Thread:Rodangizzardcrusher3/@comment-26687285-20160822213306/@comment-26687285-20161117223049

Rodangizzardcrusher3 wrote: Personally, I was thinking more of a The Last Of Us vibe, due to the old, beared guy taking care of a little girl.

Right!, that's another good comparison. It does feel alot like that, except that the enemies are just regular humans instead of diseased/undead creatures and the tone is western instead of horror.

Rodangizzardcrusher3 wrote: Of course, now that he's retiring the role after this, do you really think anybody could play the part after what he's done over the years?

I do, but (assuming Fox will continue to make X-Men films after this) the series first needs to really get it's act together. And right now the most important step is to start focussing on characters BESIDES Wolverine. And look, i adore Hugh. I think he's charming, a fine pick for the role and an absolute sweetheart personally. He's done a very good job and i've always enjoyed his appearences. But the series desperately needs to stop relying on him. There are far too many rich, interesting and vital X-Men characters that have been, and continue to be, pushed aside in favor of focussing on him whenever possible even when his presence serves only to distract from the story at hand (Really Bryan, did you have to cram him into Apocalypse like that?).

Here's an idea, let's focus on Cyclops?. Let's (properly) adapt the Phoenix Saga?. Let's go into space and introduce some lesser known characters, races and villains?. You are aware that there are other X-Men stories that don't involve Logan, right?. Quit shoehorning this guy into every single film and let someone else have the spotlight for a while. And i don't mind X-23 coming in to fill the role of "clawed mutant", but again, make the story about somthing else. Maybe just contain her to the potential Team-X series and use the rest of the films to mine the yet untouched storylines.

So, those are my wishes for the near future. As far as a replacement goes, i certainly think someone else could the role justice and perhaps even do a better job that him. And i am interested to see who they will eventually choose to pick up the claws, but that probably won't happen until the series is rebooted (presumably after the rights go back to Marvel Studios, which is pretty much inevitable).