Sir Patrick Stewart Almost Rejected Professor X Because Of His Most Famous Role

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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT As a household name long before portraying Charles Xavier's Professor X in Fox's X-Men franchise, Sir Patrick Stewart's previous success almost stopped him from taking on the role of the iconic Marvel mutant.

Related Patrick Stewart Hints At Return Of Professor X & Ian McKellan's Magneto After making a brief cameo in Doctor Strange 2, Patrick Stewart teases his return as Professor X and even Ian McKellens' Magneto in the MCU. My thoughts at the time? No. No more fantasy. No more sci-fi. No more telepaths. No more actors zipped into formfitting costumes. I'm done with all that. Thanks for thinking of me, but — no, absolutely not.

How X-Men's Director Convinced Stewart To Become Professor X Patrick Stewart's fears that the sci-fi elements of X-Men were too similar to those of Star Trek were certainly valid, but the two franchises are still very far apart in terms of character and storytelling. This is something that X-Men director Bryan Singer stressed to Stewart during a lunch shared between the pair.

 

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