When the opportunity to direct the next Superman film came up, Bryan Singer was forced to choose between the franchise he helped build or his dream project, since Superman: The Movie had been a favorite of his as a child. With Fox gearing up for the third X-Men film and Singer off to Warner Bros., Brett Ratner was brought in to replace Singer, and X-Men: The Last Stand was the result. While there are a number of scenes in Ratner's The Last Stand that could be considered controversial, there was one moment that stood out early. Singer wasn't the only crew member lured by Superman Returns, and James Marsden's time for the film was limited due to his role in Superman Returns. This was worked into the film by having the resurrected Jean Grey murder Scott Summers in her first outburst as what we have to call the Dark Phoenix, for lack of a better term. This moment set the film on a path full of too many mutants, not enough plot, and weak development to the characters we had grown up with. This caused severe fan outcry that most assumed would end the franchise, and almost did, until Bryan Singer and Matthew Vaughn came back in a big way with X-Men: First Class.
Sent to Earth from a dying planet, young Scott Fraser grew to adulthood in Alberta, Canada with a love for comics, film, games, and all things deep fried. He has dedicated his life to pedantic ramblings about continuity, superhero superiority, and Han shooting first. He also writes for Geek Magazine.
