And yet, since 2008's Iron Man , the MCU has outclassed Fox's X-Men franchise. The key difference has essentially been that Marvel Studios played the long game, building a shared cinematic universe where each film leads on to the next, culminating in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame . In contrast, Fox has largely seemed to be reactive, tossing countless ideas up into the air to see how they fall, rarely showing any sense of overarching narrative direction. The X-Men films' famous continuity problems are really a manifestation of this core is
He's seen some time in the fighting pits of Sakaar and lived to tell the tale, meaning he must be a skilled fighter and so would be a worthy addition to Marvel Rivals. Seeing Korg throw down with The Thing, who was one of the 20 characters included in the leak, would be reason enough to put Korg in the ar
Vaughn has stressed that Fox largely kept to his original script for X-Men: Days of Future Past , albeit switching around a couple of secondary characters - notably substituting Quicksilver in the place of Juggernaut , who he had imagined being involved in breaking Magneto out of prison. And yet, for all the script would have been mostly the same, it's hard not to see Vaughn's original plan as a better one. The key is in terms of pacing, with a gradual increase in the stakes; the impending conflict between man and mutant would have been neatly signposted in the second film, and there would have been a clear narrative throughline, with Magneto involved in the Kennedy assassination and imprisoned for it in the third installment. This also would have subtly rewritten Mystique's role, in that she'd essentially have become more of a Magneto loyalist, continuing his mission of assassinating high-profile political thre
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The reality is that Matthew Vaughn's X-Men plan would have taken the franchise in a very different direction - and a far more preferable one. It's true that there were risks. It's entirely possible viewers wouldn't have taken to a recast Wolverine, for example, particularly given that character isn't supposed to age. And yet, there'd have been an undeniable sense of momentum, with the stakes continually increasing; character arcs would have been far more organic, with Xavier and Magneto developing in logical and consistent ways, while Jean Grey's Dark Phoenix turn would have carried a greater impact. Fox had their own visionary, but they chose to ignore him, opting for the short-term win inst
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San Diego Comic-Con needs very little introduction. It's essentially the convention that most people immediately think of when they hear the term " Comic-Con ," and it has become a major place for fans of not just comics but movies, TV shows, and gaming to gather at each summer. Major companies such as Marvel and Warner Bros usually show up at the convention with plenty to offer , and while this year was a big year for reveals in the movies and TV space, I am amazed there wasn't more from Marvel in terms of gam
Therefore, it's possible that despite an upcoming feature film by Marvel Studios, The Fantastic Four may not appear at all in **Marvel Rivals strategy Rivals ** , or that they are being saved for a later day, in which case it's interesting that Marvel and NetEase opted to have the Bag Man costume in the game beforehand instead of one of the many other looks the webhead has sported over the years. Time will tell whether this is the case, and for now, players can look forward to the launch of the Closed Beta and taking the game's version of Peter Parker for a spin on July
Viewers would certainly have developed a far stronger rapport with the new Jean Grey, meaning her fall from grace would have had a great deal more emotional power. Meanwhile, it's interesting to note that Vaughn potentially sets up a far more comic-book-accurate version of the story, with both a younger Wolverine and presumably another version of Cyclops in the team. Given the increasing scale of Vaughn's overarching narrative, X-Men: Dark Phoenix would probably have gone into the full cosmic scale of the legendary "Dark Phoenix Sag