The first X-Men comic book adaptation opened to rave reviews and commercial success in the summer of 2000, so X2 in 2003 and X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006 followed. You’re boxed into a corner a bit when the series’ last installment claims to be “The Last Stand.” Now they’re going in the other direction, with a prequel that details the background of Hugh Jackman’s iconic Wolverine character and how he got those pesky adamantium claws. We're betting an action-packed prequel is a better way to give us that info than a surgery-channel show.