Summary
The upcoming introduction of theX-Mento the Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the most highly anticipated aspects of the franchise in the coming years.X-Menboasts some of Marvel’s most well-known characters and is an established brand that is guaranteed to draw moviegoers to the cinema. However, involving the X-Men also opens up Marvel Studios to broader opportunities outside standardX-Menmovies.
There is scope for spin-off movies and television shows that can provide Marvel Studios with a plethora of content for years to come. The mutants haven’t even officially arrived, with a few sporadic appearances, and rumors are already starting to commence about ideas Marvel Studios has to expand the content they are going to create with them.
Marvel Studios Are Rumored To Be Creating An X-Academy Show
According toInSneider,Marvel Studios is working on anX-Academyseries for Disney Plusthat would focus on young mutants.TheX-Academyshowcould also be released before Marvel’sX-Menreboot, although it might also be used as a spin-off series following the first movie in a bid to capitalize on the buzz.
X-Academyis a story that Marvel Comics have tapped into in the past with the series, “New X-Men: Academy X.” This was created to provide Marvel with a litany of new mutants with a range of powers and personalities. The series focused on young mutants looking to learn and develop their powers at the Xavier Institute of Higher Learning,allowing Professor X to pass on his wisdomto a new breed of mutants. It is believed that if theX-Academyshow sees the light of day, it will follow a similar path.
X Academy Would Be A Risky Way To Build Up To An X-Men Movie
If Marvel chooses to create anX-Academyshow, it would be a questionable decision as it’s not a guaranteed way to draw interest in the eventualX-Menreboot. The idea for Marvel would likely be for the characters inX-Academyto eventually feed into Marvel’s biggerX-Menmovies, but not everyone watches the MCU Disney Plus shows. There’s a chance this could be made, and then fans might feel alienated or confusedwhen the firstX-Menfilm rolls aroundif stories are being continued from this series. It’s not the grandest way to build toward anX-Menfilm, and given that Marvel is trying to rebuild the popularity surrounding the MCU, that’s not a risk worth taking.
Deadpool & Wolverineproved that there is interestin mutant-related content asthe film grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office, even though it was R-rated. That’s why Marvel should be careful with how they approach the nextX-Menstory. There’s real momentum behind the characters and fans want to see more, but deciding to focus on relatively unknown and less common mutants would be a risky decision to make. Seeing young mutants learning and developing provides a lot of potential for growth within the MCU in the long term. Still, it might not get tons of interest in an eventualX-Menmovie, which should be the focus of any mutant appearance right now.
X-Men Should Come First Before Any Other Marvel Plans
The idea of tapping into the wider mutant universe and bringing in as many characters as possible from theX-Menfranchise isn’t a bad one at all. AnX-Academyseries could be a lot of fun on Disney Plus, bringing a more youthful feel to the MCU and an almost feeder system for characters that prove popular tobreak intoX-Menmovies. Similarly, stars fromX-Mencould make cameos on the series, and that is why theX-Menreboot should happen first. It would be more beneficial to the mutant wing of the MCU franchise for the blockbuster film to be the first introduction to this world than a Disney Plus series that won’t be watched by as many people. If Marvel wants this world to be a big hit, then it would be smarter to draw people in with the major characters such as Storm and Cyclops rather than younger mutants with whom people aren’t as familiar.
If theX-Menfilm does well, people will be more likely to check out anX-Academyshow to see where the franchise goes next. The cameos from the X-Men stars could then take place and would have a lot more meaning to the MCU in general. Doing things that way around also provides significantly less of a risk of failure, which is going to be crucial when Marvel is hoping to provide more long-term content when it comes to its MCU television shows. It’s important that Marvel protects theX-Menbrand as much as possible, and anX-Academyshow being the first thing that people experience doesn’t do that.
