X-Men
Summary
As a household name long before portraying Charles Xavier ’s Professor X in Fox’sX - Menfranchise , Sir Patrick Stewart ’s former success almost stop him from taking on the role of the iconic Marvel mutant . By appearing asProfessor X in Fox ’s originalX - Mentrilogy , Stewart became one of the most significant figures in modern - day superhero fib , and has since gone on to become one of the longest - take to the woods superhero player in account . Stewart appear in six movies in Fox ’s franchise , and returned as a Professor X variant in theMCUin 2022 , but he earlier change by reversal down the role .
Patrick Stewart ’s Professor X Appearances
twelvemonth
enfranchisement
2000
Fox X - Men
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X2
2003
10 - valet : The Last Stand
2006
ten - Men Origins : Wolverine(Cameo )
2009
X - Men : Days of Future Past
2014
Logan
2017
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
MCU
Patrick Stewart ’s Professor X was a fundament of Fox’sX - Menfranchise throughout its entire duration , even though James McAvoy took over the function in the revise timeline . The MCU ’s exploration of the multiverse create the opportunity for him to return inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , once again reminding audience how awing he was in the role . Many mistrust he will be reprise the purpose again , perhaps in 2024’sDeadpool & Wolverine , before Professor X is recast for theMCU ’s officialX - Menmovie , but this impressive career almost never came to realisation .
After give a brief cameo in Doctor Strange 2 , Patrick Stewart tease his return as Professor X and even Ian McKellens ' Magneto in the MCU .
Why Patrick Stewart Almost Turned X-Men Down
As Patrick Stewart explain in his memoir , " Making It So , " he was ab initio hesitant to portrayCharles Xavier ’s Professor Xwhen approached with the role byX - Menproducer Lauren Donner ( viaSlashFilm ) . Even after Donner had explain who Charles Xavier and the X - Men were , Stewart originally refused to play Professor X because of his long - running role of Captain Jean - Luc Picard in variousStar Trekprojects , debut in 1987’sStar Trek : The Next Generationseries . He unveil he did n’t want any more sci - fi or fantasy roles , take note that he was"done with all that . "
My thoughts at the prison term ? No . No more fantasy . No more sci - fi . No more telepaths . No more actor zipped into formfitting costume . I ’m done with all that . Thanks for cerebration of me , but — no , perfectly not .
Patrick Stewart play two iconic heroes , Star Trek ’s Jean - Luc Picard and X - Men ’s Professor X , but which one experience longer ? It ’s complicated .
How X-Men’s Director Convinced Stewart To Become Professor X
Patrick Stewart ’s fears that the sci - fi factor ofX - Menwere too similar to those ofStar Trekwere certainly valid , but the two franchise are still very far aside in term of character and storytelling . This is something thatX - Mendirector Bryan Singer stressed to Stewart during a lunch shared between the pair . Stewart initially refusing the role of Professor X putX - Menin jeopardy , but Singer explain that there were"no major similarities betweenJean - Luc Picard and Charles Xavier,“helping to put Stewart ’s mind at ease .
Bryan passionately argued that there were no major similarities between Jean - Luc Picard and Charles Xavier , or between ' Star Trek ' and ' go - Men . ' One was a legacy sci - fi franchise and the other part of the burgeoning industry of with child - budget comic book adaptations — totally different in style and content . He say he had studied the work I had done over the past ten years , and ' X - Men ' related to none of it . With bravado , Bryan said this was going to be entirely novel territory for me , and the whole world would see my piece of work .
SlashFilmsuggests that the only law of similarity Bryan Singer saw between Picard and Xavier was the anatomy of their read/write head , which ultimately made Patrick Stewart the consummate casting option for the X - Men ’s loss leader . The twenty-four hour period after his tiffin with Singer , Stewart called Donner and signed up to present Professor X , lead to a stellar career that has now spanned over two decades , and could continue for even longer if the legendary worker getting even . Marvel Studios’X - Menreboot will reinvent Professor X , but Patrick Stewart deserves one more stint as his iconic character before bidding a final farewell .
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