SZA wants to play Storm, but fans aren’t on board: "Hell no lol. We need a real actress for this"

SZA is willing to swap the stage for a storm cloud, sharing her aspiration to portray the iconic weather-manipulating mutant, Storm, in an origin story feature film.

The Grammy-winning singer, who has recently made her acting appearance in One of Them Days alongside Keke Palmer, made the thrilling announcement during her visit to The Jennifer Hudson Show.

With lightning in her eyes and Oscar aspirations in her heart, SZA has fans abuzz over the prospect of her playing the role of the legendary X-Men force. Save the rain delays - if SZA plays Storm, look for box office thunder. She said:

"I would love to be a superhero... You know how Storm has an origin story? Like she comes from this whole other place where it's like the jungle. I think that would be so gnarly if I could be Storm in an origin story. I love to bring the range."

As soon as the video went viral, someone took to his X account and commented:

"Hell no lol. We need a real actress for this"

A single X user didn't mince words, posting, "Hell no lol. We need an actual actress for this," fomenting arguments quicker than Storm can conjure lightning. As the singer's Storm casting wish caused a buzz, social media delivered both fan approval and criticisms, demonstrating the internet remains stormy - no mutant abilities necessary.

As soon as SZA announced her aspirations to play Storm, the web did what the web does best - taking an innocent casting dream and turning it into a complete cinematic controversy.

Timelines swarmed with people's reactions, ranging from full acceptance to Oscar-nominated side-eye. Whether people were ready for her to cast lightning or merely call in the acting coach, one thing is for certain- her aspiration to play Storm created more soap opera drama than a Marvel post-credit movie.

Let's get into the storm of fan responses that brought the thunder.

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Netizens have reacted as SZA wants to play Storm

Some people couldn't help but make SZA's Storm wish comedy gold, making jokes faster than lightning was striking. From meme casting to weather puns, the comedic forecast was 100% likelihood of pandemonium:

"Truly awesome that SZA is into Marvel, but #respectfully no," a user @VentItMedia hilariously commented.

"Sounds like a terrible idea, so that means she’s definitely casted already," another user @FatLarry420 commented.

"She better sing for us if she does!," a netizen @DontRunlmAsian sarcastically expressed.

Some joined in just for the fun of it, taking down random jokes just to surf the wave of pandemonium. To them, it wasn't about casting - it was about comedy, line by line:

"We done waited too long to have a singer play storm," a folk @nflyb15 commented.

"Who’s going to do the acting?," a user @AspectKell hilariously commented.

"You can be on the album," a netizen @Wyvroni wrote.

Ultimately, whether people were prepared to anoint SZA as the next weather-wielding queen or were simply here to leave storm puns for the algorithm, one thing's for sure - the internet never fails to make a casting fantasy a joke fest. If the iconic singer ever does don Storm's armor, she's already weathered the most unpredictable storm of all: social media reaction.

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