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twentieth Century Fox’sX - Menfranchise may have deliver some disappointments over the geezerhood , but many of its movies and TV show were extremely - grade , so Marvel Studios can learn some valuable lessons when developing its ownX - Menprojects in theMCU.Fox’sX - Menfranchisekicked off in 2000 with the acquittance ofX - Men , introducing the likes of Patrick Stewart , Ian McKellen , Hugh Jackman , and Famke Janssen as some of Marvel Comics ' most iconic mutant heroes and villains . In the following two decennium , theX - Menfranchise spawned twelve additional feature film and two TV appearance before concluding with 2020’sThe New Mutants .
Fox’sX - Menfranchise unluckily delivered some lackluster projects , withX - Men Origins : Wolverine , Dark Phoenix , andThe New Mutantsfailing to garner a positive reception . However , many installments of the two - decade - longX - Menfranchise were in reality very successful and well - received , achieving high scores onRotten Tomatoes , and contributing to the entire enfranchisement gross well over $ 6 billion at the global box office between 2000 and 2020 . Despite being a dealership of highs and lows , Marvel Studios can see some valuable lesson from the highest - rated undertaking in twentieth Century Fox’sX - Menfranchise , peculiarly since theMCU ’s officialX - Menrebootis now in production .
Top 10 Highest - rate 20th Century Fox X - Men Projects
Title
Year
Critics Score
Audience Score
Logan
2017
93 %
90 %
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91 %
86 %
ten - Men : Days of Future Past
Marvel’s X-Men is the tentative title for the future debut of the legendary Marvel mutant superhero team in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
2014
X - man : First Class
2011
87 %
Deadpool
2016
85 %
X2
2003
Deadpool 2
2018
84 %
X - Men
2000
82 %
83 %
The Gifted
79 %
68 %
The Wolverine
2013
71 %
69 %
Marvel Studios ' upcoming X - Men movie reboot takes a step forward as the Marvel Cinematic Universe project in conclusion lands a writer for the plastic film .
10Deadpool Is The Perfect Character To Introduce The X-Men To The MCU
Both Of Deadpool’s Solo Adventures Were Hugely Successful
Ryan Reynolds will bridge the gap between the FoxX - Menfranchise and the MCU in2024 ’s upcomingDeadpool & Wolverine , and the high - ratedX - Menprojects testify that he is the best person for the job . Both of Deadpool ’s solo adventures in Fox’sX - Menfranchise are highly - rated , and the character is widely regard as one of the strongest prospect of the dealership , despite being mostly disconnected from the wide world of the go - human beings . DeadpoolandDeadpool 2performed very well for Fox , and this will in all probability be double in the MCU .
Not just repeat , butMarvel Studios’Deadpool & Wolverineis expected to surpass the winner of its herald . This is perhaps thanks to the entertaining partnership between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman , both on and off tv camera . Two of the biggest genius in Hollywood being involved in the same task is a massive attracter for Marvel Studios and the MCU .
Deadpool & Wolverine is the strongest candidate to authorise the $ 1 billion mark for the MCU in yr , and a new break record do that even more likely .
9Wolverine Should Still Be A Key Part Of The MCU’s X-Men Storylines
Wolverine Appeared In Most Of Fox’s Highest-Rated Projects
While Hugh Jackman will be take back as James " Logan " Howlett ’s Wolverine inDeadpool & Wolverine , Marvel Studios is expected to recast the clawed mutant for the MCU ’s prescribed X - Men squad . This will see a fresh histrion take over from Jackman , and could sideline the character after years of being the stress in Fox’sX - Menfranchise , but this may be a mistake . Six of Fox ’s top ten high-pitched - ratedX - Menprojects feature Wolverine , and 2017’sLoganis top of the listing , so audience certainly love the fabled X - Men appendage .
Wolverine being so popular in Fox’sX - Menfranchise means Marvel Studios should give him an ample amount of attention in the MCU’sX - Menreboot . Of course , this does n’t mean Wolverine involve to be a lead serviceman again , as Marvel Animation’sX - Men ' 97proved , but he must get some substantial mo . Wolverine is still a very exciting lineament that deserves geographic expedition in the MCU .
Keanu Reeves ? Jason Momoa ? Tom Hardy ? There are mountain of actors that could recreate the role of Wolverine laudably , so allow ’s check them out .
8X-Men TV Shows Work Well To Accompany The Movies
Both Of Fox’s X-Men TV Shows Are Highly-Rated
20th Century Fox bring out only two TV appearance to keep company theX - Menfilm serial publication : The GiftedandLegion , both of which premier in 2017 . Both of these shows are among the top ten highest - blackleg projects in Fox’sX - Menfranchise , proving that Marvel Studios should also developX - Men - focused TV showsalongside its forthcoming feature film films . With the recent rebranding of Marvel Television , this is more likely than ever , so the MCU ’s world of X - Men is surely about to extend massively .
