Which X-men should get solo origin movies like the Avengers?

[Tommy X]

I voted Other because I don't think that many of the X-Men can pull off their own movies, they just don't have enough interesting backstories and appeal. It probably was a big reason why Avengers worked but then again Avengers are an allstar team so this concept works better for them because they have life outside of Avengers and have their own personal villains but X-Men and FF were created as a team and they don't have that much adventures outside of the team except for Wolverine. For FF they are pretty small and tight group so a team movie works for them but X-Men have so many favorite characters. And other than Wolverine's past and Xavier and Mags backstories before the X-Men there aren't many core characters that could star in their own movie. Sure there might be Cable and Deadpool but they aren't the most iconic core X-Men. So the best way to go that I can think of is to make multiple team movies and in all of them they should just concentrate on few of the characters.

[Sanji]

On her own Dazzler is a pretty silly character, a retro disco singer as the protagonist in a movie about organized bigotry. The main X-Men movies have been about fight against organized bigotry, how would having the same theme applied to a movie with a washed up disco star?

? She did more than Xavier ever did before the school was outed for humant/mutant relationships, and she's still one of the most famous mutants in the MU.

[jphamlore]

Is Namor grouped as an X-character these days or is his character just passing through.

[jphamlore]

Kitty Pryde is getting a huge push in the Ultimates Universe. Alternatively, her character has in various depictions been shown to have a future as a leader / politician.

[markdienekes]

Love to see a Cable movie.

[The Master Meglomaniac]

? She did more than Xavier ever did before the school was outed for humant/mutant relationships, and she's still one of the most famous mutants in the MU.

And how would all that translate into a solo movie? The school shouldn't be in a Dazzler movie, because the movie would have be about her, not the X-Men. She needs her own supporting cast to be a movie, she can't just play off other X-Men in her own movie.

And you just showing a picture of the "Dazzler: the Movie" graphic novel, doesn't explain why she should get her own movie. Is there anything in that graphic novel that would make for a good movie? Does it have an interesting villain and supporting cast that isn't associated with the X-Men? You can't just show that cover and say she is ready to headline her own movie. Not all graphic novels translate well into movies.

[frostfalls]

Emma Frost has a very cinematic origin story that I'd love to see on screen (though not played by January Jones). Mystique, if they brought her closer to her comics version would be awesome. Dazzler could work as she's already set up as a more independent player. I really like the Gambit/Storm idea that's been mentioned. In general I think bringing Sinister into the movies could be really interesting.

[remydat]

I voted Other because I don't think that many of the X-Men can pull off their own movies, they just don't have enough interesting backstories and appeal. It probably was a big reason why Avengers worked but then again Avengers are an allstar team so this concept works better for them because they have life outside of Avengers and have their own personal villains but X-Men and FF were created as a team and they don't have that much adventures outside of the team except for Wolverine. For FF they are pretty small and tight group so a team movie works for them but X-Men have so many favorite characters. And other than Wolverine's past and Xavier and Mags backstories before the X-Men there aren't many core characters that could star in their own movie. Sure there might be Cable and Deadpool but they aren't the most iconic core X-Men. So the best way to go that I can think of is to make multiple team movies and in all of them they should just concentrate on few of the characters.

Again, I guarantee the vast majority of the 1 billion Avengers brought in were from people who barely read the comic so whether a character has a solo comic is largely irrelevant. Most of the people I know that saw Avengers have no clue about the comic book history of Iron, Thor, Captain America, etc. They just know that they are comic book heroes. What matters is if the character has a big enough following so that the comic book fanatics like me can hype the movie up and get their casual fans to tag along. Once that is done, the rest of the casual fans are drawn in by marketing, the story, and the visual appeal of the movie not whether a character has a detailed solo history.

[remydat]

? She did more than Xavier ever did before the school was outed for humant/mutant relationships, and she's still one of the most famous mutants in the MU.

