Halle Berry is 46 years old, engaged, pregnant with child number two and set to play a superhero. Reprising her role as Storm, Berry will join former cast mates Hugh Jackman, Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart among others for "X-Men: Days of Future Past". The seventh installment of the "X-Men" film series will join past and present character from the franchise as the X-men must travel through time to change an event that has a detrimental impact on both mankind and mutants.
Also slated to star in the movie are Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy who played younger versions of Mystique, Magneto and Dr. Charles Xavier in "X-Men: First Class". With filming beginning this week in Canada, one has to wonder if Halle can play her role as she is with child.
"She'll be different than we originally planned her to be but I still think she'll be an integral part of this new X-Men movie," Berry reveals in an interview. "Storm probably won't be as bada** as she was going to be because we won't be able to do any fighting or flying or things like that." Perhaps fighting is unnecessary as Berry's character Storm has the mutant power of manipulating weather and ecosystems. With such a power, there would be no need for hand-to-hand combat as she can alter her surroundings to her advantage.
Director Bryan Singer does not seem to be phased by her limitations tweeting his happiness over her participation. He even jokes, "Hopefully she can improve the weather in Montreal." Needless to say, they will probably work the camera around her baby bump.
"X-Men: Days of Future Past" is expected to hit theaters July 18, 2014.