MCU X-Men

[fobi]

I would Xclude Magneto and feature a different villain.

I wouldn't mind finally seeing Sinister.

 

[Double B]

I think I'd go Shadow King for the first villain and give Storm the leading lady role she deserves. Juxtapose that with Iceman joining the team.

 

[DACrowe]

Would jubilee still have the teen demographic though? Maybe in the 80s but not so much now.

They could probably keep the cast and add in x23 instead?

If it ain't Dafne Keen, I don't want to see another X-23.

But yeah, I don't think it will be that WHOLE team, but that is the lineup the MCU will draw from.

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

If I had to guess who they'll pull from:

Yep. This is my dream roster and visual direction for the first film/series:

maybe we dont need to see an O5 movie... have their picture shown framed somewhere in the hallways.. acknowledge they were the first team

Agreed.

 

[DACrowe]

Yeah, well, he's canonically gay now and if you think they'll have him feature in the film and be heterosexual in this day and age, I have a river to sell you.

Visibility is important, whether they cater to the "minority" of viewers or not.

If you think Disney will let that deter them from opening a superhero movie in China (who will ban it if it has a gay character), I also have a river to sell you in return.

 

[fobi]

I think I'd go Shadow King for the first villain and give Storm the leading lady role she deserves. Juxtapose that with Iceman joining the team.

He'd be good too.

 

[psylockolussus]

I wouldn't mind finally seeing Sinister.

That would be Xciting!

 

[Random490]

I would Xclude Magneto and feature a different villain.

A part of me agrees, but I feel the best way to introduce X-men in the MCU is to have mutants be revealed to the world and spark a debate. Having a terrorist group like the Brotherhood and Magneto is so perfect for that kind of villain. Either way I certainly wouldn't have him appear in every single film.

maybe we dont need to see an O5 movie... have their picture shown framed somewhere in the hallways.. acknowledge they were the first team and introduce storm, colossus and nightcrawler

I agree, either a shout out or a scene together. One of the many things that bugged me with Last Stand was they finally had the original five on screen and did nothing with it.

Everyone has their preferred line up I just don't want the film centered on Wolverine. I want him to be an awesome side character, but not the lead or heart of the film.

 

[DrCosmic]

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Such a great roster, I'd be surprised if they didn't go with that. I don't know how 'faithful' I'd be to the costumes. I wouldn't go all black, but there'd be rhyme and reason to why the X-Men dress the way they do, and not something flimsy, either.

I think I'd go Shadow King for the first villain and give Storm the leading lady role she deserves. Juxtapose that with Iceman joining the team.

Shadow King as a villain with Ororo taking on the 'new girl' role usually given to Jubilee, Shadowcat or Rogue would be really interesting. Also allows you to get into telepathy and Xavier in a cool way, compress your villain into your heroes and really use them to explore your characters and their conflicts in novel ways.

 

[Iceman]

I wouldn't mind finally seeing Sinister.

I think I'd go Shadow King for the first villain and give Storm the leading lady role she deserves. Juxtapose that with Iceman joining the team.

I would love either of those.

 

[Iceman]

A part of me agrees, but I feel the best way to introduce X-men in the MCU is to have mutants be revealed to the world and spark a debate. Having a terrorist group like the Brotherhood and Magneto is so perfect for that kind of villain. Either way I certainly wouldn't have him appear in every single film.

There might be a case for him to appear in the very first film even in spite of all his other appearances just to set up and shape the world of the X-Men and Xavier's message against his. But I hope they could then have him be dealt with by the end of that first film (jailed or something for a few films and years before we see him again).

 

[Iceman]

Yep. This is my dream roster and visual direction for the first film/series:

Love that image!


There are so many possibilities of rosters that would work well.

maybe we dont need to see an O5 movie... have their picture shown framed somewhere in the hallways.. acknowledge they were the first team and introduce storm, colossus and nightcrawler

That would be a nice nod too.

 

[FunkMiller]

Given that Disney have done this deal to help them get into the streaming world, I’d say there’s a good chance X-Men end up on the new streaming channel, rather than the cinema. I’d be fine with this. More than fine. It’d rock.

 

[DrCosmic]

Given that Disney have done this deal to help them get into the streaming world, I’d say there’s a good chance X-Men end up on the new streaming channel, rather than the cinema. I’d be fine with this. More than fine. It’d rock.

That really would rock.

 

[FunkMiller]

That really would rock.

It’s not a far fetched idea at all.

Disney have become increasingly worried about Netflix and Amazon in the past few years. This buy out hands them a lot of very popular IP they can now leverage in the streaming format. The X-Men is a built in enormous universe that can be exploited with multiple shows. It makes absolute sense to not bother with the cinema, but launch a streamed X-verse. It’d be far, far better for the X-Men as far as I’m concerned.

 

[Iceman]

I've always thought I'd be very resistant to paying any more subs beyond my cable bill and Netflix and when I first heard Disney were thinking of going into this I was quite pissed off. But this deal might just give them enough properties for it to be worth my while adding a 3rd sub.

