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Lets Recast the X-Men for the MCU
- Thread starter Anth0ny
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I refuse to believe that a 5'3 Wolverine wouldn't look ridiculous in real life.
Since there are 2 X-Men movies still coming out next year under the Fox banner I wouldn't expect a new X-Men movie after those for about 4 years after that.
So the cast of the X-Men would be guys and girls in their teens/early 20ies now. For all of these I would cast yet unknown actors. Except probably Xavier, Magneto and Logan, who they should go actors in their mid to late thirties to have them available for a few years.
So the cast of the X-Men would be guys and girls in their teens/early 20ies now. For all of these I would cast yet unknown actors. Except probably Xavier, Magneto and Logan, who they should go actors in their mid to late thirties to have them available for a few years.
He's already playing Cyclops.I'm going a different direction:
Lance Reddick as Professor X
It IS funny cause I think a lot of those would've worked back then (some, of course, are just goofy), I would've cast 90s Angela Bassett as Storm, 90s Kelly Hu as Psylocke, and Julius Carry as Bishop.Still the GOAT, haha. From the January 1995 issue of Wizard Magazine (I still have mine somewhere).
Prof X - Patrick Stewart
Colossus - Dolph Lundgren
Bishop - Michael Dorn
Cyclops - Michael Biehn
Gambit - Jean Claude Van Damme
Storm - Iman
Pyslocke - Tia Carrere
Jean Grey - Nicole Kidman
Wolverine - Danzig
Cable - Clint Eastwood
Magneto - Rutger Hauer
Sabretooth - Clancy Brown
Juggernaunt - Vader
Emma Frost - Rebecca De Mornay
Older and expensive. Disney would cast young relatively unknowns they can sign for multiple films for cheap.
I could see 90s Michael Biehn as Cyclops, but not so much now. The others are equal parts ridiculous or pretty spot on (and one came true).
Terry O'Quinn already has experience playing from a wheelchair, so I'd say that's an inspired casting idea.
Ugh, no. Can we finally get a dark skinned Storm for once?
I'd go with mostly unknowns for a lot of these roles, especially the X-Men team. Any big names will detract from the other members, which is not what you want. The only name I'd get would be Tom Hardy for Wolverine, but I wouldn't have Wolvie in a film until the sequel. Let it get some rest time.
The biggest downside, IMO, that we're losing with this merger is James McAvoy as Professor X. That man was spot on. Other than him I'd get Mark Strong.
I have a feeling for X-Men and the F4, Marvel is gonna go with some lower-tier names or some complete unknowns. The movie will be a hit no matter what, they'll search under every rock for the right person.
The biggest downside, IMO, that we're losing with this merger is James McAvoy as Professor X. That man was spot on. Other than him I'd get Mark Strong.
I have a feeling for X-Men and the F4, Marvel is gonna go with some lower-tier names or some complete unknowns. The movie will be a hit no matter what, they'll search under every rock for the right person.
I agree with this, but one or two big names for senior roles makes sense. They've always had prof x and magneto as older than rest of the cast.
You should be thinking of other actors. I don't see Disney casting that old and expensive for their new marvel movies.
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Still the GOAT, haha. From the January 1995 issue of Wizard Magazine (I still have mine somewhere).
Prof X - Patrick Stewart
PFFFFT god this fucking cringe fancasting this would never happen thank god the fans don't do the real casting, the real choice they make will be much superior
Agreed. Tom Hardy would be good as Wolverine, and I have a hard time really seeing anyone else in the role(at least an A lister).
I also see them race swapping a couple of these characters. I know people will hate that, but I'm all for it unless it really damages their character history(like Magneto being in the camps, etc).
Y'know, I can see him being an even better Professor Xavier. His voice and demeanor remind me of the of the 90s cartoon iteration. And he can certainly fit the look.
Lance Reddick as Prof. X is LAW.
You are free to debate the other castings.
Also no more frail old guys for Magneto. Magneto is big and imposing, and happens to have white hair. The ship has sailed on having a present-day X-Men where Magneto was in a WW2 concentration camp anyway. If we were rewinding back to the year the first X-Men film was made I would say Rutger Hauer. Nowadays? Idk.
You are free to debate the other castings.
Also no more frail old guys for Magneto. Magneto is big and imposing, and happens to have white hair. The ship has sailed on having a present-day X-Men where Magneto was in a WW2 concentration camp anyway. If we were rewinding back to the year the first X-Men film was made I would say Rutger Hauer. Nowadays? Idk.
That could still be possible if Marvel relates Magneto's long life to his mutant powers.
They'd have to play it up like he hasn't been seen for decades, and suddenly makes a big splash and it's questioned whether or not its really him. If they just throw it in there like "Oh btw I'm old but not as old as I should be because fucking magnets amirite?" then it's just confusing and disengaging.
Frankly I don't think we need something as heavy-handed as an actual reference to the Holocaust to make Magneto's character work and make the themes work. It's just baggage that requires more and more complications like above.
It doesn't have to be really heavy handed, just say he has a long life. For example many mutants in the Comics have long lives like Logan and Mystique.
Something in between Ultimates and 616. That's how I see him playing the character. My most recent exposure to Reed has been Hickman's run up until Infinity.
I'm going a different direction:
Lance Reddick as Professor X
Yoooo this is an amazing pick. Now I'm gonna be so disappointed when it's not him.
6 pages and noone has named Idris Elba for any role, era be slippin
My humble suggestion for Cyclops who has been criminally discarded in X men movies so far would be Dan Stevens. Can't really decide on the big three and I doubt Marvel Studios would do better than Jackman, McAvoy & Fassbender
My humble suggestion for Cyclops who has been criminally discarded in X men movies so far would be Dan Stevens. Can't really decide on the big three and I doubt Marvel Studios would do better than Jackman, McAvoy & Fassbender
Idris would be good for Bishop but he's already in the mcu as another character.
I know he's the punisher already but Jon Bernthal would be a great choice for Wolverine.
Honestly can't think of anyone better. This needs to happen.