Who is Voyd in 'Incredibles 2'? Sophia Bush has a 'lady crush' on her rad superhero

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LOS ANGELES – Sophia Bush has fallen hard for the turquoise-haired fledgling superhero Voyd, who emerges from the shadows to shine in "Incredibles 2."

It's a complicated love for the longtime "One Tree Hill" star, especially since she voices Voyd in Pixar's animated hit (in theaters now).

But it's a strong feeling.

"I just think she’s very cool. I have a lady crush on her," says Bush, 35, counting the ways of her admiration at the Four Seasons Hotel.

"Often you see women in animation who look like porn stars, not like people. But Voyd's like this gymnast," Bush says. "And I love the side shave and turquoise hair. That's an expression of her total radicalness."

Voyd wasn't always so out there. With superheroes illegal, as depicted in both 2004's "The Incredibles" and "Incredibles 2," she hid her burgeoning powers.

"She had to dim her shine, shrink herself," Bush says.

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As Elastigirl (voiced by Holly Hunter) steps forward in "Incredibles 2" to change the tarnished image of superhero crime-fighters, Voyd eagerly assists. She leads an oddball cast of wannabe supers with quirky powers, such as Reflux, who heaves hot lava, and the owl-like Screech, who ... screeches loudly.

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Voyd's growing powers are undeniable, given her ability to divert and manipulate objects around her by creating voids that allow the objects to appear and disappear.

She starts off small, transporting a coffee cup. But in battle against villains, Voyd goes big with a pivotal role.

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"It’s great to lie on the couch and not have to grab the remote, but Voyd's skills are so much bigger," Bush says. "You really see the scope of her powers here."

Writer/director Brad Bird also pumped up the screen time to allow the bonding of female superheroes. No one is a bigger fan of Elastigirl than Voyd.

"Voyd meeting Elastigirl is that kind of a moment," Bush says, explaining an overeager introduction. "Voyd's like: 'You’re the one who made me feel I'd be OK. And you’re here. And maybe we’ll work together and be friends.' She cannot control herself."

Bush understands those breathless moments. She was moved to literally scream out loud when she opened the email letting her know she had received the voice role in her first Pixar film. The bad news: She was visiting chef friend Alex Thomopoulos' trendy Venice, Calif., cafe Great White at the time.

"Screaming is a terrible thing at a restaurant," Bush says. "People think something is in the food or it's a rat. It was none of that."

Bush is thrilled to have a celebratory new role after leaving NBC's "Chicago PD" last year after four seasons to focus on other projects and following sexual misconduct accusations against "One Tree Hill" creator Mark Schwahn five years after the CW show ended.

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She still believes in "One Tree Hill" while condemning Schwahn's behavior.

"We want that show to be meaningful to people. But we also want people to know there is a reality, two things can be true simultaneously. It can be beautiful and terrible at the same time," Bush says. "There have been pros and cons. I don’t let the cons ruin it."