@Scarilian - I mostly agree with this. For instance, Cerebro is a mainstay of the X-Men to the point of almost being a character in it's own right. By that I mean, you wouldn't do an X-Men film without Xavier or Wolverine, and you shouldn't do one without Cerebro. It's too important. Not having Cerebro leaves us with what? Xavier or Jean being powerful enough to detect every mutant mind on the planet at all times? That's just silly.

Not to mention Cerebro in the Fox films was way different looking. They can present it in a very different way than making it a giant round room.

But having said that, I think it would be wise for Marvel to stay away from the Phoenix story for a while. After two failed films already I can't see the general audience getting excited for that again any time soon.

So yeah, certain elements should never be excluded. But certain stories should be.

This is why I'm torn over whether Jean should even be in MCU. The ONLY thing she's known for and the ONLY thing that makes her interesting in the slightest is the Phoenix Force. Part of me would almost rather the MCU start out with Emma Frost being the female psychic on the team instead of Jean.....depending on how they implement the team in the MCU. But then you lose all the great stuff with Sinister, Scott and Jean....

@WeaponXCII - For her to make ice cubes and out-of-context jokes about frogs and lightning.