August 8Aug 8 I wasn’t a huge fan of the First Class movies, so I do worry a bit about this as well. I’m assuming they’re more like early twenties, etc but they’re definitely doing it because they want a long runway for these actors to appear in movies for 20 years.
August 9Aug 9 CB Team Everyone being cast now will be a couple of years older by the time the movie comes out, so it may not be as big of a deal.And like Ben said, they want the X-Men to be around for a while, so they're gonna skew younger.
August 10Aug 10 Author Who’s even going to be the sex symbol of the franchise if jean is stuck being played by sadie sink
August 10Aug 10 CB Team I think they chose young actors so they can stay in the roles for a long time.
August 10Aug 10 CB Team I couldn't disagree more tbh :) X-Men are basically superhero soap opera, and having them as teens maximizes that. I mean, X-Men: Evolution showed just how great this could be!
August 10Aug 10 CB Team 6 hours ago, ChetTheBringerOfDeath said:Who’s even going to be the sex symbol of the franchise if jean is stuck being played by sadie sinkThe franchise doesn't need a sex symbol.
August 10Aug 10 CB Team On 8/7/2026 at 2:41 PM, ChetTheBringerOfDeath said:I hate that the mcu is making them all teenagersYeah because Marvel has NEVER done stories with the X-Men as young adults... 🤣
August 10Aug 10 CB Team 7 hours ago, ChetTheBringerOfDeath said:Who’s even going to be the sex symbol of the franchise if jean is stuck being played by sadie sinkFor all the nerdy Chads out there? It'll be whoever has the most comic-accurate costume 😁
August 11Aug 11 Author The point is x men have a lot of sexual storylines in the comics and them casting so young is going to hurt that
August 11Aug 11 CB Team 16 hours ago, ChetTheBringerOfDeath said:The point is x men have a lot of sexual storylines in the comics and them casting so young is going to hurt thatThey're casting for characters who are in their late teens. Jean is older than Buffy was in BtVS Season 1.
August 11Aug 11 CB Team 53 minutes ago, Valdezology said:lol you gotta watch xmen evolution sometime, xteens absolutely worksSUCH a good show!
August 12Aug 12 CB Team 17 hours ago, Tom Bacon said:SUCH a good show!I came here just to make this argument too. I loved X-Men Evolution as a kid, and I think it can definitely work in live action if they do it well.
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