I think it was OK. Not the worst X-Men flick but I wouldnt rewatch it. Just mediocre across the board but I wouldnt call anything outright bad other than the CGI in parts. The acting was phoned in but serviceable. There were some stand out moments to hold on to. 6/10
Compilation of scrapped ideas for all the X-Men films:
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X-MEN (2000)
In 1989, Carolco Pictures approached Kathryn Bigelow to direct the movie, with James Cameron as executive producer, a script by Andrew Kevin Walker and Bob Hoskin in advanced talks to play Wolverine, but the project was scrapped when Carolco went bankrupt, and the rights were eventually acquired by 20th Century Fox in 1992.
Walkerâs script was scrapped, and 28 drafts were submitted by multiple writers between 1992 and 1996, among them Joss Whedon and Michael Chabon. The final script was written by Ed Solomon based on a story by Bryan Singer and producer Tom DeSanto, with uncredited revisions by Christopher McQuarrie and David Hayter.
Richard Donner was Foxâs original choice to direct the movie, but he declined. Robert Rodriguez and Tim Burton were also approached, and Brett Ratner, John McTiernan, Irvin Kershner, Stephen Hopkins, Danny Boyle and Joel Schumacher were also considered before Bryan Singer was hired.
Early drafts included Beast as a member of the X-Men and Pyro and Blob as members of the Brotherhood of Mutants, in addition to the Danger Room, but all of these elements had to be scrapped due to budget conflicts.
Cyclopsâ and Stormâs backstories are revealed: Cyclopsâ mutation manifested during his high school prom, when he destroyed the bathroom with his optic blasts, while Stormâs manifested when she was surrounded and pelted with rocks by other children in her village in Kenya, accidentally summoning a blizzard that nearly swept the villagers.
Magneto was indeed after Wolverine, as Adamantium was needed to power the machine that turned humans into mutants. Singer later decided to have Magneto be targeting Rogue instead.
Russell Crowe was Singerâs first choice to play Wolverine, but declined due to salary issues. The studioâs top choices were Keannu Reeves and Gary Sinise. Edward Norton, Kiefer Sutherland, Aaron Eckhart and Viggo Mortensen were also considered before Dougray Scott was cast. However, he was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with last-minute additional photography for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II and was replaced by Hugh Jackman at Croweâs behest. Jackman was cast three weeks into filming.
Thomas Jane was Singerâs first choice to play Cyclops, but declined. Edward Burns and D.B. Sweeney auditioned for the role before James Caviezel was cast, but he also had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with FREQUENCY and was replaced by James Marsden.
Maria Bello, Peta Wilson and Lucy Lawless auditoned for the role of Jean Grey before Famke Janssen was cast.
Angela Bassett and Jada Pinkett-Smith were approached to play Storm before Halle Berry was cast.
Natalie Portman, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Christina Ricci were approached to play Rogue, but declined. Rachael Leigh Cook and Katherine Isabelle auditioned for the role before Anna Paquin was cast.
Terence Stamp and Christopher Lee were considered for the role of Magneto before Ian McKellen was cast.
Jeri Ryan auditioned for the role of Mystique before Rebecca Romjin was cast.
Triple H auditioned for the role of Sabretooth before Tyler Mane was cast.
At one point, the studio considered giving the X-Men their classic colorful uniforms from the comics, but Singer and studio both believed that black leather uniforms would be easier to produce, and more realistic and aesthetically pleasing.
Production was fraught with issues including script rewrites, unexpected delays and budget issues. Fox notoriously postponed the movie from Christmas 1999 to July 2000 and the rescheduled shooting caused several actors and crew members to drop out due to conflicts with other commitments.
Fox was skeptical of the movieâs potential and enforced several last-minute cuts to shorten the running time, almost completely deleting a subplot about Storm.
Fox didnât account for the possibility of sequels, but Singer believed something should be set up to explore in potential future installments and instructed Famke Janssen to react to being exposed to Magnetoâs machine. Singer pinpoints that moment as the awakening of the Phoenix.
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X2: X-MEN UNITED (2003)
David Hayter and Zak Penn wrote two different scripts, both centered on the Legacy Virus, which were later combined and revised by Singer, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. Singer decided to not use the Legacy Virus in favor of an adaptation of âGod Loves, Man Killsâ.