 

[Iceman]

Given that Disney have done this deal to help them get into the streaming world, I’d say there’s a good chance X-Men end up on the new streaming channel, rather than the cinema. I’d be fine with this. More than fine. It’d rock.

I expect it will be both. They may wait but I expect them to use both avenues for X-Men eventually as there is good money to be made if planned and executed properly IMO.

 

[FunkMiller]

I've always thought I'd be very resistant to paying any more subs beyond my cable bill and Netflix and when I first heard Disney were thinking of going into this I was quite pissed off. But this deal might just give them enough properties for it to be worth my while adding a 3rd sub.

Yeah, me too. And that’s the whole point... and the only real reason they’ve done this. Streaming is already making huge piles of cash for Netflix and Amazon, and Disney want in on that action. Now they’ve got fresh IP to do it with.

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

Such a great roster, I'd be surprised if they didn't go with that. I don't know how 'faithful' I'd be to the costumes.

Maybe it's just because my first exposure to X-Men was the cartoon and the Capcom games back in the day, but those 90's costumes to me are the "real" X-Men costumes.

Of course, just yellow and blue/black is awesome too, like in First Class or Deadpool, but I just need this particular 90's itch of mine to be scratched.

 

[DrCosmic]

Maybe it's just because my first exposure to X-Men was the cartoon and the Capcom games back in the day, but those 90's costumes to me are the "real" X-Men costumes.

Of course, just yellow and blue/black is awesome too, like in First Class or Deadpool, but I just need this particular 90's itch of mine to be scratched.

That was my first exposure too, and I'd love to see those costumes, but not without a storyline that underlines the themes of the characters and makes those uniforms make sense. One thing that could be interesting is if, say, Beast was an Avengers fanboy, or perhaps previously had a job maintaining the Avengers' uniforms or was essentially a huge cosplayer and it would make sense for him and underline his embracing of each persons individuality to make each of them a unique uniform for the final showdown after their original blue and yellow uniforms (ala Deadpool) get trashed.

I think Captain America is a great example of a character who has never gotten his "real" uniform, but his MCU costume alludes to it well and brings into the real world in a way that is itself iconic and works for his story.

 

[Iceman]

Yeah, me too. And that’s the whole point... and the only real reason they’ve done this. Streaming is already making huge piles of cash for Netflix and Amazon, and Disney want in on that action. Now they’ve got fresh IP to do it with.

It's definitely the future, and a lot of people have made big bucks investing in Netflix's rise. The GA has shown that convenience and accessibility is king over for eg the higher quality of physical media.

 

[Iceman]

Maybe it's just because my first exposure to X-Men was the cartoon and the Capcom games back in the day, but those 90's costumes to me are the "real" X-Men costumes.

Of course, just yellow and blue/black is awesome too, like in First Class or Deadpool, but I just need this particular 90's itch of mine to be scratched.

It also was the time when the comics absolutely exploded so a lot of different people who were varying ages during that period will feel the same.

 

[FVD]

I'm thinking the Original 5 should be introduced in a TV Series set in the 90's and maybe let their older selves exist in the films current timeline. Future Seasons can bring in new characters such as Storm, Colossus, Kitty Pryde, etc. Only problem is whoever they cast as Xavier will also need to appear in the TV Series too.

And regarding Colossus - I hope the Deadpool Piotr will remain...

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

It also was the time when the comics absolutely exploded so a lot of different people who were varying ages during that period will feel the same.

Eh... I think we can look at the previous Marvel outings and see where this is going and... I don't think a mere live action, highly influenced by the 90's toon adaptation is what is in store.

Marvel is in it for the long haul. Why race to Jubilee and Rogue before establishing Scott, Jean, Hank, Bobby and Warren?

 

[fan4stic]

My idea is pretty direct: The movie is would be about the revealing of mutants to the world. They've always existed, S.H.I.E.L.D. knew about them and so have the government heads like the president and such.

Mister Sinister is the villain. He wants to ignite the conflict between mutants and humans, so he releases a virus upon the world that effects mutants, which sets off their powers, exposing them against their will.

This leads to Charles Xavier who has been trying to nurture a peaceful transition for years for mutants to be embraced by society, to have to fight against the situation and prevent the exposure of his people, which brings him to blows with...

Magneto, a once former ally, who became embittered at society and sought to protect his people by any means necessary as he saw fit. He's committed many mutant crimes in secret over the years, like jailbreaks and attacks that could be against the interests of mutants in the future. The forced exposure brings him out of hiding to defend his people. In his mind, there's no backtracking from this, like Xavier wants, and with mutants exposed now, playing with kid gloves is no longer an option.

This is really Cyclops' movie in regards to how we follow the center story. He has to be a leader in a way he never has been before. The X-Men have always trained for exposure, but he's never had to do anything but go up against Magneto's c-list villains that he's thrown at them while they've worked in secret to stop him. This all hits home when he discovers his personal connection to Sinister.

Wolverine is either saved for a post credits scene or is minor character.