Fox X-Men actors to play their MCU counterparts?

[Airwings]

I'm confused. Didn't you start your OWN thread saying that cast was amazing? Now, even you're questioning their popularity and that they might only be slightly better than a new cast?

Then what's the point in bringing back middling actors if the movie isn't going to acknowledge the fact that they've previously played these same characters?

1. For me, I think the choice of actors was good, some better than others.
I was taking in the fact that people in general dislike the new cast additions in Apocalypse (yes, especially that film, more so than the FC cast).
And those people have high hopes for getting a great cast for the MCU version.
But when the new actors are cast and the film is out, there's always a chance these people might think it's a real letdown.

2. Your second question was answered already in the first post.

Here it is:
"Dr. Strange could visit the Fox X-Men universe in MoM.
Later it's revealed that MCU-versions of the X-Men (played by the same actors) exists."

In other words, first the actors play their Fox-verse roles (inside Fox-verse).
Then the same actors play the same characters in MCU, but these are different even if, for example, Sheridan still plays Cyclops. It's a different Cyclops, and a different Storm, and a different Nightcrawler etc etc.
Only that the actors playing the X-men are the same.

 

[EnDz0n3]

So Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Kodi Smit-McPhee (among others)--actors only a few fans liked--will be playing 40-50 Year old versions of Cyclops, Storm, Jean, and Nightcrawler? Again, why?

 

[Airwings]

So Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Kodi Smit-McPhee (among others)--actors only a few fans liked--will be playing 40-50 Year old versions of Cyclops, Storm, Jean, and Nightcrawler? Again, why?

Why should they play the characters as 40+?

I already said we don't have to follow the Fox timeline.

 

[EnDz0n3]

Well those characters were in their teens when they debuted in Apocalypse set in the 80's and were supposedly in their 20s in Dark Phoenix in the 90's. Even if you "don't have to follow the Fox timeline" you still acknowledged those films as per your proposal that "Dr Strange visits the Fox X-men Universe" so guess how old those characters will be when they finally debut in the MCU?

I don't know if you were around when those previous movies were being made and when fans finally saw them but one of the main sticking points from those movies was the fact that the filmmakers didn't bother aging their actors, and that they only looked slightly older when they were supposed to age a decade between films.

Or are you proposing that Feige, Raimi and the Powers-That-Be at Marvel forget math and logic because you'd rather settle with mediocre actors because Xavier and Magneto were cast so well. (I'm not even gonna bring up the fact that in this scenario, McAvoy and Fassbender will also be playing characters in their 80s...)

 

[psylockolussus]

I will dread the day when websites report that James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, AleXandra Shipp, Tye Sheridan, etc... are appearing in the Mcu and reprising their reXpective X-Men roles. Dark PhoeniX flopped so hard. Thats 1 reason enough not to bring them back.

 

[Justice4#Rouge]

Big rumours around Evan Peters Quicksilver at the minute... although I personally don’t believe them. But IF and big IF those are true I only see him at the connective tissue between the 2 universes- and no one else.

 

[henzINNIT]

The good Fox X-Men films are among my favourites of the genre, but god no. The original cast have had their time and their big return already. A lot of them are too old for this stuff now. Even so, they'd be better choices than the First Class cast, which is really only McAvoy and Fassbender. No-one else really made an impression (or a positive one anyway), and everybody looked done with it before the films were.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

No!

Clean slate please.

 

[TheVileOne]

No, just no.

 

[Protar]

Nah, we had twenty years with the Fox-men. Some of them were great and iconic but we've seen so much of them that someone else deserves a go. Others were not so good. There's no reason to bring back mediocre portrayals of great characters.

I think it's worth mentioning that so far, the only actors returning to play the same character are Spiderman characters. And that's because Sony wants to link their films to the MCU. It doesn't mean the doors are now open for the X-men (or the that matter the Defenders or other Marvel TV characters) to come back with the old actors.

 

[Lookhowfunnyiam]

I don't think a lot of the cast is worth it to be honest. McAvoy and Hoult are terrific actors but nothing about their portrayal of either makes me feel like it's sacrilege to let others take on the roles. And the rest are even more whatever. The newer Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler and Storm debatably don't even match the OGs, it's not like they're all firing on all cylinders in these roles. They all got two to four movies each, it's not like they were robbed of anything.

And we've gotten ENOUGH of the entire rich X-Men universe being pushed to the side for Mystique being the main character and a hero because Jennifer Lawrence blew up. Like, we could go ten X-Men movies without Mystique even showing up and be FINE.

 

[Airwings]

I hope BobJM will reply soon. He was the one who gave me this idea

It will be nice to get his expanded view on the matter.