In early drafts, William Stryker had several brainwashed mutant enforcers, including Sabretooth, Toad and Archangel, who would have Adamantium wings. Sabretooth and Archangel were removed due to budget issues, but Toad remained part of the script during multiple rewrites. Ray Park was even approached to reprise the role, and plans had already been made for a fight between him and Nightcrawler before the character was scrapped as well.
In early drafts, Strykerâs enforcer is Anne Reynolds, a human loyal to his cause. When the other enforcers were removed, she was made into Lady Deathstrike to inject more action in the third act of the movie.
Wolverine would have a training session in the Danger Room. The sets were already being built and it was even included in the first teaser trailer before it was cut due to budget issues.
Stryker would have a Sentinel at his disposal to target the X-Men at Alkali Lake, but the idea was scrapped both due to budget issues and because producer Tom Rothman thought giant robots were âstupidâ.
Strykerâs attack on the X-Mansion was longer and wouldâve feature several students fighting back, including Colossus helping Wolverine throughout the fight, but this was scrapped due to budget issues.
Kitty Pryde would escape the X-Mansion alongside Wolverine, Rogue, Iceman and Pyro, but was deleted for feeling superfluous to the narrative.
Dark Cerebro would cause mutants across the globe to lose control of their powers, but this was cut due to budget issues. The scene included cameo appearances by Beast, becoming blue and furry as his colleagues watched in horror; and Gambit, who accidentally caused a deck of cards to explode at a bar in New Orleans. Steve Bacic wouldâve played McCoy, and stuntman James Bamford had been lined up to play Gambit before the idea was scrapped.
In early drafts, Wolverineâs claws are revealed to be artifically implanted onto him by Weapon X, but this was changed at Marvelâs behest, to not conflict with the comics, where Wolverine has bone claws.
Anthony Hopkins was approached to play William Stryker before Brian Cox was cast.
Steve Buscemi was Singerâs original choice to play Nightcrawler, but declined. Neil Patrick Harris and Etham Embry also auditioned for the role before Alan Cumming was cast.
Following her Oscar win, Halle Berry demanded a larger role, and the script was revised to make her the pilot of the X-Jet and later further revised to include a romantic subplot with Nightcrawler.
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006)
Singer, Dougherty and Harris drafted a script in which Jean returns at the Phoenix and attempts to end conflicts between humans and mutants in her own terms, with the X-Men trying to protect her, the Brotherhood of Mutants attempting to control her, and the United States government hellbent on destroying her.
Singerâs draft featured Emma Frost as Xavierâs old flame who can control peopleâs emotions and is recruited by Magneto to brainwash Jean; Gambit as a young thief who joins the Brotherhood, but later defects to the X-Men due to his attraction to Rogue; the Juggernaut as Magnetoâs new enforcer; and Bolivar Trask as the anti-mutant U.S. Secretary of Defense, in addition to larger roles for Kitty Pryde and Colossus.
Singer planned to cast Channing Tatum as Gambit and Sigourney Weaver as Emma Frost, but plans were scrapped when he left to direct SUPERMAN RETURNS for Warner Bros Pictures and Fox decided to move on without him.
Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn wrote a new draft based on Singerâs ideas and added the mutant cure storyline to the narrative to give Magneto a stronger motivation to declare war on Humanity. Rothman was notoriously against the more outlandish aspects of the mythos and demanded that the cure receive major focus rather the the Phoenix, which was also made into Jeanâs malevolent split personality at his behest.
Fox rushed the movie into production, leading to scheduling conflicts with several actors including James Marsden, Rebecca Romjin and Anna Paquin, which caused their characters to receive minor roles. Cyclops was nearly killed off-screen in-between movies due to Marsdenâs commitments with SUPERMAN RETURNS.
Kinberng and Penn rewrote their script multiple times in accordance to Foxâs demands, budget adjustments and scheduling demands, leading to a scattershot story.
In early drafts, Wolverine and Storm developed a romantic relationship, but this was cut as it underscored Wolverineâs relationship with Jean. At one point, a love triangle between Wolverine, Storm and Beast was discussed, as well as making Colossus gay and harboring feelings for Wolverine and a triangle between Rogue, Iceman and Kitty.
Cyclops would return during the final battle.
