X-Men stars from the movie franchise have given their honest opinion on the MCU potentially recasting their characters in future projects.
At the X-Men panel at NYCC, stars Elliot Page and James McAvoy spoke about their past roles in X-Men movies and how they would feel if they were replaced. Moderator Josh Horowitz listed some potential names that could replace Page and McAvoy, including Colman Domingo and Bella Ramsey.
Page was happy about the potential prospects: “They sound fantastic, so exciting to see, you know, people to take on a new iteration.” McAvoy was also optimistic about the future of X-Men and stated, “I’m excited to see what happens next. I was a fan before I was an employee, and then, no, you know, and I’ll be a fan again.”
McAvoy and Page appeared in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) together as Professor X and Kitty Pryde. Both of these movies are prequels to the original X-Men movies that began in 2000, titled X-Men. They follow the stories of mutants as they live in a modern society, and they must save themselves and all humans.
McAvoy was interested in seeing which new actors could replace him and said, “Colman Domingo sounds amazing, though. He is great.” Domingo is known for his roles in Fear the Walking Dead, Selma, and Lincoln. There have been rumors that Marvel is potentially eyeing Domingo as Professor X for potential reboots of the X-Men franchise.
Professor X was originally played by Patrick Stewart, and McAvoy played the younger version of Charles Xavier in the prequels, also including X-Men: First Class (2011) without Page. Stewart has previously stated he finds McAvoy’s portrayal flattering, while McAvoy has been a long admirer of Stewart.
The Scottish actor is known for his roles in Split, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and Atonement. Page played mutant student Kitty and is known for his roles in Juno, Inception, and The Umbrella Academy.
A long-awaited X-Men movie is in the works at the MCU, but has no official details or release date. President of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, stated that “… On the road to Secret Wars, we already know very well what the story will be up until then and beyond. The X-Men are an important part of that future.”
Marvel had already found a writer for the movie last year, Michael Lesslie (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes). Thunderbolts* director, Jake Schreier, has been eyed to bring the X-Men reboot to life as the director.
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- Created by
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Kevin Feige
- First Film
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Iron Man
- Upcoming Films
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Blade, Avengers: Doomsday (2026), Avengers: Secret Wars
- First TV Show
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Upcoming TV Shows
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Marvel Zombies, Wonder Man, Vision Quest
- Cast
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Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Edward Norton, Paul Rudd, Tom Holland, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Brie Larson, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Pom Klementieff, Josh Brolin, Karen Gillan, Clark Gregg, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Simu Liu, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Angelina Jolie, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, Barry Keoghan, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Lia McHugh, Jonathan Majors
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia superhero franchise that began in 2008 with Paramount’s Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The franchise quickly grew in popularity, with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The MCU consists of dozens of movies and TV shows, most notably Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Loki.
