As Marvel Studios continues to hype its push for queer visibility in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, actor Colton Haynes has taken to social media to campaign for one of his dream roles: the X-Men character Iceman.
Marvel acquired the rights to use the X-Men in films after the purchase of Fox Studios last year. Marvel chief Kevin Feige has assured anxious fans that the X-Men will integrate into the existing film continuity with care, though plans to do so are reportedly a few years off.
Actor Shia LeBouf, known for his roles in the Transformers film series as well as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has emerged as a leading candidate to play the hero Iceman in the MCU according to gossip site We Got This Covered.
It should be noted that We Got This Covered doesn’t have a very good track record when it comes to reporting on Hollywood insider news, which may explain why Haynes has taken to Twitter to press for the part.
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The actor tweeted out a gif image of Iceman, along with an emoji of a man raising his hand.
https://twitter.com/ColtonLHaynes/status/1292941047614435330
Haynes followers, of course, added their support to the actor’s cause.
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“Colton Haynes as Iceman in the MCU would be a dream,” tweeted user @max_siller.
Colton Haynes as Iceman in the MCU would be a dream pic.twitter.com/aCkwBnsZnG
— Max (@BoosterMaxCeo) August 11, 2020
“Dude, I have been saying this to my self for a year now. YOU GOTTA BE ICEMAN,” said @SenorKent_.
Dude, I have been saying this to my self for a year now. YOU GOTTA BE ICEMAN.
— Señor Clark Kent ?? (@SenorKent_) August 10, 2020
Haynes rose to stardom with his role on The CW series Arrow, in which he played the superhero Arsenal from 2013-2020. The association with another iconic hero so recently might seem to disqualify him from the role, though in the past Marvel hasn’t let that kind of close association stop them from casting other actors. Actor Chris Evans played the Fantastic Four character Human Torch from 2005-2007, only to land the iconic role of Captain America just a few years later.
Toofie
Colton’s fine, but I can’t imagine Marvel not wanting to cast young.
Catholicslutbox
That first pic. Wow. He did not age well.
He looks better on Instagram but that’s because of face tune.
I hope they cast someone else.
HankHarris
That photo is from the show when they flash forward to the future – not very kind of the editorial team to choose that one!
Cam
Marvel will cast all straight actors, and then will claim they are inclusive by having a hot woman, who is currently dating a man mention that she dated a woman years ago.
Chrisk
These movies are geared for adolescents. I don’t think putting a out gay man in their movies is going to fly.
HankHarris
The Marvel audience is very broad-based so I’m sure that wouldn’t be a deciding factor.
Lancealot
Although his character hasn’t made it to the big screen, the adolescents seem to love out actor John Barrowman and his Doctor Who character Captain Jack Harkness.
skeldare
Marvel movies are geared toward everyone.
HankHarris
If you campaign for it, it basically means you won’t get it – Has Marvel ever cast someone like this? Shia seems too old, and Haynes is ok but they also don’t normally cast TV people either.
WSnyder
I can’t imagine any studio casting Shia LeBouf in any movie, the guy is a ongoing train wreck.
IMHO I’m kinda getting sick of re-boots. Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Fantastic Four ,etc. Now X-Men? Seriously, everyone is looking for the next multi-movie arc like Avengers and instead of looking at new original properties, they keep trying to re-use older successful ones. And in so doing, dilute them with each re-incarnation. Like, OMG what they did to Fantastic Four. Albeit I am happy with Tom Holland as Spidey in the MCU, the single exception to the above.
Seriously Studio people, move on to bigger and better things, stop trying to recycle. The money men in Hollywood just don’t get it and think you can just keep redoing things over and over and if Justice League teaches anything, it’s just not working anymore.
Cam
What are you talking about, the Fantastic Four reboot was great! (cough cough cough).
Bubbleandsqueal
Colton will be ready for this big role, once he finally graduates from the Copacabana School of Dramatic Arts.
Godabed
Bobby is the youngest of the original and second generation, so unless they are casting really old. I seriously doubt it. Marvel will want to run the Xmen franchise for several years. They are going to cast younger.
Doctor Benway
Running the franchise for years doesn’t stop casting adult actors. It’s even more logical since they won’t change much physically.
JessPH
He can’t act. Shia is deranged but he can actually act.
Doctor Benway
Shia Labeouf won’t be cast in a big franchise like that, he’s too unpredictable… and doesn’t fit with this kind of movies.
Colton Haynes neither, he’s not a very good actor, lack of charisma and doesn’t looks like Iceman.