Let's cast the MCU X-Men!!!!

[CherryWoodFuton]

With the Disney/Fox merger now complete it's pretty much a guarantee that X Men is the next big team superhero movie for Marvel Studios after Avengers. While I am not good at imagining casting actors for particular roles (especially with a comic book franchise that has already had stellar actors such as Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and obviously Hugh Jackman) any of you armchair casting directors can imagine the actors that will replace the old Fox X men and usher in the X men in the MCU?

I have a couple of ideas

-Professor X=Colin Firth
-Magneto=Christoph Waltz
-Cyclops=Gonna be bold and cast an African American maybe John David Washington
-Wolverine=the hardest to cast since Hugh Jackman's Wolverine is so iconic

 

[NSA]

I'd go younger for all of them so they have time to grow over the 10+ years they'd be making movies.

 

[UltraMagnanimous]

I keep on hearing Wolverine needs to be short so... Danny Devito?

 

[Platy]

Wolverine is the EASIEST to cast.
Just find someone small and hairy as fuck. Hugh Jackman is iconic but he looks NOTHING like the wolverine from the comics

 

[Okabe]

Quicksilver

 

[CherryWoodFuton]

I'd go younger for all of them so they have time to grow over the 10+ years they'd be making movies.

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Just bring over the cast of Stranger Things to X Men

Millie Bobby Brown as Jean Grey
The actor that plays Steve as Wolverine

 

[Lord Vatek]

The majority of them should be young, relatively unknown actors.

Wolverine, Charles, and Magneto being the most obvious exceptions.

 

[Halbrand]

Lance Reddick: Professor X.

 

[Tribal24]

majority young unknown, i want Yara Shahidi as Storm. Prof X should be a big actor

 

[Stooge]

Unknowns all around.

 

[MMarston]

Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse

 

[Vic_Viper]

Scott Eastwood as Wolverine

 

[Jason Frost]

Danny DeVito as Magneto

 

[RestEerie]

Angelina Jolie - Emma Frost
Jim Carrey - Onslaught

 

[Seesaw15]

Wolverine should be Antony Starr aka Lucas Hood from Banshee.
Though he probably would have fit better in with Marvel Netflix I'd don't know if he'd gel in the MCU.

 

[Revali]

If Magneto gets a recast the new actor has a huge set of shoes to fill. Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender are two of the best in the business and portrayed Magneto brilliantly.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Wolverine: Nic Cage with a bad beard and screaming angry
Professor X: Nic Cage with a bald head and talking very calm
Gambit: Nic Cage with a bad Cajun accent
Cyclops: Nic Cage with cool glasses telling people bad seeing puns
Storm: Nic Cage with a long white wig and skin tight outfit

And so on

 

[Dabanton]

I would hope they keep them late teens would be a nice contrast against the Avengers

 

[Mington]

Definitely younger. I think the Xmen should be emerging instead of established

 

[Deleted member 420]

Definitely younger. I think the Xmen should be emerging instead of established

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I would love a movie about Wolverine's origins before we get the full X-Men gang together

 

[Mington]

I would love a movie about Wolverine's origins before we get the full X-Men gang together

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Would be awesome.

Sam Clafin for rather Wolverine or Professor X

 

[Mington]

Hailee Stanfield for Rogue

 

[Hark]

Definitely need to be newcomers. Really nail the feeling of 'this is new and unknown'.
Also I'd imagine the X-Men will most likely star in 'X-Men' movies rather than solo films, so a large cast of newcomers with only 1-2 big names will work just fine.

 

[Anth0ny]

I think Xavier, Magneto, Doom and Reed Richards need strong casting. Get me some legends for them.

I like Jeremy Irons for Magneto because he has the voice for it. Liam Neeson for Xavier. They'll probably want to go younger, though sooooooooooooo idk

The rest can be unknowns.

 

[Doc Laserstein]

Emma Stone as Jubilee.

 

[Stouffers]

Wolverine - Ryan Reynolds

 

[Tribal24]

Hailee Stanfield for Rogue

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love this casting here would work

 

[J_Viper]

I would love a movie about Wolverine's origins before we get the full X-Men gang together

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Yeah I'd be down for that. Maybe they could get Gambit and Will.i.am in it too, that'd be rad.

 

[Tribal24]

I would love a movie about Wolverine's origins before we get the full X-Men gang together

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no more wolverine until x-men 2, i need the team to actually do something in their own movie here.

 

[Manu]

I wish they'd cast a young Asian actress for Jubilee and centered the story around her, like the 90s cartoon.

 

[Ichthyosaurus]

Henry Cavill for Wolverine

Man of Steel showed he can get in the physical shape for it, while Mission: Impossible proved he's great at the personality side.

 

[CommodoreKong]

I'm sure the vast majority will be relatively unknown or less known actors and actresses so they can lock them into long term multi movie deals for as little money as possible.

 

[mrjohill]

Mark strong for professor x

 

[Ichthyosaurus]

Bring back Anya Taylor-Joy and Lana Condor for Illyana Rasputin and Jubilee.

 

[Lulu]

Young up and comers and me for Cyclops

 

[LewieP]

Rafael Casal as Magneto is as far as I've got.

 

[I KILL PXLS]

The team should be young mostly unknowns. Playing 15-18 or 19. Professor X and Magneto should be known actors.

Mark Strong for Professor X

Viggo Mortensen for Magneto

And even though I think they should hold him for a sequel:

Jensen Ackles for Wolverine

 

[thetrin]

Wolverine casting is going to be tough. I hope they pick someone that's actually bulky and short.

 

[illmatic22]

Ryan Reynolds for Deadpool

 

[Tribal24]

Wolverine casting is going to be tough. I hope they pick someone that's actually bulky and short.

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should be tom hardy

 

[Khanimus]

Xavier

Safe choice: Mark Strong
Dark horse candidate: Lance Reddick


Cast Wolverine as part native.

 

[Strangelove_77]

Would y'all at least go young for all or most of them? It'd be more interesting that way instead of picking a bunch of 50 year old millionaires.

 

[Aftermath]

Asa Butterfield as Cyclops (age 21)

Taron Egerton as Wolverine (age 29) - The guy from Kingsman

 

[Einchy]

Bryan Cranston as Professor X.

 

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Bryan Cranston as Professor X.

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He'll be too busy playing Lex Luthor

in a better universe than this one

 

[Ichthyosaurus]

Would y'all at least go young for all or most of them? It'd be more interesting that way instead of picking a bunch of 50 year old millionaires.

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Marvel's not going to pick a bunch of nobodies for this. Particularly the key roles.

Lance Reddick would be a great Xavier.

 

[Lord Vatek]

Bryan Cranston as Professor X.

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Nah he needs to be Mr. Sinister.

As unlikely as it is, I'd like to see Dafne Keen as Wolverine.

 

[Junior Asparagus]

I'm gonna go with Haley Lu Richardson for Rogue.

 

[Platy]

Scott Eastwood

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Wolverine should be Antony Starr aka Lucas Hood from Banshee.
Though he probably would have fit better in with Marvel Netflix I'd don't know if he'd gel in the MCU.

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Henry Cavill for Wolverine

Man of Steel showed he can get in the power shape for it, while Mission: Impossible proved he's great at the personality side.

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Jensen Ackles for Wolverine

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Today in "lets cast 1,80+ tall actors to play Hugh Jackman" and call it casting the shortest x-men not named puck

 

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Has "Wolverine is supposed to be short" filtered down to gen pop awareness, or is that more of an us nerds thing