47 Years Later, X-Men's Greatest Redemption Arc Is Finally Making the Leap From Comics to Movies
As Samara Weaving's Emma Frost prepares to hit the MCU, let's look back at the character's history and speculate on which version of Emma we're about to get.
As Samara Weaving's Emma Frost prepares to hit the MCU, let's look back at the character's history and speculate on which version of Emma we're about to get.
The short version
- Avengers: Doomsday isn't even out, but we're already getting news of what's coming next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- On July 31, Deadline reported that Samara Weaving has been cast as Emma Frost in its forthcoming reboot of the X-Men film franchise, and more mutant casting news has since followed.
- That leads naturally to the question of whether Weaving's Frost is planned as an antagonist, an ally, or somewhere in between.
What happened
It's worth noting that this is meant as a brief summary for newcomers to the comics, rather than an extensive dossier; we’re going to gloss over a few things for the sake of brevity, most prominently Emma’s “daughters” the Stepford Cuckoos. If you're interested in reading Emma's story for yourself, all of her most crucial appearances, especially Grant Morrison's run on New X-Men , are available digitally via Marvel Unlimited.
Why it matters
The comics' Emma Frost first appeared in Uncanny X-Men v1 #129 (1979), which is also the first appearance of Kitty Pryde, Sebastian Shaw, and Marvel's Hellfire Club.
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