4. Which Story Elements Will Transfer From The Comic Book To The Silver Screen?
The previous question touched on part of this, but in general, its going to be interesting to see how similar the movie will be to the comic it drew its title from. And actually, the hop-around nature of the franchise thus far has actually presented a great opportunity for this story. Not only will Singer be able now to bridge the gap between his movies and the prequel, but hell be able to use a lot of the same elements that made Claremonts arc so successful. In the comics, the story goes that the X-Men failed to prevent Mystique and The Brotherhood from assassinating Senator Kelly, which ultimately led to a radical reaction from the U.S. government to activate the Sentinels through the Mutant, citing Kellys longtime stance that mutants are too dangerous to not be policed. Already this plays well into Singers hands, since the studio will likely want a lot of screen time for their most bankable star: recent Academy Award winner, Jennifer Lawrence. The story continues with the Sentinels being sent out to find all mutants and incarcerate them in concentration camps. While almost all of the X-Men have been killed, only Shadowcat, Storm, Colossus, Wolverine, Rachel Summers (the daughter of Cyclops and Jean Grey) and Magneto have survived. Ellen Pages success will definitely be one Singer and the studio would like to capitalize on, and anytime they can give stars like Jackman, McKellen and Halle Berry screen time, it generally works out for the better. Thats not to say the story will remain ENTIRELY the same because the box office potential of it all dictates it so, but certainly the stars are aligning a little for them to not have to try and squeeze a square peg into a round hole by featuring a random character.