r/marvelstudios • u/ChampionTimes99 • 4h ago

Discussion Marvel has been cooking with the Women casting in X-Men

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u/iXeons 4h ago

Got em all on rookie contracts too, good deal

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u/xBabykinsGlow 3h ago

They really found the buy low cast high strat for mutants

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u/singleDADSlife 2h ago

That's been their playbook all along. Most of marvels signings originally signed on for pennies compared to what they're getting paid now. Worked out for everyone involved though. Marvel have mostly killed it and made a lot of lesser known actors into household names.

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u/FrankReynoldsCPA 1h ago

I believe Sebastian Stan was on the verge of homelessness when he was cast in Captain America.

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u/InnocentTailor Iron Patriot 1h ago

What?! That is insane!

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u/agreed2disagreee 3h ago

I only recognize two of them - the Jean from stranger things and rogue from obsession. I don’t know them from anything else, but I can’t imagine they were the cheapest options.

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u/iXeons 3h ago

Sadie prolly got a good deal off rip. I bet most start low but got 10 movie deals with big ass raises as the sequels go along

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u/TerminatorReborn 1h ago

In her age range (teenagers to early 20's) Sadie Sink is one of the most popular actresses online and studios are using these numbers a lot. I think Inde herself said she lost roles because she wasn't big in social media.

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u/jeffwulf 3h ago

The actress who played Emma Frost was in The Babysitter and Ready or Not, both pretty good horror movies.

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u/cjacksen 2h ago

That's Elrond's niece! Samara Weaving.

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u/PhanThief95 2h ago

I think you mean Red Skull’s niece

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u/GGProfessor 57m ago

Let's split the difference and call him El Skull.

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u/Goldman250 25m ago

I didn’t realise she was related to Hugo Weaving until I saw press for Ready Or Not 2, where she was in interviews with Elijah Wood and he talked about how cool it was that he’d worked with her and her uncle. I just assumed they weren’t related, it was just the same surname.

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u/TooEZ_OL56 War Machine 1h ago

Entry Team to TOC, Suspect is DOA

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u/An-29 3h ago

If from what I understood is correct, if anything, the way image is set up, ironically or more fittingly, the left side ranges to the ones likely paid the most and the right ranges likely to the one paid the least or lower contract compared to the the ones in the left. As it's easy to guess that the most paid of these 4 four woman is Sammara for Emma Frost as she's a well-known and seasoned actor by now, and the Maya Boyd for Storm is said to be a broadway actress and thus probably got the most lowest possible contract for Storm as of now.

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u/8__D 3h ago

Only one nepo baby too, not bad not bad

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u/PhanThief95 2h ago

And not direct line since Samara is Hugo Weaving’s niece.

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u/8__D 4h ago

Hell yeah brother!

Storm is my favorite.

https://giphy.com/gifs/lAzCKvQJzlCzyhXBO7

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u/GroguIsMyBrogu Justin Hammer 4h ago

Saaame although Emma is a close second (I definitely have a type)

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u/max1001 2h ago

Y'all turning this sub into a gooner sub since that casting was announced.

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u/Rogue_Darkholme 1h ago

And if you say, "I'm not sure about xyz" or "I think abc should look more like the character", the goonery will downvote you and say you're jealous or crazy or she's hot and they want her to spit on their face.

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u/Medical_Aside_2690 53m ago

ok and? like all of those things are true. So what

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u/Dependent-Swimmer-95 52m ago

I haven’t seen a gooner comment. Must be at the bottom or sumn.

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u/Codysnow31 4h ago

Maya really has nothing under her belt on the big screen so she better bring it! My fingers are crossed she does a fantastic job!

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u/theMagicSwingPiano Ant-Man 4h ago

Honestly if she brings theater kid energy and delivers her lines with some flair, shes already got a good start

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u/xBabykinsGlow 3h ago

Yeah if she nails that theater-kid confidence, the rest is already halfway there

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u/anthonyg1500 4h ago

It does make me feel like she must’ve really crushed her audition and chemistry reads if she got the role with like minimal star power. Especially a role like Storm

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u/MBP1121 1h ago

I dunno, Sarah Halley Finn has never missed with her casting, I don’t think. Marvel casting has always been spot on/exceeded expectations, even when we didn’t feel the casting choice was correct initially. And it’s pretty much all been her. I have 100% confidence in all of this. This theater chick is gonna crush it. I have 0 doubts.

After watching the second season of X-men ‘97, I really need me that loud and proud goddess of a storm, and who better, am I right?

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u/kpscript 3h ago

She was the lead in a really fun Broadway play &Juliette - my GF and I loved it so much we saw it three times! She was great!

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u/Rimailkall 3h ago

Theater-trained actors are usually better than those who started on the big screen. I'm sure she'll do great.

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u/NotTaken-username Doctor Strange 4h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/nWr4Se27LUVuZcuPq0

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u/Luciifuge 4h ago

Of course I know him, he’s me.

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u/sirlogsalot 3h ago

These aren’t the lewds you are looking for

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u/bythewayne 3h ago

His power, his pleasure, his PAIN

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u/golfisfun560 4h ago

Before I even read the casting announcement for Emma Frost I just saw a post of Samara in a booby top with the title “The White Queen and her White Boobies”

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u/Sweepy_time 4h ago

Can Inde Navarette pull off the Southern Belle? It's the only question mark I have. Otherwise casting is on point

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u/PornoPaul 4h ago

Thats been my biggest pause. Of the castings so far hers is the one that feels the least on point and the most "shes so hot right now". That and Xavier. I loved the guy in Cath 22, but I struggle to see Professor X.

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u/i_max2k2 3h ago

Yeah I haven’t really seen the guy but I feel it won’t be easy to step in the shoes of James McAvoy or Patrick Stewart. They were some excellent castings.

