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TheMCUcan do something with the mutants that Fox’sX - Menfranchise never even seek . With Disney ’s acquisition of Twentieth Century Fox , Marvel is now able to use mutants andX - adult male - related character freely . However , the MCU’sX - Menmay take a while to arrive , as the Multiverse Saga first needs to conclude in rescript for Marvel Studios to do the mutants right justice . In the meantime , the MCU is bringing back mutant characters fromFox ’s extensiveX - Menfranchisesuch as Patrick Stewart ’s Professor X , Kelsey Grammer ’s Beast , and Hugh Jackman ’s Wolverine .
Various characters had their abbreviated chance to beam throughouttheX - Menmovie timeline . Mutants such as Alan Cummings ' Nightcrawler , Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy ’s Charles Xavier , and Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender ’s Magneto had their metre in the spotlight , ground themselves as pop live - action Marvel portrayals outside the MCU . However , Fox’sX - Menmovies failed to overwork the full potential of most characters in the franchise — a error that position up the MCU ’s good potential approach to mutant .
Fox’s Solo X-Men Movie Dreams Only Ended Up Focusing On 1 Character
Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine Overshadowed Every Other Character In Fox’s X-Men Movies
Wolverine is an undeniable highlighting of the X - Men ’s history in every medium . The taloned superhero made a splash during his first appearance in 1974’sThe Incredible Hulk # 180 , participated in the titulary team ’s noted inspection and repair in 1975’sGiant - Sized XTC - Men # 1 , and became one of Marvel ’s most pop heroes even before Hugh Jackman first limn him in live - action . Once Fox ’s 2000X - Menmovie place Wolverine as the master character , Jackman ’s Wolverine began a 24 - year journey as the indisputable protagonist of theX - Menfranchise .
From not favoring Hugh Jackman ’s Wolverine to keeping track of continuity , the MCU mutant movies can learn much from the Fox X - Men series ' mistakes .
Not only did Wolverine dribble the principal point of view inX - Men , X2 : ten - Men United , andX - Men : The Last Stand , but he also starred in the enfranchisement ’s first and only spin - off , X - Men Origins : Wolverine . WhenFox ’s plan for moreX - Menspin - offs were canceled , a untested cast replace the original team inX - Men : First Class . Yet , Wolverine before long returned to his protagonist role inThe WolverineandX - Men : Day of Future Past . X - Men : Apocalypsestruggled to match the popularity of old movies . Meanwhile , Hugh Jackman ’s ( original ) last Wolverine appearance inLoganreceived raving reviews from rooter and critics .
How Fox’s Wolverine Focus Damaged The Franchise (Even If Wolverine Is Great)
Wolverine Prevented Fox’s X-Men Franchise From Focusing On Other Characters
Hugh Jackman made Wolverine one of the most pop portrayals of a comical book reference in movie chronicle , to the point that three dissimilar Spider - Man actor have had their go at playing the web - slinger multiple times — and track paths in the MCU — in the metre Jackman went from being cast in 2000’sX - Mento fall in the MCU in 2024’sDeadpool & Wolverine . However , Hugh Jackman ’s lauded Wolverine portrait eclipsed every otherX - Mencharacter . Wolverine received the majority of theX - Menmovies ' screen fourth dimension and characterization , to the hurt of the rest of the mould .
The lack ofX - Mensolo movies might be Fox ’s large missed chance given the Brobdingnagian diversity of characters in the germ fabric .
IconicX - Mencharacters such as Storm , Cyclops , and Rogue have an wide funny book chronicle that could inspire several someone and squad - up film . Yet , none of Fox ’s thirteenX - Menmovies focused on a solo supporter other than Wolverine . DeadpoolandDeadpool 2could be considered the only two elision , but Deadpool is n’t a proper variation , and neither he nor most other Marvel fibre consider him a member of the X - Men . The lack ofX - Mensolo motion-picture show might be Fox ’s biggest missed opportunity given the immense diversity of case in the reservoir cloth .
Fox plan to make aGambitsolo movie star Channing Tatum , but the project got canceled when Disney get the ship’s company .
Why The MCU Is Better Set Up To Avoid Fox’s Wolverine Franchise Issues
Marvel Studios Is Known For Giving Smaller Characters Their Own Starring Roles
Marvel’sX - humanity ' 97proved that multiple mutant can portion out the spotlight despite their special projection screen time , provided that Wolverine does n’t usurp every memorable occupation of dialogue , action at law scene , and dramatic moment in the story . What ’s more , mutants can join and pass on the team within the same persistence , and Wolverine can be a mainstay ecstasy - world without overshadow his fellow heroes . Fortunately for the MCU ’s sport , Marvel Studios has mastered the single approach to its characterssince Phase 1 .
Just likeThe Avengerswas preceded by each of the titular torpedo ' solo picture show , the MCU can lay out a departure design that consist of various individualX - Mentitles focus on each case . Then , X - Menmovies can work asAvengers - similar crossover events that devote off plotlines from each single deed and set up multiple storyline that will in turn be paid off in solo sequels , twist - offs , and eventualX - Menfollow - ups — not to mention different team - up title likeX - Factor , Excalibur , and the Marauders . This web of individual stories is what give the MCU a dead on target cinematic universe instead of an internally disconnected franchise , and what can adjust the MCU ’s X - man apart from Fox ’s .
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