By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 9, 2018 10:01 am EST
A new report has emerged saying Deadpool director Tim Miller is currently developing a movie that would focus on X-Men teammate Kitty Pryde, also known as Shadowcat, a character with the ability to phase or quantum tunnel herself and others through solid objects.
News of the Kitty Pryde movie comes from Collider, who cites multiple unnamed sources for the story. As of now, Miller is only developing the project, but there’s a chance he could end up directing. However, this feels like the kind of property that might be nice to have a female director helm.
You might remember Ellen Page playing Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand, though she was woefully underutilized, especially for a character who has led the X-Men in certain comic book arcs and has quite a sizeable fanbase. She returned in X-Men: Days of Future Past, but again, her character’s prominence in the comic book storyline as the savior of the X-Men was sidelined in favor of sending Wolverine back in time to change the past.
Will This Movie Ever Get Made?
It should be noted that simply because this film is in development doesn’t mean it will move forward. There are always movies in the works in Hollywood that become nothing more than ideas. This could easily be one of them, especially since Marvel’s Kevin Feige has already expressed his desire to bring the X-Men into the MCU. But then again, perhaps Tim Miller is developing this movie with an eye towards somehow fitting it into the MCU already. Of course, that brings us back to the fact that there’s no guarantee this movie moves forward, even if it seamlessly fits into the MCU, so we’re back at square one.
What’s exciting about a Kitty Pryde movie is that there are tons of story avenues left unexplored for the character. There’s one arc which has her befriending members of the New Mutants, which would tie right into the release of their movie later this year. Another time, the X-Men and Fantastic four fought each other while Doctor Doom (of all people) tried to save her. Kitty Pryde even has a history with the Guardians of the Galaxy – she once married Peter Quill and donned the title of Star-Lord while he had to tend to some intergalactic business.
Do you want to see Kitty Pryde get her own movie?
