The Matrix star Laurence Fishburne joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Dr. Bill Foster, aka Black Goliath\/Giant-Man, in 2018’s Ant-Man and The Wasp, but it ended up being the renowned actor’s only live-action MCU appearance (he did voice the character in What If…?) despite rumors that he was set to reprise the role for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.<\/p>\n
Though there’s always a chance Foster will return in a future project, Quantumania’s box office underperformance and critical reception means a fourth Ant-Man movie is unlikely to happen (at least not anytime soon), and something tells us Fishburne isn’t exactly waiting by the phone, anyway.<\/p>\n
Even so, it seems the actor\u00a0would like the opportunity to return to the MCU… but as a completely different character.<\/p>\n
During a Matrix reunion panel at New York Comic Con on Sunday, Fishburne threw his hat in the ring to play Professor Charles Xavier in Marvel Studios’ long-awaited X-Men reboot.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that they\u2019re talking about the X-Men now. So, at this point, I want one of two things. The first thing would be: what do you think about Laurence Fishburne as Professor X?\u201d<\/p>\n
As for the second thing, Fishburne is open to suggestions: \u201cI don\u2019t know, I\u2019m gonna let you guys decide. I can\u2019t figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, when host Josh Horowitz suggested the idea of a Star Wars role, Fishburne made it clear that he wouldn’t have much interest.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I\u2019m good,\u201d he replied. \u201cI\u2019m watching everything. I\u2019m watching every Star Wars, I\u2019m in the middle of Rebels now, man. I\u2019m good on the couch with Star Wars. I don\u2019t need a lightsaber. I don\u2019t \u2014 pew pew! \u2014 I don\u2019t need it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sir Patrick Stewart is set to return as Professor X in Avengers: Doomsday, but the character is expected to be recast, if not for the first MCU X-Men movie, then at some point during the Mutant Saga. We’ve already heard that the studio might be looking at Colman Domingo for the role, but reports indicate that casting only recently got underway.<\/p>\n
How would you feel about Laurence Fishburne taking on the role of Charles Xavier? Drop us a comment down below.<\/p>\n
Michael Lesslie is working on the X-Men script (we expect another writer to join him at some point), and Thunderbolts*\u00a0director\u00a0Jake Schreier recently confirmed that he will helm the project.<\/p>\n