Now I'm not one of those folks who TOTALLY hates the SINGER/FOX X-MEN 1
movie. It's got it's flaws but it blew my mind when it first came out way
back in 2000. It was pretty good movie-making at the time and was more
like superheroes should be, more realistic.
The story that TOM DESANTO wrote and SINGER added to was basically sound,
the war between the X-MEN & PROFESSOR X and MAGNETO & THE
BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS but there were changes given to characters,
such as ROGUE being a young woman and not a slightly older member of a
group of thieves, that I didn't like. I know they did it for their “young
girl afflicted” story-line but I think they could have done the story and
still kept ROGUE her correct older age. I think they should have added GAMBIT to the mix, as well.
ROGUE & GAMBIT should have had their romance added to the plot, not made
WOLVERINE her confidante and protector. JUBILEE is WOLVERINE'S young
sidekick, not ROGUE.
I REALLY HATE IT when movie-makers really screw with the storyline &
characters of comic books! Singer REALLY SCREWED with some of the X-MEN.
It's OK to tweak the characters a bit to fit the movies but SINGER
completely rewrote characters & storylines and ruined several
character's WELL-ESTABLISHED stories.
I'd like to see a younger-looking MAGNETO, IAN MCKELLAN looked really
ancient in X-MEN 1. Yes, “MAGS” is old and went through the NAZI
concentration camps but the comics illustrate him looking NOT SO
ANCIENT.
CYCLOPS needs to be 6'3”. They had to give JAMES MARSDEN (5'11”)
ridiculous lift-boots (that was highly apparent at times) and have him
stand on crates to make him taller than JACKMAN, who is 6'2”. WOLVERINE
is listed at 5'3”, CYCLOPS is listed at 6'3”, actors closer to the
right sizes is BADLY NEEDED.
I would make this storyline similar, with mutant rights and PROFESSOR X &
MAGNETO squaring-off over their divergent philosophies concerning mutants.
And the government trying to oppress mutant-kind.
Of course this storyline can be directly related to civil rights struggles of all types.
The ending, though, would be more of a “Battle Royale” than a damsel in distress.
THE X-MEN continuity needs to be constant, unlike FOX'S utterly
muddled-up, screwed-up, and just plain ridiculous continuity, I mean
RIDICULOUS!!!
There is no reason that the X-CHARACTERS can't be basically who they are
in the comics! So I prefer they stay as close to the comic's characters
as possible!
I would start with this movie and keep the same continuity for all the
sequels, under MARVEL/DISNEY.
X-MEN 1 REBOOT CASTING:
J. J. ABRAMS always keeps true to the source material but still makes the old
material somehow very FRESH!
DIRECTOR:
J. J. ABRAMS
TERRY O'QUINN is a terrific actor and has a tough father-type persona that fits
PROFFESOR X to a “T”.
TERRY O'QUINN: THE STEPFATHER (FILM), LOST, HAWAII 5-0 (TV)
PROFESSOR X (CHARLES XAVIER):
TERRY O'QUINN
COLM FEORE also has a tough father-figure vibe, just watch him on TV'S 24.
I'm not just choosing bald guys here, these actors truly fit the characters.
COLM isn't completely bald and neither is TERRY.
COLM FEORE: CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, THOR (FILM)
PROFFESOR X (CHARLES XAVIER):
COLM FEORE
ALICIA WITT is a very fine actress and looks just like JEAN GREY from the comics.
And she has plenty of BOOBAGE, like the comic's JEAN GREY.
ALICIA WITT: DUNE, URBAN LEGEND, VANILLA SKY (FILM), THE SAPRANOS,
TWO AND A HALF MEN, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, THE MENTALIST (TV)
JEAN GREY: ALICIA WITT
Some folks seem to think that CYCLOPS is nothing but a serious and humorless
character but CYCLOPS was written by great writers as much more complex.
Yes, he is serious about his responsibility of leading the X-MEN in the field but
he has a sense of humor too. So a totally serious stiff actor is not what is needed
for SCOTT SUMMERS but someone more rounded. I believe JUSTIN HARTLEY is
the exact actor needed for him. Not too old, not too young and exactly the right height
(6'3”) & build.
JUSTIN HARTLEY: SMALLVILLE, CASTLE (TV)
CYCLOPS (SCOTT SUMMERS):
JUSTIN HARTLEY
BOOBS, BODY & BRITISH ACTRESS, the 3 B'S to play STORM, the TRIFECTA in
my book! MARSHA THOMASON is the beauty with brains to play ORORO MUNROE.
