CBR: To McAvoy, the "X-Men"

[CBR News]

James McAvoy has been cast as Charles Xavier in Fox's "X-Men: First Class." The film is set to begin production thus summer with director Matthew Vaughn. McAvoy takes on the role popularized by actor Patrick Stewart.


Full article here.

[redvector]

Whatever.....

[DKR]

Mr. Tumnus is Prof. X. Just when I had hope, Fox crushes it. I don't even know if Singer producing will save this.

[Legato]

I stopped caring when I heard Wolverine would make a cameo. Till Marvel Studios gets the movie rights and reboot the franchise Im avoiding X-Men films like the plague

[littlenomad]

Good actor, interesting choice, but...

I'm really having trouble seeing it.

Just HOW young is Professor X supposed to be in this?

I can't see McAvoy bald. Is Xavier going to be so young that he still has hair?

(Did he ever have hair?)

[Legato]

Good actor, interesting choice, but...

I'm really having trouble seeing it.

Just HOW young is Professor X supposed to be in this?

I can't see McAvoy bald. Is Xavier going to be so young that he still has hair?

(Did he ever have hair?)

Find the casting choice stupid since they already introduced Stewart in X-Men: Origins Wolverine

[littlenomad]

Find the casting choice stupid since they already introduced Steward in X-Men: Origins Wolverine

Yeah, I am very curious about the timeline.

I guess Stewart didn't want to do this anymore*...or maybe the cost of de-aging him was prohibitive.

*which I can completely understand.

[littlenomad]

Can one of you X-perts chime in? Did Xavier have hair when he was younger, or did his powerful mutant brain singe it all off when he hit puberty?

[Sano]

I do find it funny that every X-Men movie including Origins Wolverine has recast somebody. Two Pyros? Three Kitty Prides? Two Beasts? Two Sabretooths? And now two Professor X's? It's like they don't plan things in advance AT ALL.

Though yeah I guess it depends if this movie is going to take place several years before X-Men Origins Wolverine. Then at the very least they can give Stewart a cameo at the end or something.

[Kolymar]

I'm not overwhelmed with joy or despair. I'll wait and see.

[Legato]

I do find it funny that every X-Men movie including Origins Wolverine has recast somebody. Two Pyros? Three Kitty Prides? Two Beasts? Two Sabretooths? And now two Professor X's? It's like they don't plan things in advance AT ALL.

Found the second Sabertooth almost a improvement as the first one didn't seem to acknowledge any history he had with Wolverine

[Legato]

I do find it funny that every X-Men movie including Origins Wolverine has recast somebody. Two Pyros? Three Kitty Prides? Two Beasts? Two Sabretooths? And now two Professor X's? It's like they don't plan things in advance AT ALL.

Though yeah I guess it depends if this movie is going to take place several years before X-Men Origins Wolverine. Then at the very least they can give Stewart a cameo at the end or something.

But if this did took place before Wolverine then wouldn't Cyclops not be apart of Xaviers? Unless Fox decided to retcon that

[Kolymar]

Can one of you X-perts chime in? Did Xavier have hair when he was younger, or did his powerful mutant brain singe it all off when he hit puberty?

I'm not an "X-pert" so I could be wrong but I believe I remember seeing a Xavier with hair late into his teens or even in his early adulthood.

[Kolymar]

Found the second Sabertooth almost a improvement as the first one didn't seem to acknowledge any history he had with Wolverine

Too busy making Storm scream for him.

[Legato]

Too busy making Storm scream for him.

Get your mind out of the gutter