Who are the lucky people fated to play the most memorable roles in comic history? Read on to find out...

Magneto - Sir Ian McKellen
Mystique - Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (?)
Professor X - Patrick Stewart
Rogue - Anna Paquin
Sabretooth - Tyler Mane
Storm - Halle Berry
Wolverine - Dougray Scott
Here are the casting calls, as printed in SFX 53:

Cyclops: Handsome X-Man. Classic hero type, late 20s. Cyclops has been with Xavier the longest and takes his work very seriously.
[Vince Vaughan, Edward Norton and Luke Wilson are said to be in the running for this role.]

Jean Grey: Telepathic and telekinetic powers. Engaged to Cyclops and yearned for by Wolverine. Late 20s. [Famke Janssen is said to have signed up for this role.]

Storm: A regal earth mother type. African-American woman. This X-Man controls the elements. Beautiful and mysterious. Late 20s to early 30s.

Mystique: A beautiful woman covered in iridescent blue scales with solid yellow eyes. Mystique is able to morph into anyone. She is one of the evil mutants, a foe of the X-Men.

Rogue: A beautiful young girl with very expressive eyes who has the ability to absorb the life energy from anyone. She is shy and doesn't really know her place with the X-Men yet. 18-early 20s. [Laura Bertram, Rachel Leigh Cook and Sarah Michelle Gellar have all been connected to this role.]

Anyone notice that there's no mention of Gambit?! AAAHHHH!!! As for Sarah Michelle Gellar as Rogue...no comment.