Not a rumour or anything. Just an idea that has been tossed around here.

Is there a possibility that some Fox-verse actors could come over to the MCU to play another versions of the same mutants?
Dr. Strange could visit the Fox X-Men universe in MoM.
Later it's revealed that MCU-versions of the X-Men (played by the same actors) exists.
Xavier has keept mutants a secret, with the use of his powers.

There was some talent in the Fox cast. By doing like this, the actors can continue playing the characters but different versions of them.

It's the FC cast (and later adds) that I have in mind

James McAvoy is Professor X
Nicholas Hoult is Beast
Tye Sheridan is Cyclops
Alexandra Shipp is Storm
Kodi Smitt-McPhee is Nightcrawler

Later down the line, Fassbender's Magneto can show up too.

I think it could be awesome if done right

It's totally a waste to not let the amazing cast continue. When recasting the characters for MCU, it will be hard to find the same amount of good actors.

The actors mentioned above, all playing different versions of their mutant roles when portraying MCU-verse's X-Men.
It makes it actually more interesting

If the returning cast wasn't amazing enough, we deserve to get Dafne Keen too

J-Law then?
MCU-verse Mystique would still be alive. I believe Lawrence could find this exciting, to be a part of the successful MCU. She would gladly return
It's not that she's busy with other projects at this point. She's been under the radar for some time and desperately needs another big role. A big thing like this could get her into the spotlight again.

There is a plothole though. How could Xavier hide himself and his student all these years? Why didn't they ever go outside to help when our world was being attacked. They could have showed up atleast for the battle of New York.

Did nobody really know about the mutants?

How come SHIELD never found out about the them?

Heimdall could see *everything* (it's claimed so). He must have known something.

What about The Ancient One and her vast knowledge?

And Ultron, didn't he infiltrate every computer in the world? He must have found some traces of them somewhere. Something that Xavier had forgotten.
I would like to add that it's impossible to mind block a robot with telepathy

 

[LivingBrocholy]

Not a rumour or anything. Just an idea that has been tossed around here.

Is there a possibility that some Fox-verse actors could come over to the MCU to play another versions of the same mutants?
Dr. Strange could visit the Fox X-Men universe in MoM.
Later it's revealed that MCU-versions of the X-Men (played by the same actors) exists.
Xavier has keept mutants a secret, with the use of his powers.

There was some talent in the Fox cast. By doing like this, the actors can continue playing the characters but different versions of them.

It's the FC cast (and later adds) that I have in mind

James McAvoy is Professor X
Nicholas Hoult is Beast
Tye Sheridan is Cyclops
Alexandra Shipp is Storm
Kodi Smitt-McPhee is Nightcrawler

Later down the line, Fassbender's Magneto can show up too.

I think it could be awesome if done right

It's totally a waste to not let the amazing cast continue. When recasting the characters for MCU, it will be hard to find the same amount of good actors.

The actors mentioned above, all playing different versions of their mutant roles when portraying MCU-verse's X-Men.
It makes it actually more interesting

If the returning cast wasn't amazing enough, we deserve to get Dafne Keen too

J-Law then?
MCU-verse Mystique would still be alive. I believe Lawrence could find this exciting, to be a part of the successful MCU. She would gladly return
It's not that she's busy with other projects at this point. She's been under the radar for some time and desperately needs another big role. A big thing like this could get her into the spotlight again.

There is a plothole though. How could Xavier hide himself and his student all these years? Why didn't they ever go outside to help when our world was being attacked. They could have showed up atleast for the battle of New York.

Did nobody really know about the mutants?

How come SHIELD never found out about the them?

Heimdall could see *everything* (it's claimed so). He must have known something.

What about The Ancient One and her vast knowledge?

And Ultron, didn't he infiltrate every computer in the world? He must have found some traces of them somewhere. Something that Xavier had forgotten.
I would like to add that it's impossible to mind block a robot with telepathy

They should recast. If they don´t these characters might be introduced through the multiverse. Something I doubt. I can´t believe the leak of Wanda merging the MCU with the Foxverse. That has been a theory that has been around before Spiderverse but I don´t thing they will be MCU main variants. They can participate in Secret Wars though.

 

[psylockolussus]

I think some would return for Secret Wars.

This is after all the Multiverse Saga. I don't see them stopping with Patrick Stewart. So I wouldn't be surprised if we see Hugh, Michael, Halle, Famke and even James Marsden in their X-Men roles.

 

[Mr. Peanut]

I could see a few of them playing random variants from some random new universe, like they did with Xavier. They definitely won't be playing the main MCU versions though, and I'm not sure why anyone would even want that.