Is 21st Century Fox considering a reboot of the “X-Men: Apocalypse” movie after disappointing box-office results for “Ice Age” and “Independence Day” franchises in 2016? There a no guarantees of better results for the franchise even if there would be a reboot, however, one other option left for the company is to sell the franchise to Walt Disney.
Global box-office receipts from “X-Men: Apocalypse” was about $544 million. It paled in comparison to the $758 million gross of “Future Past,” Foxbusiness notes. Besides the unimpressive earnings, the latest franchise did not impress a lot of critics and moviegoers.
Weaker Appeal Of Film
Those unfavorable results are because of the weaker appeal of films that were not built around the original cast, in particular Hugh Jackman and his signature character Wolverine. Other actors in “X-Men: Apocalypse” were Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender.
Jennifer Lawrence has indicated she is done with the series, while Hugh Jackman said the 2017 movie “Logan” would be the last time he would be Wolverine. The biggest stars no longer willing to be part of the franchise and the decline in box-office appeal of “X-Men: Apocalypse” are considerations for 21st Century Fox to retool the X-Men formula, the business website contends.
Film Lineup 2017-2019
“Logan (Wolverine 3)” is confirmed for release on March 3, 2017, one of the Marvel superhero movies slated for showing in the next few years. The other film lined up with definite release dates is “Deadpool 2” on March 2, 2018. There are three unclaimed slots on the calendar of Fox in 2018 and 2019 – June 29, Nov. 2 and Feb. 14 – speculated to be reserved for “The New Mutants,” “Gambit” and “X-Force.” There are unconfirmed reports that ‘X-Men 7” or an X-Men reset would begin filming in Canada in early 2017, according to Den of Geek.
But Foxbusiness believes the company would not sell the film rights of "X-Men, including “X-Men: Apocalypse” to Disney. Because if it does, 21st Century Fox would be left with only “Planet of the Apes” and “Avatar” as its only big-screen franchises that are bankable.
