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The superhero movie institution is taking the year off, giving movie-goers the chance to catch up with the lighting-paced trilogies, sagas, and cinematic universes of years past. Even at this speed, audiences may wonder if there are any supervillain stories left to tell, given how many are being recycled. The Riddler, not seen on screen since 1994\u2019s Batman Forever<\/em>, is returning in 2022\u2019s The Batman<\/em><\/a> as a Gotham City Zodiac killer, and Jamie Foxx is,\u00a0shockingly, playing Electro again<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0the third Spider-Man<\/a> MCU film<\/em> after leading the rogues’ gallery of the critically-panned Amazing Spider-Man 2<\/em>\u00a0in 2014.<\/p>\n

Edward Nigma and Max Dillon are both getting second shots on the big screen, but they\u2019re not the only overpowered outlaws with a cinematic redemption arc in the making. Here are six (technically seven) sinister and classic comic book supervillains who deserve better screen treatment – whether because they were poorly portrayed, pushed aside, or headlining the wrong movie.<\/p>\n

RELATED: “Cunning Ways Old Villains Can Join Electro in Spider-man 3”<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Flint Marko had it all: sweet powers, a solid reputation among fans, and a wealth of character material to adapt. Even better, he was set to be the central villain in the third installment of the extremely popular live-action Spider-Man<\/em> film series, topped with his signature look and brought to life by award-winning actor Thomas Haden Church. Things were looking up for Mr. Sandman\u2026 and then the writers brought back Harry Osborne as New Goblin… and then director Sam Raimi wanted to add another villain… and then Sony Pictures demanded\u00a0Venom and Gwen Stacey appear in the film. Flint watched helplessly as cook after cook filled Spider-Man 3<\/em>\u2019s kitchen until his story of redemption and forgiveness was converted from entr\u00e9e to side dish. It doesn\u2019t help that he was retconned as Uncle Ben\u2019s \u201ctrue\u201d killer, a controversial character motivation that erased completed arcs instead of moving forward. The resulting Spider-Man 3<\/em>, though not altogether awful, was nonetheless bloated and unfocused.<\/p>\n

Despite the neglect however, Sandman – both his excellently-designed duels with Spidey and his beautifully moving portrayal by Thomas Haden Church – was far and away the best part of the movie. Even his reworked integration into Peter\u2019s origin story, a dumb idea though it may be, was\u00a0surprisingly well-executed, especially in how it propelled Peter\u2019s spiral into darkness. Sandman played his role in the Raimiverse just as well as Norman Osborne and Otto Octavius before him, and it\u2019s a shame he had to step aside in favor of studio mandates and sequel setups. If Electro can return to Spider-Man cinema, there\u2019s no reason Sandman\u00a0couldn\u2019t too, and with Doctor Strange joining Spider-Man MCU 3<\/em><\/a>, the inter-dimensional possibilities have become\u00a0impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not easy being Bane, cursed to wander a massive multimedia franchise as a one-hit wonder of a supervillain. Now and forever known as the man who made the Knight fall in 1993, Bane the back-breaker has been brought to film twice – once as a glorified lackey to Poison Ivy in 1997\u2019s Batman and Robin<\/em>, the other as the central antagonist (and \u2018roided out soapbox preacher) of 2012\u2019s The Dark Knight Rises<\/em>. Bane was a common point of criticism in Christopher Nolan\u2019s otherwise-solid Batman finale – his convoluted role in the sprawling plot was not helped by his turn from a genuinely fascinating Robin Hood figure into a generic terrorist. But, ultimately, none of that matters, because in 2020, the only thing anyone seems to remember about Tom Hardy\u2019s Bane is the actor\u2019s \u201cambitious\u201d(?) vocal performance. All it takes is covering your mouth and sputtering out platitudes about \u201cThe People\u201d like a Gold Rush prospector on a ventilator and everyone will immediately\u00a0clock the impression\u00a0– what a way to wash out a character.<\/p>\n

The Dark Knight Rises<\/em> may live on as the definitive adaptation of the \u201cKnightfall\u201d story, but that shouldn\u2019t ball-and-chain its signature\u00a0villain to such an openly-mocked portrayal. To the Nolan brothers\u2019 credit, reframing Bane as a societal instigator exposing Gotham\u2019s systemic corruption allowed the character to break out of his spine-shattering legacy and hold a personality of his own, proving there can be more to this megalomaniacal meathead than his wrestling moves. If Bane should ever return to theaters, outfitting him with an ideology unique in Gotham\u2019s lineup has not only been proven possible, it’s crucial – maybe then, \u201cThe People\u201d will finally start taking this guy seriously.<\/p>\n

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We need to talk about Jean, the most powerful problem-child to wander the halls of Professor Xavier\u2019s School for Gifted Youngsters. Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s\u00a0\u201cDark Phoenix Saga\u201d is a landmark X-Men adventure, in which the team is introduced to the darker shades of Ms. Grey after a botched space expedition supercharges her into a being of pure energy – and evil. It\u2019s a story as important to the X-Men\u2019s legacy as Gwen Stacey\u2019s death is to Spider-Man\u2019s, and its significance has been demonstrated through two separate cinematic adaptations. Unfortunately, both 2006’s\u00a0X-Men: The Last Stand<\/em> and 2019’s\u00a0X-Men: Dark Phoenix<\/em> are widely regarded among the worst superhero tentpoles of their times. It\u2019s the only time in comic book history in which a particular story has been badly-translated to celluloid twice over. Clearly, the problem isn\u2019t specific to one film – it\u2019s something greater.<\/p>\n

