Honestly, I could care less if it's female led. When did this become a thing? Honestly, most comic fans are men and that's kind of who the target audience is. But I have nothing against established superhero characters, I just don't like the idea of changing them female just for the sake of it. Just create a new one. I know Jane Foster's Thor is in the comics but I am just not feeling that at all.
I like the idea of Storm running the school and Cyclops being a field leader. I guess they could also have Xavier be the founder of the X-Men who now largely focuses on mutant research with Moira and later acts a spokesperson on mutant issues once their existence becomes public knowledge.I'm still hoping for an X-Men: Evolution-inspired Storm for the MCU, i.e. one of the leaders / headmaster with Charles. Put a woman at the head of the X-Men, and Cyclops can be the field leader.
I've thrown Janelle Monae's name out there, but Cynthia Erivo has been on my radar too, and given her awards buzz, she might be the high-caliber talent on the rise that the MCU likes to recruit.
Please do not try to turn this into some male toxicity thing.
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The target of CB and CBM are not, should not and will not be men only (or mostly men).
Women have been denied from protagonism for many, many years in this genre (and others). So having 3 female leads next year is something should and will be celebrated by many.
And even if the target audience was men (which certainly is not), the importance of female leads goes beyond women feeling represented (which is already extremely important). How many straight cis men have a woman as an idol? Whether as a singer, director, writer, an artist in general, a character, or simply a teacher or a mentor? How many men look up to a woman and say "I want to be like her"?
Wonder Woman is a bad ass character and she should be inspiring both girls and boys. And so should Storm, Jean, Natasha, Carol, etc...
Whether you "couldn't care less" or not, change is already on its way.
I'm saying the characters are traditionally male. Thor has been a male for the most part of his Marvel existence. I have no problem with Valkerie getting screen time. But I do not care for a Jane Thor. My gawd man! I don't get why people try to make you sound like you are a bigot or whatever when you just like the CLASSIC characters. If you want female characters then just invent them.
No I've had enough Magneto.That would be wonderful! I imagine Moira being an active, integral member to the X-Family, especially the O5.
And speaking of 90s Magneto, we could also get a recreation of these iconic shots
In this opening sequence just to establish the tone and mood for this film
Magneto simply appearing does not mean he will be the focus of the film. What it serves to do is address the elephant in the room ("Where is Magneto") and establish Erik's place in this franchise so they *can focus on other storylines and villains in the meantime- while also planting the seeds for future installments for when Marvel is ready to do Magneto again. It's setup with the potential for payoff. Think about it in terms of how it can be practically applied to a story/franchise.
And Happy holidays, everyone!
Well, Storm was cited in the original post so we are talking about classic characters here. What needs to be taken into account with these classic characters is when they were created and the social attitudes of that time. And considering women are half of the audience paying to see these films, it's high time we got more female protagonists in these movies- which we are starting to see now.Please do not try to turn this into some male toxicity thing.
Please do not try to turn this into some male toxicity thing.
I think she is going to be huge if they get her right. She can also be a massive boost for the X-Men as co-leader, and for the MCU as a whole. The general audience has only seen Storm-lite so far and will be blown away if they see how good the real thing can be.
No I agree that Storm should get time, heck she should get her own movie. But I'm just not feeling the changing genders for the sake of it. There are thousands of characters you can build up if it makes sense.
But.... What does that have to do with anything we're talking about here?
I would like that.
But logistically, how would he keep the entire mutant race hidden? It's not like they live underground, they are integrated into everyday normal human society.
