There shouldn't be such a thing as an "X-Men" spinoff, just because none of the X-Men actors are lead role material. Wolverine a cool character, but doesn't work outside of the collective. There's also a Magneto spinoff in the works, which would subsequently bomb, just because he's a rather boring character.
That's like suggesting a "LOTR" spinoff with Frodo only. No sense in that, because it would be filled with other characters anyway.
Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
There shouldn't be such a thing as an "X-Men" spinoff, just because none of the X-Men actors are lead role material. Wolverine a cool character, but doesn't work outside of the collective. There's also a Magneto spinoff in the works, which would subsequently bomb, just because he's a rather boring character.That's like suggesting a "LOTR" spinoff with Frodo only. No sense in that, because it would be filled with other characters anyway.
Actually Wolverine does have enough background in the comics to warrant a spin-off, but a Magneto spin-off personally isn't something I would have done.
Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
What? "Origin(s)"? A 3 year old comic? Casual movie goers, being the ones that fueled the "X-Men" profits don't want to watch Logan grow up. They want to watch him shred people to bits. That's why so few prequel ideas make it to the big screen.
Wolverine/Logan could be as old as 100 because he does not age like normal people in the movies and comics which is why the people would not be watching him grow up, they would be watching his past before joining the X-Men. There is ALOT of story for them to use for the prequel, Weapon X, background in the war, etc. Plus there is countless enemies involved in his past that they could use on the big screen like Sabertooth, Wendigo, Yuriko, and more.
Wolverines an X-Man.
Why do people think that if a character has a brilliant origin/background story, they should star on their own?
That defeats the idea of the X-Men in the first place.
The likes of Iceman could easily be in their own comic. Iceman seems like a standalone character when you think about it. But he's not, he's part of a team, and his powers are used to accenuate their differences.
Wolverine has a HUGE role in the X-Men. He is one of the very few melee fighters. A lot of X-Men use range attacks. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Gambit, Storm, X-Man, Prof X and so on. Wolverine HAS to get up close every time. That's his appeal. He's the IN YOUR FACE character. He's a pawn in a grander picture, and having him on his own makes his weakness as a character stand out like a sore thumb.