X-men casting ideas

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GROUNDED

Wednesday, January 5, 2005 6:32 PM

Bullseye was so ridiculous it hurt.

HJERMSTED

Wednesday, January 5, 2005 8:13 PM

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Arcade - Mike Myers - Yep, good choice.

Welllll.... if he could stop being Mike Myers for five minutes this MIGHT work. Myers should take a few years off from acting and study the word subtle.

Might be better to get someone who's celebrity won't trump the character they're playing. This criteria also eliminates Tom Cruise from ANY future role, least of all an X-Men role.

"Hey look! It's TOM CRUISE playing some guy with grey hair!"

"Oh, and there's TOM CRUISE in ancient Japan!"

He's waaaaay too big and has become his own worst distraction. Perhaps he should take a decade off from acting and become a corporate CEO or something.

Mike Myers is in a similar boat with his over-the-top-wink-at-the-audience nature. Way too distracting.

mattro

CORNCOBB

Thursday, January 6, 2005 2:40 AM

To Starpilotgrainger:

Rufus Sewell is the Black Knight from A Knight's Tale and the star of Dark City.

Keith Hamilton Cobb as Bishop. Good idea. I personally can't choose between him and Michael Dorn.

I agree that Forge should really be played by a Native American. But I couldn't think of any Native American actors who are anything like him. So I settled for somebody who looks wrong but has the right personality.

Luke Perry seems like a controversial choice for Gambit. I wasn't sure of it in the first place. I agree, Christian Kane (Lindsey) would be great.

James Marsters as Chamber. I like it, i like it, I like it.

To Shadesiren:

I agree that Adam Baldwin isn't big enough to be Juggernaut. I don't think anyone is, so they'd have to use camera tricks.

Chakotay from Voyager as Forge? Nah, I see him more as the original Thunderbird.

Vargas was a really cool villain from the X-treme X-men comic. He was suave and deadly and killed several X-men. He weilded a sword and looked exactly like Antonio Banderas. Plus, he acted like a cross between Armand and the character from Desperado. Trust me, Vargas and Antonio Banderas are one and the same.

Avalanche was a member of the Brotherhood of evil mutants. Cassandra Nova was Professor X's evil twin sister. Maggott was a guy who's degestive system had mutated and come to life as two giant slugs that could eat through anything. J August Richards could play him well, but could also be Synch. He is probably more like Synch, admittedly.

Oh, and I've come up with a new one: Rudolph Martin as Shinobi Shaw.

"Gorramit Mal... I've forgotten my line."

SSJ4BLACKBELT

Saturday, January 8, 2005 8:38 PM

My ultimate choice for Gambit would be Sean Patrick Flannery. I can see the flamboyance from Boondock Saints be put to good use in the role of Gambit. Him, or maybe Scott Caan.

THEREAVER

Saturday, January 8, 2005 9:19 PM

Natalie Portman as Jubilee.

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REGINAROADIE

Sunday, January 9, 2005 10:53 PM

They've already established Jubilee as an Asian chick in the deleted scenes from the first two movies, so I think at this point, they'll actually have her as a character in the third one.

Most of the characters that have been mentioned I'm not familiar with. But one casting choice I've heard that I think would be cool to see is Edward Norton playing Gambit. I think that would be cool to see on the big screen, don't you think?

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CORNCOBB

Monday, January 10, 2005 1:07 AM

Ooh. sorry but I'd even rather see Luke Prry as Gambit than geeky Edward Norton or slimey 'Greg Stilson'. Each to their own but... no. can't see it.

"Gorramit Mal... I've forgotten my line."

STARPILOTGRAINGER

Monday, May 2, 2005 3:59 PM

Was just thinking... I know they'll likely never include the character, but if they _did_, it'd be _perfect_ casting (IMHO):

X-23: Summer Glau

Particularly the way she was drawn in NYX (although maybe not exactly as her role was) -

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COSMICFUGITIVE

Monday, May 2, 2005 4:43 PM

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What about John Savage (Dark Angel) as Cable/Stryfe?

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ARCADY

Monday, May 2, 2005 5:18 PM

Recently I came across someone on the net (I think it was on AICN) suggesting Josh Holloway (Sawyer from "LOST") as Gambit.
If he can do a Cajun accent, I think he'd be great. He's certainly got that bad boy charm down pat...

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