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Despite appearing in three of the movies theX - Menprequels completely waste Lucas Till ’s Havoc . It ’s hard to envisage now but Fox did n’t have much faith in the originalX - Menmovie back in 2000 . It was given a relatively modest budget for a blockbuster but due to a great casting - including a star - take a shit turn by Hugh Jackman - and a solid playscript , the motion-picture show would launch a long - campaign enfranchisement .
The series appeared to be in trouble follow the tepid reaction to bothX - valet : The Last StandandX - man Origins : Wolverine , but Matthew Vaughn ’s 1960s set prequelX - Men : First Classput the franchise back on the map . The tone and tone of the individual movies have varied wildly , from the first ofX - Men Originsto the fun meta humor ofDeadpool . This long - running saga is set to come to a close after well-nigh 20 twelvemonth withX - work force : Dark Pheonix , which pits Jean Grey ( Sophie Turner ) against the relief of the team , and spinoffNew Mutants .
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TheX - Menseries is far-famed for its ensemble cast , with the pic typically having to juggle a large issue of comic reference . This balance act can turn out tricky , with buff favorites like Jubilee and Gambit often having little to do in their respective first appearance despite their popularity in the comic . The same apply to Alex Summers , aka Havok , in theX - Menprequels , who was played by Lucas Till . Alex is the older brother of Scott Summers , aka Cyclops , in the moving-picture show , though he was the vernal brother in the comical serial .
While the actual 10 - Men squad assembled inFirst Classaren’t most as interesting as Magneto or Professor X , Havoc was the standout among them . A lone wolf with some acute anger management issues , he finally learns to - quite literally - channel that zip into a superpower . First Classlay the groundwork for Havoc to become a much bigger part of the squad , but follow - upX - gentleman : Days Of Future Classbecame a joint prequel / sequel with a large cast of character . This head to Havoc having only one scene , where Mystique rescues him and other mutants from becoming test issue for Bolivar Trask .
Thankfully , X - Men : Apocalypsegave Lucas Till a little more to do , with Havoc bringing his sidekick Scott to the X - Mansion after his powers come out . Scott ’s anger reflects that of the young Alex , who attempt to aid his unseasoned brother come to terms with his fresh abilities . Unfortunately , Havoc is later killed when Apocalypse attack the mansion , where his attempt to pillory the villain results in an explosion that destroys the mansion rather . Quicksilver go far in clock time to rescue everyone else , but Havoc was too close to the blast to save .
It ’s something of anti - climatic ending for a character who held a lot of potential . Lucas Till would later realise his leading man likely inMacGyver , and he get a lot of personal appeal to Alex Summers despite his limited screentime . In the comics , Havok ’s energy blow are much more brawny than his movie vis-a-vis and he ’s even lead the X - man themselves into battle . TheX - Menprequels had bounteous names like Hugh Jackman , Jennifer Lawrence , Michael Fassbender , and many others to serve , so Lucas Till ’s take on Havoc was sadly underserved throughout this trilogy of picture . possibly the forthcoming introduction of the characters into the MCU will give Havoc more of a chance to shine .
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