‘X-Men’ MCU Reboot Working Title Revealed as ‘Chunnel’

movie is “Chunnel.” So, what is “Chunnel?”

For many Europeans, the word is most associated with the Channel Tunnel, the train shuttle connection between the U.K. and France that was opened over 30 years ago. Unless the X-Men are coming into the MCU

as illegal immigrants hanging on the back of a truck, it seems unlikely that this has anything to do with the film.

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As the report continued, and some comic book readers may already know, the Chunnel has appeared before in Marvel Comics’ history, and two of those times it has been tied to an X-Men story arc. That was in New X-Men #129-130, during which the character of Fantomex was introduced to the Marvel Universe, and it could hint at The New X-Men being the official name of the group. The article goes on to elaborate with a breakdown of the story that could now be heading to the MCU.

“In this storyline, Fantomex seeks sanctuary at the X-Corporation in Paris, having stolen information about the Weapons X project while in the Chunnel. He asks the X-Men for help destroying Weapon XII, which is located within the tunnel and is ultimately uncovered to be Weapon XIII, who has escaped similarly to Wolverine.”

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Thunderbolts* introduction of The New Avengers means that having The New X-Men follow would be the expected route for the franchise to go. We already know that the “old” X-Men will feature in Avengers: Doomsday, and other characters from the franchise’s past are still hiding out in The Void and could feature too. Beyond that, though, there will be a new X-Men team coming to the MCU, and they will be carrying the next 10 years of MCU content on their shoulders in what – we’re going to say it because it is so obvious – is going to be called the Mutant Saga.

However, rather than “Chunnel” being a direct link one X-Men storyline, there are still some other possible reasons for its working title. The fact that the existence of mutants in the MCU has only begun in the last couple of years, there needs to be an explanation of where a whole group of X-Men suddenly came from. Naturally, Secret Wars could hold part of the answer, in the same way Loki held the key to the Multiverse Saga’s origins.

Another reason could be that the X-Men have simply been hiding. Recent Marvel lore introduced the island of Krakoa, a stronghold that helps mutants hide from the world, but move freely by the use of teleportation tunnels. This could also be the simpler “Chunnel” explanation. In the end, though, the only person who really knows will be Kevin Feige, and he will only talk when he is good and ready.

In the meantime, there will be plenty of time to speculate on this as the new X-Men movie is probably not going to be arriving until 2028, following the conclusion of the Multiverse Saga in 2027. So, theorize away.

Source: The Cosmic Circus

X-Men

Summary

The X-Men film series consists of superhero films based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The films star an ensemble cast, focusing on Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, who is drawn into the conflict between Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart & James McAvoy) and Magneto (Ian McKellen & Michael Fassbender), who have opposing views on humanity’s relationship with mutants. Xavier believes humanity and mutants can coexist, but Magneto believes that mutants are destined to rule humanity. The films also developed subplots based on the comics’ Weapon X and Dark Phoenix storylines.

20th Century Fox earned the film rights to the characters in 1994, and after numerous drafts, Bryan Singer was hired to direct X-Men (2000) and returned for X2 (2003). He left a potential third and fourth film to direct Superman Returns, leaving Brett Ratner to direct X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). Critics praised Singer’s films for their dark, realistic tone, and subtexts dealing with discrimination and intolerance, but Ratner’s film was met with mixed reviews. Nonetheless, each film outgrossed its predecessor, and Fox developed two prequels: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and X-Men: First Class (2011). Both prequels have been planned to continue into two separate trilogies. Some spin-offs of certain characters are being considered, with Deadpool being the only one confirmed so far. There are also discussions of a potential continuation to the main trilogy.

The X-Men films contributed to a reemergence of superhero films in the 2000s

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