Critics have been praising “If Beale Street Could Talk” left and right.
It’s also received plenty of attention from major award shows, and Regina King just picked up a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.
As the buzz continues, KiKi Layne’s profile is also on the rise.
KiKi portrayed Clementine “Tish” Rivers in the film.
While discussing her future in film with Variety, she made it clear that she’d love to switch gears to playing a superhero.
In particular, she’d love to portray Storm.
Here’s what she told the publication:
She was an image of myself, of a powerful chocolate black woman, and I just think that’s an amazing image to have and I really want to play Storm.
KiKi also said that she and her agents are “actively plotting” on securing the role.
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Alexandra Shipp has been portraying Storm in the latest X-Men films. In fact, the latest installment, “Dark Phoenix” is set to drop in June.
So once Alexandra got word of KiKi’s interview, she clapped back on Twitter.
After Alexandra began to receive some pushback over the tweet, she responded with the following:
