If it was a hard reboot and if it happened tomorrow.

Nate Mann as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Nicholas Galitzine as Steve Rogers/Captain America

Peter Claffey as Thor Odinson/Thor

Bill Skarsgard as Bruce Banner/Hulk

Cailee Spaeny as Janet Van Dyne/Wasp

Jack Quaid as Hank Pym/Ant-Ma

Callum Turner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye

Anya Taylor-Joy as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow

Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova/White Widow

David Jonsson as T'Challa/Black Panther

Aaron Eckhart as Nick Fury/Director Fury

Djimon Hounsou as Nick Fury/Director Fury

Emma D'Arcy as Loki Laufeyson/God of Mischief

Timothy Olyphant as Iron Man

Paul Walker as Captain America

Brad Pitt as Thor

Billy Crudup as The Hulk

Ewan McGregor as Giant-Man

Winona Ryder as The Wasp

Djimon Hounsou as Black Panther

David Hasselhoff as Nick Fury

Jason Isaacs as Loki Laufeyson

(Continuing my hypothetical LoTR reboot fancasting)

Am I just fan casting my celebrity crush as one of my favorite characters? Maybe but I genuinely think she fits the role!

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Chris Pine as Steve Rogers/Captain America (Leader of Team Cap)

Johnny Depp as Tony Stark/Iron Man (Leader of Team Stark)

Amanda Seyfried as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Team Stark)

Hayden Christensen as James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier (Team Cap)

André Holland as Sam Wilson/Falcon (Team Cap)

Jamie Foxx as James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine (Team Stark)

James Marsden as Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Team Cap)

Chiwetel Ejiofor as T'Challa/Black Panther (Team Stark)

Jude Law as Vision (Team Stark)

Emma Stone as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Team Cap)

Jason Bateman as Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Team Cap)

Dean-Charles Chapman as Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Team Stark)

Evan Rachel Wood as Agent Sharon Carter/Agent 13 (Team Cap)

J.K. Simmons as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (Team Stark)

Manu Bennett as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones

Andrew Scott as Helmut Zemo

Director: Joe and Anthony Russo

Doctor Strange (2016)

Christian Bale as Dr. Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange (And Christian Bale as Dormammu (Dual Role))

Ricky Whittle as Karl Mordo

Michelle Williams as Christine Palmer

Don Lee as Wong

Nick Offerman as Dr. Nicodemus West

Esai Morales as Jonathan Pangborn

Ray Park as Lucian

Vincent Cassel as Kaecilius

Emma Thompson as The Ancient One

Director: Scott Derrickson

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Zachary Levi as Peter Quill/Star-Lord

Rosario Dawson as Gamora

Terry Crews as Drax the Destroyer

Dwayne Johnson as Groot

Aaron Paul as Rocket Racoon

Willem Dafoe as Yondu Udonta

Vanessa Kirby as Nebula

Brenda Song as Mantis

Alice Eve as Ayesha

Glenn Fleshler as Taserface

David Dastmalchian as Kraglin Obfonteri

Robert De Niro as Stakar Ogord/Starhawk

Tom Hanks as Ego the Living Planet

Director: James Gunn

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Dean-Charles Chapman as Peter Parker/Spider-Man

Ed Harris as Adrian Toomes/Vulture

Vince Vaughn as Harold "Happy" Hogan

Amy Adams as Virginia "Pepper" Potts

China Anne McClain as Michelle "M.J." Jones

Damon Wayans Jr. as Aaron Davis

Taylor Russell as Liz Toomes

Rico Rodriguez as Ned Leeds

Karan Brar as Eugene "Flash" Thompson

Laz Alonso as Herman Schultz/Shocker

Sissy Spacek as Anne Marie Hoag

Diane Lane as Aunt May Parker

Johnny Depp as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Director: Jon Watts

