Sequels Recasting the X-Men for the MCU

[Marvel united]

Preach that's why I still love
Scott Eastwood as Cyclops
Lily Collins as Jean Grey
Kylie Bunbury as Storm
And Dustin Clare as Wolverine

Uh, the difference between the X-Men and the Avengers is that the latter did not start off as teenagers like the original five X-Men did. They were always adults whereas youth has always been a much bigger emphasis in the X-Men franchise much like Spider-Man who started in the MCU as a 15 year old High-school freshman. Age is going to be a factor when Marvel casts their X-Men actors because of this. The F4 will likely get actors closer to the current MCU lineup while I could easily see the X-Men being closer to Spider-Man in age i.e College students

 

[SumT]

Here's some of my thoughts. Assuming an X-men movie is a few year away. EDIT: I don't know why the images aren't showing up. I haven't really done this a lot before. So I'll add the links.

Cyclops ~ Dacre Montgomery

https://goo.gl/images/RLLNv3

Jean Frey ~ Lucy Boynton

https://goo.gl/images/6DHRjc

Beast ~ Will Poulter

https://goo.gl/images/3Ptbtb

Gambit ~ Harry Styles

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Rouge ~ Hailee Steinfeld

https://goo.gl/images/uyR337

Wolverine ~ Kit Harrington

https://goo.gl/images/cLv2fz

mm, this looks more like a Riverdale type show than an A-list X-Men movie.
Im sure Marvel can do much better in terms of casting. Harry Styles as Gambit?? I like him, but please.... lol. he looks nothing like Gambit.
and Kit is sooooo bland for a character like Wolverine. Everyone wants someone wilder, closer to the comics and all, and Kit clearly isnt that man.

 

[CyclopsSummers]

If we get X-Men in Avengers 5, I am hoping to God they are all in their late 20s and up because we need a mature X-Men team movie!!! Fox never gave us one with a mature Cyclops, Beast, Rogue, Storm, Gambit, Wolverine, Psylocke, Angel, Colossus, Jean, etc.

Sure we want mature X-men to debut in MCU, early 30..
My idea is to bring x-men back after some inactives years: when they was young they fought Magneto and several villains (Stark not built Mark I yet, mutants are unknown)

But how old is Wanda. Maximoff twins are so young in MCU
In comics they are older than Cyclops, Jean and cie

 

[Reh]

mm, this looks more like a Riverdale type show than an A-list X-Men movie.
Im sure Marvel can do much better in terms of casting. Harry Styles as Gambit?? I like him, but please.... lol. he looks nothing like Gambit.
and Kit is sooooo bland for a character like Wolverine. Everyone wants someone wilder, closer to the comics and all, and Kit clearly isnt that man.

I've never seen Riverdale so I can't comment on that specifically. And you may be right about Harrington.

However, I do stand by the acting abilities of the other choices on the list. They may be young (which I only did because X-men starts young in the comics), but they are good actors. Montgomery stood out in both Stranger Things and Power Rangers (he was actually quite good in that movie which I didn't like that much overall). Boynton was fantastic in Sing Street. Poulter was fantastic in Detroit. Styles great in Dunkirk (and I think he could pull off the look) and Steinfeld in True Grit and The Edge of Seventeen.

Of course, I did this just for fun. I'm under no allusions that Marvel will choose anyone I think of. I'm just excited for the movie!

 

[Marvel united]

Sure we want mature X-men to debut in MCU, early 30..
My idea is to bring x-men back after some inactives years: when they was young they fought Magneto and several villains (Stark not built Mark I yet, mutants are unknown)

But how old is Wanda. Maximoff twins are so young in MCU
In comics they are older than Cyclops, Jean and cie

Wanda and Pietro were probably in their early 20s. I think we can gauge it based on Hawkeye saying she should go back to school and the ages of the twins when the movie was filmed (24 and 25)

 

[x-er]

The Maximoff twins may be mutants, but they were mostly silent henchmen when they debuted and only Scarlet Witch stuck around and became a supporting cast member. To make a solid X-Men team film, they'll want some seasoned actors to portray roles like Storm, Cyclops, Magneto, Beast, Wolverine-- I mean, let's face it, most of the core X-Men members deserve a good actor behind them especially to lead their own films-- which is why I'm not sure I like a "tween" cast idea, least of all Disney channel-type cast.

