The Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to enter a bold new era with the arrival of Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars, introducing the X-Men to the MCU.
Laurence Fishburne, a legend from The Matrix, has expressed interest in playing an X-Men icon, which would be a dream role for him.
Part of that plan seems to be working the 20th Century Fox X-Men characters into both Doomsday and Secret Wars, and that is expected to lead to several major recastings of fan favorites.
Author's summary: Fishburne wants to play an X-Men role.