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I have to say that the X Men franchise has been going on for decades. Maybe not as many as the Superman franchise has, but it still has quite a number to it.
One thing I am certain of is that the franchise seems to be subverting Status Quo Is God in recent years. Magneto and Professor Xavier seem to be fading into the background, with Cyclops and Wolverine taking their places. A lot of villains associated to the X-Men have been killed off and have actually stayed dead so far.
All this gives me the general impression that the franchise is trying to reinvent itself. Do you think that's what's going on here?
Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 29th 2023 at 10:02:23 AM
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And then... It happened.
It was released in early September and did incredibly well for Warner Bros., even beyond the studio’s wildest nightmares, er, dreams. In response, Fox cut a trailer for New Mutants that played up the scary elements from the film, essentially selling it as a straight-up horror movie — this despite the fact that in its first test screening, New Mutants scored the exact same number as the first screening of Deadpool and besides the very end, reshoots were deemed unnecessary. However, because of that well-received trailer, audiences were now expecting a horror movie.
At that point, Fox decided that instead of doing the three days of additional filming required to complete the YA movie that everyone had initially agreed to go make, the studio would change course and make a new version of the movie that was straight-up horror, which was what Boone and Lee originally wanted to do in the first place. It's a little like a diner sending back a meal at a restaurant — not because there was something wrong with it, but because they simply changed their minds and wanted to order a different entrée, or movie, in this case.
The Head of the Hydra
Alright so it’s gonna be a horrror film that’s also a supehero film?
Like how Logan was a Western that’s also a superhero film?
Meaning New Mutants will be primarily horror in the end?
If so then neat. ![[tup]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_up_emoticon_3268.png "[thumb up]"){kind=small}
Edited by slimcoder on Nov 6th 2018 at 10:43:29 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
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Nice. I was pretty excited to have New Mutants play up the horror angle. I'm not actually a horror fan, but as a superhero fan, I want the genre to take more risks. Marvel takes risks in regards to who they choose to make a movie with - though at this point, the Marvel brand has damned near eliminated that risk, and they can do whatever they want with full confidence of making at least $750 million - but not when it comes to the conventions of the superhero genre.
So I'm excited for New Mutants.
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Takat Empress
Agreed. Shame they are experimenting with this so late though...
Mileena Madness
X-men Red has been released and yes, that Jean was false. It was used as a metaphor of fake news
Ultimate Secret Wars
Takat Empress
Uncanny #1 lol Pooky captured off screen.
Mileena Madness
Deranged X-Mas Figure
Who?
Takat Empress
Apocalypse.
Mileena Madness
Takat Empress
Double post, but this is important because. Cyclops is right again.
The Merry Monarch of Darkness
If you thought he was staying dead for long, especially after how badly received the arc that he died in was, well then I think you'd get along well with my good friend the Prince of Nigeria...
The pig of Hufflepuff pulsed like a large bullfrog. Dumbledore smiled at it, and placed his hand on its head: "You are Hagrid now."
I mean, he was never really dead after he died anyway — his younger teen self was still around. And now that his younger teen self is going away, of course they are bringing back Adult Cyclops.
Takat Empress
He sounds nice :v So, Jean, Logan, and Scott are alive again.
Edited by Mizerous on Nov 15th 2018 at 1:39:56 PM
Mileena Madness
The Mad Doctor
It's never a matter of if they stay dead, unless it's Uncle Ben or Danny Chase on the DC side, it's always a matter of how and when they come back from the dead.
Edited by Dr.XXX on Nov 15th 2018 at 2:22:55 PM
Much as I love Scott - and I love him a lot, he's one of my favourite characters - I wish he'd stayed dead longer. I like when characters stay dead for a while. It makes their returns mean more.
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The Head of the Hydra
How long has he been dead?
Edited by slimcoder on Nov 15th 2018 at 1:44:10 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Three years, though he had an oh-so-brief resurrection in the recent Phoenix mini that revived Jean, just so she could forgive him.
Edited by Zarius on Nov 15th 2018 at 1:46:42 AM
I mean, the Phoenix Force brought him back to life for, like, two seconds, just so it could kill him in front of Jean.
The Head of the Hydra
Oh yeah Scott died during the whole X-Men vs Inhumans debacle which wasn’t too long ago.
So yeah he really hasn’t been dead that long, Wolverine’s been dead longer than him.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
MLM of color
I also would like it if Scott stayed dead for a bit, even if he died in that awful Inhumans arc. Right now, the leaders of the X-Men are all women and I would like it to stay that way for a bit. But now that Disney's running things, and everything has been changing back to the status quo, I get why he's being brought back sooner.
I'm still hoping that Jean, Storm, and Kitty Pryde stay in charge of the X-Men, basically telling Cyclops and Wolverine, "You know, the last time you were charge, we got into a giant pissing contest. Let's not do that."
Edited by alliterator on Nov 15th 2018 at 4:04:16 AM
The Head of the Hydra
Hey it’s not like the women are incapable of getting into pissing contests too. 
Though I’d prefer for Scott to not become a leader again. With all the shit thats happened to him & the constant disrespect he gets from his so called family, he should take some time off to find himself & figure out a new way to find Mutant/Human coexistence.
Edited by slimcoder on Nov 15th 2018 at 4:18:26 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Professional Complainer
He needs to go take a vacation.
Only wherever he goes will be run by Mr. Sinister or something because he's Cyclops and that's his lot in life.
Takat Empress
Scott x Sinister I ship it. :V
Mileena Madness
The Merry Monarch of Darkness
The Dissasembled teaser also implies the return of Banshee. Seemingly all the "major" X-Men deaths are being reversed.
The pig of Hufflepuff pulsed like a large bullfrog. Dumbledore smiled at it, and placed his hand on its head: "You are Hagrid now."
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The one exception is Mojo. Comparing Trump to Mojo is entirely valid.
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