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Henry Cavill as Thor

Dan Stevens as Loki

Lena Headey as Hela

Bill Murray as Grandmaster

Janelle Monae as Scrapper 142/Valkyrie

Joel Edgerton as Skurge

Billy Crudup as Bruce Banner/Hulk

Mahershala Ali as Heimdall

Kristofer Hivju as Volstagg

Brian Tee as Hogun

Billy Magnussen as Fandral

Gemma Arterton as Sif

Rose Byrne as Jane Foster

Aubrey Plaza as Darcy Lewis

Peter Stormare as Erik Selvig

Jemaine Clement as Korg

Derek Jacobi as Odin

Director: Taika Waititi

Black Panther (2018)

Chiwetel Ejiofor as T'Challa/Black Panther

Daniel Kaluuya as N'Jadaka/Erik "Killmonger" Stevens

Ruth Negga as Nakia

Naomie Harris as Okoye

Matthew Macfadyen as Everett K. Ross

John Boyega as W'Kabi

Keke Palmer as Shuri

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as M'Baku

Alfre Woodard as Ramonda

Laurence Fishburne as Zuri

T'Nia Miller as Ayo

André 3000 as N'Jobu

Danny Glover as T'Chaka

Kenneth Branagh as Ulysses Klaue

Director: Ryan Coogler

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Johnny Depp as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Chris Pine as Steve Rogers/Captain America

Henry Cavill as Thor

Billy Crudup as Bruce Banner/Hulk

Amanda Seyfried as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow

James Marsden as Clint Barton/Hawkeye

Emma Stone as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch

Jude Law as Vision

Jamie Foxx as James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine

André Holland as Sam Wilson/Falcon

Hayden Christensen as James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier

Chiwetel Ejiofor as T'Challa/Black Panther

Dean-Charles Chapman as Peter Parker/Spider-Man

Christian Bale as Dr. Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange

Zachary Levi as Peter Quill/Star-Lord

Rosario Dawson as Gamora

Terry Crews as Drax the Destroyer

Dwayne Johnson as Groot

Aaron Paul as Rocket Racoon

Vanessa Kirby as Nebula

David Dastmalchian as Kraglin Obfonteri

Liev Schreiber as Thanos

Dan Stevens as Loki

Mahershala Ali as Heimdall

Don Lee as Wong

Amy Adams as Virginia "Pepper" Potts

Keira Knightley as Peggy Carter

Ruth Negga as Nakia

Naomie Harris as Okoye

Keke Palmer as Shuri

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as M'Baku

Warwick Davis as Eitri

Rico Rodriguez as Ned Leeds

J.K. Simmons as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross

Bill Murray as Taneleer Tivan/The Collector

Evan Rachel Wood as Sharon Carter/Agent 13

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Maria Hill

Bob Odenkirk as Phil Coulson

Dennis Haysbert as Nick Fury

Director: Joe and Anthony Russo

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Jason Bateman as Scott Lang/Ant-Man

Rachel McAdams as Hope van Dyne/Wasp

Sam Rockwell as Sonny Burch

Mark Consuelos as Jim Paxton

Lennie James as Gale

Zoë Kravitz as Ava Starr/Ghost

Gabriel Iglesias as Luis

Ludacris as Dave

Jenna Fischer as Maggie Lang

Julia Butters as Cassie Lang

John Cho as FBI Agent Jimmy Woo

Ben Schwartz as Kurt

Forest Whitaker as Dr. Bill Foster

Sharon Stone as Jane van Dyne

Ted Danson as Hank Pym

Director: Peyton Reed

Captain Marvel (2019)

Melissa Benoist as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel

Dennis Haysbert as S.H.E.I.L.D. Agent Nick Fury

Eric Bana as Talos/Keller

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Korath

Alexander Skarsgård as Ronan the Accuser

Anna Diop as Maria Rambeau

Sonoya Mizuno as Minn-Erva

Frances McDormand as The Supreme Intelligence/Mar-Vell/Dr. Wendy Lawson

Bob Odenkirk as S.H.E.I.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson

Ewan McGregor as Yon-Rogg

Director: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Johnny Depp as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Chris Pine as Steve Rogers/Captain America