Mystique would still be in league with Magneto, providing his location to the military to lead them into a trap, and would be by his side after he lost his powers.
Rogue would seemingly defect to the Brotherhood in order to secretly spy on them for the X-Men.
Beast, Iceman and Kitty Pryde would infiltrate Worthington Labs to investigate the cure, and Iceman and Kitty would later rescue Warren Worthington Sr. from Magnetoâs enforcers during a high-speed car chase.
Angel would join the battle against the Brotherhood after rescuing his father, but get taken down when Magneto slashes one of his wings with a piece of shrapnel.
Gambit would be one of Magnetoâs recruits, but later defect during the final battle while the X-Men and the Brotherhood are fighting.
There were several scrapped fights including Colossus VS. Juggernaut, Rogue VS. Juggernaut, Wolverine VS. Multiple Man, Storm VS. Phoenix, among others.
The Sentinels wouldâve been sent to stop Magneto during the battle at Alcatraz Island, but the idea was scrapped for budget issues.
Alcatraz Island would be a maximum-security mutant prison which Magneto attacks halfway through the movie in order to recruit his army. The final battle would take place outside the White House in Washington, D.C., during which Iceman would freeze the Potomac River.
Jean would destroy the entire city of San Francisco before Wolverine manages to kill her.
Matthew Vaughn was set to direct the movie and cast Kelsey Grammer and Vinnie Jones as Beast and Juggernaut, but dropped out due to the troubled production. Joss Whedon and Alex Proyas were briefly considered before Brett Ratner was hired to replace him.
Alan Cumming was approached to return as Nightcrawler, but declined as he was unwilling to undergo the laborous make-up process for such a minor role. He was then removed from the script, which Fox justified by claiming the audience would have trouble following three different blue characters.
Maggie Grace was originally cast by Vaughn to play Kitty Pryde before Ratner replaced her with Ellen Page. Summer Glau and Eliza Dushku also auditioned for the role.
Mike Vogel was approached by Vaughn to play Angel before Ratner replaced him with Ben Foster. Nick Stahl also auditioned for the role.
Several alternative endings were shot, including Beast staying the the Xavier Institute to become a teacher and Storm welcoming human students into the school; and Wolverine leaving the X-Men to mourn Jeanâs death, returning to the bar where he met Rogue in X-MEN for one last drink.
The movieâs troubled production, coupled with Foxâs belief that the superhero movie genre wouldnât last much longer, led to them regarding X-MEN: THE LAST STAND as the last movie in the main X-MEN film series, and investing in their spin-off series, X-MEN ORIGINS.
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (2009)
David Benioff wrote a R-rated script, which was later revised by Skip Woods and made into PG-13. David Ayer, James Vanderbilt and Scott Silver performed uncredited revisions.
In Benioffâs script, Logan is a feral young man from an impoverished family who lives in the Canadian wilderness in the 1950âs and joins the military to avoid prosecution after slaughtering a group of local boys who had attacked him. He is assigned to William Strykerâs unit in Vietnam and embraces his violent, animalistic side, but eventually regains his humanity and returns to Canada, prompting Stryker to set in motion a conspiracy to conscript him to Weapon X.
In Benioffâs draft, Sabretooth is not Wolverineâs brother and is Strykerâs enforcer.
Silverfox is one of Strykerâs enforcers, although she develops genuine feelings for Wolverine and ultimately betrays Stryker.
Rather than an elderly couple, Wolverine is rescued by a young couple, James and Heather Hudson, who are later murdered by Agent Zero at Strykerâs behest.
Team X, Deadpool and Gambit are not present in Benioffâs draft, although the Blob appears as a former associate of Sabretoothâs and John Wraith appears as Loganâs old human army buddy. Beak is also featured as a young mutant murdered by Sabretooth, as well as two original characters, mutant mobsters Barbarus and Pantera.
In Benioffâs draft, Weapon XI is an army of clones of Sabretooth artificially infused with Wolverineâs healing factor so they can survive the Adamantium bonding procedure. Wolverine proceeds to decapitate Sabretooth and slaughter his clones, but one of them escapes and goes on to become the Sabretooth that is later recruited by Magneto and featured in X-MEN.
Deadpool, Gambit and Cyclops were added to the script to build interest for their own movies.
