Like everyone else who’s seen the last few seconds of X2: X-Men United, and is familiar with past events in Marvel’s X-Men comics, I was certainly looking forward to being treated to the Dark Phoenix saga in the next X-Men movie.
Harry Connick Jr? I could see that…
of course - it would set me up for a lifetime of complaining by the husband.
“He sucked as Gambit.”
“He should never have been Gambit”
“Stupidest casting EVER”
and on, and on, and on.
Just so long as they don’t intoduce Jubilee. I may have to boycott if that happens.
The first two movies were pretty much centered all around Wolverine. So, as there’s a fair chance that a specific Wolverine-only movie is going to be made, they can certainly afford to shift focus to another character - and Storm/Jean Grey might be a good combination this time around.
Maybe.
Speaking as someone who doesn’t know the comics, anyway.
Cyclops is the leader. When he left, Storm took the reins. But the movies follow the story arc circa 1980ish (loosely, obviously), so I’m all screwed up. I stopped reading X-Men religiously when I was 13 or so, and I haven’t a clue what’s gone on since.
If I remember correctly, Storm’s role at this stage in the X-Men’s development was as something of a bit player; all the characters have always been fairly overshadowed by Wolverine, who is simply more interesting than the rest of them put together. The only other character who rivals Wolverine’s appeal is Magneto.
I figure, at this point, Halle ought to just step aside. All she seems to do is bitch about how she doesn’t get to, you know, act enough, and I keep thinking, well, step off then, and let someone who would appreciate having the part take a crack at it. I mean, was Rogue doing much of anything but whining through the whole first two installments. Look, dress another high-yellow beauty up in black leather tights and a white wig, and I’m not sure we’d notice much of a difference after 15 minutes; the part doesn’t require Oscar chops, simple as that. It needs a pretty, curvy body, the aforementioned wig, and the ability to utter some rather preposterous lines with a straight face while wire-flying over a giant fan. So long as Cyclops and Wolvie are in the team, Storm won’t get to do much else, I’m afraid.
I’ve heard talk of a Storm-centric spinoff, but give me a break. Nobody will go see it. The character just isn’t compelling enough. I’m not sure even a Wolverine spinoff would be a box-office winner. Hugh Jackman looks like a badass next to the rest of the cast of boyscouts (could Marsden be more square?), but left on his own to carry a flick, I dunno. Lacking such contrast, he might not be as formidable a presence.