MARSHA THOMASON: THE HAUNTED MANSION (FILM), LOST, LIFE, WHITE
COLLAR (TV)
STORM (ORORO MUNROE):
MARSHA THOMASON
STORM:
MARSHA THOMASON
Of all the actors suggested I feel CHRISTIAN KANE has the perfect build (short,
straight-featured face, muscular, hairy) and the perfect 'tude for the “RUNT” with
the ADAMANTIUM CLAWS.
CHRISTIAN KANE: ANGEL, LEVERAGE (TV)
WOLVERINE (JAMES “LOGAN” HOWLETT):
CHRISTIAN KANE
KATHERYN WINNICK played DAVID BOREANAZ' beautiful girlfriend on
FOX TV'S “BONES” with great depth and she played a two-faced black-ops
woman who tried to kill NIKITA on the WB'S NIKITA series starring MAGGIE
Q. KATHERYN is gorgeous, blond, blue-eyed, tall (5'8”) & has a tight body
earned through practicing martial arts. She has a third degree black belt in TAE
KWON DO (KOREAN KARATE). I say she's damn near perfect for EMMA
FROST.
KATHERYN WINNICK: FAILURE TO LAUNCH, KILLERS (FILM), BONES,
NIKITA (TV)
EMMA FROST (EMMA GRACE FROST):
KLATHERYN WINNICK
EMMA FROST:
KATHERYN WINNICK
STEVE BACIC played the younger HANK once in FOX'S X-2, he qualifies to play the
older now! Besides I like him! lol
STEVE BACIC: X2 (FILM), ANDROMEDA, SMALLVILLE (TV)
BEAST (HENRY “HANK” MCCOY):
STEVE BACIC
I used to have ELIZA DUSHKU as ROGUE. But now that I have her as WASP I've
chosen a new sexy and excellent actress who can capture the street-smart
thief persona of ROGUE, LYNDSY FONSECA.
LYNDSY FONSECA: KICK-ASS (FILM), BIG LOVE, NIKITA (TV)
ROGUE (ANNA MARIE):
LYNDSY FONSECA
I'm POSITIVE MATT can play the hell out of this character! He looks like
a little older TAYLOR KITSCH, except he's a far better actor.
MATTHEW BOMER: WHITE COLLAR (TV)
GAMBIT (REMY ETIENNE LEBEAU):
MATTHEW BOMER
JAMIE CHUNG is dead-on perfect for the “ASIAN” ELIZABETH BRADDOCK.
She's a martial arts wiz, has a tough edge to her and, man, is she hot!
JAMIE CHUNG: DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION, SUCKER PUNCH, THE
HANGOVER PART II (FILM)
PSYLOCKE (ELIZABETH “BETSY” BRADDOCK):
JAMIE CHUNG
I think RUPERT FRIEND is ideal for a younger, more agile, NIGHTCRAWLER.
He looks a lot like him.
RUPERT FRIEND: PRIDE & PREJUDICE, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED
PAJAMAS (FILM)
NIGHTCRAWLER (KURT WAGNER):
RUPERT FRIEND
Come on, just look at the illustration! She'd be a wonderful slightly older KITTY
PRIDE.
PEYTON LIST: FLASHFORWARD, SMALLVILLE (TV)
SHADOWCAT (KITTY PRIDE):
PEYTON LIST
6'5' and he can really act! He could easily do the RUSSIAN accent with
help from a dialect coach. This needs to be an actual “SPEAKING PART”.
ARMIE HAMMER: THE SOCIAL NETWORK (FILM)
COLOSSUS (PIOTR NIKOLAIEVICH RASPUTIN):
ARMIE HAMMER
Yeah I know, EMMA may not be WELSH but her being BRITISH is close enough.
I just know she can do a WELSH accent well.
EMMA WATSON: THE HARRY POTTER MOVIES
PIXIE (MEGAN GWYNN):
EMMA WATSON
BOBBY'S kind of flippant and a joker, MIKE VOGEL has played THAT very
well. This will be the older ICEMAN.
MIKE VOGEL: SHE'S OUT OF MY LEAGUE
ICEMAN (BOBBY DRAKE): MIKE VOGEL
She's as cute as a button, a dead ringer for JUBILATION LEE!