Weapon XI would originally be Garrison Kane, a human operative from Team X, but Rothman decided to merge the character with Deadpool.
Zack Snyder and Len Wiseman were approached to direct the movie before Gavin Hood was hired at Jackmanâs behest.
Hood had a notoriously contentious relationship with Rothman due to Rothmanâs executive meddling, and nearly dropped out of production after Rothman ilegally rebuilt and recolored the Weapon X sets behind his back for make them brighter and more cleaner.
Gerard Butler was approached to play Sabretooth, but declined.
Liev Schreiber was originally approached to play William Stryker, but Jackman advocated that he be cast as Sabretooth. Once he was, Michael C. Hall was offered the role of Stryker, but declined, and Danny Huston was cast.
Michelle Monaghan was originally cast as Silverfox, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. After negotiations with Maggie Q fell throught, Lynn Collins was cast.
Ryan Reynolds was notoriously coherced into playing Deadpool despite disagreeing with the movieâs creative choices.
Scott Adkins was originally cast as Garrison Kane. When Deadpool and Weapon XI were made into one character, Reynolds reshot close-up shots of Weapon XI in last-minute additional photography, while Adkinsâ fight scenes and faraway shots were kept, and he was credited as Reynoldsâ stuntman.
Dominic Monaghan was originally approached to play Beak, but after the character was scrapped in rewrites, he was instead offered the role of Bolt, a minor character added to fill up the roster of Team X.
A young Storm would originally appear in the scene where Team X slaughters a village in Africa in search of Adamantium, summoning a thunderstorm out of grief, but her scenes were cut from the movie.
The young mutants featured in the movie were added as a potential backdoor into a YOUNG X-MEN spin-off.
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2011)
The project was originally envisioned as a spin-off centered on Rogue, Iceman, Kitty Pryde, Colossus, Angel and Jubilee.
Josh Schwartz wrote a script centered on Professor Charles Xavier recruiting Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm and Beast to fight the government, but it was rejected by Fox for focusing too much on interpersonal drama at the expense of action.
Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz wrote an alternative version centered on Xavier and Magneto building the X-Men during the Cold War, borrowing elements from Sheldon Turnerâs recently scrapped X-MEN ORIGINS: MAGNETO, which wouldâve been directed by David S. Goyer. Their draft was later revised by Jane Goldman.
Bryan Singer was approached to return, but declined due to scheduling conflicts, and Matthew Vaughn was hired instead.
In early drafts, there was a love triangle between Xavier, Magneto and Moira McTaggert.
Sunspot was a member of the Hellfire Club.
The incident that led to Havokâs imprisonment is revealed: He accidentally incinerated three hoodlums who had attacked his adoptive sister.
The final battle in Cuba was much more elaborate, with Havok using his powers to creative a massive maelstrom, but this was scrapped due to budget issues;.
Amber Heard auditioned for Mystique before Jennifer Lawrence was cast.
Rosamund Pike auditioned for Moira McTaggert before Rose Byrne was cast.
Benjamin Walker was originally cast as Beast, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Producer Bryan Singer initially approached Taylor Lautner before Nicholas Hoult was cast.
Alice Eve was originally cast as Emma Frost, but dropped out due to creative differences and was replaced by January Jones.
Dexter Fletcher was hired by Vaughn to play the Man in Black before the studio replaced him with the more famous Oliver Platt.
Bryan Cranston and Colin Firth were approached to play Sebastian Shaw before Kevin Bacon was cast.
THE WOLVERINE (2013)
Christopher McQuarrie wrote an R-rated draft more faithful to the story arc, set in 1982, in which a directionless Logan is recruited by the Hand and becomes an enforcer for the Yashida Crime Family in Japan, but falls in love with Mariko Yashida, daughter of mobster Shingen Yashida, and must fight for her love. Other characters included Yukio, Loganâs bodyguard and lover; Zen, Loganâs master in the Hand; Elvis, an American mobster and Shingenâs rival; Harada, Shingenâs illegitimate son who wants to kill Wolverine to earn his fatherâs love; Viper, an assassin and Haradaâs lover; and corrupt Chief of Justice Noburo.
Darren Aronofsky was hired to revise the script and direct the movie, but ultimately dropped out due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by James Mangold.
