Mate, you've read some of my fiction! I'd've thouhgt that having recovered from that, you'd not want me to write anything apart from a shopping list!

The theme you speak about was handled (albeit poorly) in the three original X-Men films with the character of Rogue, who really did not want to be a Mutant. Though, given the nature of her 'ability', who can blame the lass!

Given my druthers, I'd write such a film as an ensemble piece. Because Wolverine is such a popular character, and because Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen are such compelling actors, the early films centred too much on them. The character arcs of key figures (in the comics), such as Cyclops, Beast, Jean Grey, Kitty Pryde, Storm, Mystique and Juggernaut were given short to no shrift. Secondary characters such as Colossus, Iceman, Nightcrawler and Sabretooth were just used to make up the numbers. Such a shame.

X-Men: First Class was so muddled in terms of canon and improbable retcons that I simply couldn't watch it, or any of the subsequent offerings!

As is often the case with stories of this kind, more justice could be done with a well-crafted TV adaptation. Unfortunately, the masters of such adaptations - the BBC - have a deep aversion to fantasy in all its forms. Ironic, given that two of the best SF series of all time, Doctor Who and Blakes' 7, both came out of the BBC!

I'd really love to see the good old Beeb do an I, Claudius on LOTR, Dune or Mass Effect!