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.
Cyclops
Jean Grey
Wolverine
Storm
Nightcrawler
Colossus
Kitty Pryde
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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).
Yep, Giant Size with cameo of the originals 5 that could lead to a limited series down the line on D+.Cyclops
Jean Grey
Wolverine
Storm
Nightcrawler
Colossus
Kitty Pryde