The name “Dark Phoenix” carries a lot of weight for the X-Men franchise. As one of the most pivotal stories about one of Marvel’s most powerful characters, the last X-Men film from Fox seems to be relying upon name alone. While the trailer pleases from a visually aesthetic point of view, the plot does not feel like it will hold water.
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Isn’t it weird that so much has changed in the world and film business and yet FOX’s ‘X-Men’ is still going strong. Almost 10 years ago the MCU started. At that point this wave of superhero movies had been going on for about 8 years and many were claiming it was getting ready to end. “Blade” proved that a Marvel based superhero film could work. Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” was where the genre kicked into high-gear. But it was “X-Men” building off of the success of “Blade” that truly got it started. We have a lot of movies to get through so lets get started. *SPOILER WARNING!*
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As the next film in the X-Men franchise, “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” progresses the story forward after “X-Men: Apocalypse” changed the course of the franchise. While there were a few new introductions in the last film, this upcoming movie plans to give some screen time to an 80s fan favorite character that was briefly mentioned. Dazzler will be making her way to the big screen in this X-Men film but only for a short time. And while many fans were expecting the rumors of Taylor Swift being courted for the role to be true, it sounds like she’s officially out of the running for the part.
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Bryan Singer recently disclosed that the X-Men film following “X-Men: Apocalypse” will be set in the 1990s. While that seemed obvious enough given the timeline of the upcoming and previous film, Singer more recently revealed that he wants to introduce an alien element. Supplementing that reveal, he led us to believe that we’d have a change of setting for the team by bringing them to outer space.
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With X-Men Apocalypse being the result of time traveling in “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” Fox has decided to further explore that element. With fans getting excited for Cable being cast, Fox has already cast Drake as Bishop, another prominent time traveler in the universe. Drake seems to be more than excited to play the role of the iconic X-Men character.
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