With the X-Men Origins spinoffs spiraling into a number of solo films for X-characters, its only a matter of time that each member of the cast drops a line in an interview suggesting their character get a feature film.
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos is the next in line.
In the weeks after this summer’s Wolverine, Halle Berry wondered why Storm doesn’t get a spin-off. Well, that’s because she doesn’t deserve one. And now – sigh – Rebecca Romijn-Stamos-O’Connell tells Showbiz Spy that there ought to be more Mystique, too.
“If they talk to me in a year when I have worked off more of the baby weight, we’ll see, but I’ve still got a couple of pounds to go,” says the new mother of twins. “It’s a great idea but no one’s talked to me about it yet.”
Don’t hold your breath Rebecca. Unless they explore the Mystique/Sabretooth relationship that lead to Nightcrawler being their son. I just don’t see it.
Some characters I don’t see getting a solo film? Cyclops (he wont stay dead), Rogue, Storm, or Beast. All valued characters in their own right within the X-mythos. But they contribute to a larger story. On their own they just wouldn’t be able to carry a film like they might in a comic.
But Wolverine has enough solo history to make his own film, and while they could have done better with it, he had enough to work with. Other films would work better as ensemble films anyways. Let them have their First Class and New Mutants to showcase those characters.
The one I would love to see them play out is Nightcrawler, but even I know that won’t happen. But it would give an excuse for Mystique and Creed to show up. Maybe he can re-appear in an Excalibur film.
