I agree with your other choices (Dazzler especially), but haven't we had enough of Magneto? Seriously people like to say Wolverine is overexposed, but fail to acknowledge that Magneto has been front and center in every single X-Film. His character doesn't seem contribute much to the films besides starting unnecessary problems. I would prefer they benched him and not give him a starring role, and give other unfleshed characters a spotlight.
Fassbender Magneto is too good not to use. Plus, I assume this is a trilogy based on Xavier/Magneto if we go back to FC.
Is there any real danger?
What I mean is, at the end of DOFP the 80's that Apoc will be set in has already happened and you still see everyone back at the mansion and everything is just dandy. So, given if they need to link the events of AoA to the ending of DOFP, then Apoc will be defeated and happy days all around. So there is no real tension at all knowing that this is a prequel, unless ofcourse they once again emphisis that the future is in danger, in this case the happy ending future that DOFP left us with.
Apocalypse has telekinetic powers in the comics so I wouldn't say he is far more powerful. If anything, the issue in the comics is not his power but the constant Plot Induced Stupidity required in order for him to be defeated. They basically over-powered him and then have to ignore or misuse his powers to compensate.Originally Posted by The RealWashout
I think having Magneto deal with the presence of a far more powerful and ruthless version of him might add to his character journey.
For all we know the ending of DOFP was just Wolverine dreaming about what the future would be like if he succeeded as he was dying and not the real future. So I wouldn't take that scene too seriously. The main reason it was added was probably just to create a happy ending for DOFP rather than be a firm future that is unchangeable.
It's hard for me to listen to someone not in my position. A caterpillar can't relate to what an eagle envisions.
I can't see the cast getting too large. This one is going to follow with the quad-lead of Xavier/Magneto/Mystique/Wolverine but now they have to work in Jean/Cyclops/Stom/Gambit/Apocalypse without it devolving into an X3 cluster. Seems like more than enough. If they do introduce someone unexpected I wonder if it won't be Wanda, since she was almost included in DoFP.
I do hope we finally get that Dazzler cameo, though. It's the perfect time period for it.
Consider this: as of DOFP, the world saw Mystique "save" Nixon and a load of other dignitaries from certain death at the hands of Magneto and the newspaper headline later confirmed this to be the case... with that in mind, and with Raven being potentially hailed as some sort of mutant heroine post 1973 (somewhat ironically, of course!), would anyone else like to see Freedom Force make an appearance in X-Men: Apocalypse....?
I am so very tired of Mystique.
Well yes and no. When you do these prequels for any movies, your audiance already know the destination, you are pretty much just telling them the story of How they got to that destination. What's new about that type of story telling is you get a new story & some new characters who may actually be in danger given they don't appear or get mentioned in the "present/sequel(s)" which is a strong point. But yeah, if you think too much about film/tv/comic plots (with the exception of maybe this new style of writing Game of Thrones has become popular for, since no character is safe) then you pretty much always know the Heroes (and some times re-accuring villians like Magneto) will always survive.
I think comics/tv/film should adopt the Game of Thrones style of story telling a little more. I mean, lets say Marvel launched a brand new Universe, all the characters at their most Iconic versions. Now lets say they they have some clear rules for this universe, like it's Stand alone, so no multiverse cross-overs & when people die in it, they stay dead. Now, when you're reading your favorite characters comic in this universe, and that character is in a dangerous situation, you know that if they die, that is it for them in this universe. No come backs. For me this adds an element of danger to the story that current comics or whatever don't have because everyone is taking for granted that in these universes they can simply be brought back to life in some way down the line.
Is Wolverines upcoming death going to be permanent? No. We all know this. Heck, even my favorite Marvel Hero, Captain America, has died and come back afew times in his history to the point that I read his current series and in the current issue "Oh gasp, he might be in danger of dying...again! - Will he stay dead if that happens? No! Why? Too popular to keep dead forever! Need to make $$$ off these characters!" But, give me one universe, just ONE where the rules of death are a very real thing, and you can bet your ass that this will be one hell of a popular series! No need for the writers to kill heroes for killing sake, but if the story really demanded it, then yes!
Well for one, they don't give the definitive characters in the Ultimate universe. Also, that seems to be used to try out different takes on established characters, so essentially you're not getting the same character that you might have been interested in beforehand. And finally, they do indeed seem to kill heroes in that universe just for shock value or for killing sake, so no I think a better attempt on a Universe like i described should be done.