Take Brie Larson who is known to be very talented and is going to take on her own Marvel film as Captain Marvel and the very first Marvel Superheroine film. She's got quite a bit of history already.

 

[x-er]

I am not opposed to younger actors at all and I think they really pulled it off with Spiderman. Scarlet Witch is another one whose role and powers have grown a lot over three films which is very exciting and I hope it continues to be this way, but I think it's harder to pick actors who will know how to handle their roles in their early 20s as opposed to their early 30s.

Then there's Jennifer Lawrence's case, who completely spits down on the Mystique role now that she's famous and practically left us with a Katniss Everdeen version of Mystique instead of going the extra mile to pull off a supervillain. X-Men fans have been complaining about this for a few years now which is why I personally want them to start with a little more of a seasoned cast who will not let Marvel down. Take Alan Cumming (X2), Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, and Dave Bautista as slightly more experienced actors, for example. They really bring their characters to life off the comic book page despite the long hours of make up.

 

[Jh7058622]

Uh, the difference between the X-Men and the Avengers is that the latter did not start off as teenagers like the original five X-Men did. They were always adults whereas youth has always been a much bigger emphasis in the X-Men franchise much like Spider-Man who started in the MCU as a 15 year old High-school freshman. Age is going to be a factor when Marvel casts their X-Men actors because of this. The F4 will likely get actors closer to the current MCU lineup while I could easily see the X-Men being closer to Spider-Man in age i.e College students

No. No one wants to see an Avengers v. X-MEN movie where Cap is calling Cyclops "kid" like he was Spider-Man in CW. I thought the reason everyone wanted to get X-Men in the MCU was to give characters like Scott and Storm their due. It makes no sense for them to be this beta team of misfits vs what they've been for the majority of their publication history a tactical quasi military group just as seasoned as the Avengers.

Also this obsession with the younger years is strange as it is by far the worst written and poorly responded to era of the X-Men anyway. It Wasn't until "Giant Sized" when they aged up Cyclops and the rest of the team did they truly start getting popular.

You bring up Spider-Man but it was literally the only franchise where they started him out young. Every new franchise has had people in their mid twenties at least and a majority in their mid to late thirties or forties (Ant-Man and GOTG).

I mean Zoey Saldana and Chris pratt are pushing forty and Paul Rudd is almost fifty years old...

 

[Marvel united]

No. No one wants to see an Avengers v. X-MEN movie where Cap is calling Cyclops "kid" like he was Spider-Man in CW.

Cap may not be around by the time Avengers vs. X-Mwn comes out if it's built up properly. An AvX movie wouldn't/shouldn't happen until the X-Men have had proper buildup so they won't be kids when it happens.

I thought the reason everyone wanted to get X-Men in the MCU was to give characters like Scott and Storm their due. It makes no sense for them to be this beta team of misfits vs what they've been for the majority of their publication history a tactical quasi military group just as seasoned as the Avengers.

And you can still have that with character development. The fact of the matter is, the X-Men didn't start off as a seasoned, experienced group. It makes perfect sense for the MCU to show their gradual development into the most iconic version of the characters with proper character investment and growth.

Also this obsession with the younger years is strange as it is by far the worst written and poorly responded to era of the X-Men anyway. It Wasn't until "Giant Sized" when they aged up Cyclops and the rest of the team did they truly start getting popular.

In Giant-Sized, the X-Men were all in their early 20s. They were nowhere near 30, they were all still young. So I'm not sure where "I want 30 year old X-Men like Giant Sized" is coming from. Jean was 24 years old when she died.

You bring up Spider-Man but it was literally the only franchise where they started him out young. Every new franchise has had people in their mid twenties at least and a majority in their mid to late thirties or forties (Ant-Man and GOTG).

