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Xochitl Gomez has described her big Marvel break as "a gift and a curse," after struggling to find further acting work since appearing in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Gomez got her acting break on Disney series Raven's Home and Netflix show The Baby-Sitters Club, before being cast in 2022's Doctor Strange sequel as America Chavez. Since then, however, her acting output has been limited, though she did take part (and win) the 2023 season of Dancing with the Stars.
Speaking to Bustle, Gomez said her MCU role as the multiverse-punching teenager had dissuaded filmmakers from casting her in other projects — and that despite seeking other work, she had suffered from the assumption that she'd now become too expensive to hire or, alternatively, that she would be unavailable due to her potentially being busy filming further Marvel appearances.
"After [Doctor Strange], I had a hard time getting roles," Gomez told . "They were like, 'She's too expensive. What if she's in this and that, her schedule?' And I'm like, 'Guys...'
"It was a gift and a curse," she continued, "because I was like, 'Wait, I want to do the cool indie movies. Give me a chance, guys.'"
It's something of an odd situation as, in reality, Gomez has not returned as America Chavez in any subsequent Marvel project, despite her portrayal of the character being generally well received.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ends with Chavez heading off to train alongside other sorcerers at Kamar-Taj, seemingly setting up her up as an even more powerful superhero when she next pops up. Four years later, however, and there's been no mention of her ever turning up again. For a while, rumors persisted that Marvel was considering a magical school series entitled Strange Academy that may have continued the Kamar-Taj storyline, but nothing is yet to materialize.
There's been no confirmation of Chavez turning up in Avengers: Doomsday or the subesequent Avengers: Secret Wars, either, despite her multiversal powers seemingly being a good fit for a pair of movies that are set to wrap up the MCU's Multiverse Saga. But perhaps her return is being kept as a surprise?
"Well, they own the rights to my image, so it's possible," Gomez concluded, when asked if she would appear in Doomsday next month.
Image credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
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