10 Characters We Want To See In X-Men: Dark Phoenix

7) Corsair

Obviously Dark Phoenix will focus on Jean Grey, but where Jean goes there’s always Scott Summers. Cyclops and Jean have been the X-Men poster couple for decades and this movie will presumably move their relationship on from their early connection in Apocalypse. We could even explore Scott’s backstory in the film, maybe even meeting his dad. Who, as it happens, is a space pirate.

You see, it was revealed in the comics that NASA test pilot Christopher Summers and his family were once abducted by the Shi’Ar Empire. Though Christopher got his sons Scott and Alex (Havoc) back to safety, his wife was murdered. Alone in space, Summers went onto become the Corsair, leader of the Starjammers (more on them in a moment). If the Corsair’s included, his presence could help flesh out Cyclops’ character more than we’ve ever previously seen in the movies.

A couple of years ago, this storyline would have seemed so outlandish that there was no way it would be brought to the screen. This year, however, we got a planet-sized Kurt Russell as Chris Pratt’s father, so everything is now up for grabs.