Monday, June 22, 2015

Beyonce reportedly in talks for a role in the next Avengers sequel

Singer-actress is apparently in line to play a superhero who’s never appeared on screen before

According to a new report by, The Daily Star Beyonce is in talks to star alongside Scarlett Johansson and Elizabeth Olsen in the next two Avengers sequels ‘The Avengers: Infinity War Parts 1 and 2′.

“We would love to have Beyoncé on board, almost certainly as a newcomer to the screen from Marvel’s existing catalogue of comic book characters,” a senior Disney executive is said to have told The Daily Star. Among the characters reportedly being considered for Beyonce are Marvel favourites Boom-Boom, Blink, Tigra and Hawkeye. If she signs up for an Avengers role, the singer-actress would join a bumper ensemble cast led by Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen.

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The award winning is being considered to play either Boom-Boom: a secret agent with the ability to create lethal plasma bombs with her mind or Blink: A superheroine who can teleport herself and others anywhere or Tigra: A cat-like crime-fighter with superhuman strength, speed and agility, or Hawkeye: An expert in combat, including sword-fi ghting, archery and jujitsu

The Avengers: Infinity War Parts 1 and 2 – are scheduled for release in 2018 and 2019.

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