Because Spider-Man was the ONLY MCU hero to start off as a teenager in the comics. It would have made zero sense to start anyone else off as a High-School kid because every other hero was already a 30+ year old adult from the get go in the source material. The X-Men are much more comparable to Spider-Man in the sense that their teenage years were a major part of their publication history, that's where the iconic "Children of the Atom" nickname came from among many others. That's where several of the iconic X Villains came from etc. Basically it boils down to this: Spider-Man in the comics started off as a 15 year old High-school kid- Spider-Man in the MCU started off the same way, as a 15 yo High-School kid. You're forgetting the fact that Spider-Man's College years are also much more impactful than his HS years just like X-Men. That's where most of the recognizable supporting characters came from, that's where iconic villains came from yet Marvel still brought him back to the beginning.

Tony Stark started in a cave just like the comics, Strange started as a Neurosurgeon just like the comics, Scott Lang started off as a petty thief just like the comics, the Guardians came together in their first movie etc These characters all started from the beginning of their journey.. Why would the X-Men skip 15 years of history and character development to them as late 20s, early 30 yo when this does not even fit the storytelling model for the MCU?

I mean Zoey Saldana and Chris pratt are pushing forty and Paul Rudd is almost fifty years old...

And neither were seasoned and experienced in their FIRST film. They both started out the same way they did in the comics.

 

[Jordacar]

One of the simplest things MCU X-Men can do to distinguish themselves is to develop the hell out of Scott, Jean, and Ororo. They were present from the beginning of the Fox films, but somehow I feel like we never really got to know them. Jean was waiting around to become Phoenix and pining after Wolverine, Cyclops was the boyfriend, and Storm was just sort of...there.

 

[MasterCat]

There's no reason to skip the first 20 years that the X-Men had their powers, or even the first dozen (making them 27), unless you're writing around Xavier being the new main villain of the MCU. Because that's what "Yeah, I've been secretly violating the minds of everyone who saw my secret army or our superpowered enemies since before Iron Man debuted" implies.

 

[Silvermoth]

Hey which iceman should we see? Fluffy snow iceman or sleet icecube iceman?

So like Kirby versus more of a cockrum type iceman?

 

[x-er]

it's an iceman not a snowman, silly

 

[x-er]

Marvel/Disney apparently like pushing their effects and technology a bit, what with Disney's expensive deaging technology used on some older characters in recent films. The glinting ice would look way cooler imo

 

[MasterCat]

The original X-Men were some of Kirby's weakest designs. The later Iceman and Beast would definitely look better than his.

 

[x-er]

I really like what they did with Scarlet Witch's design in the MCU.

it's a great adatptation for all characters, really, and definitely not cosplay:

 

[Silvermoth]

Same, Wanda was amazing

it's an iceman not a snowman, silly

Ha I agree but there seems to be a lot of traditionalists here so I thought more people might want to see that at least as an Easter egg.

And I kind of like chunky stay puft marshmallow man iceman lol

 

[SummersX3]

I'm not the biggest fan of racebending characters for the sake of it, so this fancast is going to be about as comic accurate as possible. I'm fancasting them as being in their mid to late twenties, though I have some ideas for younger versions.

Cyclops/Scott Summers: Armie Hammer
Phoenix/Jean Grey: Emma Stone
Angel/Warren Worthington III: Wyatt Nash
Beast/Hank McCoy: Tyler Hoechlin
Iceman/Bobby Drake: Dylan O'Brien

 

[WeaponXCII]

Same, Wanda was amazing



Ha I agree but there seems to be a lot of traditionalists here so I thought more people might want to see that at least as an Easter egg.

And I kind of like chunky stay puft marshmallow man iceman lol

Since they don't like repeating things from previous continuities (e.g., Spider-Man), I wonder if Marvel Studios might go this route to differentiate their films from the Foxverse.

