I'm with you that they ran Wolverine into the ground...
*UNPOPULAR OPINION ALERT*
...but still I don't think the rest of the X-men really need solo movies unless they go the Civil War route and include other major X-characters in each other's films. The interaction between these characters from all different walks of life is what makes their struggle interesting, IMO.
And to really keep it a buck, I don't think Gambit is a strong enough character to carry a whole movie by himself. He's too much of a style over substance character (although he's admittedly VERY good at that first part) who's never really had any truly legendary classic runs on par with Frank Miller's Wolverine, Barry Windsor Smith's Weapon X, etc.
His whole existence lowkey peaked in the early 90s with the cartoon and the Capcom fighting games IMO--most of the legendary stories and arcs in the comics either had virtually nothing to do with him, were retconned to include him, or took place years before he first appeared.
To be fair, Gambit is still far better than these new-millennium garbage characters they're coming up with today though
When he picked that lock with the spike in his leg during Xtinction Agenda
Dude had his moments, I'll give him that.
Are there any women of color comic book characters you guys think could carry a solo movie? If the answer is no, I'd say that's very telling of the comic book sub-culture.
Who's writing it? I rarely mess with modern marvel comics, but if that solo series really is worth checking out, I might have to take a look sometime.His most recent solo series was dope AF. It was heist flick after heist flick.
Hopefully Disney gets the rights and cast another Storm that eventually marries T’Challa.
Captain Marvel.Are there any women of color comic book characters you guys think could carry a solo movie? If the answer is no, I'd say that's very telling of the comic book sub-culture.
THR spoke with X-Men: Dark Phoenix star Alexandra Shipp about her younger take on the character Storm, who debuted in X-Men: Apocalypse. She'll be part of the main team in the upcoming film, but the outlet also posed the question of whether the actor and studio have discussed a solo film.
Not yet, but I am hoping we will get around to it. It is definitely time for these Storm fans to get the movie they have been dying for.
Shipp didn't get much time to shine in the role, but she's a rising star in the indie world thanks to films like Love, Simon and Tragedy Girls. So if anyone could lead a film, it'd be her. And while nothing is in the works, Shipp still has some ideas about the fiercely independent mutant leader.
There are so many different storylines that we could take on when it comes to Storm — whether she is losing her powers or going back to Africa. I just want there to be a message of "this woman doesn't need a man." Just one movie where a woman doesn't need a man, really.
There are very few characters that could carry a solo movie, period. The main problem is most of them don't have a decent rogues gallery, or any good stories to adapt to film.
From Marvel, you have Ms Marvel but it'd be hard not to make it Spidey-esque. Miss America, but how would her powers translate. You have Monica Rambeau. A sleeper would be Idie, but her push was dropped.
From DC, the easiest choice is Vixen. Sleeper would be Rocket
From Indie's you have Niobe
A Storm solo is easy. Shadow King story writes itself.
No one wanted an Ant-Man or Dr. Strange movie but they dropped and made bank. That's just how the Marvel machine works.
The problem occurs when X-Men movies drop they are too plot driven and dark for the Marvel crowd. I love the movies that way and that's why I can't watch too many Marvel movies. Too many jokes and lackluster plots.
Again the X-Men have so many villains that most X-Men could get a solo and have an individual villain.
Are there any women of color comic book characters you guys think could carry a solo movie? If the answer is no, I'd say that's very telling of the comic book sub-culture.