10 Things Fans Don't Want To Accept About Fox's X-Men Movies
7. Fox Took Bigger Risks With The Characters
Fox seriously dropped the ball with a lot of the Marvel characters they were in charge of, but it's not unfair to say they took some greater risks as well. Up until 2017's Logan, Wolverine had always been a character whose inclusion in a movie guaranteed box office success (hence why he was crammed into X-Men: Apocalypse).
For Hugh Jackman's final appearance as the character, he basically starred in an R-Rated Indie, and the legions of young fans who would have flocked to watch "Wolverine: The End" were unable to do so.
Deadpool was another huge risk for Fox, but it became the highest-grossing R-Rated movie of all-time, and the chances of Marvel Studios making that sort of blockbuster...well, they have to be somewhere between slim and one. Even in the PG-13 team-ups, there were plenty of bold decisions - some which worked out, others that didn't - which definitely helped differentiate the X-Men franchise.
That's not to say Marvel Studios takes no risks, but exploring Nightcrawler's religion in X2: X-Men United and even the idea of a "cure" in The Last Stand are good examples of some bold moves.