Fantasy Casting: The Uncanny X-Men
So many comic book franchises have been rebooted that I find it interesting that Marvel’s X-Men is continuing within the same franchise first started by Bryan Singer back in 2000. While Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class was promising, I feel like no series is more in need of a reboot than X-Men.
Here’s how I would cast it:
Written and Directed by: Rian Johnson
Starring:
Wolverine- Michael Shannon
Professor Xavier- Gary Oldman
Cyclops- Chris Pine
Jean Grey- Jessica Chastain
Storm- Sophie Okenedo
Nightcrawler- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Colossus- Liam Hemsworth
Gambit- Matthew McConaughey
Beast- Jared Harris
Angel- Robert Pattinson
Magneto- Ralph Fiennes
Mystique- Rooney Mara
Juggernaut- Ron Perlman
The Blob- Jack Black
Pyro- Michael Pitt
Toad- Andy Serkis
Sabretooth- Russell Crowe
I love it! Though, let’s stop giving R. Pats work… how about Alex Pettyfer? The rest of the casting is inspired!