Michael Jackson wanted to play Professor X in 'X-Men' (2000)

man a trans prof x would've been dope.

 

That would have been bad.

“It’s bad. You know it. Ooh hoo.”

 

I didn't even see the movie in theater. So it's possible he would have pushed it right into the mainstream out of the gate. Plus he might have caught the black panther wave early. He was a perfectionist. So it's plausible. But we would have a hard time buying into the superior intellect required.

 

it could have worked.

i've always felt this movie has been the closest to a proper x-men movie:


mj playing a straight role would've been interesting

 

I think he would've done a better job playing Nightcrawler



"We was just with Bubbles having sleepovers and drinking jesus juice, dont look at me that way Cyclops."

 

He could play a Morlock.

And since he can sing & dance, he COULD have played Professor X, in the Legion TV show. Or Spiderman 3.

 

I took my baby on a Saturday stroll
Girl is that mutant with you?
Yes we're one and the same
Now I believe in miracles
And a miracle has happened tonight
But, if you're thinkin' about my baby
It don't matter if you're mutant or not
They print my message in the Daily Bugle
I had to tell them I ain't second to none
And I told about equality and it's true
Either you're wrong or you're right
But, if you're thinkin' about my baby
It don't matter if you're mutant or not
I am tired of sentinels
I am tired of this stuff
I am tired of this X-tinction Agenda
So when the going gets rough
I ain't scared of your brother
I ain't scared of no normal
I ain't scared of nobody
Girl, when the going gets mean
I got mutant powers
For anti-mutant clubs and nations
Causing grief in mutant-human relations
It's a turf war on a global scale
I'd rather hear both sides of the tale
See, it's not about species
Just places, faces
Whether your blood comes with
X-genes or just a space
I've seen the bright get duller
I'm not going to spend my life being just a mutant
Don't tell me you agree with me
When I saw you kicking dirt in my eye
But, if you're thinkin' about my baby
It don't matter if you're mutant or not
I said if you're thinkin' of being my baby
It don't matter if you're mutant or not
I said if you're thinkin' of being my brother
It don't matter if you're mutant or not
Ooh, ooh
Yea, yea, yea now
Ooh, ooh
Yea, yea, yea now
It's mutant, it's not
It's tough for you to get by (yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's mutant, it's not
It's mutant, it's not
It's tough for you to get by (yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's mutant, it's not

 

Confused? Michael Jackson's Black or White is perfect for an X-Men musical with a few tweaks especially considering racism and prejudice were the underlying themes in the X-Men comics.

 

I figured it out. Dude probably wanted to diddle kids with Bryan Singer.

 

Michael was a good actor, he was great in the Wiz and his music videos were basically all short films. Every role he played was believable. Now as far as Prof X...ehhh that might've been a stretch.

 

Did he think it was going to be the ones with kids?

 

Shocking that he wanted to play a character who can control minds and runs a school for children.

 

That would have been a weird ass casting.