Pop star Sabrina Carpenter is reportedly inching closer to joining the MCU. The role she’s being eyed for is one that Swifties were hoping to see. According to fresh chatter online, she has already met with Marvel Studios about stepping into the sparkly shoes of Dazzler (via Comic Book Movie).
Sabrina Carpenter is also being eyed for a HUGE Marvel role. Who would you like to see her play in the MCU? pic.twitter.com/eE7JoS2U0V
Yes! She is the same musically gifted mutant many fans once imagined Taylor Swift playing. The timing lines up with Marvel’s slow but steady assembling of its long-awaited X-Men reboot, and Carpenter’s rising stardom makes the rumor feel a little too on-brand to ignore.
Who Exactly Is Dazzler in Marvel?
Dazzler is known to her friends and fans as Alison Blaire. She has always been one of Marvel’s most entertaining curveballs. Her power lets her turn sound into light—anything from bright bursts to full-blown laser beams if things get loud enough. But Alison has never been the kind who wants to blast villains just for the thrill of it.
She loves the stage more than the battlefield. For years, she even kept the X-Men at arm’s length so she could protect her personal life and keep her career on track.
Her origin story is a wild one. Instead of being dreamed up spontaneously, Alison was built as part of a failed collaboration between Casablanca Records and Marvel. The idea was to create a multimedia superstar. They wanted someone who’d exist on the page and also release real songs under the same name. Before she became the dazzling hero fans know today, she went through a lot of earlier concepts.
She was almost named Evelyn Free. Her stage persona bounced between Disco Queen and Disco Dazzler, and her powers started off completely different. At one point, she was even meant to compel people to confess truths instead of firing off rainbow beams. She stepped into the spotlight through crossovers. Her most famous appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #130.
Is Dazzler Set to Show Up in Marvel’s Next X-Men Film?
Marvel Studios hasn’t locked in its official cast yet. But the new X-Men movie is slowly gaining shape. Kevin Feige has mentioned that the reboot will have classic icons. So, a character like Dazzler fits perfectly into that promise.
Early reports have tossed around big names for big characters. Harris Dickinson for Cyclops, Margaret Qualley for Rogue, and Julia Butters for Kitty Pryde, among others, are reportedly being considered. Now, Sabrina Carpenter reportedly joins that rumor mill. Her pop-star fame goes suspiciously well with Alison Blaire’s whole deal.
Sabrina Carpenter is reportedly being eyed to play Dazzler in the MCU.
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Marvel’s X-Men revival doesn’t have a release date yet. But Feige is said to have a long game mapped out. Until then, fans can only speculate, squint at scooper updates, and imagine what a Carpenter-powered Dazzler could look like on screen.
But if you had to choose between the two icons, who would you pick for the role? Swift or Carpenter? Let us know in the comments.
