With the X-Men gradually making their presence known in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Marvels star Lashana Lynch addresses the potential of joining the popular mutant group following her most recent MCU appearance.

Speaking with ComicBookMovie.com, Lynch delved into the possibility of featuring as Binary beyond her surprise feature in the Captain Marvel sequel. According to the Maria Rambeau actor, envisioning playing Binary in the MCU excites her, though Marvel hasn't approached her about the prospect of the character joining the X-Men. "I mean, even that sentence, I’m like, 'Am I?'" she said. "That’s not a sentence that’s been put to me at all; we’ve not had a conversation about that. I dipped in for, I think a day. I think I had one day on that film which is wild for it to be so impactful. I was there for a day because I was on Matilda at the time, so that’s wild."

Lynch reprised her role as Maria, the mother of Teyonah Parris' Monica Rambeau, in The Marvels, having previously made MCU appearances in Captain Marvel and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. However, she also portrayed Binary, a variant of Maria, alongside Kelsey Grammer's Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast during a post-credits scene. Binary is an ally of the X-Men, meeting Monica after she ends up in an alternate reality. Unlike Maria, Binary doesn't recognize Monica.

Lashana Lynch Is Excited About the MCU's Future

After Binary's post-credits appearance, Lynch admitted she's interested in seeing where the character and the X-Men's MCU journey go next. "I don’t know. I don’t know. I used to find it a little bit of a hindrance to not know as I like to know what’s coming and plan, but I love now that I don’t know. I love that I didn’t know that was happening. That’s something that came across time as a slow plan. Well, for me, anyway. They probably had it planned the whole time," she said. "I genuinely don’t know what’s next, but I think with where the franchise is going, it’s naturally going to be exciting. And I’m excited to see where it goes next."

The X-Men's slow-burn unveil in the MCU will continue with the premiere of X-Men '97, the Disney+ animated revival series based on X-Men: The Animated Series, which ran from 1992 until 1997. The show, which chronicles the mutant group's challenges following the loss of Professor X, debuted with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score following its Mar. 20 release. Meanwhile, the next MCU film, Deadpool and Wolverine, will feature multiple X-Men cameos, with its recent trailer teasing the MCU debut of a major villain.

Lynch most recently starred in the Paramount Pictures biographical musical drama, Bob Marley: One Love, appearing as Rita Marley opposite the eponymous reggae legend, played by Secret Invasion's Kingsley Ben-Adir. One Love, which also features Daredevil: Born Again's Michael Gandolfini, James Norton, Anna-Sharé "Sevana" Blake and Naomi Cowan, has made $170 million worldwide against a $70 million budget, earning a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes despite mixed critical reviews.

The Marvels is available for streaming via Disney+ and can be accessed on home video.

Source: ComicBookMovie.com