10 Former X-Men Actors Perfect For The DCEU
A few of Marvel's former mutants could make a huge splash in the DCEU.
The war between the MCU and the DCEU has been reignited.
With the announcement that Michael Keaton will return as Batman in The Flash, it seems like the DCEU may finally be gearing up for a battle against Marvel that they can win. Since Man of Steel, DC's films have taken fans and critics on a roller coaster of excitement and frustration. Just when it seems like DC's production company finally uncovers gold, some turn of events threaten to turn it all to rubble.
With the success of the multiverse in DC's TV projects, it seems like now is the perfect time for this concept to translate over into the movies. Michael Keaton - who still has a major part to play, one would assume, in Sony and Marvel's Spider-Man films - will not be the only heavy hitter that DC signs.
To establish themselves as a formidable rival to the MCU and their own upcoming multiverse, DC needs to bring in the big guns.
While older Marvel actors like RDJ and Chris Evans likely won't defect, there are a number of talented actors from Fox's X-Men films that would be perfect for the DCEU.
10. Caleb Landry Jones
Looking back on X-Men: First Class, the supporting cast is extremely underrated. While James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender were stealing the show with their exceptional chemistry and fantastic embodiment of Xavier and Magneto, it was easy to overlook the potential in actors like Zoe Kravitz, Edi Gathegi, and especially, Caleb Landry Jones.
Since First Class, his talent has been featured in The Florida Project, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and Get Out. Still relatively young in his career, we wouldn't be surprised to see Jones creeping up in another superhero blockbuster soon enough.
DC should keep an eye out for him.
After an intense performance in Get Out, imagine Jones tackling the role of Joker, Scarecrow or Mad Hatter in Matt Reeves' The Batman. Even Clock King would be done justice by Jones.
Jones is an actor who could give a villain an exceptionally dark portrayal in an R-rated film and easily tone it down for the DCEU's PG13 films.