Casting and Recasting The X-Men

Vanyel · Apr 17, 2024

Now that the X-Men are going to be in the MCU, who do you think could play different X-Men? Let'scast or recast the X-Men, all of them. Cast, or recast any X-Men or mutants from the comics.

Dazzler - Beyoncé or Lady Gaga
Magneto - Anson Mount
Cyclops - Zac Efron, even though he is short for the part
Storm - Beyoncé

Let's build up a potential, or Trek BBS fan favorites, cast. Cast any X-Men or mutant that has appeared in the X-Men. Use the same actor for different characters, lets just get some casting done.

Next up is...

Guy Gardener · Apr 17, 2024

Blob - Big Show.
Colossus - Kane (WWE)
Morph - Jeremy Piven.
Havok - Peyton Meyer
Andreas Von Strucker - Lucas Gage.
Cypher - Sean Giabrone.
Vanisher - Jackie Earl Haley.
Toad - Woody Allen.
Professor X - Johnathan Banks.
Arch Angel - Adrien Brody
Moria McTaggart - Toni Collet .
Night Crawler - McCauley Culcan .
The Cuckoo Quintuplets - Miley Cyrus.
Old Shadow Cat Days of Future Past time line - Lena Dunham.
Iceman - Zachery Quinto.

Vanyel · Apr 17, 2024

Guy Gardener said:
Toad - Woody Allen

Guy Gardener said:
Arch Angel - Adrien Brody

Those two made me laugh the most.

Guy Gardener · Apr 17, 2024

Jean Grey - Christina Hendricks.
Mystique - Rose Leslie.
Wolfsbane - Felicia day
Rachel Grey/Marvel Girl/Phoenix - Scarlet Pomers
Madelyn Prior - Jayma Mays
Hope Summers - Sadie Sink.
Amelia Vought - Susan Saradon.
Firestar - Bebe Wood.

Mr. Adventure · Apr 17, 2024

Taylor Swift as Dazzler would be wild if they could manage to strike while that iron is still hot.

Vanyel · Apr 17, 2024

Mr. Adventure said:
Taylor Swift as Dazzler would be wild if they could manage to strike while that iron is still hot.

I think she'll be hot for long while. And that is a good choice.

Guy Gardener · Apr 18, 2024

Dazzler - Jojo Siwa
Maggot - Ahmed Best
Joseph (young Magneto clone)- Kiefer Sutherland.
Magneto - Donald Sutherland.
Chamber - Tom Cruise.
Jubilee - Aubrey Anderson-Emmons
Madrox the Multiple Man - Jim Parsons.
Boom Boom - Jeanette McCurdy.
Wolverine - Danny DeVito.

Moviefan2k4 · Apr 18, 2024

Since I don't follow the activities of younger celebs these days, I'm truly horrendous at this kind of thing. What I will say is that whoever the filmmakers cast, I want them to respect the original characters, and not make their decisions based on arbitrary things like who's the so-called "flavor of the month". Fame and money are very alluring, to be sure...but they can also disappear as quickly as they're gained.

Vanyel · Apr 18, 2024

There are plenty of older X-Men, mutants, enemies, and allies. Destiny, Xavier, Moira, Banshee, to name just four.

the G-man · Apr 18, 2024

Mr. Adventure said:
Taylor Swift as Dazzler would be wild if they could manage to strike while that iron is still hot.

Vanyel said:
I think she'll be hot for long while. And that is a good choice.

There are a lot of rumors she cameos as Dazzler in the new Deadpool movie.

On another note, its time for a Canadian to play Wolverine and my vote goes to Jared "Letterkenny" Keeso

Rowdy Roddy McDowall · Apr 18, 2024

If only it had been Michael Ironside long ago.

Danny DeVito as Puck.

Anwar · Apr 19, 2024

Rowdy Roddy McDowall said:
If only it had been Michael Ironside long ago.

Danny DeVito as Puck.

