Epic Tom Hardy-Starring Marvel Movie We Never Got to See
Matthew Vaughn could be a game-changer for the X-Men, while the clawed mutant could have an unexpected new incarnation.
Director Matthew Vaughn revealed his unfulfilled plans for the X-Men franchise.
In the 2010s, when Fox could lose the rights to the mutants, Vaughn made X-Men: First Class, with young actors in familiar roles that breathed new life into the story.
The director wanted to make his own trilogy, but the producers decided to go their own way and handed the reins back to Bryan Singer.
Vaughn hoped that the sequel to First Class would tell the story of Wolverine's life in the 1970s, after which the story would be developed with Days of Future Past. As the young Wolverine, Matthew saw none other than Tom Hardy.
"When I finished the Days of Future Past script with it ready to go I looked at it and said, "I really think it would be fun to cast Tom Hardy," the director shared.
The studio, on the other hand, thought that a time-travel movie should be released first.
Singer's Days of Future Past, released after First Class, resonated with audiences: the movie grossed $747 million worldwide and received decent critical acclaim.
It was followed by Apocalypse, which was not as well received. It grossed only $543 million, and critics blasted it for a lifeless plot and a boring villain.
Matthew Vaughn directed X-Men: First Class, a reboot of the franchise.
The director has repeatedly admitted that First Class was a dream project for him, in which it was possible to combine superheroes, the style of James Bond films and a political thriller.
He saw his main task as creating a film that could stand on its own, while at the same time laying the groundwork for a new trilogy.
And so it was: if the events of First Class took place in the 60s, then the sequels would have to explore the periods of the 70s, 80s and 90s. The original trilogy, in turn, began in the 2000s.
Despite the fact that the box office of First Class was relatively small, critics and viewers praised the reimagining of the franchise.
Vaughn actually managed to create a very modern comic movie, focusing on the script, the characters and the interracial conflict rather than the special effects.
It is a shame that Vaughn was not allowed to realize his vision. Perhaps the X-Men would have waited for a different, more successful destiny.