Black Widow movie still up in the air, 'Doctor Strange' star Tilda Swinton wants her own Marvel prequel

Actress Tilda Swinton, who played Ancient One in Doctor Strange, says she would love to reprise her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a prequel to the movie.

Swilton, 55, says she has been pestering Kevin Feige to make a prequel, reported Aceshowbiz. "I'm pretty confidently dropping hints in Kevin Feige's ear about a prequel, I'm constantly harassing him about that. I don't know if it'll get anywhere," she said in an interview.

The Ancient One was originally a male character in the comic books. Swinton's casting was met with controversy, but it's not because of the gender-bending role. Instead, Marvel was accused of whitewashing the character, who is of Asian descent in the comic books.

In response, Swinton said, "The Ancient One in this film was never written as the bearded old Tibetan man portrayed in the comics."

It's unclear if Swinton will be brought back for another Marvel movie after her debut in Doctor Stranger, but both the main actor Benedict Cumberbatch and co-star Benedict Wong have confirmed they will return in Avengers: Infinity War. 

Scarlett Johansson, who plays Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has been waiting for a standalone movie for the superhero since the first Avengers movie came out. 

Recently in an interview with Variety, Johansson said that she wanted the film to happen under the right circumstances. She also said that she and Marvel were still invested in the character, who has a rich origin story. But Johansson also stressed that the movie needs to happen soon. "If I did it, I’d have to do it while I still actually wanted to wear a skin-tight catsuit. I don’t know how much longer that’s going to be."