly. No one will ever really care about the character as much as the fans do and I've been doing some thinking regarding her character and it's a bit gripe-full I ain't gonna lie to y'all, I'm a storm fan but I definitely ain't biased in the characters favor. Not trying to be that guy but I will say this and i stick by it and that is I'm not a big fan of black characters being made by Anglo saxon creators if the characters good then it's good but i recall a post in here about Claremont mentioning storms creation and also mentioned that storms appearance is meant to resemble all racial demographics and idk bout anyone else but that is a huge red flag to me. No offence to anyone here i've just had a lot of time to think about things especially things people don't really give attention to, considering how storm is written within the x books I'm basically like it's whatever at this point which is why i'm not mad she's been appearing in the BP book and i say that as a BP fan as well.

[QUOTE=superjosh;5016047]My choice is Jodi Turner-Smith (33).

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Even while just doing press, she's commanding and breathtaking. And I think for Disney/Marvel, she hits that sweet spot of not super famous as to outshadow the role but definitely an actress on everyone's radar. She's also super tall.[/QUOTE]

Kiki Layne for me. She is 5'9" so in heels she would be perfect height.

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