Ideal X-Men Roster

[Stringer]

Cyclops
Jean
Storm
Beast
Iceman
Kitty
Bishop, who I think should be the POV character of the first film

 

[psylockolussus]

It depends on the content. X2 had more X-Men and it was much better than X1. If they could juggle 12 X-Men (eXcluding villains/minor roles/humans) and find the right balance, then goooo!

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Gambit without Rogue feels off to me. I can have Rogue without Gambit, but not vice versa. If we’re going full 90s with it, you might as well swap Storm for Rogue, so it’d be the true Blue line-up from Claremont & Lee.

But if that’s the case, I demand a Storm solo or Disney+ spotlight series.

And I’d hate to see Jean omitted, but after two failed Phoenix attempts, I could see other characters getting prioritized.

My thing is, I'd rather have Rogue with Mystique/Destiny and give her time as a villain first. All the while, I would even explore a relationship between Remy and Storm. Remember she was the one that originally enlisted him on the team. Rogue can join the X-Men in the sequel movie.

I'd also cast Rogue and Gambit with black actors.

And look I love Jean Grey too, I really do, but I'd rather her be offscreen for a while. She's off the team after a break up with Cykes and they're both trying to do without each other.

But that's just my little narratives lol.

 

[Jack Reacher]

I'd like to see the 97 lineup as the team. They'd sell a lot of merch and toys, and Marvel needs that after retiring Tony, Steve, Hulk, Thor, Guardians and T'Challa.

Casting, perhaps..

Cyclops



Gambit



Wolverine

 

[Herofan]

I do tend to not like the idea of having too many characters to start out with and yet it is tough to pick just a few.

I would definitely like Original 5 + Storm and yet while I like Beast and Iceman Beast has maybe been featured enough already and Iceman maybe has limited room to grow (though so underused so far), I also like Nightcrawler a lot and think he contributes and can grow a lot yet hard to outdo his role in X2, at least to where he wouldn't need to be in the team from start. I like Kitty and Jubilee but if starting with a young cast in general, as would probably be best, it wouldn't make sense to have them from start.

So probably either O5 and Storm, or Cyclops, Jean, Storm, Angel, Colossus and Iceman.

 

[SirStrangefolk]

I think with this new iteration they could definitely make use of the Cinematic Universe to more gradually introduce some members.
In the comics, Wolverine was intoduced as an opponent for Hulk, Rogue was an enemy to the Avengers and Ms. Marvel, Psylocke was a supporting character for Captain Britain, etc. I definitely think something like that could help over introducing all the characters exclusively within main X-Men movies.

 

[BobJM]

Really think it’d be fun to see Psylocke in a Doctor Who-like Captain Britain or Excalibur series. An interesting mix of mutants & mysticism.

 

[BoredGuy]

Not sure on this still, I feel like:
Definites- Cyclops, Storm, Iceman, Nightcrawler, Kitty
Maybes- Bishop, Psylocke, Rogue, Gambit, Forge, Angel, Jubilee
Eventually- Wolverine, Jean, Emma, Colossus, Beast

and, Longshots who I'd love to see someday- Monet, Armor, Quentin Quire, Cuckoos, Doug(lock), Marrow, Maggot (yea I said it)

 

[BobJM]

It'd kill me not to see Jean though lol.

But even yesterday on YouTube, I was treated to an ad for Marvel Snap (whatever that is?)--they were promoting a Jean Grey add-on/DLC or some such and, of course, the Phoenix Force was front-and-center. So...maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to let the girl rest a little.

 

[Jack Reacher]

Might as well fancast this thing.

Starring

Paul Mescal as Wolverine



Austin Butler as Gambit



Jacob Elordi as Cyclops



Zoey Deutch as Jean Gray



Kiki Layne as Storm



Renee Rapp as Rogue



With

David Oyelowo as The Beast (Mo-Cap)



With

Mark Strong as Professor X



And Daniel Craig as Magneto




Marvel Studios Presents..

 

[Darkprime]

Cyclops
Jean Grey
Wolverine
Storm
Nightcrawler
Colossus
Kitty Pryde

This is the one. Have Wolverine on the team but not be the leader this time.

