Thandiwe Newton would be happy to do a superhero movie, but not one where she's just a mom who dies

As it turns out, though, this wasn’t the only time Newton was offered a role in a major movie that ended up just being a thankless part where she does nothing and then dies. Speaking with Lad Bible about potentially being in a superhero movie someday, Newton said that she was actually offered a role in a major movie as “someone’s mum who just dies,” and her response was “meh, no.” We’re not sure what movie it would’ve been, and she’s certainly not going to say, but it definitely would’ve been a waste of how awesome she is and how awesome she can be.

That being said, Newton did note that she doesn’t exactly love superhero movies anyway—or at least she didn’t until recently, when filmmakers like Taika Waititi started “fucking with the genre.” She said “these big franchises” are boring because they’re “just about money,” but now that there’s a clear demand from both audiences and filmmakers, she believes that “there is better substance around these superhero things.” Sort of a “they’re not necessarily for me, but I’m happy that people like them” approach to the genre.