Echo star Alaqua Cox wants to see Maya Lopez not only remain close to her family in Oklahoma, but also get recruited by Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
“I hope that she doesn’t go back to New York City. I really hope not, personally, because it’s just a horrible place for her to be [with] all those traumatic memories she has growing up, now that she’s able to reconnect and open up more with her blood-related family, and she realized that they never left her side,” Cox said in an interview with Deadline.
“She was gone for so many years. She ignored so many texts and phone calls and letters but the second she got back to Oklahoma, they wanted her right back. They were not resistant at all. It makes her realize ‘Wow, my family has always been there for me.’ I want Maya to reconnect with her family and get rid of New York and what happened in New York and Kingpin, but we’ll see what happens.”
Cox continued by expressing interest in seeing Echo crossing paths with the Avengers. Though the star had previously expressed an interest in seeing Echo meet Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Cox is more anxious to work with the Incredible Hulk himself, Mark Ruffalo, whose advocacy work is something she appreciates.
“Honestly, I wouldn’t mind if Maya joined the Avengers,” Cox continued. “I think it would be so amazing to cross paths with other superheroes. I would love that. I think would be very fun. I think be great to work with Mark Ruffalo, the Hulk. I love him as an actor and a person, because Mark is a huge advocate for Indigenous women. And he’s from Wisconsin, and I’m from Wisconsin. So we have that in common. But Mark is just an amazing advocate for women, and I think it’d be amazing to work with him. I think that we would have a lot of things to talk about. I can just imagine those conversations already.”
What is Echo about?
“Streaming exclusively on Disney, the origin story of Echo revisits Maya Lopez, whose ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown,” the official synopsis reads. “She must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots, and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.”
All episodes of Echo are now streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
