With Disney's acquisition of Fox's film rights on the verge of being finalized, it's only a matter of time before we see the likes of the X-Men and the Fantastic Four in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, it will be a while before anything is officially announced on the deal's status, and even longer until and MCU X-Men or Fantastic Four movies are teased. With that in mind, we can only imagine what some of Fox's Marvel character will look like in the MCU and who might play them, fantasies that get closer to reality thanks to some awesome fan artists. Through the works of a handful of talented fans, we can take a look at what the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and their villains might look like in Marvel's film universe.

Some of these awesome works have gone so far as to fan-cast the character in order to make their proposed designs more realistic, and even those that haven't are still fantastic designs that Marvel should definitely consider for future films. While the Fantastic Four have relatively tame superhero costumes, most of the X-Men have wild suits that would be hard to convert into the MCU-house-style, but these fans managed to make even the most eccentric costumes work in Marvel Studios' more realistic approach to superheroes. Nothing is certain in Disney's Fox acquisition, but signs are pointing towards The Fantastic Four and the X-Men making their way home to Marvel, and these 20 awesome fan-designs show us how they might look in the MCU.

19 JASON PASTRANA'S NIGHTCRAWLER

Up first is this Nightcrawler from, Jason Pastrana. This piece wasn't specified to be an MCU version of Nightcrawler, but Pastrana's approach to Kurt would work perfect in the MCU. Particularly in the way the costume is designed, portraying a take on his red-and-black costume we haven't seen before.

On top of a cool costume, Pastrana also does a great job of giving us a realistic take on what an actor might look like as the character while still retaining the fur that prior X-Men films have left out in favor of blue skin. We're not sure if Nightcrawler will be in the MCU in the near future, but this design would be a great basis for his appearance.

18 STUART COOPER'S CYCLOPS

Next up is an awesome MCU Cyclops design by Stuart Cooper, who has cast Jensen Ackles in the role of Scott Summers. We love this choice and the design that goes with it, especially with all the neat details that Cooper explains the visor design.

Though we only see down to the shoulders, there's a lot of cool stuff going on with this design, and from what we can tell, it combines three of Cyclops' most notable designs into one, making for a great amalgam of iconic looks with a realistic vibe that fits perfectly with other designs of the MCU.

17 JAO PICART'S FANTASTIC FOUR

Moving away from X-Men and into the territory of the Fantastic Four, we have this awesome piece by Jao Picart. The artist has depicted real-life husband-and-wife John Krasinski and Emily Blunt as Mr. Fantastic and The Invisible Woman, a casting choice that fans have been asking for and which is brought to life by this design.

Additionally, Picart has cast Andrew Garfield as The Human Torch, a choice that is all kinds of meta when you connect it to Chris Evan's previous portrayal of the character and his current role as Captain America (a role Krasinski almost got). As for the designs themselves, we love how Picart leaned more towards classic-superhero elements while still retaining MCU realism.

16 JASON PASTRANA'S MYSTIQUE

Next up is another piece by Jason Pastrana that, while not explicitly described as an MCU design, would fit perfectly for a potential Marvel Studios adaptation of Mystique. We particularly love the short haircut, and while we can't be certain, it looks as though Pastrana has used Charlize Theron as the face model, a casting choice we are all for.

The rest of this realistic Mystique design would be right at home in the MCU, since it takes the character's signature comics outfit, the white dress, and turns it into a more detailed, more armored-looking assassin outfit complete with awesome fingerless gloves and a semi-futuristic-looking handgun.

15 STUART COOPER'S WOLVERINE

Here's the second piece by Stuart Cooper (who has quite a few entries on this list) that is as strange as it is interesting. This design depicts Wolverine as played by Luke Evans, a concept based on Hugh Jackman naming the actor as a great replacement for himself as the clawed superhero.

The design is not MCU-specific, but if Wolverine's next film appearance is gonna be in a Marvel Studios film, this could work as his costume. There's a lot of cool ideas on this costume (even if the casting is weird), especially the gloves and the way the stripes are incorporated into the armor. We included Cooper's design and material references, since they make the design that much more interesting.