Legionfocused on Professor X ’s son from an alternating timeline , whileThe Giftedis set in the same populace as theX - Menmovies , but the shows did n’t link to the films or to each other at all . This will likely be different in the MCU , asMarvel Television ’s showsconnect straightaway to the MCU ’s feature film , establishing a more clear shared universe that will crop well to rise the X - Men ’s storyline .
No MCU - setX - MenTV shows for Disney+ have yet been announced .
7Marvel Studios Needs To Adapt The X-Men’s Biggest Stories
Days Of Future Past & Old Man Logan Are Just A Couple Massive Stories Fox Adapted
Now that Marvel Studios has the picture rights to mutants and the X - man , any figure of iconicMarvel Comics storylines could be adapted into the live - action MCU . Fox ’s highest - ratedX - Menprojects could hint at which storylines witness may want the most , as the likes of1981’sDays of Future Past,2008’sOld Man Loganand 1982’sGod Loves , Man Killsall formed the stirring behind some of the franchise ’s most successful movies . As well as suggesting storey that Marvel Studios should re - adapt , this list also leave out one the MCU should deflect .
20th Century Fox made two major endeavour at bringing Marvel Comics’Dark Phoenix Sagainto unrecorded - action , first led by Famke Janssen ’s Jean Grey , and subsequently by Sophie Turner ’s . Both of these attempts were disappointing , and were ill - rated , hint Marvel Studios may be better off avoiding theDark Phoenix Sagain the MCU , at least for the time being , anyway .
20th Century Fox ’s Dark Phoenix Saga Attempts
ten - gentleman : The Last Stand
2006
57 %
61 %
Dark Phoenix
2019
22 %
64 %
The X - Men ’s Dark Phoenix Saga is one of the greatest comic account book stories of all prison term . While some adaptations have done it justice , others have not .
6MCU’s X-Men Should Be More Experimental
Several High-Rated X-Men Projects Experimented With Genre & Story
Several projects among the top ten highest - rated in Fox’sX - Menfranchise experimented with literary genre , storytelling , character , and style , so Marvel Studios should n’t be afraid to be a bit wild with its upcomingX - Menprojects . By their very nature , mutant and the 10 - piece are fantastic , sometimes - ridiculous grapheme , so this should perhaps be mull over in the style in which they ’re delivered in the MCU.Marvel Studios has recently been experimentingmore , so this could continue in the MCU ’s future tense .
WhileDeadpooldelivered an outright comedy , andLogantook on more of an indie feel , Fox ’s goggle box shows set adjacent to theX - Menmovies also played with unlike story constituent . The Gifted , at its core , was a come - of - age story concenter on Lauren and Adam Strucker , whileLegionentered a more psychological and supernatural realm , which was incredibly effective at delivering its narrative , and made it the second - high - ratedX - Menproject , just falling behindLogan .
The MCU has finally moved into Phase 5 , but there is no sign of the X - hands . However , there are possible explanation for why they ’re arriving so of late .
5More Mutants Than Just The X-Men Should Get Attention
Fox’s Highest-Rated Projects Aren’t Just X-Men Movies
While six of the top ten highest - scab projects in Fox’sX - Menfranchise focus on the X - Men or separate member of the team , namely Wolverine , the others are partly or whole separated from the titulary superhero radical . Legion , Deadpool , Deadpool 2,andThe Giftedall focus on mutants outside the X - Men , and were praise even so . SinceMarvel Studios’X - Menrebootis already in production , there ’s no doubt the MCU ’s future mutant plot line will kick off with the team itself , but the MCU should branch out after that .
Even in the high - ratedX - Menmovies , other mutants were put in the spotlight . These include Caliban , Nightcrawler , Sebastian Shaw , and X-23 , among others , bear witness thatMarvel Studios does n’t need to only focus on the Adam - Men . There are also hundreds of variation from Marvel Comics that never get care in Fox’sX - Menfranchise , so Marvel Studios can severalise itself entirely by exploring these fresh characters .
10 - Men ' 97 has bring back classic incarnations of many X - Men characters , and adapting them into live - activity would require the right role player .
4Marvel Studios Should Shine A Light On Lesser-Known Mutants
Legion, X-Men: First Class & The Gifted All Explored Lesser-Known Mutants
By explore the fib of more mutants outside the X - Men squad , Marvel Studios has the perfect chance to focus on somelesser - know mutants from Marvel Comics . This is something that 20th Century Fox also excelled at , peculiarly when recrudesce the storey ofLegion , tenner - human race : First Class , andThe Gifted . First Classdebuted the likes of Banshee , Darwin , and Angel , who had n’t been seen until that breaker point , while Fox ’s TV show in theX - Menfranchise did an even mystifying dive into Marvel Comics ' mutant history .
