FAN CAST: X-Men: The Movie (in the 1960s!)

FAN CAST: X-Men: The Movie (in the 1960s!)

How would the first X-Men movie look with actors for the 1960s? Check out my cast picks!

By Jordacar - Mar 29, 2015 07:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Fan Fic
Source: YouTube.com/KnightofDuroch
The X-Men helped kick off the Marvel Age in the early 60s and the film series helped kick off the superhero movie craze in the early 00s, so I thought it would be cool to imagine how an X-Men movie might look featuring a cast from around the time the whole thing began.
 
Turns out there are a few different ways to go about this.
 
First up, let’s see how a Cold War-era X-Men cast might look using the original 2000 film as a template.

When I consider which directors could’ve handled this property back in the day, the first name that comes to my mind is Robert Wise. This would find him right smack in between West Side Story and The Andromeda Strain, over a decade after The Day the Earth Stood Still and over a decade before Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Besides being able to wrangle big scale sci-fi, this would definitely call for a director who’s not ashamed to work with outwardly silly material and bring forth the big ideas and real human drama.

Now then, on to the cast:
 
John Cassavetes as WOLVERINE

A lot of people might suggest Jack Nicholson (who probably would be great), but I like Cassavetes for he would bring those leading man good looks with just the right amount of edge to him.

John Gielgud as PROFESSOR X

You’re pretty much required to go for that Shakespeare vibe when casting Xavier and Magneto. More on that later.
 
Natalie Wood as JEAN GREY


Robert Redford as CYCLOPS


Why yes, the two stars of This Property is Condemned. Might as well get actors you know will have chemistry.
 
Nichelle Nichols as STORM

It was down to her or Cicely Tyson. Plus I really like the idea of Uhura finally getting the chance to kick all kinds of ass.
 
Linda Harrison as ROGUE

This was a lot harder than I expected. Eventually I stopped looking for an Anna Paquin type and went for someone a bit more in line with the comics character.
 
Michael Anderson Jr. as ICEMAN

I came across him in The Sons of Katie Elder, and he turned out to suit the role better than most any young actor around at the time.
 
Laurence Olivier as MAGNETO

Nothing but the best for one of the greatest comic book villains ever.
 
Ursula Andress as MYSTIQUE


Richard Kiel as SABRETOOTH


Throw in a couple of James Bond alums, natch.
 
Angus Lennie as TOAD


Cliff Robertson as SENATOR KELLY

A lot of actors could play Kelly, but he should be handled in such a way that he could come down on either side of the Mutant Registration issue.
 
That’s it for round one! If you like that, check out my 60s cast picks for X-Men: First Class, as well as my picks for an X-Men movie based on the classic Lee/Kirby comics!
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FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 3/30/2015, 10:53 AM
Interesting.........
CyclopsWasRight
CyclopsWasRight - 3/30/2015, 4:02 PM
UNCLE BEN NO! Dx
CombatWombat
CombatWombat - 3/30/2015, 7:31 PM
A lot of actors I'm unfamiliar with, but the ones I do know are great fits. Nice job.
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