Dreamcasting #22: The Astonishing X-Men

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ASTONISHING X-MEN​

When you look at the X-Men you need to realize that they are a family. I picked actors and actresses that could work well together and act like a tight-nit group of heroes. I tried not to pick any actors who are overtly blockbuster actors so thy won't overshadow each other in their efforts.

Cyclops- Casey Affleck
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Ug, this one was hard. After reading Whedon's run on the comic I've come to realize that Cyclops wasn't this all-star uber-confident leader. Cyclops is much more of a loser than he seems. He's conflicted and doesn't know what the hell to do with his life. Unlike his brother, Casey Affleck is an actor who can show his conflicted feelings and thoughts on the screen. I picture him conming of age in this film somewhat and showing his true heroic colors.

Wolverine- Gerard Butler
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Wolverine's a frigging psycho who has a penchant for draining beer. Gerard Butler, there you go.

Shadowcat- Nora Zehetner
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Kitty's the POV of the movie. Like someone said, she's the polar opposite of Emma. Nora Zehetner is a real sweet girl who can pull of shades of hardcore.

Beast- Clancy Brown
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Oh yeah. I take casting the Beast very seriously. Clancy Brown does no wrong and he'd be perfect as the voice of the Beast.

Emma Frost- Ali Larter
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Now when you think of Emma one word comes to mind, *****. From playing her deeply dark side of Jessica in Heroes I think Ali Larter can play the White Queen to a tee.

Colossus- Kevin Durand
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Colossus really doesn't have to speak up much. He kind of just stands in the background. But I think that Durand can pull off the Russian accent (I've seen him have a French one) and play off of Nora well. Plus he's 6'6 so that helps.

Phoenix- Amy Adams
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Jean won't have too much impact in the film but only to serve as a reminder for Cyclops that he's not good enough. Phoenix is also very much unlike Emma, and therefore has to have a soft side. Adams is very bubbly and I really can see her being Scott's highschool sweetheart. Oh and Dark Knight wants me to mention that he suggested this to me.

Ord- Chow-Yun Fat
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I see Ord as an intergalactic dictator who comes to kill Colossus. He happens to be a dictator of the worst imaginable place ever. Though he isn't in charge but Kruun is, I'd see Ord as the most powerful of the Breakworld in the film. Chow-Yun Fat might not be as much of a thug as Ord, but the man can act. I see Fat as that tyrannical dictator who comes to Earth.

Cassandra Nova- Glenn Close
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The scariest villain the X-Men would face, Cassandra Nova preys on the insecurities of the X-Men. Shave Glenn Close's head and you've got one scary villainess.

Danger- Kate Blanchett
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Danger doesn't have to be inherently evil, but more of a sophisticated, straight-forward machine. There also have to be paings of uselessness when she realizes that she can't possibly kill anyone. Kate Blanchett is a fantastic actress and like in Lord of the Rings she can play off the detached mercilessness of Danger. BTW I didn't realize you had picked this Hibiki, good job!

I'm going to go ahead and say this is my best cast I've ever done so I hope you all like it.
 
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I've done my cast. The hardest part is casting Colossus and Beast. I've got a good one for Colossus...but I'm still not so sure about my Beast.
 
This is a good round, I like most everyone's casts. Cheers. And I can so see Kevin DUrand and Nora Zehetner getting together.
 
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