When the original X-Men was released in 2000, it was clear that FOX and director Bryan Singer were going for a more realistic take on Marvel's premiere X-team. Unfortunately, this led to a very poor Phoenix/Dark Phoenix story line.
"The Phoenix Saga" is regarded as one of the greatest story arcs in comic book history. It deserves to be treated by Hollywood as such. Without getting to much into it, this story contains alien empires, wormholes, moon battles, and even the consumption of a star!
With the recent success of The Avengers, Marvel Studios has successfully established their expanded universe with the general audience. FOX no longer has to keep up with an ultra realistic tone in X-Men. Our beloved mutants can travel to other galaxies and battle aliens on the big screen.
Bringing the Phoenix back on the big screen would be a huge undertaking, and would require at least three movies to pull off. With its huge cast of characters and plot points, it would require a director that could handle an assemble cast. Joss Whedon has already proved with Avengers, that he could do it. I'm fairly confident that if FOX chose to make this story, Whedon would be honored to do it if asked. If there is one director in Hollywood that knows the importance of this amazing Saga, it would be Whedon.
There is no doubt that the Phoenix will see a rebirth (pun intended) on the big screen. That is, of course, if the studios are willing to do it proper.
In the words of Stan Lee "Have faith true believers!" 'Nuff said!
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