{"id":1093021,"date":"2026-01-25T09:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T09:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851737682"},"modified":"2026-01-25T09:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T09:40:17","slug":"wicked-star-cynthia-erivo-really-wants-to-play-this-x-men-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wicked-star-cynthia-erivo-really-wants-to-play-this-x-men-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked Star Cynthia Erivo Really Wants To Play This X-Men Character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wicked-star-cynthia-erivo-really-wants-to-play-this-x-men-character.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWicked\u201d actress<a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theroot.com\/cynthia-erivo-and-ariana-grande-finally-discuss-that-we-1851731834\"> Cynthia Erivo <\/a>clearly has a thing for playing characters who fly. In an interview at the National Board of Review Awards Gala, Erivo was asked what \u201cdream role\u201d she\u2019s manifesting for her future. And now, she said she\u2019s ready to tackle one of the most iconic superheroes in history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/wicked-star-cynthia-erivo-really-wants-to-play-this-x-m-1851737682\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/wicked-star-cynthia-erivo-really-wants-to-play-this-x-m-1851737682\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWicked\u201d actress Cynthia Erivo clearly has a thing for playing characters who fly. In an interview at the National Board of Review Awards Gala, Erivo was asked what \u201cdream role\u201d she\u2019s manifesting for her future. And now, she said she\u2019s ready to tackle one of the most iconic superheroes in history. 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