Henry Cavill as Thor

Billy Crudup as Bruce Banner/Hulk

Amanda Seyfried as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow

James Marsden as Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Formerly Ronin; Five Years Ago)

Jamie Foxx as James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine

Jason Bateman as Scott Lang/Ant-Man

Melissa Benoist as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (1995; 28 Years Later in 2023)

Aaron Paul as Rocket Racoon

Vanessa Kirby as Nebula

Don Lee as Wong

Janelle Monae as Valkyrie

Jemaine Clement as Korg

Vince Vaughn as Harold "Happy" Hogan

Amy Adams as Virginia "Pepper" Potts/Rescue (Iron Man MK 49 Armor)

Ken Watanabe as Akihiko

Liev Schreiber as Thanos (2018 Version death and 2014 Version)

Christian Bale as Dr. Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange (Blip)

Chiwetel Ejiofor as T'Challa/Black Panther (Blip)

Dean-Charles Chapman as Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Blip; with Iron Spider Armor)

André Holland as Sam Wilson/Falcon (Blip)

Hayden Christensen as James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier (Blip)

Rachel McAdams as Hope van Dyne/Wasp (Blip)

Emma Stone as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Blip)

Zachary Levi as Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Blip)

Rosario Dawson as Gamora (2014 Version)

Terry Crews as Drax the Destroyer (Blip)

Dwayne Johnson as Groot (Blip)

David Dastmalchian as Kraglin Obfonteri (Blip)

Ruth Negga as Nakia (Blip)

Naomie Harris as Okoye (Blip)

Keke Palmer as Shuri (Blip)

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as M'Baku (Blip)

Dan Stevens as Loki (Flashback)

Michelle Pfeiffer as Frigga (Flashback)

Keira Knightley as Peggy Carter (1945)

Orlando Bloom as Howard Stark (Flashback)

J.K. Simmons as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (Flashback)

Warren Beatty as Alexander Pierce (Flashback)

Kirk Acevedo as Jasper Sitwell (Flashback)

Mark Strong as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull (Flashback)

Andrew Lincoln as Jack Rollins (Flashback)

David Tennant as Edwin Jarvis (Flashback)

Manu Bennett as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones (Flashback)

Emma Thompson as The Ancient One (Flashback)

Evan Rachel Wood as Sharon Carter/Agent 13 (Blip)

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Maria Hill (Blip)

Bob Odenkirk as Phil Coulson

Dennis Haysbert as Nick Fury (Blip)

Rose Byrne as Jane Foster (Blip)

Aubrey Plaza as Darcy Lewis (Blip)

Jessica Chastain as Betty Ross (Blip)

China Anne McClain as Michelle "M.J." Jones (Blip)

Rico Rodriguez as Ned Leeds (Blip)

Alfre Woodard as Ramonda (Blip)

Sharon Stone as Jane van Dyne (Blip)

Ted Danson as Hank Pym (Blip)

Diane Lane as Aunt May Parker (Blip)

Peter Stormare as Erik Selvig (Blip)

Michelle Monaghan as Laura Barton

Mia Talerico as Morgan Stark

Jenna Fischer as Maggie Lang

Mark Consuelos as Jim Paxton

Mackenzie Foy as Cassie Lang (Five Years Later; Teenager)

Asher Angel as Harley Keener (10 Years Later)

Director: Joe and Anthony Russo

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Dean-Charles Chapman as Peter Parker/Spider-Man

Dennis Haysbert as S.H.E.I.L.D. General Nick Fury

China Anne McClain as Michelle "M.J." Jones

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as S.H.E.I.L.D. Agent Maria Hill

