Colton Haynes Wants to Be Iceman in the MCU
By George Robbins
Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, has become a massive multi-media franchise within the past 12 years. The original ‘Iron Man’ film started something that no one knew would be as successful as it is and that the series would have so many movies in it. It isn’t just difficult for a franchise to tie things together as it is very difficult to make sure every hero has their own time in the limelight. There have been a massive number of heroes shown off in the MCU and they have all had their fair share of interesting introductions and stories. They even managed to get Spider-Man involved in the MCU because of a deal made with Sony that allows for the character to have his place in the MCU. One of the most asked questions though, is just when will the X-Men be introduced.
For many years, the X-Men franchise has been the property of Fox Studios but after last year, Disney acquired a vast majority of Fox. When they acquired most of them, they also acquired their intellectual properties, namely the X-Men franchise. When they got their hands on the property, fans immediately knew that they would some day be seeing some of their favorite characters come over to the MCU. The question is how they will be introduced, because in the comics, mutants just exist in everyday life, but I’m sure they can find some easy way of seamlessly including them into the universe. When they do end up getting into the universe, ordinary fans will not be the only ones looking forward to it.
Many people know Colton Haynes who played Green Arrow in the CW’s ‘The Arrow’ and they also know that his character is no longer in the Arrowverse. With no other commitments, it seems that he wants to try his hand at being a part of the MCU instead of the DC universe. Haynes has said that whenever the X-Men actually do make their way into the MCU, he wants to play the character of Iceman who is a well known member of the superhero team. Haynes is one of many different actors who wish to be a part of that universe and it wouldn’t be all that surprising if he did end up in that universe. Many different actors have found their way in somehow and it would be interesting to see if he can as well after playing a DC hero.