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YoungJustice12334 — Rewriting The X-Men Movie Franchise
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I really Loved The first 2 X-Men movies from the 2000s, but to me, these two things really held back the X-Men franchise from succeeding:The refusal to move past the original films. I believe this is because they wanted to keep Hugh Jackman but Casino Royale was essentially a reboot and no one complained that Judi Dench was still M.
There was no main visionary behind it. Vaughn, Singer, Kinberg, etc have all just done their takes while trying to appease the studio's demands. So for the sake of argument lets imagine Fox had a Nolan or Feige to give a single cohesive vision to the entire franchise.
X-Men: First Class
I would have the Movie take place in the Year 1969. Charles & Eric are exactly the same. Their backstory, even how they meet. Moira is also the same except her generic partner is now replaced by CIA agent Sean Cassidy (Played by Damian Lewis or someone similar).
The key changes I would make is having The O5 X-Men & The Hellfire Club would be closer to their comic counterparts. I think Nicholas Hoult would make an excellent Scott considering the young actors at the time, someone like a Mary Elizabeth Winstead or Garrett Hedlund would be good choices for Jean and Angel respectively.
Maybe make Hank McCoy black so we don't get the token black guy who dies first. The Hellfire club replaces Riptide and Azazel with Harry Leland (Ray Winstone would be money) and Mastermind. Also, replace January Jones with Rosamund Pike who was considered the favorite for a time.
The film would center around these Plotlines.
The adults: Erik and Xavier's ideology and trying to build a better world for the blossoming Mutant species. Moira and Sean helping since she is sympathetic and he is revealed to be a Mutant as well. This story would be essentially the same as the original film. The main change would be removing the Oliver Platt stuff and giving more time to Moira and Sean. Emphasizing their importance.
The kids: The O5 gets recruited. Scott would be an awkward, shy kid who learns to believe in himself & starts to have feelings for Jean Grey. Angel would be the handsome but cocky romantic rival. Bobby Drake/Iceman is the clown. Beast is the brains of the team. Jean Grey would become the core heart of the team. These young kids coming together and finding each other to become a team.
I still kind of like the idea of Mystique. Her leaving after being disillusioned by Xavier and still not quite fitting in with the pretty Mutants (also adds some more weight since she and Hank were the two non "white" members since Lawrence is technically blue in this). Again, this is about building the characters so that we care about who they are and what they will do in future films
The Hellfire Club: Sebastian Shaw would be the same. I think using actual historical events cheapens things. Instead of The Cuban Missile Crisis, they are trying to provoke a nuclear war through their power and connections. Shaw is still connected to Erik. The fight scene at the end would also be more fun with Jean and Emma going full telepath against each other. Mastermind fucking with reality, and Leland's muscle.
The changes are relatively small but would be a better way of setting up future movies. I love how they set up Eric and Charles, their friendship, and their split. The X-Men felt like an afterthought so bringing in the O5 X-Men team and giving them time to develop and bond as young outsiders would give the film more heart.
And now we have a stepping off point to expand the universe instead of a one-off, the film set in the '60s. You can keep the Hugh Jackman cameo and joke since he would reprise his role in the future. It would also be fun to use the music of the time to make it feel more era-specific.
The Wolverine: Essentially the same film. Still set in the present but his past (especially the Jean stuff is gone) is more ambiguous. The final act is completely reworked so it isn't a cartoon. He and Mariko stay together. Plus giving Jackman a solo film means we can spend less time focused on him in the X-Men films proper.
Uncanny X-Men: The movie would be Set in the year 1974. Mutants have now become A known commodity around the time the movie takes place. Senator Kelly introduces the Mutant Registration Act & invites Boliver Trask to the States because the Sentinel program has been such a success in his native Genosha. Beast and Xavier are in DC to fight the act. Angel had his wings burned off so the remaining X-Men recruit the school's best students (Colossus, Kitty, and Rogue) to the team. They also recruit three outsiders in Storm, Nightcrawler, and Wolverine.
The X-Men must stop Magneto & his Brotherhood members who are Emma, Mastermind, Sabretooth, Destiny, & Quicksilver from attacking the Government in retaliation for the MRA & Sentinels. At the same time, they must fight against the government from implementing oppressive policies.
X-Men: From The Ashes: The movie would be Set in the year 1979. This movie would be the "dark" chapter where The X-Men have transitioned from Heroes to Outlaws. Gambit and Psylocke have been hired to track the team by an unknown party. Bishop is leading a Panther-like subgroup but is sympathetic to the X-Men.
Someone attempts to assassinate Xavier while giving a human rights speech & he ends up in a coma. The death of Jean Grey and Cyclops is arrested after he takes the fall for all the "crimes" the X-Men have been accused of. Also, the Legacy Virus has started affecting Mutants. The lone bright spot is the Mutant Rights Act is ruled unconstitutional in the end which gives us hope heading into the final film.
Deadpool (2016): I wouldn't Change Much about the film and Keep most of it the same, except I would replace Colossus with Rockslide & Wade Wilson would be an X-Men fan instead of Colossus trying to recruit him. I think these changes would help the film fit with the franchise's new continuity better.
X-Men Legacy: The Movie would be Set in the year 1984 & would be the final "Classic X-Men" film. It's revealed that William Stryker was behind Xavier's assassination attempt in the X-Men: From The Ashes Movie. He is an evangelical preacher & leads the "Purifiers".
The X-Men are now splintered between Scott/Magneto's Gold Team and Storm/Wolverine's Blue Team. The two must find a way to defeat Stryker without making him a martyr. Also, throw in Apocalypse since this is the last ride. He has the cure to the Legacy virus or some shit. Essentially he is just an excuse for all the X-Men to come together and show off their powers to save the world. A couple of X-Men die. We end with title cards saying Kitty became the first Mutant Senator. Storm did philanthropic work in Africa. Wolverine became an Avenger and so on.
Logan: Essentially the same film as I had for Deadpool's Movie except Logan's clone is revealed to be Sabretooth whom we find out killed Mariko and Logan's young son.
My ideas for the next X-Men movies after Logan is The New Mutants being about A New generation of X-Men set in the modern times Along with Deadpool 2 except the movie can be A proper X-Force Movie. The Franchise can go in any direction as long as it benefits the X-Men franchise.
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