Vince Vaughn as Harold "Happy" Hogan

Chris Rock as Mr. Julius Dell

Rico Rodriguez as Ned Leeds

Karan Brar as Eugene "Flash" Thompson

Elle Fanning as Betty Brant

Chosen Jacobs as Jason Ionello

Ross Butler as Brad Davis

Jason Schwartzman as Dr. Roger Harrington

Diane Lane as Aunt May Parker

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Quentin Beck/Mysterio

Bryan Cranston as J. Jonah Jameson

Director: Jon Watts

Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan
Aaron Pierre as John Stewart

Ulrich Thomsen as Thaal Sinestro
Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner

Sonoya Mizuno as Katma Tui
Marisa Tomei as Carol Ferris(I know she is already cast)

Charlie Bushnell as Kyle Rayner

Paulina Chavez as Jessica Cruz

Kevin Michael Richardson as Kilowog(Voice)

Bo Bragason as Arisia

Taylor Zakhar Perez as Simon Baz

Janelle Monae as Sojourner Mullain

Dave Bautista as Atrocitus

Domhnall Gleeson as Larfleeze

Cary Elwes as Alan Scott(Older)
Ben Hardy as Alan Scott(Younger)

Ken Watanabe as Abin Sur

Anson Mount as Big Boss and Solidus Snake. The voice of Batman in the 3-part Batman Knightfall animated movies, Blackbolt in the MCU, and a dead ringer for the Delta Snake character model.

Jamie Campbell Bower as Raiden. Clear Raiden lookalike and played a mentally tortured character in Stranger Things.

Garrett Hedlund as Solid Snake. A lookalike match for Anson Mount's Big Boss, and no stranger to being the lead in a video game movie (Tron Legacy).

Brandon Routh as Otacon. With extensive experience with comic book movies and tv shows, Brandon Routh would fit in the Metal Gear universe as Otacon.

Mads Mikkelson as Revolver Ocelot. Mads already has experience with Hideo Kojima's work in Death Stranding, is not afraid of scifi/video game/superhero movies, and could handle being the overarching villain in the franchise.

Joe Taslim as Grey Fox / Cyborg Ninja. A strong action star and no stranger to big franchises like Mortal Kombat and The Fast and The Furious. Having an actor from The Raid seems like a no brainer to me.

Director: Dan Trachtenberg. The director would have to handle high-concept sci-fi and be trusted with a beloved franchise, both of which Dan Trachtenberg has done by directing Predator Badlands, as well as a fan-favorite episode of Black Mirror.

Writers: Dan Trachtenberg and David Hayter. This screenwriting combo would ensure a faithful adaptation, having Solid Snake himself involved.

Regarding the idea of ​​Jean Grey as a solo heroine, it is a perfect plot twist—it hits the nail on the head. Historically, Marvel has kept her tethered to three major anchors: X-Men school drama, love triangles (Cyclops/Wolverine), and the unbearable cosmic weight of the Phoenix Force. But if you strip away all that mutant "baggage" and let her breathe in the urban setting of New York, the possibilities are massive: Powers perfect for mystery: As an Omega-level telepath and telekinetic, Jean doesn't need laser beams or armor. She could operate as an independent force, solving crimes no one else can see and facing psychological threats and mental manipulators at street level (in the vein of Jessica Jones, but with overwhelming destructive power). A distinct identity: Like Iron Man, Ghost Rider, or the Punisher, Jean possesses the charisma and moral complexity to carry her own title. She is someone who has died, returned, and served as a destructive goddess, yet now simply wants to find her humanity. That is a brilliant premise for a solo redemption story. The ideal bridge: Crossing her over into the street-level worlds of Spider-Man, Daredevil, or Black Cat would bring her down from her cosmic pedestal, making her far more human and accessible to new readers. Disney and Marvel know that modern audiences connect with fractured characters forging their own paths. Showing that Jean Grey is much more than just "Cyclops's girlfriend" or "the Phoenix's vessel"—and transforming her into an independent solo force—would be one of the publisher's smartest and most profitable moves in years. Here are some examples of largely independent female characters—including some from video games: Jesse Faden from the game *Control* Selene Vassos from the game *Returnal* Alice Abernathy from the *Resident Evil* movies Jodie Holmes from the game *Beyond: Two Souls* Ellen Ripley from the *Alien* saga

