And Fox didn't set the bar too high in terms of representation. But I expect to see an ensemble cast for the MCU X-Movies so the need to raceswap main characters so we can have representation won't be necessary, because all the minorities X-characters will get the spotlight too. Also the mutant metaphor shouldn't be made more specific to a certain group, everybody should be able to relate to it.
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Mystique originated in Carol Danvers solo way back then, Doctor Strange was holding down solos back then too. Black Panther as said had an animated series and was up to vol 3 in the comics. Mystiqur had her first and only solo when X2 was coming out. None of these guys are the Guardians of the Galaxy level obscure, but Mystique definitely needed the movie boost the most.
While we are on the topic, how popular was Mystique before the movies? I was too young to read the comics but I sure as hell was captivated by her sinister... well, mystique in XTAS. Even though she was used sparingly on the show, she did make an impact on at least kid me and everytime a shapeshifter was hinted at, I would be hoping it was her instead of say, Morph.
But was she really that big a deal before the 00's? There was Sabretooth and Mystique so I'm guessing someone thought she was at least capable of co-leading a title.
I think it's obvious though that now Marvel will downplay her prominence and give her a rest after the amount of overexposure she enjoyed/suffered (depending on your take) during the Fox years. I think many people will be relieved but kinda sad as we never got to explore her relationships with Rogue, Destiny, Graydon Creed and Sabretooth (I wonder if we will get anything with Nightcrawler in Dark Phoenix).
She was wellknown given that the comics she regularly in were the most popular at the time but she didn't get stints on the X-Men like Sabretooth did, or have heroic AoA counterparts running around nor was she cashcow Wolverine's greatest nemesis. Sabretooth was the far bigger name on that title.
And he is appearing in a film that precedes another film showing the blossoming romance between his dad and possible mom in their youth. Fox's plan had to be to establish Brolin's Cable as Sheridanclops and Turner Jean's son and it will most probably happen in the movies before the deal is even finalized (reportedly still 18 months away). So unless Sheridan and Turner (or Marsden and Janssen) make it into the MCU as well, Cable's heritage in the MCU is already screwed with totally different actors playing totally different versions of his parents.
So if they are planning to recast the main X-Men, might as well have Cable go the Rachel route and have him be an alternate universe child of Jott (Foxverse). Which allows the MCU versions of Scott and Jean to be any race.
Eh, where did you pull that from? A simple Google search shows a quote from Mark Millar saying otherwise:
https://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-...son-71136.html"Sam is famously the coolest man alive, and both myself and artist Bryan Hitch just liberally used him without asking any kind of permission. You have to remember, this was 2001 when we were putting this together. The idea that this might become a movie seemed preposterous, as Marvel was just climbing out of bankruptcy at the time."
The agreement also provides Disney with the opportunity to reunite the X-MEN with the Marvel family under one roof and create richer, more complex worlds of inter-related characters and stories that audiences have shown they love. It only makes sense for Marvel to be supervised by one entity. There shouldn't be two Marvels.
I don't think they'll downplay her so much as they're more likely to re-emphasize her as a villain and antagonist.
I also imagine they'll go for something different from her X-Films looks.
I could've sworn that there was some kind of interview where they mentioned Jackson wanted to play Ultimate Fury if they ever wanted him in a movie.