I was doing some research on the films that would be coming out this year. With a spark of curiosity, I went to the Wikipedia page for 'X-Men: First Class'. Scanning over the info, I proceeded to go to Havok's page as well just to read what Wikipedia had to say. In the section titled "Other Versions", my eagle eye caught something that shocked me. Here is the paragraph for yourself. See if you can spot what I'm talking about.
"In the Ultimate Marvel continuity of Ultimate X-Men, Alex Summers, a.k.a. Havok, is the headstrong, brash field leader of the Academy of Tomorrow, the mutant peacekeeping squad of Emma Frost. In this incarnation, he is the boyfriend and teammate of Polaris.
In this incarnation, he also is the brother of Cyclops. As in the mainstream comics, their powers are useless on each other. However, there are several key differences: first, Alex is the older brother; second, in this world, Alex and Scott are frequently at odds with each other, both ideologically and physically; and third, neither seems interested in mending this rift. Ideologically, their rift was evidenced by Alex's affiliation with Emma Frost's Academy of Tomorrow. There is also more than one reference to their physical competition over Polaris. In one case, Alex even knocked out Scott with a wrench, though he states that this was because Scott let him. The two have shown to help each other in great danger, but in general, they have a lot of sibling issues separating them."
Did you see it? I remember that many fanboys began their hate-spree when they heard that Havok would be present in the film. Did anybody care to realize that Havok was Scott's older brother in the Ultimate Universe? Not to mention the fact that he's connected to Emma Frost who is also present in the film. Maybe the film isn't such a screwballed take at the X-Men after all. It seems like they didn't completely make things up, albeit they did MIX them up. Personally, I can't blame whoever decided to make this move. It's a strategic idea to include some of the best ideas from the comics to create a movie-verse with wider horizons.
X-Men: First Class is due to release on June 3rd, 2011. Speak your mind in the usual place.