Summary
- Bryan Cranston may be cast as Professor X for upcoming X-Men films in the MCU.
- Marvel Studios is planning to recast the X-Men characters for future films post-Avengers.
- Cranston's versatility and experience make him an ideal choice to portray Professor X's dual personalities.
The X-Men will finally enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe when Avengers: Doomsday is released, as many of the original Fox stars will be reprising their roles for the multiverse movie. Seeing those classic characters return is something that fans are excited to see. Still, the anticipation is even higher for when Marvel casts a new set of actors to play these iconic mutant characters.
Marvel Studios will be creating its own version of the X-Men to take the franchise forward after Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars are over, and there's been no shortage of speculation about who might be taking on each role. However, the character of Professor X is one that the studios are edging closer to casting.
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Charles Xavier is one of the most important and influential characters within the X-Men franchise, meaning the casting has to be taken seriously. According to industry insider MyTimeToShineHello, that's exactly what Marvel Studios is doing as they're currently eyeing Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston to take on the role of Professor X for the upcoming seventh phase of the MCU.
Cranston would prove to be a popular casting choice given his extraordinary talent, with the popular actor being best known for playing Walter White in the hit crime drama Breaking Bad. Meanwhile, he's also dazzled as Hal in the family comedy Malcolm in the Middle. His versatility makes him an ideal option to play Professor X, who has to showcase calmness and kindness when training the younger X-Men. At the same time, Professor X can immediately switch to being serious when he needs to protect the X-Men and showcase his power. His time in Breaking Bad proved that he often showed himself as a family man, but he was able to totally transform himself when he took on his alter-ego of Heisenberg, where he would be far more stern and aggressive.
The character of Professor X is best associated with Sir Patrick Stewart, who took on the role six times within the Fox movies and made a cameo appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. He is also set to reprise the role in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, providing what could be his final appearance as the iconic character. Meanwhile, James McAvoy has also starred as Professor X in live-action movies four times, taking on the younger version of the mutant.
Marvel is expected to be recasting the X-Men for its own versions of the characters for the films set to take place in the MCU moving forward. Given his popularity and talent, adding someone like Cranston to the cast would be a positive start to that process. The Breaking Bad star has expressed an interest in being part of a superhero movie in the past, and as he showed when playing Walter White, he has no problem shaving his head for a role, which is important for Professor X. The character often has a lot of monologues, which is where Cranston would shine brightest. There has been no official confirmation of any X-Men movies, but Marvel Studios has clarified that they're coming in the future.
