Keke Palmer Confirms Her Interest In MCU’s X-Men Rogue Role

Keke Palmer

Possessing the ability to absorb powers and memories from others, Rogue ran away from home and was soon discovered by Mystique and Destiny, who recruited her into the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Despite initially being an antagonist to the Avengers and X-Men, the young mutant would eventually join the X-Men, becoming one of their most powerful and popular members as she took on a more heroic role. With mutantkind slowly emerging in the MCU through small nods, and both Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman set to portray Deadpool and Wolverine in Deadpool 3, many viewers are anticipating the debut of Charles Xavier’s team of heroic students in the franchise, with Palmer becoming a favorite choice among audiences to take on the role of Rogue. Following much discussion across social media, the Nope star has finally weighed in on her popular fan casting.

Keke Palmer tends to Wonder fans’ expectations that she will depict X-Men’s Maverick when the group of freaks debuts, uncovering that she is keen on taking on the job. Palmer as of late played Emerald “Em” Haywood in Jordan Peele’s 2022 science fiction thriller, Probably not. While the X-Men still can’t seem to make a big appearance in the MCU, ongoing creations including Ms. Wonder have acquainted freaks with the establishment and laid the preparation for the group’s appearance.

In an interview with ComicBook.com, Palmer is asked whether Marvel has reached out following online discussions. Palmer’s answer is coy, but indicates she is definitely willing to talk to Marvel about joining the X-Men. Check out Palmer’s full response below:

After Palmer enthusiastically reacted to her Rogue fan-casting, the Nope star quickly became a favorite among audiences to take on the role of Rogue in the MCU, with many creating pieces of fan art imagining her as the X-Men hero. Rogue’s story has been one of the most extensively developed arcs in the comics, meaning that she has undergone much change across her lifetime. Palmer has already proven that she has an incredible range across her career, taking on a wide swath of roles across many genres including comedy horror in Scream Queens and crime drama in Hustlers. As such, Palmer could easily portray the character throughout her journey, from the lost isolated young girl to becoming the outgoing powerhouse of the X-Men, capturing Rogue’s complex growth as a person.

With Ms. Wonder’s X-Men gesture and Tenoch Huerta affirming Namor’s freak legacy in front of the person’s presentation in Dark Puma: Wakanda Perpetually, the MCU is gradually laying the foundation for the X-Men to spread the word about themselves for Earth-616. Thusly, many are guessing who might be taking on those jobs. While Palmer expresses that no conversations have occurred with Wonder Studios yet, the publicity encompassing her advantage merits thinking about, as the studio recently satisfied fans’ cravings to consider John Krasinski to be Mr. Awesome in Specialist Bizarre in the Multiverse of Franticness. With Palmer reaffirming her advantage in depicting Rebel in the MCU, maybe Wonder Studios will again decide to go with the crowd’s number one decision.