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− | * This the first X-Men film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (while still being released under their recently-purchased [[20th Century Fox]] banner) |
+ | * This the first X-Men film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (while still being released under their recently-purchased [[20th Century Fox]] banner), despite the "Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures" in-credit text not appearing in the end credits. |
− | ** And it also become the first film based on Marvel Comics but not |
+ | ** And it also become the first film based on Marvel Comics but not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. |
* This is the second film in ''X-Men'' film not to feature [[Hugh Jackman]] as [[Wolverine]], after ''Deadpool ''(despite the latter featuring a picture of Jackman, but not portraying Wolverine)'', ''as Jackman retired from the character after ''Logan, ''though Wolverine appeared in ''Deadpool 2, ''it was archived footage from the ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine ''from 2009. |
* This is the second film in ''X-Men'' film not to feature [[Hugh Jackman]] as [[Wolverine]], after ''Deadpool ''(despite the latter featuring a picture of Jackman, but not portraying Wolverine)'', ''as Jackman retired from the character after ''Logan, ''though Wolverine appeared in ''Deadpool 2, ''it was archived footage from the ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine ''from 2009. |
Revision as of 03:50, 16 June 2019
Dark Phoenix is an American superhero film, directed, produced, and written by Simon Kinberg, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the first X-Men film to be so.
Plot
In 1992, nearly a decade after the events of X-Men: Apocalypse, the X-Men are national heroes going on increasingly risky missions. During a mission in outer space, Jean Grey becomes fused with a cosmic entity called the Phoenix Force. Her mutants abilities amplified, an alien known as Vuk corrupts Jean into becoming Dark Phoenix, leading to the X-Men to fight their closest friend and hopefully bring her back to the side of good.
Cast
- Sophie Turner as Jean Grey / Phoenix
- James McAvoy as Charles Xavier / Professor X
- Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy / Beast
- Tye Sheridan as Scott Summers / Cyclops
- Alexandra Shipp as Ororo Munroe / Storm
- Kodi Smit-McPhee as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
- Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver
- Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme / Mystique
- Jessica Chastain as Vuk
- Kota Eberhardt as Selene Gallio
- Andrew Stehlin as Ariki
- Ato Essandoh as Jones
- Scott Shepherd as John Grey
- Hannah Anderson as Elaine Grey
- Brian d'Arcy James as the President of the United States
- Lamar Johnson as Ben Hammill / Match
- Halston Sage as Alison Blaire / Dazzler
- Chris Claremont as a crowd member
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 235 reviews, with an average rating of 4.52/10. The site's critics' consensus reads, "Dark Phoenix ends an era of the X-Men franchise by taking a second stab at adapting a classic comics arc – with deeply disappointing results."
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Trivia
- This the first X-Men film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (while still being released under their recently-purchased 20th Century Fox banner), despite the "Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures" in-credit text not appearing in the end credits.
- And it also become the first film based on Marvel Comics but not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- This is the second film in X-Men film not to feature Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, after Deadpool (despite the latter featuring a picture of Jackman, but not portraying Wolverine), as Jackman retired from the character after Logan, though Wolverine appeared in Deadpool 2, it was archived footage from the X-Men Origins: Wolverine from 2009.