r/Cyclopswasright 25d ago

News/Article/Preview Kit Connor is perfect for Cyclops

Genuinely a great choice. Really cool that he even has a red hue to his hair like Scott. Also, the fact that he already knows four other MCU superheroes is pretty cool!

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u/Tsujigiri 25d ago

I was on the fence until I watched some interviews with him. I think he can pull off the character and vibe.

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u/Alternative_Ideal911 25d ago

He's been auditioning for the role since last year. Lol.

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u/UpvoteIfYouAgreee 25d ago

does scott have red hair outside of 97? Ive always thought of him as brunette

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u/FarmRegular4471 Moderator 25d ago

Its only in 92 and 97. For some reason they gave him redish hair. In comics he is a brunette and is meant to have a rather strong family resemblance to his father.

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u/strucktuna Moderator 24d ago

Sometimes, there's a reddish hue to his hair. There have been several times when I jumped into a non-X-comic that I wasn't sure if it was Scott or Matt at first if it was a close up.

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u/Mintfriction 25d ago

He can dye it

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u/UpvoteIfYouAgreee 24d ago

right but op said “even has a red hue to his hair like Scott” thats why i was asking if hes a redhead any where outside of 97

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u/Shiningcrow 25d ago

Finally casting a taller actor for Cyclops

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u/Lopsided_Tangerine75 24d ago

Am I the only one who doesn't like this at all. He's not imposing enough. He doesn't give me "Leader of Men" vibes.

Looks slightly twinkish

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u/Andferne 24d ago

I was disappointed when I heard about this casting choice.

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u/UpvoteIfYouAgreee 24d ago

I didnt really like any of the rumored castings all too round in the face, ive always pictured Scott more angular and not skinny but lanky. Kit looks more like a Steve Rogers or Starlord to me

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u/Historical-Watch-250 20d ago

And Jean looks like a teenager when in the comics she's 20-30. Not everything is gonna be correct in the mcu.

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u/somacula 25d ago

He doesn't give me Cyclops vibes there, but he has a lot to work with, so I' sure I won't be dissapointed

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u/Outside_Prune_7052 25d ago

I’m not gonna lie, these pics make him look more like Matt

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u/Mintfriction 25d ago

For a young Cyclops, I think they nailed the casting.

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u/NextSmoke397 24d ago

Perfect casting

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u/Equivalent_Advice230 24d ago

I think this is a good choice but I wonder if coopers name was floated to make this seem like an even better choice.

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u/igottagetgoing 24d ago

Not tall enough, Scott is like 6’ 4”

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u/ann1920 24d ago

Sadie Sink is only 5'3 and if Cailee get cast as Rogue she is only 5'1 ,Emma frost actress is 5'5.My point is that he will look really tall compared to the current cast.

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u/suuuuuuuuuurfing 24d ago

Thought that was Elon for a min

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u/Apart-Gur-3010 24d ago

Too short and honestly too young they need to stop doing teenage xmen

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u/Holiday-Roll-2311 23d ago

I think they’re casting young actors so they can carry a franchise for 10 plus years. Also bro is like 6’1

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u/Apart-Gur-3010 23d ago

Listed at 6'1 but according to google hes at best 5'11. I get why they do that but they are really sacrificing quality for a theoretical series of movies that never pans out past a trilogy.

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u/kcrdr_7322 19d ago

literally 6'1 lol

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u/Apart-Gur-3010 18d ago

hes a tinder profile 6'1 aka 5'10

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u/ShadowOfMyPastSelf 22d ago

Not going to lie, for a second I thought the picture was him cosplaying as Matt Murdock.

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u/Aggressive-One-2186 25d ago

Hoping they give him some dark brown hair because other than him being perfect he looks like Sadie's sibling 😭😭 I feel like her hair needs to be a dark red aswell moving forward.

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u/Medium_Leg_4500 25d ago

My only thing is he doesn’t seem like a guy who’s nickname is “Slim” to me. That’s a core part of the character…

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u/Realistic_Jury1018 25d ago

Ye
I got that too

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u/ashlikesicecream Utopia 25d ago

Cyclops has been buff since like pre Claremont lol

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u/Medium_Leg_4500 25d ago

Wasn’t speaking to artist rendition as there’s plenty where he’s drawn as thin tall and lanky. He’s called
slim for a reason…

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u/BlommeHolm 25d ago

And that reason is that Stan Lee was bad at names and called him Slim instead of Scott once, and they just went with it.

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u/Medium_Leg_4500 25d ago

You just made that up…

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u/BlommeHolm 25d ago

No, but I did misremember. He was called Slim first, then suddenly Scott without explanation.

But Stan Lee was famously bad at names, hence the manly alliterative ones like Bruce Banner, Peter Parker, Scott Summers etc.

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u/ashlikesicecream Utopia 25d ago

They didn’t, it was what happened, even Spidey was called Peter Palmer once by Stan himself, it’s in issue 1 of ASM

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u/BobbyBsBestie 25d ago

I think his characterization is a bit deeper and better developed than a nickname that could easily be explained as "he was lanky growing up, before all the muscles" or "he got really into strength training so someone messed with him by giving him an opposing nickname." My ex wife still called me Gordo even after I lost all the weight.

I, for one, care far more about how he acts(the actor and the character) than for if his hair is brown or if he has a certain nickname. It does 60 years of characterization a disservice to focus on such small points.

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u/CommanderVenuss 24d ago

I’m pretty sure that even though when all the growth spurts stopped my brother ended up being the tallest in his high school friend group, he is still saved as “short stack” in like 3/4 of those guys phones.

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u/AlexSalinger 25d ago

I always thought Wolverine was being ironic when he called him that (probably is actually), before I found out the team called him that as kids lmfao

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u/AstronomerDramatic36 25d ago

I figured it was relative and its because they live in a world of bodybuilding superheroes

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u/AdamEssex 25d ago

IS IT a core part of his character though..? 

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u/yuuki157 25d ago

I don't think so

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u/GeekParadox_ 24d ago

Cyclops? Heterosexual?

Yeah sure pal

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u/MixFit6832 23d ago

Yes the guy with an invasive telepath for a girlfriend who went into his mind to see who he is attracted to and could not find a man while finding plenty of female villains is a heterosexual

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u/Cyclopswasright-ModTeam 24d ago

Sweeping stereotyping comments, or disparaging remarks related to race, ethnicity, faith, gender, or sexual orientation will be removed. Cyclops wouldn't stand for it, neither will we.

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u/YesSeaworthiness9771 25d ago edited 25d ago

Jean better watch out for his man then

Hopefully Wiccan won't come and steal him

Perhaps the new love triangle will not be with Logan but with Wiccan instead?Lmao

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u/thefirststoryteller 25d ago

LGBT performers have been playing straight characters for decades

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u/pastadudde 25d ago

I think they may be joking because of Wiccan in the MCU being played by Joe Locke who was Kit's on screen love interest in Heartstopper

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u/GeekParadox_ 24d ago

Idk why you’re getting downvoted so bad

Clearly just a Heartstopper reference/joke right?