Squirrel Girl
The adorable Squirrel Girl is a character that’s experienced a surprising resurgence in popularity over the last couple of years, even earning herself a solo comic book series. It’s like the world has gone nuts over her all of a sudden (sorry, that was an unnecessary pun).
As she makes her way into more and more of Marvel’s storylines, we can’t rule out the possibility of her making her live-action debut soon. Hit the Internet and you’ll find many commentators mooting the idea of Anna Kendrick as Doreen Green, and we tend to agree with them. If this casting ever happens, it’ll be a match made in heaven.
There are a lot of pressures associated with A-list comic book characters coming to the big screen, but it tends to be less risky with lesser-known properties. A low-to-medium-budget Squirrel Girl film could be a surprise sleeper hit for Marvel, in the same way that Guardians of the Galaxy was. If anything, it’ll at least be a fun ride for the audience.
Jean Grey
Well, every X-Men film ends up being about Jean Grey and Wolverine anyway, so why not just give her own movie now? She’s undoubtedly the most powerful mutant around and extremely popular among the fans; therefore, it’s a given that any Jean Grey-led event will be surefire hit at the box office. It’s a no-brainer, really.
With Sophie Turner becoming Hollywood’s latest darling, the filmmakers also have the star power necessary to pull the non-comic book audiences to this movie. Her schedule should free up after Game of Thrones comes to an end in the next year or two as well, so all that FOX has to do is tie her down to a deal as quickly as possible.
The question is, though, will a solo film be necessary since we’re already receiving X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which is essentially a Jean Grey story, in 2018? We think so. It could be the start of a live-action Phoenix saga that we actually want to see.