 

[BobJM]

Rewatching the animated series for the first time, I’m currently up to the Phoenix Saga—season three if I’m not mistaken. As I’ve been watching, the idea of a larger roster suddenly seems so…doable. Maybe Bishop/time travel is a bridge too far for the first film (unless he’s not the central focus), but I think the MCU just needs to dive right in with its mutant characters—

I certainly don’t want them to be copy-and-paste adaptations of the animated series (I don’t like that fan theory for the OG Fox cast either), but it’s not a bad team to start with:

(images are hyperlinked in the actors’ names)

X-MEN
Scott Summers / Cyclops: Connor Swindells, 27
Logan / Wolverine: Paul Mescal, 28
Jean Grey: Maya Hawke, 25
Ororo Munroe / Storm: Kiki Layne, 32
Lucas Bishop: Stephan James, 30
Rogue: Margaret Qualley, 29
Remy LeBeau / Gambit: Austin Butler, 32
Hank McCoy Beast: Jack Quaid, 31
Jubilation Lee / Jubilee: Ella Jay Basco, 17
Professor Charles Xavier: Ewan McGregor, 52

If that’s a lot of characters to start with, use a simpler villain—Sentinels. We don’t need a beat-by-beat remake of Night of the Sentinels but, again, not a bad place to start. Throw in Senator Robert Kelly (or Grayson Creed or Cameron Hodge or Henry Gyrich) & maybe Col. John Wraith (the Ultimate version).

 

[psylockolussus]

I think the easy solution would be get the basics (the ones who are most well known), get someone who wasn't utilized that much in the movies (Jubilee, Psylocke, Bishop, Dazzler, Banshee) who could potentially break out and become popular and save the overused faces to a sequel (the Wolverine, Jean)

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Here's my visual representation of the MCU X-Men I'd cast:

Cyclops/Scott Summers


Wolverine/Logan


Storm/Ororo Munroe


Gambit/Remy LeBeau


Psylocke/Elisabeth Braddock


Jubilee/Jubilation Lee


Beast/Dr. Henry McCoy


Professor X/Charles Xavier



Mr. Feige I'm just sayin...

 

[BobJM]

(images are hyperlinked in the actors’ names)

X-MEN
Scott Summers / Cyclops: Connor Swindells, 27
Logan / Wolverine: Paul Mescal, 28
Jean Grey: Maya Hawke, 25
Ororo Munroe / Storm: Kiki Layne, 32
Lucas Bishop: Stephan James, 30
Rogue: Margaret Qualley, 29
Remy LeBeau / Gambit: Austin Butler, 32
Hank McCoy Beast: Jack Quaid, 31
Jubilation Lee / Jubilee: Ella Jay Basco, 17
Professor Charles Xavier: Ewan McGregor, 52

If that’s a lot of characters to start with, use a simpler villain—Sentinels. We don’t need a beat-by-beat remake of Night of the Sentinels but, again, not a bad place to start. Throw in Senator Robert Kelly (or Grayson Creed or Cameron Hodge or Henry Gyrich) & maybe Col. John Wraith (the Ultimate version).

VILLAINS
Senator Robert Kelly: Cary Elwes, 61
Colonel John Wraith: Mark Strong, 60
Master Mold: Bryce Dallas Howard (voice)

POST CREDIT
Mister Sinister: Javier Bardem, 54

 

[BobJM]

Professor X/Charles Xavier
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Mr. Feige I'm just sayin...

As I rewatch the animated series, my roommate has been rewatching Breaking Bad. I found myself going to bed at the fly episode in Season 3 (the same point of the series I stopped last time!)

In any case, Giancarlo Esposito is a franchise/blockbuster villain. It's just the role he continues to play in Hollywood--Breaking Bad, The Boys, The Mandalorian. He's even Baxter Stockman in TMNT: Mutant Mayhem lol, and there are definitely more. It would be so radical for him to all of the sudden be the face of the benevolent X-Men, unless the plan is to make Xavier more dubious from the onset which, frankly, I'm tired of. There should be growing pains with him and his students, sure, ("Professor Xavier is a JERK!").

 

[Captain Tired]

I think he'd be a good Bolivar Trask

 

[BobJM]

That's not a bad call.

 

[SirStrangefolk]

I do think he'd be a good trask, but I think he should really have a big role where he isn't playing a villain. It seems that's all he ever plays now. Besides the ones already mentioned he has also voiced similar villains in projects like Far Cry 6, Cyberpunk Edgerunners and even was Lex Luthor in the Harley Quinn show.

 

[JHowlett]

Cyclops
Jean Grey
Wolverine
Storm
Nightcrawler
Colossus
Kitty Pryde

Yep, Giant Size with cameo of the originals 5 that could lead to a limited series down the line on D+.