New X-MEN/X-FACTOR TV Series Could Include Quicksilver
A report recently surfaced that FOX is developing a live-action X-Men TV series. We have an update on this project for you that confirms that it's happening and comes along with some more details one what he might see in the show. The following information comes from Film Divider.
The site claims that there is a good chance that the series will be based on Peter David's acclaimed X-Factor comic run. This story arc followed Jamie Madrox, aka Multiple Man, who sets up a detective agency. That definitely seems like a solid setting for a TV series that could provide a good amount of interesting and fun episodes revolving around the investigations that they take on.
Apparently, Fox has been struggling with which group of characters they should bring into the show though. The site says that they have a fear of bringing in a bunch of no name main characters like Marvel did with Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., but they also don't want to use big name characters because they don't want it to cut off potential movie opportunities with those characters.
It seems like they may have come up with a solution, though. They are considering bringing in Evan Peters' Quicksilver from X-Men: Days of Future Past. Peters has been back and forth doing movies and TV shows, so it wouldn't really be a step down for him to be involved with a show like this. On top of that, Quicksilver was a fan favorite in the recent X-Men movie. There's one hiccup that they would have to work around with this, though, and that's the timeline. The Quicksilver we saw in the movie was in the past, so if they followed through with this idea it would either have a period setting or we would see an older version of the character.
Personally, I would love to see a mutant detective series set in the 1970s with Quicksilver! The report also suggests that there will be a female lead in the series, which isn't really that much of a surprise as most TV series have a female lead. There's just no word on who that could be.
Also, if the studio does really go the X-Factor route, it will feature characters who are obscure enough that they wouldn't really affect any movies and are also liked well enough by fans that they would tune in to watch the show. In the end, I think Quicksilver is the key to making this show a massive success. I loved what they did with Quicksilver in Days of Future Past, and if they could bring that magic back to a TV series, I think FOX would have a very successful show.
This is all just a rumor since there is no official confirmation, but as time goes on we'll learn more.