First off, would you want it or not?
Secondly, how do you see the lineups looking for both the X-Men & Brotherhood.
And Third, what larger story would you want to see?
MY THOUGHTS:
I do want to see this, but I'm perfectly fine with waiting until they have the right story and somebody who has the plan and desire to make it right. I for one thought the 3rd film was actually quite decent. While not my favorite of the 3, I did think it did it's job and was well produced, and I certainly don't find it to be so bad to be an automatic end of the series. A 4th could go a long way to establishing a new direction and bigger plots.
After the 3rd film, I don't think Beast would be back in the lineup. Storm was left as the defacto leader, and of course Wolverine would have to be there. I do think Rogue would be back as I'm pretty sure the whole cure thing will be explained away as temporary, and she may even discover this by accidentally stealing somebody's powers, thereby giving her a much stronger power set.
So we would have Storm, Wolverine, Iceman, Rogue, Collosus, Kitty Pryde and Angel. Professor X will clearly be back as well. Not a bad lineup. And we may see a character like Havok to come in as a link to Cyclops, or Gambit brought in as well.
That leaves us with a few interesting stories including the exploration of Angels character, and the development of a Kitty relationship with Colosus after Iceman returns to Rogue. Also Peter's backstory could be fleshed out. If Havok is brought on, we could learn a lot more about the Summers backstory, and that could lead well to what I think a new trilogy could bring, which I think may focus on some Mr. Sinister/ Apocalypse shenanegins.
Before I get to that, the Brotherhood is also looking strong with Magneto, Multiple Man, Juggernaught, Pyro, and perhaps a returned Mystique. We could get some others to jump in there and maybe even a return of Sabertooth to finish of the story left over from the Wolverine Spinoff. That could be fun. And who knows who else could be tossed in here, but this is a nice group.
Now just looking at a 4th film, they could start it off nicely with a threat from Sinister who is doing some testing on the Summers line, which would offer an opportunity for Havok to jump in if need be. Perhaps Sinister even creates Stryfe or Cable, or both, and he's the basis for this story. Clearly that could lead to a story for the arrival of Apocalypse in a future film.
But another strong possibility that's already been hinted at, and one that's more grounded in practicality would be the arrival of Trask as a main villian and his creation of Sentinals to track down mutants. After the events of 3, it would be quite reasonable to see a new president who is more prone to action and would give Trask this ability. A Sentinal showdown in an X-Men film could be amazing and a classic story as well. Perhaps if they go this route, Sinister could even remain as a minor sidestory to be developed towards an apocalypse film.
What do you guys think. Is a 4th film even possible? Would this be the general direction to take, or would you prefer something else?
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