James Marsden was... fine, as Cyclops. He wasn't given much to do in Bryan Singer's films other than bark orders and be overly confrontational, and by the time he was killed off in The Last Stand, audiences could be forgiven for feeling as though he'd been completely wasted since his introduction.
Armie Hammer may be frequently suggested as a potential Batman, but he could easily embody the boy scout ideals of Scott Summers, having already shown his leading man qualities before. That, and it'd be great to see him link up with Wood, who'd lead the team alongside Scott.
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Important to consider as well is the fact that, while Scott was always Xavier's most faithful student, their paths diverged in the comics. Introduce an arc that shows Scott lose his faith in the X-Men, and you have the premise for a fantastic trilogy.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
