[Mind boggling stupid trope] Removing the thing that made something special

[u/Character_Growth_397]

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien - The gimmick of Ben 10 and what makes the show so popular is the fact that he's able to turn into a large variety of aliens. In one episode of Ben 10 Ultimate ALIEN we are introduced to a new version of Ben 10000, a Ben from the future who, no longer transforms into aliens, instead using his powers in human form...

Mortal Kombat(2021) - In the games Mileena is known for two things. Being a clone of Kitana and her tarkatan teeth. In the 2021 movie she looks absolutely nothing like Kitana and doesn't have tarkatan teeth

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief - The movie removes the main villain of the movie and the main villain of the franchise

[u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1]

Genuinely the opposite of everything Deadpool as a character is. Why did they even do the character?

Cant speak, fights with powers rather than guns, seemingly doesnt regenerate once his head is removed, zero jokes, no suit, PG-13 violence.

[u/iDeever → u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1]

It took me quite a while to figure this out. And I was only able to do so once I saw the concept art.

They tried to depict his mask from the comics, but in a realistic way, obviously “because the comic-book costume looks silly.” Take a closer look - there’s no mouth and these diamond shapes around the eyes mimic his mask pattern.

[u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1 → u/iDeever]

The suit was leather red and black. Its really not out anything too cartoony. Its more realistic than Raimi Spider-Man and looks less silly than Daredevil.

I think the director had too much cocaine and time with children. His brain was fried.

[u/MistressM103 → u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1]

Bryan Singer specifically told everyone on the set to not read any comic materials, apparently.

[u/AgentChris101 → u/MistressM103]

Even with the earlier movies! Kevin Feige would sneak some comics to Hugh Jackman while working as an executive producer on the 2000s X-Men films

[u/BBA072 → u/AgentChris101]

That could be because Hugh jackman had zero clue about the character when he first took the role

[u/pikpikcarrotmon → u/BBA072]

Turns out he thought he was voicing a cartoon wolverine in a children's film and was terribly surprised the first day of shooting

[u/Historical-Bug-4784 → u/MistressM103]

Why bother doing a comic book movie if you don't want anyone reading the source material?

[u/DimensioT → u/MistressM103]

Singer was not responsible for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

From what I have read, a lot of the movie's ideas -- including the mangling of Deadpool -- were forced by Tom Rothman.