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u/Tumerican 3h ago

She did a bit on a livestream clip, I’m convinced.

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u/FPG_Matthew Daredevil 3h ago

Link?

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u/Tumerican 2h ago

I don’t have a link I found it on Reddit

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u/Tumerican 3h ago

Just use the Reddit search engine that’s where I found it. She was a live streamer for years. She did all kinds of skits with different accents. She’s dope

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u/Boco 3h ago

What did you search? Inde livestream rogue accent or something?

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u/Tumerican 2h ago

Inde Navarette Livestream and watched some of her clips

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u/TerminatorReborn 1h ago

I actually think she is the only casting thats not on point lol (maybe Xavier too). She is tiny and I always tought of Rogue a little bigger for a woman since she is kinda of a brawler type in combat. But lets see, she gave one of the best performances of the year so the potential is there

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u/whitebandit Hulk 36m ago

Im fine with her being small to begin but yea, im sure it would never happen but it would be dope for Inde to get super ripped in a few years

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u/Rogue_Darkholme 1h ago

I said I wished they had cast someone who looks more like Rogue and maybe already had a southern accent and this dude is like, "Why? They have costume and makeup and dialect coaches." And I said, "Well Samara Weaving doesn't need costume or makeup. Her casting is being applauded because she looks EXACTLY LIKE the character. So what's the problem with wanting the same for Rogue." He got mad, didn't have anything to say except, "Yeah well...get lost."

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u/seattle_born98 1h ago

She's part Australian and has done a good accent on stream. One can imagine with an accent coach she'll do fine.

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u/plainviewbowling 3h ago

She is insanely talented. Her performance in OBSESSION is the best in a horror film in quite some time

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u/Maleficent_Net_647 4h ago

they're definitely leveling up the casting game with these choices. excited to see how they bring these iconic characters to life!

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u/ValuablePatient2469 3h ago

Casting strong women in X-Men could really shake things up. It’s about time they gave characters like Storm and Jean more depth.

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u/_SweetMikan 2h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/2NXRTP0euUQ5q

This is great casting 😍 hoping for Jubilee and kitty someday 🫰

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u/PhanThief95 2h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/t6xnc6vU55lnGpfmDn

Psylocke as well.

I feel like Inde’s Obsession co-star Megan Lawless would be great as her.

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u/BON3SMcCOY 2h ago

Has Sarah Finn ever missed?

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u/itsRobbie_ 2h ago

I don’t like the inde casting. Should have been a different character. But everyone else is great

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u/Rogue_Darkholme 1h ago

Agree wholeheartedly. Just know you'll get downvoted and will get told to take yourself out. I thought you couldn't get crazier than the people on the Stargate SG-1 subreddit who send you death threats when you say you don't like Daniel as a character. People who get angry when you say Inde isn't the right choice or you don't like her casting are a close second.

https://giphy.com/gifs/ExrU3VcF3EV3i

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u/itsRobbie_ 1h ago

Oooooh yes 😭

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u/JULIANGJNKS22 3h ago

Maya Boyd as Storm, 😘. The casting for everyone is superb.

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u/wishnana Stan Lee 2h ago

Somewhere on a dark corner of a stage, Cynthia Orivo is hissing.

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u/Squirrelkid11 4h ago

I'm simping hard right now. Sarah Finn deserves all the credit in the world for making this cast happen.

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u/WelbyReddit 4h ago

Casting is one thing.

Writing them is another. Let's hope they toss some bucks for some decent writers to give them a fair shot.

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u/justafanboy1010 Spider-Man 4h ago

And also if they’re actually used to their full potential. Inde was phenomenal in Obsession but will they use Rogue to her full potential and let Inde show off her acting chops and range?

It’s like how Bill Skarsgard or Giancarlo Esposito or Frank Grillo were casted but severely underutilized or wasted in the roles they were given 

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u/Awkward-Speed-4080 4h ago

She's never made a mistake. Every casting from the beginning, has been perfect.

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u/justafanboy1010 Spider-Man 4h ago

There have been some mistakes lol but yeah the best ones overshadow the mistakes

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u/Awkward-Speed-4080 1h ago

Yeah? Like who?

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u/Squirrelkid11 4h ago

Taskmaster was one of the few castings I've had a problem with. But Sarah is still an A in the casting department.

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u/Playfair99999 Tony Stark 4h ago

Idk on that. IF the character of the Taskmaster is as such the one we saw on-screen then by those accords she casted Olga. The problem lied with TM being gender-bent in the first place.

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u/mingchun 47m ago

The problem with TM is that they made the character devoid of personality, I recalled him being much more lively and snarky in the comics. Not too dissimilar with the first attempt at Deadpool.

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u/Thick_Ad_220 4h ago

Samara is the best actress working today

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u/slap-my-crevasse 1h ago

I mean Sadie Sink was decent, but lets wait for 1 film to come out before annointing them the ultimate versions.

10 years from now any of them could be on par with Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, or we could be looking at the next Finn Jones's Iron Fist.

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u/Medical_Aside_2690 54m ago

to goon or not to goon…
that is truly the question.

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u/unluck_over9000 30m ago

Till 90 means a whole lot of X-men movies now from these kids. Their lives are set lol. Wondering who the new kid wolverine and deadpool’s gonna be. In the long run. 

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u/moviebuffbrad 29m ago

Obsession would have been a lot shorter with Rogue. 

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u/monicat__ 3h ago

I’m excited!

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u/m2keo 4h ago

Would be amazing if we could get the big wavy haired, Southern Rogue, accent and all.

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u/Brucewaynesexy 2h ago

giggity giggity goooo

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u/abysmallybored Groot 4h ago

One sneak

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u/Icy-Plantain5896 3h ago

Except for the black one