As per insider DanielRPK (via @HollywoodHandle), Taylor-Joy is apparently being eyed to play a villain in the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot which is rumored to start shooting in July.

We don’t have any details on who Joy could be playing, but seeing as a lot of people who actually saw New Mutants loved her as Magik, there is a chance that Marvel could want to keep her onboard on the mutant side of things—especially now that they’ve crossed over to that alternate dimension with The Marvels.

Some fans actually suspect that she could be cast as the Silver Surfer, who is being rumored to be genderbent in the MCU as a woman this time. Then again, Galactus had several heralds, one of which is Ardina, who was said to be a feminine version of the Silver Surfer. Even the Dazzler had been imbued with the Power Cosmic at some point and I wouldn’t mind Taylor-Joy taking on that role.

If anything, Taylor-Joy has become one of the most sought-after talents today, from projects like Queen’s Gambit and The Menu; if Marvel manages to land her, I’m just crossing my fingers they don’t waster her talent for some forgettable side character from the comics.

Fantastic Four is expected to release on May 2, 2025.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming giant is currently being sued $5 million in damages by  soviet chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili, who claims that one line from the show had defamed and belittled her career.

The line in question is one spoken by a commentator on the show. It reads:

“The only unusual thing about her, really, is her sex. And even that’s not unique in Russia. There’s Nona Gaprindashvili, but she’s the female world champion and has never faced men.”

As per Gaprindashvili, she had competed against 59 male players by 1968, and 10 of them were grandmasters. The complaint suggests that Netflix had ‘brazenly and deliberately lied’ about her achievements for the purpose of ‘heightening the drama’ for the series. The show was also said to have falsely implied that she was Russian; Graprindashvili is Georgian, and considers it insensitive when putting to light the history of Russian domination on the Georgians.

We don’t know if Gaprindashvili will be able to get the amount in damages that she’s asking for, but Netflix has said that they will not be backing down from the claim. A spokesperson says:

“Netflix has only the utmost respect for Ms. Gaprindashvili and her illustrious career, but we believe this claim has no merit and will vigorously defend the case.”

In the meantime, you can check out Queen’s Gambit now available on Netflix.