ARROW Alum Colton Haynes Wants To Play Iceman In Marvel Studios' X-MEN Reboot

ARROW Alum Colton Haynes Wants To Play Iceman In Marvel Studios' X-MEN Reboot

With (nonsense) rumblings that Shia LaBeouf is being eyed to play Iceman in Marvel Studios' eventual X-Men reboot, Arrow star Colton Haynes (Roy Harper/Arsenal) has now expressed an interest in the hero...

By JoshWilding - Aug 12, 2020 02:08 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men

Despite walking away from the Arrowverse for a short time, Colton Haynes made a huge impact as Roy Harper/Arsenal in Arrow. Now that the show has finished up, it seems his time on The CW has reached its end. But could the actor now have another comic book role in mind? 

Earlier this week, a bogus rumour started doing the rounds online which claimed that Shia LaBeouf is being eyed for the role of Iceman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While the X-Men franchise is being rebooted by Marvel Studios, that's 100% untrue, but it clearly grabbed Haynes' attention.

As you can see below, the actor recently took to Twitter to make it clear that he would like to take a crack at the mutant, and it's fair to say he would be a good fit for Bobby Drake in the MCU. 

A few years ago, Iceman came out as gay, while Haynes also happens to be openly gay. Beyond that, he also looks pretty perfect for the role, and it's not remotely difficult to imagine him being part of the new version of the X-Men. Whether Iceman will be a priority for Marvel Studios remains to be seen, though it would be good to see the original five team members get some love. 

Check out Haynes' Tweet below:
 

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Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 8/12/2020, 2:10 AM
dracula
dracula - 8/12/2020, 2:14 AM
I can see it.

Also a few years ago wasnt it retconned so that Iceman is gay. This could fix two complaints people had about endgame (even if the complaint is stupid)

They complained that the first gay character in the mcu (the guy at the support group) was not played by a gay actor. So yeah, Colton could pull it off and he is gay
dracula
dracula - 8/12/2020, 2:20 AM
You know, speaking of arrow actors and the x men. You know who could pull off wolverine. Manu Bennet
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 8/12/2020, 4:32 AM
@dracula - not at 50 years old...
dracula
dracula - 8/12/2020, 10:15 AM
@Se4M4NSt4ine - did not know he was that old. Back in his spartacus days he would have been perfect
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 8/12/2020, 4:05 PM
@dracula - I agree man! Guy looks good for his age!
dracula
dracula - 8/12/2020, 4:08 PM
@Se4M4NSt4ine - yeah, if it was just a trilogy happening right away, id say he could still do it, but knowing the MCU, whoever plays wolverine is going to be doing it for at least 10 years in multiple movies
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 8/12/2020, 4:50 PM
@dracula - yeah that was my theory too. I think the next actor to play Wolverine will be someone new who comes out of the shadows unexpected!
90caliber
90caliber - 8/12/2020, 8:45 PM
@Se4M4NSt4ine - I disagree. Why can't he be introduced as a fifty year old? Or at least looking 50 considering how long he has lived? I don't agree with the choice but, I wouldn't mind seeing him a bit older when introduced. And Bennet looks good. He could get some mileage out of the role the way Marvel puts you in multiple films. I hope they go with a Canadian actor though. Accent and all.
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 8/13/2020, 3:13 AM
@90caliber - if you think an older actor would work, then fair enough that’s your opinion, buddy. However, I give you the same reason Jackman doesn’t want to return to the role, and Jackman would’ve kept playing Wolvie for as long as he could if it wasn’t for the one soul reason...

The physical toll working out at that age had on his body. And it’s not so much the working out, it was the end result that was daunting and tiring. The convincing shape a 6’2 nearly 50 year old natural skinny guy had to do in order to get into convincing shape. The human body is designed to deteriorate with age, physically and mentally.

Asking Manu to keep working out to look like a definite Wolverine (and you know Feige would want to make him a definitive version in the MCU) is just ridiculous at the age of 55, 60 maybe even 65 depending the direction Feige and the MCU wants to milk the popularity of the character.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/12/2020, 2:33 AM
How did that Shia report from WGTC gain so much traction, lol
GothamSon
GothamSon - 8/12/2020, 2:34 AM
As long as Iceman goes solid for as much as possible, instead of his 'human' form, that's all I want.

Seeing him take on Sentinels in DoFP was worth the IMAX price alone. (The Fox X-verse is largely a mess, but damn if that movie didn't have awesome battle scenes.)









Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 8/12/2020, 2:53 AM
Yeah i guess we all know why he chose that character...

Sigh, considering the era we live in, i think Bobby is doomed, Bendis f*cked him beyond repair and not just in comics but in every single medium.

I'm sorry little one, i doubt even Feige could save you...
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