Different cast, same suits and no change in the film’s tone. You know what you would say then? “Ah, this movie needs so much work”.
The cast was nothing short of perfect. There’s no denying their look and appearance in the movie isn’t 100% faithful to the source material (the X-Men films in general haven’t been the live-action adaptions some have wished for), but given the fact superhero movies weren’t viewed in a serious manner back then, making changes that would translate better to the screen was a right move. Ditching the flashier suits from the comics? That was a good start. And to take a slightly different approach to the characterization of the heroes - sorry but a diminutive Wolverine wouldn’t have made the same impression - worked out for the best.
17+ years later and these roles and the actors associated with them have become iconic (mainly Jackman, Stewart, McKellen), so... ha!
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