In 2006, the X-Men franchise appeared to be in trouble. Bryan Singer had departed the Marvel mutant movies, handing the reigns to Brett Ratner, of all people. Key characters were killed off. Important villains were marginalized (poor Juggernaut). The future looked bleak. Nowadays, few franchises appear to be as healthy as Fox’s X-Men series. What a difference a few years can make. Matthew Vaughn reset the needle with the origin-story prequel X-Men: First Class. Several significant pieces from ...
In 2006, the X-Men franchise appeared to be in trouble. Bryan Singer had departed the Marvel mutant movies, handing the reigns to Brett Ratner, of all people. Key characters were killed off. Important villains were marginalized (poor Juggernaut). The future looked bleak. Nowadays, few franchises appear to be as healthy as Fox’s X-Men series. What a difference a few years can make. Matthew Vaughn reset the needle with the origin-story prequel X-Men: First Class. Several significant pieces from ...
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