Tom Rothman mentions the Letters Campaign

[Goddessreicho]

You're right, it's not like other characters disappeared between X2 and X3 *cough*Nightcrawler*cough* lol
Just say Storm's caught up in Africa or something for all I care :P

People like you crack me up. You just don't get it, do you. They can't say,"well, she's in africa..." They cut all ties with her roots in X2.

Oh, and uh what on earth would she be doing in Africa, hmm...To do that she would need some kind of backstory. t: She's not doing anything with family. If you knew her original origins you'd know that she was orphaned as a child from parents who had no siblings.

As far as continuity stands, Storm is a skitso from Chicago who has the memory of a goldfish with absolutely no leadership skills outside of, "we should do something about surviving this."

What about Scott? Are you in just as much of a hurry to write him out too. (Are you a writer for the X-films, cause you sound like one.) Are you planning on having him be in Alaska for X4 alive and well, for no apparent reason with only a small mention of his character. I'd hate to see him go through that, AGAIN.

Fox: Hey here's an idea. Let's bring in this blond naked chick with boobs. Lucky us she's another telepath, so that means she qualifies as a quickie love interest for Wolvie. Speaking of, let's have in Japan and do his whole clan thing. What? What do you mean it's in the spinoff? It can be in here too. Like a repeated television show. People will still watch. Now, we can bring in this Remy guy too. We talk about him being from the bayou and give him every stereotype known to man. He will bring absolutely nothing to the table but "cool".

Fans: So um, what about the actual leaders of the X-Men? Are they going to speak, or lead? Or matter to the plot in any way shape or form this time, seven or ten years later for the forth time ....

 

[Le Diable Blanc]

I'm aware not everyone shares my opinion, but that's life!

Indeed it is, I hope you didn't think I wasn't criticizing your opinion.

 

[Le Diable Blanc]

People like you crack me up. You just don't get it, do you. They can't say,"well, she's in africa..." They cut all ties with her roots in X2.

Aww I crack you up ^^ That's a good start. I was kidding about the Africa part btw, but for the sake of the argument I will try to back up my joke a little.

Oh, and uh what on earth would she be doing in Africa, hmm...To do that she would need some kind of backstory. t: She's not doing anything with family. If you knew her original origins you'd know that she was orphaned as a child from parents who had no siblings.

There could be a huge weather-related problem in Africa or wherever that only she can fix. I never said anything about family, (I do know a little about the comics thank you very much ) I know she doesn't have any (that's where her claustrophobia comes from actually I think, from being trapped under/inside something with her dead mother.

As far as continuity stands, Storm is a skitso from Chicago who has the memory of a goldfish with absolutely no leadership skills outside of, "we should do something about surviving this."

Yeah so why bother and try to make her into something she's not?

What about Scott? Are you in just as much of a hurry to write him out too. (Are you a writer for the X-films, cause you sound like one.) Are you planning on having him be in Alaska for X4 alive and well, for no apparent reason with only a small mention of his character. I'd hate to see him go through that, AGAIN.

I never said anything about writing Scott out, I actually said they should bring him back. They could explain his survival the same way they explained Jean's if they can't think of anything better (and yeah the cocoon line was also a joke because I just think that line is lame, if I sounded like one of the writers it's because I was making fun of them) I agree his part was way too small in both X2 and X3.

Fox: Hey here's an idea. Let's bring in this blond naked chick with boobs. Lucky us she's another telepath, so that means she qualifies as a quickie love interest for Wolvie. Speaking of, let's have in Japan and do his whole clan thing. What? What do you mean it's in the spinoff? It can be in here too. Like a repeated television show. People will still watch. Now, we can bring in this Remy guy too. We talk about him being from the bayou and give him every stereotype known to man. He will bring absolutely nothing to the table but "cool".

See now I just know you're kidding

Fans: So um, what about the actual leaders of the X-Men? Are they going to speak, or lead? Or matter to the plot in any way shape or form this time, seven or ten years later for the forth time now....

By actual leader you mean Gambit right? I mean he WAS one of the original X-Men right? (that was sarcastic btw )

 

[flavio_lebeau]

key words for Storm coming back are: Halle Berry.

She's the main female star. She's the face that brings many people. She wants to come back. I don't see how can she possibly not be in it.

Nightcralwer was played by Alan "who?" Cumming.

 

[Le Diable Blanc]

Key words for wasting half of the budget on one actress alone: Halle Berry

lol j/k but I do think they're better off casting new young talents that will ask for less money and will therefore allow the director/writers to spend the money on other stuff (like a script maybe, that would've been nice in X3)

 

[Goddessreicho]

There could be a huge weather-related problem in Africa or wherever that only she can fix.