Matt Bombach and Scott Frank revised the script, and although the final movie was rated R, Fox re-editied it to release it as PG-13.
Mangold considered including Rogue as Wolverineâs companion, but the idea was ultimately scrapped.
Jessica Biel was approached to play Viper, but declined, and Svetlana Khodchenkova was cast instead.
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (2014)
Matthew Vaugh was originally set to direct the sequel, set in 1963 and centered on the X-Men - Professor X, Havok, Polaris, Beast and Banshee - racing against time to prevent the Magneto and the Brotherhood - Mystique, Emma Frost, Azazel, Tempest and Riptide - from assassinating President John Kennedy for supressing mutantsâ roles in preventing the Cuban missile crisis.
Singer returned after Vaughn left to direct KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE and decided to adapt the âDays of Future Pastâ storyline to bridge the two series, bringing back the original cast for one last movie.
In early drafts, Jubilee was a member of the X-Men in the future.
In early drafts, Havok was captured by Trask Industries and murdered by the Sentinels during a test run.
In early drafts, Wolverine, Xavier and Beast would recruit Juggernaut to help them break Magneto out of the Pentagon. Heâd be a dim-witted former student from the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters and be dropped into the Pentagon from a helicopter, tearing a hole through each floor under he reaches the underground section where Magneto is detained. He was later replaced by Quicksilver.
In early drafts, Mystique would reunite with Xavier and Beast after in the end and being seen as a member of the X-Men in 2023.
Early drafts included a post-credits scene where a meteorite crash-lands outside Magnetoâs hideout in Mexico and Apocalypse emerges from the crater and possesses Magneto, who then becomes Apocalypse.
An entire subplot about rescuing Rogue from the X-Mansion overrun by Sentinels so she can replace Kitty as Wolverineâs tether to the future was cut and later reintegrated to the movie in the âRogue Cutâ, which also reinserted a subplot about Mystique returning to the X-Mansion after Paris and later deciding to leave again.
Josh Helman was originally hired to play the Juggernaut. When the character was replaced with Quicksilver, Helman was instead cast as William Stryker.
DEADPOOL (2014)
In early drafts, Wade is much more violent and unpredictable, and assassinates people rather than just volunteering his services as a bodyguard.
Ajaxâs enforcers were Garrison Kane, Wyre and Sluggo.
Negasonic Teenage Warhead in not included in early drafts, and Colossus is sent to arrest Deadpool rather than recruit him to the X-Men. He also volunteers to help Deadpool rescue Vanessa rather than being enlisted by Deadpool.
Further rewrites added a trainee for Colossus. Originally, it was intended to be Cannonball, but the writers learned about Negasonic Teenage Warhead from a catalog of Marvel characters available to use and felt the need to include her.
In early drafts, Deadpool becomes a mercenary after escaping from the Workshop and only finds out about Ajax two years later, after which he attempts to enact revenge. He doesnât believe Ajax can cure his condition.
Weasel is Deadpoolâs weapons dealer, and they frequent a bar for mercenaries run by Patch.
The final battle takes place at the derelict Workshop facility.
Early drafts ended with a massive gunfight between Deadpool and Ajax and his men. Due to budget cuts, the scene could not be filmed, and the writers made it a joke that Deadpool forgets his bag of guns for the final battle.
Cable was considered, but was scrapped due to budget issues and to focus on Deadpool.
Olivia Munn was approached to play Vanessa, but declined in favor of playing Psylocke in X-MEN: APOCALYPSE and Morena Baccarin was cast.
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (2016)
In early drafts, Wolverine would become the young mutantsâ drill sergeant and field leader and had a sizeable role, but this was scrapped to give Mystique more prominence.
Xavier would be kidnapped by Apocalypse, whoâd use his psychic powers to prepare the world for domination. This would effectively make Xavier the fourth Horseman, with Magneto, Storm and Angel as Apocalypseâs other enforcers. Singer eventually felt the concept was not coming across and added Psylocke as a last-minute âofficialâ fourth Horseman.
Taron Egerton was offered the role of Cyclops, but declined. Jamie Blackley, Charlie Rowe, Timothee Chalamet and Ben Hardy auditioned before Tye Sheridan was cast. Hardy was later cast as Archangel.
