X-Men: 5 Things About Nightcrawler the Next Movie Needs to Get Right

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The X-Men films have featured no shortage of iconic Marvel Comics characters, from Wolverine to Storm to Magneto. However, there’s one fan favorite mutant who’s never gotten much time in the spotlight: Kurt Wagner, better known as the incredible Nightcrawler.

Fans of the X-Men movies are sure to recognize the blue-skinned, demonic-looking teleporter from his supporting role in X2: X-Men United, in which he was portrayed by Alan Cumming. However, he also received minor roles in X-Men: Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix, played by Kodi Smit-McPhee. And while Nightcrawler’s previous film appearances have done a decent job depicting his powers, design, and pious, kindly nature, there’s still a great deal of nuance to Kurt Wagner that’s been lost in adaptation. Here are a few crucial traits that Nightcrawler’s next big-screen portrayal will hopefully feature.

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In each and every one of Nightcrawler’s past movie roles, he’s appeared opposite Raven Darkholme, aka the deadly shapeshifter Mystique — played by Rebecca Romijn in the original trilogy and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: First Class and its sequels. However, no X-Men film to date has explored the major connection between Nightcrawler and Mystique in the comics. In the original source material, Kurt Wagner is in fact Mystique’s son.

While the familial bond between Nightcrawler and Mystique wasn’t officially confirmed until 1994’s Men Unlimited #4, it had been teased since the pair’s very first encounter in the “Days of Future Past” storyline. Likewise, X2 hints at Kurt and Raven’s history with a brief scene in which they discuss her shapeshifting powers. However, the implication of a deeper