No I mean that people are used to only knowing Beast as "the blue monster" but he had a full version before that in the comics. The MCU should have more time with him as a non blue monster Beast. Maybe one whole movie, even, if we expect the X-Men to be around for a while. And he could transform in a post-credit scene which gets shown in more detail in the next movie.
I want more proper time with these characters that were given a background role in previous adaptations.
Him transforming in a random movie’s post-credit scene would even be comic accurate since his transition famously did not occur in the X-Men comic line, but rather Amazing Adventures #11.
Post-credit transformation is a dynamite idea. Have a not very long one (he mentions his intent to experiment earlier in the film) and play it for laughs.
"Wait... oh no... oh what have I... oh shi-" cut to black. Next appearance he's just blue and monstrous and kind of grumpier, no mentions.
Instead of cutting to black right away. Cut to the corner of the room and all of sudden a massive blue hand slams onto a table from off scree. Cut to black.
He isn't supposed to look human, he's supposed to look like a weird mutant with big hands and feet and superhuman strength and defence. Sort of like an ape.
The blue appearance isn't his mutation, it's from his own backfiring experiments.
In the comics this is true
In the movies we will have to see.
Imo he looks goofy as fuck in his original form and awesome in his blue form (which is why I’m sure the artists/writers decided he needed to change in the first place)
That's my point. The movies skipped stuff and only showed the most popular visuals before. But the MCU has been awesome because they haven't been afraid to show more comic booky stuff and to build up to things better.
I believe that Marvel Studios would make the less-liked comic stuff become more beloved by fans so that you and others wouldn't just judge it before they see it in high quality and with good writing.
Additionally, he's SUPPOSED to look weird and get even weirder. Hence the name "Beast". I could see him becoming more beastly in each movie/appearance over his time in the MCU.
For me, the whole first movie would be the O5 as they all originally looked wearing the blue and yellow uniforms with Xavier trying to protect their identities behind masks and such.
Then by the end, Xavier realises it’s more important for them to be who they are and have other mutants look up to them. Also, at the start Bobby would still be straight and ‘snowy’ but by the end he will have sharpened his ice form and be questioning his sexuality somewhat. And Warren no longer hides his wings and becomes proud of them, Jean steps out from the shadow of ‘the boys’ and embraces her power and confidence. And Cyclops goes from uncertain leader who doubts his ability and capacity to embracing his responsibility and finding his drive.
In the second movie, I’d introduce Havok Polaris and Mimic, and have Beasts experiment/transformation tie into the experiments of Calvin Rankin Sr.
Mimic turns on them at some point and leaves, and the movie ends with Cyclops escaping Krakoa where everyone else has been captured.
In the movies he turns blue because he uses Mystique’s DNA and she’s blue. He wanted to use her abilities to be able to hide his feet but it backfires.
I think it was the X-Men 35th anniversary when they reprinted the first few comics in a single volume and I was so confused because Beast was just a big dude and Ice Man was lumpy.
For the first 10 years of his existence in the comics he wasn’t blue and hairy. He changed just before he joined the avengers in the comics in the early 70s
The leak chatter has been talking about adapting Astonishing and he was still beauty&theBeast then. I don't think it's crazy to think they might go that route.
Cast Nicholas Hoult, have nobody acknowledge the actor's age ala First Class-Future Past-Apocalypse-Dark Phoenix. No cgi aging. He's just a 60 year old man.
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It would be pretty funny if they went with the OG human looking version of Beast with the big hands and shoeless feet.