A petition was recently started on Change.org, requesting that the executive producers consider replacing Halle Berry with more recent Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o.
BlackGirlNerds blogger Jamie Broadnax started the petition, with this accompanying explanation:
"This is important because listening to the demands of your consumer base means more than your own personal casting choices. She has the accent, the look, and the acting chops to play Storm as the comic book intended. Please kindly take this into consideration and respect the demand of Marvel consumers and fans of this amazing franchise. This petition was started based on the overwhelming responses to my tweet 'I volunteer as tribute to lead a social media charge to get Lupita cast as Storm!'"
The next installation in the franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past is currently in post-production.
Source: madamenoire.com
