Janet Jackson says she turned down an iconic role that eventually went to Halle Berry.
During a recent interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, Jackson said that she originally offered the role of Ororo ‘Storm’ Munroe in the first X-Men film. “Oh, this is horrible- I can’t remember the film,” she said when asked about roles that she has turned down. “But Halle Berry played Storm…”
“X-Men?”, the talk show asked. Jackson added, “But I couldn’t, because I was just embarking on the Janet tour.” According to reports, the singer was talking about “The Velvet Rope” tour which ended in 1999, which is the same year that X-Men began filming. However, in 2000, she would continue acting and had starring role in the hit movie, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.
She went on to say that she would love to act again after appearing in her last role in For Colored Girls that was released in 2010.
Could you have seen Janey Jackson play the role of Storm in the X-Men movie franchise?