14 IMRAN SHEIKH'S FANTASTIC FOUR

This fantastic Fantastic Four was designed by Imran Sheikh, who brings some cosmic, other-dimensional flair to Marvel's first family. Once again, we have John Krasinski and Emily Blunt in the roles of Reed and Sue, but Shiekh has opted to cast Harry Styles as the Human Torch.

There are a lot of cool ideas going on with these designs, which might not fit with the rest of the MCU, but Sheikh makes this work, depicting the Four as more science/cosmic adventurer types with suits that contrast the likes of Thor or Cap, which can be seen in the patterns on their suits. We also like the small differences between each character's costumes as well as the choice to give The Thing a full-ish suit.

13 JESSICA CHASTAIN JEAN GREY BY ROBERT SOUZA

By mixing classic and modern elements, Robert Souza has made a great design for Jean Grey's potential MCU debut. Casting Jessica Chastain as the character, Souza has essentially presented the perfect setup for Marvel Studios to use when adapting the character.

We really dig the details added to the classic costume to make it more MCU-like, a tactic used for the likes of Dr. Strange and Spider-Man's MCU designs. We also like the small adjustments made to balance the color and make everything more tactical and realistic-looking, creating an ideal MCU design for the character that we would love to see in action.

12 JASON PASTRANA'S WOLVERINE

Here's another design by Jason Pastrana, this time of Wolverine and what he might look like in the MCU. It's hard to make that mask work in real life, but by shortening the points and making it more armored, Pastrana has provided a unique take on it that just might work in the MCU.

There are other great parts of this design, specifically Wolverine's muttonchops, the gloves, the across-the-chest pouch and strap, and the way the colors are incorporated into the armor. Other elements like the gloves and boots are kept simple and realistic, which helps to ground the costume in the world and style of the MCU.

11 STUART COOPER'S ROGUE

Even if you're not a fan of this costume design, you have to admit that Stuart Cooper nailed the casting on this one, Alexandra Daddario would make a great Rogue, especially with her piercing eyes. As for the design, Cooper keeps things simple, adding some realistic textures to one of Rogue's more iconic suits, her yellow-spandex-jacket combo designed by Jim Lee.

Cooper also updates elements of her suit and jacket, adding detail to the former and turning the latter into a hoodie. This potential MCU Rogue design doesn't have the 90s headband, but she does have some killer X-shaped rings that look awesome on the character and would look even cooler on film.

10 GALACTUS VS. IRON MAN

This epic clash comes to us from Reddit user TruthOrGjallarhorn, who depicts what Galactus might look like in the MCU. We're not sure if Galactus could really work in the semi-grounded world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but if he does make it into the shared universe, we hope the designers start with something like this.

There's something about the textures and details added that make Galactus look like a walking fortress, a choice that makes the ridiculous concept of his character seem a little more film-friendly. The coloring is amazing as well, which is part of why this design has convinced us that the character might be able to work in the MCU.

9 JAMES HOLLAND'S MCU WOLVERINE

Though we doubt Joaquin Phoenix will portray Wolverine in the near future with his current role as The Joker, this fan-design by James Holland is still a rad "what if" for the character. By combining pieces of existing MCU costumes, like Captain America's shoulder designs, this concept art provides a fantastic potential outfit for a Marvel Studios Wolverine.

The muted colors on this design are great as well, as we still get those earthy tones of Wolverine's brown costume, but not so much flashiness that the patterns on the suit feel cartoony or out of place in the MCU. The short gloves are also a nice choice, and we also love the way the collar connects to the mask.

8 JASON PASTRANA'S GAMBIT

Next is another Jason Pastrana piece, this intimidating-looking Gambit design that makes the character feel very, very dangerous. Once again, Pastrana has not specifically stated that this interpretation of the character is an MCU concept design, but we still think it would fit in a Marvel Studios film.

Most elements of Gambit's usual look are still intact, but his head-piece has been turned into a face mask, which adds much more intensity to the character. Additionally, there are little details added, like the tattoos, shoulder pads and belt straps that round out this updated design as a great potential MCU look for the character.