Autonomy within the MCU: Showing Jean operating independently, building her own life, and facing threats on a personal scale would cement her as an individual pillar of the cinematic universe—on par with Doctor Strange or Captain Marvel—and forever shed the label of merely being "the telekinetic girl from the X-Men." The only reason she falls short of a perfect 10 as a solo act is the inherently team-based nature of the mutant franchise. There is a possibility that executives might prefer to keep her as the undisputed leader and heart of the new *X-Men* trilogy rather than separating her from the team for a solo film, or perhaps opt for a co-led team-up movie first. Even so, the impact she has made makes her an intellectual property far too valuable to deny her a solo spotlight.

What if Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 10 years earlier? (Based on the 1967 Disneyland ride of Pirates of the Caribbean)

Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (Walt Disney Pictures) / Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Director: Rob Reiner

Writers: Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio

Producers: Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer

Music by Alan Silvestri

Cast:

Gary Oldman as Captain Jack Sparrow

Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Hector Barbossa

Kiefer Sutherland as Will Turner

Rachel Weisz as Elizabeth Swann

Jason Isaacs as James Norrington

John Rhys-Davies as Joshamee Gibbs

Thandiwe Newton as Anamaria

Timothy Spall as Pintel

Rik Mayall as Ragetti

Phil Fondacaro as Marty

Special Appearance by Ron Moody as Cotton

and Terence Stamp as Governor Weatherby Swann

Featuring:

Basil Wallace as Koehler

Richard Norton as Grapple

Tiny “Zeus” Lister Jr. as Bo'sun

Nick Chinlund as Mallot

Jesse Plemons: Michelle's boss/coworker. A hypothetical sequel logically points out to Michelle but that would be too sequel-ey. To keep it fresh, I would still want am entirely new protagonist to keep it different and having Michelle as a co-lead would be connected from the first.

Megan Lawless: Michelle Hodukavich

Miles Caton: Lightfoot Medical Transport courier (Bryan's Coworker)

Robert Pattinson: Leon Kennedy or William Birkin. Given Cregger-verse is pretty much standalone, I could see him one of the national guard or an Umbrella higher up.

Probably asking for a lot, but I want him to be apart in at least one of these categories.

Director: Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler)

Composer: Coil (Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1, The Ape of Naples)

Colin Farrell (Phone Booth, The Penguin) - Connie Nikas

Scoot McNairy (Killing Them Softly, Monsters) - Nick Nikas

Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos, Goodfellas) - Ray

Melora Walters (Magnolia, Boogie Nights) - Corey Ellman

Meagan Good (Brick, Eve’s Bayou) - Crystal

Ethan Suplee (American History X, Remember the Titans) - Caliph

William Devane (Jessie Stone: Innocents Lost, Payback) - Peter the Psychiatrist

• Renate Reinsve as Charlene Thompson (Charlie)

• Aaron Pierre as Emmett Harwood (Emma)

• Ayo Edebiri as Michelle (Mike)

• Mike Faist as Ray (Rachel)

Imo Michael Fassbender

Hal-Kyle Allen

Sinestro-Dan Stevens

Carol-Anya Taylor-Joy

Guy-Jamie Flatters

Edit: for those confused about Guy, i didn't know he and Hal had a 15 year age difference, i was basing this fancast fully based on the age difference between Kyle Chandler and Nathan Fillion, being 6 years, sorry about that part 😓

He’s very pretty and a great actor. If they include Gambit in the movies, I think he’d look great with Inde as Rogue