THE SUICIDE SQUAD And GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Director James Gunn Reveals His Dream X-MEN Roster

THE SUICIDE SQUAD And GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Director James Gunn Reveals His Dream X-MEN Roster THE SUICIDE SQUAD And GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Director James Gunn Reveals His Dream X-MEN Roster

The Suicide Squad director James Gunn recently responded to the #My5XMen hashtag on social media, revealing his perfect version of the mutant team (who it would be awesome to see on the big screen).

By JoshWilding - Aug 11, 2020 02:08 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men

James Gunn is currently hard at work finishing off The Suicide Squad, and once he's done, he'll move on to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for Marvel Studios. Beyond that, we don't know what comes next for the filmmaker, though it's doubtful he'll be involved with the X-Men reboot (as the studio is bound to want to get the ball rolling on that sooner rather than later). 

However, after comic book writer Gail Simone recently shared the #My5XMen hashtag, Gunn responded with a lineup it would be pretty damn great to see brought to the big screen. 

"Does Doop count?" Gunn wrote on Twitter. "Cuz if so it's Doop, Fantomex, Kitty Pryde, Storm, and Wolverine." Clearly a fan of that quirky alien character, the filmmaker later wrote, "If Doop doesn't count I’m not sure I want to play this game." If there's anyone who could pull Doop off in live-action, it's Gunn, but we can't see that particular character being a main priority for Marvel Studios right now. 

Fantomex and Doop are two characters who have yet to make their respective live-action debuts, though the hope is that will change given how popular they are. In related X-Men news, there's a rumour floating around that Shia LaBeouf is being eyed for Iceman, but that's 100% bogus!

Who would your five X-Men be? 
 

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MikeyL
MikeyL - 8/11/2020, 2:39 AM
Just give me a decent live action Emma Frost and I’ll be happy
JustALurker
JustALurker - 8/11/2020, 2:53 AM
@MikeyL - "for the plot" right?
MikeyL
MikeyL - 8/11/2020, 3:40 AM
@JustALurker - honestly as a gay guy, absolutely for the plot and character. But nothing wrong with using her best assets for promotion and to draw in more viewers. It’s what she does after all 🤷🏻‍♂️
PerrinNation1
PerrinNation1 - 8/11/2020, 2:56 AM
I like James Gunn a lot. But with that being said...his taste in x-Men is....lacking real X-Men.

Wolverine no longer counts.
gambgel
gambgel - 8/11/2020, 7:00 AM
@PerrinNation1 - Thank u. I thought I was the only one who noticed
Goldboink
Goldboink - 8/11/2020, 7:03 AM
@PerrinNation1 -
Yea, can we get a real Cyclops before we get Doop or whatever fringe characters he thinks are cool.
rebellion
rebellion - 8/11/2020, 3:07 AM
Amateur. Everyone knows you need a teleporter.
Battabing
Battabing - 8/11/2020, 6:59 AM
@rebellion -
And a telepath.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 8/11/2020, 7:55 AM
@rebellion - @Battabing -

^^^ These guys tactic.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 8/11/2020, 3:15 AM
I might be simple, but I just want to see Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel and Iceman as a team
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 8/11/2020, 3:48 AM
Yeah, sounds like...well, what a GotG director would say, you can even see the "Groot-element" there.

Hopefully he will never get close to these characters and their lore.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 8/13/2020, 9:27 AM
@Doomsday8888 -
Not . sure he would even take the job. He is a Troma guy at heart and will likely not take a mainstream team/Hero with a ton of expectations.
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 8/11/2020, 4:08 AM
Wouldn't be suprised if they used this team; the international aspect could be used as a big selling point in terms of diversity and representation.

Goldboink
Goldboink - 8/11/2020, 7:04 AM
@Superspecialawesomeguy -
When the time comes the Cleremont run should be where they start but Wolverine is so played out.
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