Yeah but what is the draw to the movie. Again, the idea here is a solo movie that still grosses 200-300 million worldwide. Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America are action oriented movies with a lot of action scences, explosions and followed up with a decent plot (well all except the Hulk). I don't see how a Dazzler movie will fit the bill to be honest as she doesn't strike me as a character that lends itself to be grandiose action scenes.

Emma Frost has a very cinematic origin story that I'd love to see on screen (though not played by January Jones). Mystique, if they brought her closer to her comics version would be awesome. Dazzler could work as she's already set up as a more independent player. I really like the Gambit/Storm idea that's been mentioned. In general I think bringing Sinister into the movies could be really interesting.

Again with Emma, where is the action movie angle? She is a telepath which is to be honest not a particularly exciting power on screen. I suppose she also has her diamond form but again I guess the question is where is the action going to come from to justify a 100 million budget and 200-300 million gross. Mystique is probably a bit better because she is a more action oriented character but you probably still need a few other characters/villains who can bring the wow factor because shapeshifting is not a particularly exciting power on screen. Although I suppose with Mystqiue you could go for more of a mission impossible type movie given that movie has a lot of disguises and Mystique could easily pull off being a spy with exceptional fighting skills.

[Sanji]

Is there anything in that graphic novel that would make for a good movie?

It's an example of why Dazzler can be the protagonist of a movie about organized bigotry. She's been fighting for mutants rights well before Xavier did. If you want another pov on human/mutants relationships that isn't the X-men, who better than Dazzler? She's one of the few who has a life outside of the X-men.

[Zoks]

It's an example of why Dazzler can be the protagonist of a movie about organized bigotry. She's been fighting for mutants rights well before Xavier did. If you want another pov on human/mutants relationships that isn't the X-men, who better than Dazzler? She's one of the few who has a life outside of the X-men.

Does the average person even care about Mutant rights in this day and age?

[The Master Meglomaniac]

It's an example of why Dazzler can be the protagonist of a movie about organized bigotry. She's been fighting for mutants rights well before Xavier did. If you want another pov on human/mutants relationships that isn't the X-men, who better than Dazzler? She's one of the few who has a life outside of the X-men.

So its the same theme you would see in a X-Men movie, would be in a Dazzler movie, only told from the POV of a disco singer? That seems pointless. All you are doing is recycling the themes of the X-Men movies into a solo Dazzler movie, you haven't said anything that would make her movie unique. No one's really talked about who the supporting cast would be, who the villain be (organized bigotry would need a face for the purpose of the film) and other important details needed to make this work as a movie.

[Talisman]

And how would all that translate into a solo movie? The school shouldn't be in a Dazzler movie, because the movie would have be about her, not the X-Men. She needs her own supporting cast to be a movie, she can't just play off other X-Men in her own movie.

And you just showing a picture of the "Dazzler: the Movie" graphic novel, doesn't explain why she should get her own movie. Is there anything in that graphic novel that would make for a good movie? Does it have an interesting villain and supporting cast that isn't associated with the X-Men? You can't just show that cover and say she is ready to headline her own movie. Not all graphic novels translate well into movies.

Have you read the story? It doesn't involve the X-Men whatsoever, and Dazzler's series had a supporting cast.

[Talisman]

Does the average person even care about Mutant rights in this day and age?

It can be a theme felt by anybody. It can be made as an allegory to Gay Rights of Marriage, or any other minority group facing persecution/discrimination.

[remydat]

It can be a theme felt by anybody. It can be made as an allegory to Gay Rights of Marriage, or any other minority group facing persecution/discrimination.

Dude how is it going to gross 200-300 million? Again, the premise I established is a string of solo movies that can function as individual blockbuster movies in their own right ultimately culminating in the mega blockbuster once you bring those characters together like the Avengers movie.

So what in Dazzler's story is going to make for a summer movie blockbuster? Where is the wow factor, the big explosions, the action packed fights? You can probably tell a good Dazzler story with a nice plot but plot alone does not make a summer action movie blockbuster. Her story seems more fit for a drama or thriller not an action movie.