Honestly, back in the 80s William Petersen and Michael Ironside would have been great as Cyclops and Wolverine

Guy Gardener · Apr 19, 2024

Vanyel said:
There are plenty of older X-Men, mutants, enemies, and allies. Destiny, Xavier, Moira, Banshee, to name just four.

Astonishing X-Men #1 (Joss Whedon) some New Mutant calls Emma Frost a tired old biddy, she responds furiously by saying "I'm 27 you C%%%!" Or at least I remembered her saying that word, but she probably didn't.

Years earlier but after Onslaught, Kitty Pride now in her 30s, returns to the teaching staff to rebuild the school in the wake of all that betrayal...

Katherine Pryde is OLDER than Emma Frost.

When they first met, Kitty was 12 and a half, and Emma was a madame in a super villain brothel.

Cast circa 1995, in their prime, when we loved them.

Matthew Perry - Cyclops
Coutney Cox - X-23
James Michael Tyler - Professor X
Matt LeBlac - Beast.
Lisa Kudro - Emma Frost.
David Shwimmer - Wolverine.
Jennifer Aniston - Siren
Paul Rudd - Ant Man.

Jesus...

Gunther died 3 years ago.

JD · Apr 19, 2024

Moviefan2k4 said:
Since I don't follow the activities of younger celebs these days, I'm truly horrendous at this kind of thing. What I will say is that whoever the filmmakers cast, I want them to respect the original characters, and not make their decisions based on arbitrary things like who's the so-called "flavor of the month". Fame and money are very alluring, to be sure...but they can also disappear as quickly as they're gained.

\\Marvel hasn't done that yet, so I don't see any reason to worry that they would start now.
The only characters I could maybe see them purposefully going for a bit of stunt casting would be characters like Dazzler or Lila Chaney, since they're pop/rock stars, it would make sense that they'd want to cast real pop/rock stars.

Vanyel · Apr 19, 2024

I do think Channing Tatum would be a good Gambit.

Josh Dumal as Cable

Brandan Faser as Blob, he did the whole fat suit for the Whale.

Austin Butler as Longshot.

Set Harth · Apr 19, 2024

Vanyel said:
I do think Channing Tatum would be a good Gambit.

I thought we dodged that bullet.

Nightowl1701 · Apr 19, 2024

Frankly, if I was casting, I’d throw the audition process wide open and make it all unknowns. You could create an entire generation of new Hollywood movie stars on a cast that size. Pick a celebrity for older characters like Xavier and Magneto, but all-new names and faces for everybody else.

Moviefan2k4 · Apr 19, 2024

Nightowl1701 said:
Frankly, if I was casting, I’d throw the audition process wide open and make it all unknowns. You could create an entire generation of new Hollywood movie stars on a cast that size. Pick a celebrity for older characters like Xavier and Magneto, but all-new names and faces for everybody else.

Richard Donner did exactly that, and it made Christopher Reeve a household name. Bryan Singer took the same approach, but to a lesser extent. There were several well-known actors in that film, from other projects. Patrick was from "TNG" of course, and Ian's biggest film back then was probably "Gods and Monsters". Anna Paquin had already won an Oscar for her role in "The Piano", and while James Marsden and Halle Berry were both established character actors, neither had a huge hit yet. Famke Janssen had gained quite a bit of attention from "GoldenEye". Ray Park was mostly known for his stunt work, even though some did recognize him from playing Darth Maul in "The Phantom Menace". As for Rebecca Romijn, "X-Men" was only her third film; she was mainly known as a model before that. Hugh Jackman's situation was similar - he'd mostly been a stage actor in Australia for the previous five years, and replaced Dougray Scott at the last moment.

Anwar · Apr 19, 2024

Vanyel said:
I do think Channing Tatum would be a good Gambit.

Josh Dumal as Cable

Brandan Faser as Blob, he did the whole fat suit for the Whale.

Austin Butler as Longshot.

Set Harth said:
I thought we dodged that bullet.

Austin Butler should be Gambit, not that charisma vacuum Tatum...

Ar-Pharazon · Apr 19, 2024

Think Jeff Goldblum could pull off Magneto?

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