Sequels All-New X-Men direction for Jean Grey?

[Stan Lee]

I say forget about The Dark Phoenix Saga and take inspiration from the more recent storylines.

In X-Men: Apocalypse we saw Jean fearing losing control of her powers and thinking she is going to hurt someone. So how do you feel about Jean founding out what she did in the old timeline by looking through Xavier's mind(remember he read Logan's mind and saw the events of X3 and that's why he doesn't hold her powers back in this timeline)? And also founding out that Apocalypse was having the same visions as her to add to her fears?

Realizing that she kills Scott could add some great drama.

Some interesting characterization.

 

[DavidHaller]

1.) No, because Bendis sucks at his job!!! He probably wrote the most horrendous X-Men arc in modern history. I would like the X-Men movies to ignore EVERYTHING Bendis has done.

2.) I do not see any important difference between a) making Jean ultra-powerful because of the Phoenix Force or b) making Jean ultra-powerful because of her 'natural' mutant powers. Pink Aura or Yellow Phoenix Aura. Potato Potato. Jean already had this insecurity plot in X-Men Apocalypse. Now let's see what she can actually do with her cosmic powers. Let's not forget that Phoenix was a long time part of the X-Men comics before she became Dark Phoenix. There is a lot to be done with her amazing powers turning slowly into a god and losing her humanity. I want to see Jean fly into space. Fight Magneto and Fire-Lord. I want her to save the universe. I want her to feel selfconfident and be powerful.

No. More. Insecurity.

Grant Morrison's X-Men run and his Jean Grey storyline is probably a lot more intersting to get inspired by than Bendis' embarrassingly bad writing.

 

[Frankeh]

I want her to feel selfconfident and be powerful.

No. More. Insecurity.

WELL SAID! I want Jean whipping out that TK and TP left and right to her full potential.

 

[NotNickFury]

It all begins with whomever is the director since, apparently, Kinberg will be the writer. Get someone who either a. knows the X-Men or b. knows how to do strong, female characters that aren't desensitized. I know some don't like Whedon, but the guy knows how to make the female characters interesting at least.

 

[GuestStar2004]

I am fine with jean being abit vulnerable, i ain't a huge fan of when films try and push women to look strong because often it feels so forced and over done to the point its almost like they are too scared to show any weak side to them incase it makes them look bad.

But this is obviously what they are doing with wolverine with these last 2 solo movies, they are making him vulnerable, they are taking away what makes him strong so he has to struggle.

 

[DavidHaller]

It all begins with whomever is the director since, apparently, Kinberg will be the writer. Get someone who either a. knows the X-Men or b. knows how to do strong, female characters that aren't desensitized. I know some don't like Whedon, but the guy knows how to make the female characters interesting at least.

well besides boring Black 'I'm a Monster' Widow...lol

but I also could imagine that Whedon would actually do a great job with the The Dark Phoenix Saga. It is probably one of the most beloved and well known comic book stories of all time. I really hope that this will help FOX to get a really great director to adapt it. There should be some fanboy directors loving to do an X-Men movie like this...

fingers crossed!

 

[DavidHaller]

edit.

 

[X-Maniac]

1.) No, because Bendis sucks at his job!!! He probably wrote the most horrendous X-Men arc in modern history. I would like the X-Men movies to ignore EVERYTHING Bendis has done.

2.) I do not see any important difference between a) making Jean ultra-powerful because of the Phoenix Force or b) making Jean ultra-powerful because of her 'natural' mutant powers. Pink Aura or Yellow Phoenix Aura. Potato Potato. Jean already had this insecurity plot in X-Men Apocalypse. Now let's see what she can actually do with her cosmic powers. Let's not forget that Phoenix was a long time part of the X-Men comics before she became Dark Phoenix. There is a lot to be done with her amazing powers turning slowly into a god and losing her humanity. I want to see Jean fly into space. Fight Magneto and Fire-Lord. I want her to save the universe. I want her to feel selfconfident and be powerful.

No. More. Insecurity.

Grant Morrison's X-Men run and his Jean Grey storyline is probably a lot more intersting to get inspired by than Bendis' embarrassingly bad writing.

This is something of an overdone thing in the X-Men movies. Everyone is so neurotic, battling against inner demons and worrying all the time about everything.

There are other ways to show struggle and challenges and difficulties in the storylines. These could be external tests of strength/courage/resourcefulness; physical limitations to powers, etc.

As it stands, it's sometimes hard to understand how mutants are the dominant species, the next stage of evolution. They line up for cures, they are exterminated by Sentinels or dying out from some other factor (in Logan). They seem like the Neanderthal rather than the Cro-Magnon. Many of them even look like evolutionary throwbacks rather than advanced beings!

I'd like to see this notion flipped on its head.

What about if a time-travel or precognitive mutant showed humans a future where mutants ruled the earth and humans had all but died out. Imagine how that would lead current terror groups, governments and other powers to panic and plan to act first. That would be a challenge to existing mutants, rather than making them angst-ridden wrecks internalising over control of their powers or some such thing.