Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X2 and Wolverine in X-Men '97
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT X-Men '97 takes Wolverine in a bold direction, but it's one that the MCU should follow when the X-Men enter the universe. 2000's X-Men adapted Marvel's mutants to the silver screen in exciting fashion.
Wolverine has always been a great character, but the X-Men have plenty of other intriguing mutants to follow. X-Men: The Animated Series understood that and folded Wolverine into the mix with other mutants, like Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Gambit, and Beast. X-Men '97 continued that trend, sidelining Wolverine in favor of the other mutants who have equally interesting storylines. While Wolverine remains a popular character, the MCU should follow this model for its X-Men.
Related Deadpool 3 Can't Resist Continuing A 24-Year Old Insult About Wolverine's Costume The MCU Need To Keep Its Focus Off Of Wolverine Like X-Men '97 Wolverine has appeared in nine films and will make his 10th appearance this year in Deadpool & Wolverine. It'll be awesome to see Jackman's iconic portrayal of the character debut in the MCU, but Marvel shouldn't ride Wolverine's popularity for its X-Men.
By focusing on the other X-Men, the MCU can stand out from the Fox films, which spent much of their focus on Logan. Even in the First Class timeline, Jackman still made a cameo in First Class and Apocalypse and had a lead role in Days of Future Past. The X-Men are a team of young mutants developing their powers and growing as leaders under Professor X's tutelage, and the MCU needs to focus on that and expand it.
The best X-Men films are the ones that focus on a few select mutants. First Class succeeded by keeping the attention mainly on Professor X and Magneto, and others like X2 and Days of Future Past featured plenty of mutants but mainly centered around mutants like Jean Grey, Mystique, and Cyclops. The less-beloved X-Men films like The Last Stand and Apocalypse included too many mutants and felt overcrowded with colliding stories.
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