The most obvious hurdle is time – it\u2019s not called the \u201cDark Phoenix Saga\u201d for no reason after all, and compacting such a sprawling story into a singular film is the first error Fox made twice. Credit must be given for introducing Jean to the cast in previous films, but the end result is still\u00a0such a jarring shift for the character. Instead of writing Dark Phoenix as the episodic villain of a single film, Jean\u2019s tragic fall to darkness should be its own duology or trilogy, allowing one of the most beloved heel-turns in comic book history to play out gracefully and thoroughly. Of all the adversaries the X-Men have faced in the decades since orientation day (including director Bryan Singer<\/a>), Jean Grey deserves to rise from the ashes of defeat the most, and become the fearsome Phoenix fans so desperately want to see.<\/p>\n

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Of all the baddies in all the superhero flicks in all the world, why does the one arguably done dirtiest also happen to be one of the most beloved and celebrated supervillains in the Marvel multiverse? Despite his legendary legacy on paper, Doctor Doom\u2019s cinematic track-record, tragically, lives up to his name: he\u2019s battled the Fantastic Four across (wait for it) four different movies, and all of them rank among the weakest the superhero movie scene has to offer – in fact, the first attempt was so bad it never even made it to theaters! This losing streak is unique in the genre and it\u2019s unbefitting\u00a0of the character: Doom\u2019s intellect and might are compelling, his unbridled hubris is entertaining, and his mastery of both science and magic lays waste to even the finest heroes in the Marvel lineup. In both cases, Doctor Doom is, truly, without equal\u2026 in completely opposite directions. For crying out loud, the guy\u00a0has received better treatment in Fortnite this year<\/a> than he has throughout the history of superhero cinema!<\/p>\n

But there lies hope for the bad doctor in 2020. Disney acquired 20th Century Fox last year, meaning its subsidiary Marvel Studios can now legally introduce the tinman tyrant (and his found-family adversaries) to its cinematic universe (Fox having owned the movie rights to the characters for decades). However, as enticing as it may initially sound, a single slot in a Fantastic Four vehicle just wouldn\u2019t do Victor V, M.D. justice. With Thanos out of the picture and a new \u201cAge\u201d of cross-franchise storytelling on the way, the MCU might be closer to Doom\u2019s gate than it appears. After all, if any man can shoulder a Titan\u2019s burden, it\u2019s Doctor Doom.<\/p>\n

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Has there ever been a comic book movie with as packed of a schedule as 2010\u2019s cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. The World<\/em>? Not only\u00a0is there an entire series of graphic novels to adapt into a single two-hour movie, there’s also 7 climactic confrontations with a (unionized) cacophony of angsty exes! If ever a movie had to grapple with the mythical \u201ctoo many villains\u201d problem, it\u2019s the titular twentysomething\u2019s pilgrimage to emotional maturity, and the problem rears its two ugly heads in the film\u2019s third act. As much as the Scott Pilgrim<\/em> film does right, it infinite-backwards jumps through the second half of the books like Mario up an endless staircase, and the penultimate evil exes, Kyle and Ken Katayanagi, are left behind in the speedrun (though not without instigating\u00a0a visually spectacular battle of the bands).<\/p>\n

To those only familiar with the film, the twins appear to be a fun and brief excuse for Scott to lash out in style after his temporary breakup with love-interest Ramona Flowers. However, Kyle and Ken were originally much more appropriate preludes to the coming showdown with Gideon Graves: tough and towering bullies, who built awesome combat-robots and kidnapped Kim Pine just to torment Scott (trapping her in, of all things, a giant birdcage). Though in the books they are a little sidelined in favor of the interpersonal drama within the central cast, they certainly aren\u2019t glorified pit stops to the G-Man like in the movie. A new Scott Pilgrim<\/em> adaptation (whether a film, TV show, or even an anime<\/a>)\u00a0would do well to flesh out these two and showcase their power in a way that outdoes both the books and movie that came before.<\/p>\n

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When adapting Batman\u2019s blue-blooded ice king, there are two main routes on the road map – either Dr. Victor Fries is trapped within a Greek tragedy,\u00a0doing what he must to cure his comatose beloved Nora, even if it means breaking the law\u2026 or he\u2019s an ice-powered nerd in a suit who\u2019s literally called \u201cMr. Freeze\u201d and whose premise is so laughably simple he\u2019s better suited to high-camp than low-grit. In the many decades of Batman movies, the one time Mr. Freeze took center stage in live-action was (guess who\u2019s back?) 1997\u2019s Batman and Robin<\/em>. Director Joel Schumaker opted to bring the character to the big screen as he was originally conceived in 1959: a joke. Armed with ice puns and portrayed by stuntcasted superstar Arnold Schwarzeneggar, the top-billed villain smoked Cuban cigars and conducted henchmen choirs in a shockingly accurate portrayal that harkened back to the 1960\u2019s Batman television show. Most people hated it, and Mr. Freeze hasn\u2019t been seen in any of the live-action Batman films since.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a shame Victor is forever associated with the superhero movie that killed superhero movies in the \u201890s, since he\u2019s proven to be a deeply versatile character. Of the many comic book villains who \u201cgrew up\u201d as the 20th century concluded, Mr. Freeze is arguably one of the most well-translated, fastened with a tragic and empathetic motivation few Arkham Asylum patients can match. This reputation\u00a0has thankfully been reflected in many modern\u00a0Batman video games, most recently Gotham Knights<\/em><\/a>, but it should expand past that.\u00a0His premise and look might be as Silver Age silly as they come, but with the right amount of retooling – and the acknowledgement that some parts of this character are inescapably comical – the lovesick doctor has the potential to be Batman\u2019s most empathetic adversary on the big-screen. The time has come for the iceman to cometh back to the movies.<\/p>\n

Spider-Man 3<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is currently scheduled to release\u00a0on December 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

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