Sequels Should Producers do a Generation X movie, instead of X4, Wolverine or Magneto?

[ProfeZZor X]

Seeing that most fans aren’t too happy with the demise of some of their favorite X-Men characters, and a lot of non-Wolverine fans think having his own movie is overkill to the character, do you think a Generation X spin-off would be more lucrative for the continuation of the X-Men franchise?

After all, it brings in new characters, it opens up a chance to bring in an entirely new reality/realm, and you get a much younger team to start with. The production value can be set a little lower than both X-Men films (for this first time film), offering a chance for it to preserve the “X-Men” legacy in film, and cameos of the remaining characters from the previous films can be used to springboard this property into a more, if not equally, successful franchise.

In a sense, it can “redo” the X-Men franchise in a way that appeals to younger audiences, which translates into more money for the studios, whom are likely to follow up with a sequel, and a bigger budget the next time around. In addition to the possibilities of creating movies of other “X” related properties (New X-Men, X-Factor, XSE, ETC.), which can easily be written in as sequel follow ups. Yes, there’s a strong chance that the more popular X-Men characters might not make long-term appearances to the big screen, but that’s what cameos are for (i.e. Gambit, Polaris, Bishop, Cable, Dazzler, etc.).

Thoughts?

 

[*Dark_Phoenix*]

i think they should stick with what they have and make an X4 movie, the wolverine spin-off i think will be okay if they know how to do it. the magnito's im not so sure. the new generation thing maybe but in like 10 years when the audience is over this characters.

 

[thegameq]

No. Wipe the slate clean. Erase all ties to the current "vision" and make a film worthy of the comics. Not another toned down, dumbed down, shallow representation, uninspired vision.

See LOTR, SM2, etc. for references.

 

[Cyrusbales]

Do a gambit movie! and an emma frost movie! BUT NO GENERATIONS!!!! I HATED X-MEN EVOLUTIONS and stuff.

 

[GL1]

Do a gambit movie! and an emma frost movie! BUT NO GENERATIONS!!!! I HATED X-MEN EVOLUTIONS and stuff.

Awww... you didn't know Generation X was a comic book...

That said, I would LOVE a Generation X movie... always have liked the idea... I did this thing years ago: Generation X Dream Casting

But to say that a movie with Synch, Jubilee and company would be more lucrative than one with more proven characters such as X-Factor, X3's younger X-Men or money tested studio approved Wolverine... well that's just a bit silly. People don't want new and fresh stuff like GenX, even marvel's editorial killed it off... we want to see Cyclops, Jean, Storm, Wolverine, Iceman, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Shadowcat, Beast, Angel, Gambit, Rogue, Jubilee, Shadowcat and Professor Charles Xavier... over and over again. In every cartoon... in every movie... in every comic, we want to see those X-Men characters.

I love Gen X, and creatively it opens up many options... it's not a financial answer though...

 

[MaJiN]

I thought there was already a generationX movie. I mean it sucked but still.
http://tigrrwildcat.50megs.com/movietv.htm

 

[MaJiN]

I thought there was already a generationX movie. I mean it sucked but still.
http://tigrrwildcat.50megs.com/movietv.htm