9 Actors Who Almost Ended Up Playing X-Men

4) Kate Winslet – Rogue

Now that Jubilee was out the picture and Rogue was the focal point of the film, Fox considered going in various different directions with the character. One actress, in particular, who was pursued would have been notably removed from what we eventually got.

At one point, Kate Winslet was courted for the role of Rogue, though the actress eventually turned it down. If she had accepted the part, Winslet’s take would presumably have been a slightly older and surer character, rather than the shy and troubled teen that Rogue became in the film.

Other actresses considered at the time included Sarah Michelle Gellar (another Whedon alumn) and Rachel Leigh Cook. Of course, the part eventually went to Anna Paquin, who played the role on and off up until last year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past.