JULIA LING: CHUCK (TV)
JUBILEE (JUBILATION LEE):
JULIA LING
TEDDY is tall, blonde, “pretty” but tough, exactly like WARREN WORTHINGTON
III. He's a damn fine actor!
TEDDY SEARS: A SINGLE MAN (FILM), THE DEFENDERS, TORCHWOOD,
AMERICAN HORROR STORY (TV)
ANGEL/ARCHANGEL (WARREN WORTHINGTON III):
TEDDY SEARS
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS:
I had LAURA as SNOWBIRD in my ALPHA FLIGHT FANCAST but I think she fits
better here as LORNA DANE, MAGNETO'S magnetic daughter. I've got another
CANADIAN actress in mind for SNOWBIRD. Also LAURA can better play the
wicked “MALICE”, when that disembodied female mutant villain takes over her body, in X-MEN 2.
LAURA VANDERVOORT: SMALLVILLE
POLARIS (LORNA DANE):
LAURA VANDERVOORT
TRAVIS VAN WINKLE has been good in all the roles I've seen him in and
would be great for the volatile ALEX SUMMERS. He looks like he could be
JUSTIN HARTLEY'S brother.
TRAVIS VAN WINKLE: TRANSFORMERS, MEET THE SPARTANS, FRIDAY THE 13TH
(FILM)
HAVOK (ALEXANDER “ALEX” SUMMERS):
TRAVIS VAN WINKLE
This is right up ROONEY MARA'S alley! She would be scary as the lupine RAHNE
SINCLAIR.
ROONEY MARA: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO.
WOLFSBANE (RAHNE SINCLAIR):
ROONEY MARA
EWAN is the spitting image.
EWAN MCGREGOR: STAR WARS: EPISODES I, II, III, BLACK HAWK DOWN
(FILM)
BANSHEE (SEAN CASSIDY):
EWAN MCGREGOR
FINOLA is a wonderful veteran British character actress.
FINOLA HUGHES: STAYING ALIVE (FILM), GENERATION X, SUPERMAN:
THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON (VOICE), CHARMED (TV), ALL-STAR
SUPERMAN (VOICE) (VIDEO)
MOIRA MAC TAGGERT:
FINOLA HUGHES
ANTAGONISTS:
LIAM NEESON = MAGNETO. MAGNETO in the comics doesn't look ancient like
SIR IAN MCKELLAN. He looks more like LIAM!
LIAM NEESON: TAKEN, CLASH OF THE TITANS, THE GREY (FILM)
MAGNETO (ERIK LENSHERR):
LIAM NEESON
MAGNETO:
LIAM NEESON
MYSTIQUE has “THE BOD” and so does ALI LARTER. Plus ALI can play the bad-
girl MAGNIFICENTLY!
ALI LARTER: FINAL DESTINASTION, RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE,
RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION
MYSTIQUE (RAVEN DARKHOLME):
ALI LARTER
ALEXANDER SKARSGARD, 6'4”.
ALEXANDER SKARSGARD: GENERATION KILL, TRUE BLOOD (TV)
SABRETOOTH (VICTOR CREED):
ALEXANDER SKARSGARD
EVA MENDES: TRAINING DAY, 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS, GHOST RIDER (FILM)
ARCLIGHT (PHILLIPA SONTAG):
EVA MENDES
TOAD needs to be more of a “toady-type” guy than a martial arts master, more of
a weaselly MAGNETO henchman with some humor. SETH GREEN is strangely a
dead ringer for the first TOAD in SINGER'S movie, except he can actually ACT,
with a great comedic timing.
SETH GREEN: KNOCKAROUND GUYS, AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER,
OLD DOGS (FILM)
TOAD (MORTIMER TOYNBE):
SETH GREEN
JAMIE BELL would give an “incendiary” performance as ST. JOHN ALLERDYCE.
JAMIE BELL: KING KONG, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, DEFIANCE (FILM)
PYRO (ST. JOHN ALLERDYCE):
JAMIE BELL
CONAN STEVENS, 7” tall. And he's a pretty good actor!
CONAN STEVENS: GAME OF THRONES (TV)
JUGGERNAUT (CAIN MARKO):
CONAN STEVENS
Between the bookend giants CONAN STEVENS & NATHAN JONES, CONAN is the
better thespian, so I've switched to CONAN for CAIN.