The Marvels director reveals her X-Men movie pitch – including a Cyclops/Storm MCU team-up

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The Marvels director Nia DaCosta has opened up on her initial meeting with Marvel, one which featured her reeling off her big idea for an X-Men movie.

Speaking to The Guardian (H/T Screen Rant), DaCosta recounted her high-energy sitdown with Marvel producer Mary Livanos.

"I just nerded out," DaCosta said. "I was like, here are the movies I think you should do! Galactus, Storm, and Scott Summers team-up movie! Blah blah blah!"

After that onslaught was out of the way, DaCosta felt thankful for Marvel’s surprisingly hands-off approach.

"She just endured me going in super-deep. And she also gave me a lot of confidence that I would have the creative latitude to not just basically be a puppet on a string," DaCosta explained.

Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell

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