Recasting Original X-Men Movie If It Came Out Today

by Danny Meegan

1. Aidan Turner - Wolverine

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While it's incredibly hard to imagine anyone other than Hugh Jackman playing Wolverine, in this hypothetical scenario, he never got the part in the first place, so comparisons are off the table.

Still, if the studio were approaching the casting of Wolverine for the first time in 2017 - as though every existing X-Men film never happened - we don't think they'd conduct their search for an actor any differently to how they did over seventeen years ago.

Since Wolverine is the movie's lead, they'd be looking for a proven talent who's easy on the eyes and is capable of packing on the necessary amount of muscle, making Aidan Turner a great choice for the role.

Poldark showed he's a solid lead and is capable of getting into good shape for a part, and on top of that, he's got that dark-haired, rugged look that lends itself well to the character.

His blockbuster experience, gained on the Hobbit films, would also come in handy here. Turner is the complete package, and with Poldark being more popular than ever and the actor being touted for the likes of James Bond, it's only a matter of time before he lands the role that defines his career.

Who would you cast in Bryan Singer's original X-Men film, if it came out today? Leave your picks in the comments!

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for over ten years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. In 2022, he took charge of WhoCulture and has grown it into the biggest Doctor Who channel on YouTube, and one of the biggest Doctor Who communities on the web full-stop. He has been writing and video editing since his early teens, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers, off the back of a burning obsession with the Matt Smith era of the show. Like many his age, he first got into Doctor Who with the 2005 revival, but has since gone back and fallen in love with the classic years too. If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order, or to give you a random factoid about the making of Gridlock, Danny is the person to ask!