Chloe Moretz, Hailee Steinfeld and Elle Fanning auditioned for the role of Jean Grey before Sophie Turner was cast.
Amber Stevens and Zendaya Coleman auditioned for Storm before Alexandra Shipp was cast.
Tom Hardy and Idris Elba were approached to play Apocalypse before Oscar Isaac was cast.
Although the Weapon X segment was always part of the script, Wolverineâs breakout was added in post-production reshoots.
Several scenes were deleted, notably a long segment of Cyclops, Jean, Nightcrawler and Jubilee going to the mall and getting into shenanigans.
The ending of âX-Men: Days of Future Pastâ with Mystique rescuing Wolverine from Weapon X was added in reshoots based on notes from test-screenings. Singer effectively ignored, rationalizing that although Mystique let Wolverine go at that particular occasion in 1973, he was eventually captured in the ten year gap between the two movies.[/details]
Fucking Fox.
- Tom Jane as Cyclops woulda been godlike
- TRIPLE H as Sabretooth. WHY did we not get this FFS
- Think Sarah Michelle Gellar woulda been an ok Rogue
- Anthony Hopkins as Stryker, damn.
- All the fights we missed sigh (Colossus vs Juggernaut, Storm vs Jean, etc)
Dat Quicksilver
Jeri Ryan as Mystique⌠That is all.
I read âwas cut due budget issuesâ so many times my eyes started to bleed.
Thinking about triple H as sabertooth has made me think of other wrestlers as members of xmen or villains.
- Brock Lesnar as Sabertooth
- Razor Ramon as Wolverine
- The Godfather/Booker T as Bishop
- Ric Flair as Magneto
- Edge as Gambit
- John Cena as Cable
- Lex Luger as Omega Red
- Shawn Michaels as Angel/Archangel
- Vince as Senator Kelly
Isnt Tonyâs PTSD from IM3 pretty much his motivation for everything he does post IM3. Ultron and his stance in Civil War is all tied back to his PTSD.
X-men Apocalypse was fucking awesome.
Spoiler
OMG LV. 3 TEAM SUPER! (Magnetic Tempest/Lightning Storm/Mega Optic Blast)
Seeing Logan in his old Weapon X gear (his UMVC3 DLC costume) put a big smile on my face
Metallicaâs âthe Four Horsemenâ playing during Archangelâs transformation put an even bigger smile on my face
Quicksilver continues to be a great character. I liked him considerably more than Aaron Taylor Johnsonâs character in Avengers 2
Itâs still weird to see Mystique in a babyface role still. Jennifer Lawrence tries way too hard to be a badass but thatâs not who she is, so it just comes off awkward.
Michael Fassbender on the other hand did an incredible job as Magneto. Xavier was well-done as well.
Psylocke was disappointing though. Having that cleavage window added to her outfit did little to distract from the fact that Olivia Munnâs words about turning down Copycat in favor of Psylocke seemed hollow considering how little she actually added to the story
I donât know why they chose to change Angelâs hair when he joined Apocalypse. I know thatâs an arbitrary thing to complain about but he looked mad dumb after Apocalypse finished giving him his makeover. Should have just made him blue.
And best of all, ACTUAL X-MEN COSTUMES. I am SO glad theyâre doing away with that black leather garbage, the 90s outfits just look so right with the progress Hollywood has made with superhero films in the last 10 years.
Apocalypse himself was awesome for what he was supposed to portray in this film. I was hoping heâd turn giant in reality and not just in the psychic battle, but it was still great to see him drop fools in walls and floors. He even gave Xavier the MSHvSF ground pound.
It took way too long, but I think between this, Days of Future Past, and Deadpool, Fox has finally figured out how to make entertaining X-men films. Iâm really excited to see what theyâre going to do next.
(Ugh. Thomas Jane as Cyclops? No thanks. Cyclops gets on shit enough already.)
What is the source for that compilation of supposed changes? Iâm surprised no one asked that already, really, especially given who posted it.
Right down to the homicidal berserker rage apparently befitting a Canadian.