Are you sure your not a Fox plant. Because this sounds like a half-baked idea they would use. It makes no sense for all sorts of reasons. One being, after this "disaster", then what. It certainly won't take up the whole time of the plot. Second, why Africa (and where in Africa for that matter.) Why not Southern California, Fiji, New Zealand, Italy...since they cut her ties to the continent her being there would make no sense, or be the admitting to a BIG mistake that was made in her continuity.

Yeah so why bother and try to make her into something she's not?

Wow, I really truly hope that line was sarcasm. The only way I can respond with that is by another sarcastic remark...

WHY ON EARTH WOULD STORM BE NEEDED TO BE PORTRAYED AS A STRONG UNIQUE PERSON WITH HER OWN BRAND OF LEADERSHIP? I wonder, where on earth did that idea come from.

Yep, it's official. You are a writer for Fox or Marvel. It's obvious you do not know what the word consistent means.

I never said anything about writing Scott out, I actually said they should bring him back. They could explain his survival the same way they explained Jean's if they can't think of anything better (and yeah the cocoon line was also a joke because I just think that line is lame, if I sounded like one of the writers it's because I was making fun of them) I agree his part was way too small in both X2 and X3.

Ironically enough you want to write out a character that is still in the story line, but you want to bring back a character that is presumed dead. Even though I agree he should come back. Both characters need to be saved. Same cast, DIFFERENT PRODUCTION STAFF.

Before any new characters come in absorbing the screen, the team needs a strong foundation in Ororo and Scott. PERIOD.

I really don't want to see or hear anything about new characters until the most abused characters get some kind of plotty importance or a back story.

 

[Le Diable Blanc]

haha yeah my middle name is Sarcasm I should've warned you. I just have a problem with Storm but that's my issue I would use any lame device Marvel and Fox ever came up with just to get rid of her (including making her African all of a sudden) That wouldn't be the first inconsistent thing in a Fox movie but at least it would serve the purpose of getting rid of a character I don't like :P

 

[Majik1387]

One of his answers convinced me he doesn't care about the movies.
"We might actually have to start listening to them"
He was referring to the fans there.

 

[flavio_lebeau]

Key words for wasting half of the budget on one actress alone: Halle Berry

lol j/k but I do think they're better off casting new young talents that will ask for less money and will therefore allow the director/writers to spend the money on other stuff (like a script maybe, that would've been nice in X3)

they HAVE to have some household name. At least one.

 

[Le Diable Blanc]

they HAVE to have some household name. At least one.

Says who? I think Paquin, Stanford and Ashmore would be enough but then again I don't usually care for household names so what do I know?

 

[xmenfilesfan05]

It's funny that you say that flavio, because X1 really didn't have anyone that was a household name...Halle certainly wasn't. But they won't do another X-Men movie without Halle and Halle wants to do another one. So basically, Halle's in it...and I'd rather her be in it than the dumb writers attempt to write her out...which we all know they will fail at miserably.

 

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

[Before any new characters come in absorbing the screen, the team needs a strong foundation in Ororo and Scott. PERIOD.

I'd go on a rant about how those two and Chuck have essentially the foundation/proverbial rocks of the x-men for most of the 616-verse timeline, but a certain Logan-infatuated poster will no doubt track me down and accuse me of being either a thought nazi or a moronic action junkie.

Still, what Goddess said.

Especially about the CHARACTERS HAVING NO PERSONALITY AND THEREFORE NO REASON TO ASSUME THEY GROW ONE IN-BETWEEN FLICKS, SAID PERSONALITY JUST SO HAPPENING TO CONVENIENTLY JUSTIFY ONE'S ABSENCE IN AN X-4. t:

Oh, and Goddess... missed ya, chica. t:

 

[Electrix]

Lets not turn this into a Halle/Storm thing.

My Idea:
Set it a couple of years after the ending of X3. That will mean that, if needed, characters can be written out with a simple explanation ie. Wolverine, or if the actors dont wish to return.
They could either try and make the events large scale like the previous trilogy, or they could just make it school based. I think they will probably do the same as with the origional trilogy.
I dont know which storyline they can go down. If they plan on having the cure only temporary, then that means Rogue will have her powers back. Magneto and Mystique can return. They will have to think about what to do with Xavier. I'm not sure everyone who saw X3 stayed for the end scene so they could just forget it...

Sentinels? Days of The Future past? Mutant Massacre? All these could be used. Characters such as Shadowcat, Colossus, Beast and Angel can be developed further. Gambit can finally be in the movie.