Legion’sfocus on David Haller was inspired , particularly when play off him against the Shadow King , potentially a genuinely terrifying baddie in the MCU.The Gifted , while giving tending to many lesser - known mutants , focused on the likes of Blink , Thunderbird , the Stepford Cuckoos , and Polaris , who deserve even more aid in the MCU ’s futurity . This would be a great way to expand theMCU ’s future mutant - centric storylines .
David Haller is the mutant son of Professor X and Gabrielle Haller in Marvel Comics , with his dissociate indistinguishability upset allow him to access a huge number of knock-down abilities .
3Marvel Studios Should Show The X-Men’s Origin Story
X-Men: First Class Is One Of The Highest-Rated X-Men Movies
2011’sX - Men : First Classis the fourth - highest - rat project in Fox’sX - Menfranchise , and quickly became the franchise ’s most popular instalment at the time of its release . Acting as a prequel to the originalX - Mentrilogy , First Classexplored the coming together ofCharles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherrand the formation of the first X - Men team , who banded together to take down Sebastian Shaw and the Hellfire Club . The succeeder ofX - humanity : First Classmeans Marvel Studios could repeat a similar storyline , pore on the parentage of the titular squad .
At this detail , it ’s unreadable whether the X - gentleman’s gentleman are already secretly operating in the MCU , or if they ’ll come in together for the first fourth dimension in Marvel Studios’X - Menmovie . RepeatingX - Men : First Classwould give Marvel Studios the opportunity to reinvent the team from the land up , however , perhaps introducing a more comic - accurate first communication channel - up for the X - Men , which Fox never did .
Marvel Comics ' original ten - Men squad formed in 1963’sThe X - Men # 1and contain Charles Xavier ’s Professor X , Scott Summers ' Cyclops , Bobby Drake ’s Iceman , Hank McCoy ’s Beast , Warren Worthington III ’s Angel , and Jean Grey ’s Marvel Girl .
2A Strong Cast Will Make The MCU’s X-Men Projects Even Better
Fantastic Performers Were Attached To Most Of Fox’s High-Rated Projects
One thing that all the highest - rated projects in Fox’sX - Mentimeline share is a substantial cast of characters . 2000’sX - Menintroduced some legendary worker as powerful mutants , such as Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen being cast as Professor X and Magneto , and this only developed over the years . Hugh Jackman , Halle Berry , James McAvoy , and Michael Fassbender all became home names thanks to their brilliant performances in theX - Menfranchise , and this can be repeated with a newX - Men mold in the MCU .
There is a fate of pressure on Marvel Studios to recast the hug drug - Men with strong performers , as audiences have grow to love Fox ’s various X - Men teams . After recent updates for the casts of other MCU projects , includingThe Fantastic Four , Agatha All Along , andBlade , however , there ’s no doubt that Marvel Studios will contribute human dynamo talent in forX - work force , repeating one of the in force aspects of Fox’sX - Menfranchise .
From mutants the X - Men film never really explored like Emma Frost to established characters like Storm , here ’s what Marvel ’s X - Men lineup should be .
1Professor X & Magneto Must Still Be At The Core Of The MCU’s X-Men Stories
Professor X & Magneto Are At The Heart Of Fox’s Highest-Rated X-Men Projects
Professor X and Magnetoare at the core of every good 10 - Men fib , so they must be reinvented for the MCU . Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr ’s philosophic battle tote up up the entire allegory of the X - man absolutely , as Xavier think that humans and mutants can co - exist peacefully , while Lehnsherr believes mutant to be ranking . The competition between the sometime supporter was cardinal to Fox’sX - Menfranchise , and is something that will sure be revisited in the MCU .
The fact that the friendly relationship and rivalry between Professor X and Magneto has been such a massive focus throughout Marvel ’s account mean their MCU debuts are likely imminent . Manyactors have been suggested to take over as Professor Xand Magneto in the MCU , but no cast choices have yet been confirm . These fabled mutants are anticipate to be crucial to the MCU’sX - Menstories , just as they were for twentieth Century Fox .
Marvel ’s X - hands is the tentative title for the future debut of the fabled Marvel mutant superhero squad in the Marvel Cinematic Universe .
Upcoming MCU motion-picture show
Release Date
Deadpool & Wolverine
July 26 , 2024
Captain America : Brave New World
February 14 , 2025
Thunderbolts *
May 5 , 2025
The Fantastic Four
July 25 , 2025
Blade
November 7 , 2025
avenger 5
May 1 , 2026
Avengers : secluded Wars
May 7 , 2027
