Despite being a regular feature of the X-Men since his introduction in 1984, Forge is yet to get a live action appearance. That's just wrong, and despite the fact he's been heavily involved in both animation and in games too, not nearly enough X-fans are aware of the character.
Another Native American X-Man, Forge is an army veteran, weapons specialist and combat expert aligned to the X-Men with strong ties to the US government. His abilities are really clever though, with the character being able to fully realise and invent pretty much anything his mind can come up with. It makes him an invaluable member of the team, and, while his time spent with X-Force was a short one, his affiliation with the wider X-Men as a whole provides the base necessary for him to get the nod in live action.
Certainly, one could easily imagine Forge making all kinds of weapons for the team in the film, having already done a similar job in the comics. And besides, he should've been in an X-film years ago. Now's as good a time as any for it to happen!
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.