They just need to hire good screenwiters and a good director, with a history of good films. The creative team is everything in a movie.

 

[Le Diable Blanc]

They just need to hire good screenwiters and a good director, with a history of good films. The creative team is everything in a movie.

Amen man!

 

[X-Maniac]

They just need to hire good screenwiters and a good director, with a history of good films. The creative team is everything in a movie.

Amen. And that's the hardest part, obviously! The first movie managed well by not following a comicbook story and by making up mutants in the school, so maybe the answer is not to touch a classic story but to make one up! Less chance of offending people then who say 'in the comics, this didn't happen'...

 

[Le Diable Blanc]

Yeah I agree X-Maniac, otherwise there will always be people going on about how it's not EXACTLY like in the comics.

 

[Goddessreicho]

There's a stark difference between not getting something exactly right and uh...not trying enough/not giving a rat's a** about a character's portrayal in a finalized script.

Guess where its kinda obvious Fox feels about the backbone of the X-men.

:Waves heartily at DarthCyke:

 

[gambitfire]

Am i the only one hoping they start from scratch?

WITH A DIFFERENT STUDIO!!

 

[Theweepeople]

Am i the only one hoping they start from scratch?

WITH A DIFFERENT STUDIO!!

I definitely want a restart. Unfortunately, that won't happen until Fox looses the rights to X-Men in 2020. I wish Marvel could find a way to get them back earlier to prevent anymore X-universe abomination adaptations like X3.

 

[flavio_lebeau]

I definitely want a restart. Unfortunately, that won't happen until Fox looses the rights to X-Men in 2020. I wish Marvel could find a way to get them back earlier to prevent anymore X-universe abomination adaptations like X3.

FOX has the rights for perpetuity. So I read on IESB.

 

[BMM]

Am i the only one hoping they start from scratch?

WITH A DIFFERENT STUDIO!!

No, you're not. I've read of a lot of good X-Men related ideas from a number of people previously involved on the films only to have them shot down by the studio.

Tom Rothman had what is considered to be the best X-Men arc available (The Dark Phoenix Saga) handed to him on a silver platter... and yet he had no other ideas for X-Men 3 aside from the introduction of the cure?

...Good luck while at Fox X-Men...

 

[BMM]

FOX has the rights for perpetuity. So I read on IESB.

Pretty much, so long as the studio continues developing X-Men related projects.

 

[Storm22]

Wasn't there something a while ago about Marvel being able to influence Fox more about what direction they want the next possible X-Men movies to go in?

 

[BMM]

Wasn't there something a while ago about Marvel being able to influence Fox more about what direction they want the next possible X-Men movies to go in?

I believe there was a questionable implication that Fox and Marvel were having a bit of a disagreement as to the direction of the X-Men franchise. Some thought this meant that Marvel wasn't pleased with Fox's recent treatment of the franchise or that Marvel wanted to make more ensemble X-Men films, whereas Fox wanted to concentrate on spin-offs.

Either way, according to Avi Arad and Marvel's recent film slate update, it looks like Fox is in the driver's seat where the X-Men are concerned.

This is courtesy of Advanced Dark.

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=40111

12:00 AM, 13-FEBRUARY-07

Arad Updates Marvel Film Slate

Former Marvel Comics chief Avi Arad, who is now a producer, said that his plate is full with upcoming Marvel film adaptations through 2010, starting with Iron Man and the sequel The Incredible Hulk. That's in addition to the upcoming sequel for The Punisher, a possible fourth Spider-Man film and a second Ghost Rider; the first one opens Feb. 16.

"We have Iron Man starting in March, and The Incredible Hulk is starting in June, and across town somewhere happening right now is a meeting about Punisher 2," Arad said. "And we will see what happens to Ghost Rider [2], but I would like to get that going."

Coming in 2007 are Spider-Man 3 and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Further out are proposed movies based on Captain America, Bratz: The Movie and Ant-Man. Arad also confirmed that Wolverine and Magneto are coming as spinoffs of the X-Men movies. As for a fourth X-Men ensemble film? "That's a question for Fox," he said.

Films that seem less likely to be developed? Arad had nothing to say specifically about a Thor movie, which is also supposedly in the works. But Nicolas Cage, who stars in Ghost Rider, said that he is looking forward to Arad's proposed Sub-Mariner film. —Mike Szymanski

... sounds like Marvel has no control.

 

[Mike059jig]

Please no more X-men movies......let the franchise rest and start a new in some years....Fox are not letting go X-men...it made them alot of money.....they know X-men can get them money....They just need to take time to make quality movies