Magik
So, I wanted to find a Marvel character in reference to Anya Taylor-Joy’s breakout role in 2015’s The Witch, which led me to a search for heroes and villains alike who practice – you guessed it – witchcraft. One of the first names to come up was Magik – the apt alter-ego of magic-wielding mutant Illyana Rasputin. Since Taylor-Joy already played her in The New Mutants, I could have gone back to the drawing board, but instead I thought, Eh, why not?
It is no secret that this X-Men movies spin-off was not very well received when it finally released in 2020 (after countless release date delays). However, I would argue that Anya Taylor-Joy’s performance (and that of rest of the The New Mutants cast, even) is one of film’s greatest strengths. Now that the X-Men will become part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe following the Disney/Fox merger, it is not completely out the question the Taylor-Joy and the gang could received a second chance as their mutant characters, and I think that is a chance worth taking.
Source: Cinema Blend