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

Scott - Armie Hammer (31)

Jean - Lily James (29)

Storm - Sonequa Martin-Green (33)

Ice Man - Dave Franco (33)

Beast - David Oyelewo (42)

Angel - Sam Claflin (32)

Rogue - Shailene Woodley (26)

Gambit - Bill Skarsgard (27)

Kitty - Hailee steinfeld (21)

Wolverine - Alden Ehrenreich (28)

 

[CyclopsSummers]

Wanda and Pietro were probably in their early 20s. I think we can gauge it based on Hawkeye saying she should go back to school and the ages of the twins when the movie was filmed (24 and 25)

So X-men MCU must be older than twins in contrary to comics. 30 or more than 30 would be good for Cyclops'generation.
Never mind if Wanda/pietro are too young in MCU

Cap may not be around by the time Avengers vs. X-Mwn comes out if it's built up properly. An AvX movie wouldn't/shouldn't happen until the X-Men have had proper buildup so they won't be kids when it happens.

And you can still have that with character development. The fact of the matter is, the X-Men didn't start off as a seasoned, experienced group. It makes perfect sense for the MCU to show their gradual development into the most iconic version of the characters with proper character investment and growth.

In Giant-Sized, the X-Men were all in their early 20s. They were nowhere near 30, they were all still young. So I'm not sure where "I want 30 year old X-Men like Giant Sized" is coming from. Jean was 24 years old when she died.

Because Spider-Man was the ONLY MCU hero to start off as a teenager in the comics. It would have made zero sense to start anyone else off as a High-School kid because every other hero was already a 30+ year old adult from the get go in the source material. The X-Men are much more comparable to Spider-Man in the sense that their teenage years were a major part of their publication history, that's where the iconic "Children of the Atom" nickname came from among many others. That's where several of the iconic X Villains came from etc. Basically it boils down to this: Spider-Man in the comics started off as a 15 year old High-school kid- Spider-Man in the MCU started off the same way, as a 15 yo High-School kid. You're forgetting the fact that Spider-Man's College years are also much more impactful than his HS years just like X-Men. That's where most of the recognizable supporting characters came from, that's where iconic villains came from yet Marvel still brought him back to the beginning.

X-men also started their appearances as teens in comics. But in 616 Peter Parker is much younger than X-men, F4, Avengers...


-Well in Giant-Sized, the X-Men were all more than 20yo when Wolverine, Storm ... were recruited
-Jean was between 20 and 30 during DP saga
-Post apocalypse-the twelve, they must be early 30
-Now, all-new all-different they must be more than 40

 

[Tg11]

Charles Xavier/Professor X- Daniel Craig
Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto- Jason Isaacs
Scott Summers/Cyclops- Armie Hammer
Jean Grey- Lily James
Ororo Munroe/Storm- Deborah Ayorinde
Bobby Drake/Iceman- Tyler Posey
Remy LeBeau/Gambit- Richard Madden
Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast- Benjamin Walker
Warren Worthington III/Angel- Dan Stevens
Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat- Hailee Steinfeld
James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine- Kit Harington
Raven Darkholme/Mystique- Emilia Clarke
Victor Creed/Sabretooth- Charlie Hunnam
John Allerdyce/Pyro- Brenton Thwaites


Marie D'Acanto/Rogue- Daisy Ridley

 

[Frankeh]

After 5 episodes of Sharp Objects so far, I'd like Eliza Scanlen as Kitty Pryde. I feel like she might blow up after this. She was already cast in the Little Women remake.

 

[x-er]

Daisy Ridley's more of a Shadowcat but I don't think I like her for X-Men.

I don't like the idea of putting a European actor in Gambit's role either; he's cajun which is Americanl.

If you want foreign actors, Nightcrawler's German, Banshee's Irish and he has a cute redheaded daughter Siryn. Moira McTaggert is Irish. Psylocke is Japanese on the outside, British on the inside. Colossus is Russian. Sunfire (if he ever makes it to the films) is Asian and the roster keeps going, really.

I'm going to go ahead and say the hardest ones to cast will probably be Rogue and Gambit. They not only have to have their own accent, culture and socioeconomic background, traumas, and everything that makes them unique individuals, they also have to have good chemistry. Very good chemistry.

 

[Marvel united]

Why does the actor's real life nationality matter? That's why they're actors. Foreign actors put on American accents all the time and several of the MCU's heroes are from outside of the US doing American accents.

Also Daisy Ridley is too old for Kitty. She was 13 years old when she was introduced and while she doesn't have to be that young, I want her in the 15-16 range. Younger than what Peter Parker will be by 2020s