Following the supposed reveal of Emilia Clarke’s character name in Secret Invasion, circulating reports regarding Tony nominee Charlayne Woodard’s character in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney series have also surfaced online. According to scooper Daniel Richtman through his Patreon (via Twitter), Woodard is reportedly portraying Nick Fury’s wife Priscilla, who is also being described as an agent of S.W.O.R.D.
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Should this rumor be proven, this marks the latest project in which Woodard and Samuel L. Jackson would be playing each other’s relatives. The first one was the 2000 thriller film Unbreakable, in which she portrayed Mrs. Price — the mother of Jackson’s Elijah Price. Woodard once again reprised the role in the 2019 crossover sequel Glass.
Disney+’s Secret Invasion is set as a crossover comic event series showcasing a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years. It will be led by MCU mainstay Samuel L. Jackson as he reprises his role as Nick Fury for the twelfth time in live-action since first portraying the character in 2008’s Iron Man. He will be teaming up with Captain Marvel‘s Ben Mendelsohn, who is returning as Talos — the pseudo-leader of the Skrulls.
Joining them are MCU newcomers Kingsley Ben-Adir (One Night in Miami) as the series’ main villain, Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Crown), Emmy nominee Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Killian Scott (Dublin Murders), Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore), and Carmen Ejogo (Fantastic Beasts), along with MCU vet Cobie Smulders as she reprises her role as Maria Hill.
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Based on Brian Michael Bendis, Leinil Francis Yu, Mark Morales, and Laura Martin’s comic book series, Secret Invasion is executive produced by Kyle Bradstreet (Mr. Robot), with Let Him Go director Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim (The Looming Tower) set as directors.
