Recasting Original X-Men Movie If It Came Out Today
8. Jamie Bell - Iceman
Jamie Bell didn't have the best of luck when he dabbled in superhero territory, with 2015 mega-flop Fantastic Four being the unfortunate result, but that movie is in no way reflective of his talents.
He works best when he's given smaller, less showy roles to chew on - think King Kong, Snowpiercer or Defiance - and that's exactly what Iceman would be.
Bell, like Bomer, looks much younger than he is (he's 31 this month, but could easily pass for someone in their early twenties) so he'd fit right in at Xavier's school alongside the rest of his youthful peers.
The actor's pale complexion would also make him a great fit for the part, as that's the type of look the character has in the comic books - being associated with ice and all, it wouldn't really work if the actor playing him had a golden tan.
The only real question is whether or not Bell would ever want to do a superhero movie again after the Fantastic Four disaster, so if that were swept under the rug, he'd knock this one out the park.