I wonder, if Benoit as Wolverine had happened, who they would have been hired to replace himâif anyoneâpresuming he still kills himself at some point. It would be super ironic if it was Liev Schreiber given his role in the Origins abomination. I also wonder what Hugh Jackman would have gone on to do movie-wise, if anything, if he hadnât have become Tall Wolverine. He probably would have mostly just stuck to starring in plays/musicals.
what in the fuck are you on about.
fucking gollumn looking bitch
I donât know who Amber Heard is, but I highly suspect if she was Mystique instead of Jennifer Lawrence a LOT of Mystique related things wouldâve worked out better.
And Jada Pinkett-Smith wouldâve actually been a decent potential Storm I think.
Lawrence by far was the weakest casting in this movie, but they could have hid her bullshit with some more blue paint and less script.
Am actually surprised how much I enjoyed this movie, Singer starting to get it. Less of his idea more of the source material, good times anybody can do it.
Ms. Heard is currently divorcing Johnny Depp and trying to take half of his money because he was stupid enough to not sign a pre-nup, though itâs not like a pre-nup is a foolproof way to save men since the court system is heavily biased towards women. All I know is that she seems like a gold-digger, which seems reason enough to not hire her as evidenced by the problems that Jennifer Lawrence has caused; that said, I admittedly canât say anything about Heard acting skills (or lack thereof)âŚbeyond that she was able to fool Depp into thinking she loved him, which doesnât exactly take a talent, just tits and a vagina.
Speaking of possible divas though, Jada Pinkett-Smith might have been an even worse Storm than Halle Berry was, and I say this as someone who doesnât really like Halle Berry. All these years later, I still say that the best choice for Storm at the time among prominent black actresses would have likely been Angela Bassett. Oh well.
I never got the criticism of Barryâs Storm. She was a background character in the movies she was in. The Last Stand was the only time Storm ever got any attention.
It was a horror story mixup between her shitty acting, shitting dialogue and unwillingness to work.
Just re watched X-Men 2. Itâs still freaking great B|
Yeah, that film was the shit and easily the best of the first trilogy by far.
The plot and dialogues are really good, reminds me of what Marvel did with Captain America. Really tight.
I forgave most of the dumb plot points the real worst part was just how shitty everything looked flying around during the final confrontation and the lack of satisfying action other than the Wolverine part (best wolverine scene?). If the build up resulted in a fight as good as the fight between Mags/Sentinel and the XMen in DOFP I think people would be rating this a lot higher and be more forgiving of the Moira stuff, the Apocalypse learning through the TV stuff, the thin backstories of the horsemen, and the mostly flat acting. Hell even if they took how the âmental fightâ looked with apocalypse frequently morphing and changing sizes and made it cross over into reality vs all the x-men it would have been much more satisfying. The whole âheres mags with all this metal shit flying aroundâ, âheres apocs shieldâ," Heres a big beam, heres all the shit storm is throwing around sequence was pretty lame and just looked like digital diahhrea.
As much as I hated JLaws performance the first scene with her in DAT DRESS⌠:hitit:
Edit: Damn I just looked at this OG Ideas post and Idris Elba as Apocalypse would have made the fucking movie. I think The Rock would have been dope too as long as he played it straight and not goofy and had GOOD voice FX (The apocalypse voice was all over the fucking place). Idris Elba killed it in the Jungle Book as Sher Kahn (sp?) and would have been menacing even through the bad costume or CGI.
Another good idea would have been to go full on violent balls to the walls and bloody. We already have thousands of implied deaths why not show people really suffering due to apocalypses presence? Why not have had GREUSOME transformations into the horsemen? Why not have the jugulars Magneto, Apocalypse, and Wolverine cut pour out fountains of awesome blood? Why not have cyclops blast a hole through psylockes gut and earn his rank instead of having her just kinda sneak off lamely?
I still liked most of the characterizations, the quicksilver scene, The Weapon X scene,the apocalypse backstory parts/his cooler displays of power, the magneto part, the first half felt like it was building up to something pretty cool and was enjoyable. It just always felt like on the verge of being good without ever getting there or taking you out of the moment with bad choices, acting, a bloated cast, sub par CGI and uninspired action sequences but its better than X3 or the wolverines, Iron Man 3, any fantastic 4 movies, or Batman vs Superman. I think if they waited and dropped this Xmen movie in the fall it would have performed much better both critically and financially. Its hard to sit through this many superhero flicks in one summer and not be hypercritical. Suicide Squad really has its work cut out for it when it comes to being impressive.