7 ARMIE HAMMER CYCLOPS BY ROBERT SOUZA

Armie Hammer has had a lot of ups and downs in his career — what he could really use is a blockbuster superhero role, and he would actually be pretty great in the role of Scott Summers/Cyclops, which Robert Souza depicts in this design. This concept has a lot of MCU staples in it, which helps bring the idea to life as a real potential costume.

At first glance, it might not seem like there's a whole lot of "X" motifs in this concept, but that's part of what makes it so great, there's a big, but subtle "X" on the chest that grounds the idea of an X-Men costume in reality and adds just a little superhero flair to an otherwise tactical-looking uniform.

6 JAO PICART'S DOCTOR DOOM

The previous piece by Jao Picart depicted an MCU version of the Fantastic Four, and this design shows us what their arch nemesis might look like alongside them. This Doctor Doom concept is a nice combination of Iron Man, Thor and Doctor Strange, which is appropriate when considering the character's background.

Since Doctor Doom is a master of both the scientific and mystic arts, it's cool that Picart has added in technological and magical elements we've seen in other MCU costumes, making for a design that feels familiar, yet new. We especially like the big, square "buttons" near the cape, as well as how Picart turned his tunic into part of the armor.

5 STUART COOPER'S MAGNETO

Stuart Cooper is at it again with another cool fan-cast/costume design, this time with Stephen Lang as Magneto. The first thing that really sticks out about this design is the coloring, which takes the villains' classic palette, mutes it, adds some darker purple and grey as the main colors and keeps some of the flashiness with a bright cape.

On top of the unique colors, which are a fresh take on the comics, this suit also feels part tactical, part extremist leader, the latter shining through in elements like the capes' collar and the dark-colored helmet. We also love the boots and the length of the shirt, which make this design stick out from existing MCU villains.

4 ROSHFAIZEL AFFRIN'S FANTASTIC FOUR

This Fantastic Four design comes from Roshfaizel Affrin, who really captured some of the key design elements of MCU costumes. Specifically, the patterns on the blue parts of the costume, as well as the black pieces and the overall shapes really feel like they popped out of a Marvel Studios film.

The little details in the black parts of the costumes are what really sell them, since they fit that hyper-detailed template of MCU costumes and make the suits feel functional on top of looking iconic. We also love the tiny details that Affrin added to differentiate the suits from each other.

3 IMRAN SHEIKH'S DOCTOR DOOM

Imran Sheikh did an MCU Fantastic Four concept, so it makes sense he also has a great take on Doctor Doom. This version of the character wasn't stated to be an MCU design, but the changes added to the character's usual comics look could easily work in a potential Marvel Studios Fantastic Four film.

This design is half Iron Man, half Ragnarok Thor, a mystical techno dictator who will kick you right the heck out of Latveria. We also like the patterns on the torso, legs, and boots, as well as the short loin-cloth-looking piece that replaces the normal tunic. Even in black-and-white, we can see MCU potential in this design.

2 STUART COOPER'S GAMBIT

Our last piece from Stuart Cooper is a Gambit design featuring Aiden Turner as the ragin' Cajun, which has tons of MCU potential. The way that Cooper translated Gambit's shirt into an MCU-styled armored-cloth-looking-material is absolutely flawless, and grounds the design enough to allow the other, less realistic elements to remain mostly intact.

Specifically, the head-piece works perfect with the redesigned shirt and doesn't feel too out of place, the same goes for the character's signature jacket and knee-padded boots. This is easily one of Cooper's best interpretations and we hope to see something like this in an MCU movie some day.

1 TOM HARDY WOLVERINE BY ROBERT SOUZA

Finally, we have this last design by Robert Souza, which depicts Tom Hardy as Wolverine. Though Souza's choice of actor definitely won't be happening thanks to his portrayal of Eddie Brock/Venom for Sony, his design for an MCU version of Wolverine is still fantastic.

One thing we really love is how he uses straps to portray the pointed stripes on Wolverine's comic costume, a design element that is difficult to translate into a realistic outfit. The hard-looking mask is also a great choice, as is the bullet-proof-vest look for the torso, which helps make elements of the comics work for this potential MCU costume.