Recast/Reimagine Superhero films

X-Men... the worst casting in film history

X-Men (2000)
X-Men II: Stryfe (2003)
X-Men III: Apocalypse (2006)

directed by Chuck Russell
written by Mark Edward Edens & Michael Edens

James Marsden... Cyclops
Angie Everhart... Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix
Michael Wincott... Wolverine
Estella Warren... Rogue
Timothy Olyphant... Gambit
Naomi Campbell... Storm
Clancy Brown... Sabretooth
Terry O'Quinn... Professor X
Neal McDonough... Magneto
Kristin Kreuk... Jubilee
Michael Bailey Smith... Juggernaut

Rutger Hauer... Stryfe/Cable

Ving Rhames... Apocalypse

There would need to be a fair bit of luck in play. It's Warren and Kreuk's first credits, and someone would have needed to spot O'Quinn's leadership and nurturing. Wincott may need convincing.


Prior to that...

Gambit (1995)

directed by George P. Costamos
written by Kevin Jarre

Val Kilmer... Gambit
Lisa Blount... Rogue
Michael Madsen... Mister Sinister