5 Extremely Controversial X-Men Villains That Marvel Will Never Even Dare to Bring to the Big Screen
In the diverse and wide Marvel Universe, X-Men stand out not only for their unique powers but also for the diverse array of villains that have challenged the mutant heroes over the years. With their long-awaited debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans are now anticipating seeing the superheroes along with their adversaries gracing the silver screen.
However, despite the optimism, certain characters may unlikely make the transition to the big screen, primarily due to their controversial nature.
X-Men: The Animated Series
From characters with problematic real-world associations to those whose stories demand substantial alteration for mainstream appeal, certain X-Men villains seem destined to remain confined to the pages of comic books. Following are some of these villains that Marvel may hesitate to bring to the big screen due to the complexities that surround these characters.
Ahab
Dr. Roderick Campbell, aka Captain Ahab, was not truly introduced as a villain in the comics.
However, despite the optimism, certain characters may unlikely make the transition to the big screen, primarily due to their controversial nature.
X-Men: The Animated Series
From characters with problematic real-world associations to those whose stories demand substantial alteration for mainstream appeal, certain X-Men villains seem destined to remain confined to the pages of comic books. Following are some of these villains that Marvel may hesitate to bring to the big screen due to the complexities that surround these characters.
Ahab
Dr. Roderick Campbell, aka Captain Ahab, was not truly introduced as a villain in the comics.
- 2/17/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
The Gifted barrels towards season's end with its strengths outweighing its problems.
This The Gifted review contains spoilers.
The Gifted Season 2 Episode 15
At this point in The Gifted's life cycle, the show is what it's going to be. By that, I mean we've settled into our rhythym - the pace and characters are familiar. We know what it does well and what it doesn't, and we can usually see what's coming (at least from a character progression point of view) from a mile away. This is a long way around saying "Jace Turner sucks and I hope they kill him off because they don't know what to do with him but I'm over it because he's the only drag on the show."
"Monsters" is place-setting for the season finale next week. Lauren and Kate need rescuing. John's powers don't work because of grief*. Lorna has to keep being a terrible...
This The Gifted review contains spoilers.
The Gifted Season 2 Episode 15
At this point in The Gifted's life cycle, the show is what it's going to be. By that, I mean we've settled into our rhythym - the pace and characters are familiar. We know what it does well and what it doesn't, and we can usually see what's coming (at least from a character progression point of view) from a mile away. This is a long way around saying "Jace Turner sucks and I hope they kill him off because they don't know what to do with him but I'm over it because he's the only drag on the show."
"Monsters" is place-setting for the season finale next week. Lauren and Kate need rescuing. John's powers don't work because of grief*. Lorna has to keep being a terrible...
- 2/19/2019
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Jan 23, 2018
The Gifted closes season 1 by highlighting all of the X-Men goodness you could want. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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1.12 eXtraction & 1.13 x-Roads
The Gifted has had a rough couple of episodes heading into this week's two-hour season finale. It seems like the writers took every bad tic that had been spread out in the first two thirds of the season and crammed them into the previous two episodes. I was, coming into this week's finale, very concerned that a show that started out with such promise, the X-Menniest (X-Manliest? No, that would just have everyone be shirtless with a shock of white hair in front). It turns out I didn't need to worry. The finale, the two episodes that close out season one, are a strong reminder of what made this show so entertaining and a return to its core X-Menness,...
The Gifted closes season 1 by highlighting all of the X-Men goodness you could want. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Mission: Impossible 6 casting latest
1.12 eXtraction & 1.13 x-Roads
The Gifted has had a rough couple of episodes heading into this week's two-hour season finale. It seems like the writers took every bad tic that had been spread out in the first two thirds of the season and crammed them into the previous two episodes. I was, coming into this week's finale, very concerned that a show that started out with such promise, the X-Menniest (X-Manliest? No, that would just have everyone be shirtless with a shock of white hair in front). It turns out I didn't need to worry. The finale, the two episodes that close out season one, are a strong reminder of what made this show so entertaining and a return to its core X-Menness,...
- 1/16/2018
- Den of Geek
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