Didn't see the Ghost Rider trailer at our theater. The Shi-ar could just be explained as a type of intergalactic police force. Yeah, it probably would take 2 two hour movies to expain it all, but I still think it would have worked.
I really hated this movie. There were some good parts, but not enough. I also have despised the casting since day one. Think about Vivica Fox as Storm and Glenn Danzig as Wolverine. That said, I do think the casting of Kitty Pryde was really excellent.
I don't think that she would have been any better than Halle Barry. Frankly, I think that Halle is too beautiful, in a cute/hot way for the role. I always thought that Storm would be more regal and less "hot." I was thinking maybe Iman (although still too far on the "hot" side) or Grace Jones.
Mark