Dark Phoenix (2019)

Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix, causing the X-Men to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity.

Director:

Simon Kinberg

Writer:

Simon Kinberg

Stars:

James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence

13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James McAvoy	...	Professor Charles Xavier
Michael Fassbender	...	Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Jennifer Lawrence	...	Raven / Mystique
Nicholas Hoult	...	Hank McCoy / Beast
Sophie Turner	...	Jean Grey / Phoenix
Tye Sheridan	...	Scott Summers / Cyclops
Alexandra Shipp	...	Ororo Munroe / Storm
Evan Peters	...	Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver
Kodi Smit-McPhee	...	Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
Jessica Chastain	...	Vuk
Scott Shepherd	...	John Grey
Ato Essandoh	...	Jones
Brian d'Arcy James	...	President of the United States
Halston Sage	...	Dazzler
Lamar Johnson	...	Match

Storyline

The X-Men. Protectors of peace. Jean Grey is one of the most beloved X-Men. But when a mission goes wrong, Jean is exposed to a dark and ancient power. This power has destroyed everything it comes in contact with, until her. Now that this power is becoming unstable, she releases it with destruction and anger. Now that this foreign power is consuming her, and the world is threatened, the X-Men have to face an important truth: they must save either the world, or their friend who threatens it.

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Plot Keywords:

1990s | year 1975 | 1970s | year 1992 | directorial debut | 

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Taglines:

A Phoenix will rise. The X-Men will fall.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Wil Traval and Paul Mescal were rumored for roles.

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Goofs

(at around 5 mins) When Jean is reading Charles' mind in New York, in the flashback, Charles can be seen driving an eight-year-old Jean to the school, but it was established that he was in a wheelchair then and had no control over his legs, and therefore couldn't drive. But X-Men: Days of Future Past revealed that he sometimes uses a drug to regain control of his legs (at the temporary expense of his powers), so it's possible he took minimal enough of a dose to be able to drive the car.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jean Grey: Who are we? Are we simply what others want us to be? Are destined to a fate beyond our control? Or can we evolve? Become... something more?

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Crazy Credits

The X in the 20th Century Fox logo and the O in the film title are on fire.

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Connections

Follows X: First Class (2011)

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Soundtracks

Killer Queen
Written by Freddie Mercury
Performed by Queen
Courtesy of Universal International Music BV
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises/Hollywood Records, Inc.

User Reviews

I blame the writers

X-Men comics were the best. The characters were cool and complex. The storylines, backstories and adventures could fuel 100 movies or more. This movie was like watching a Cliffs Notes version of a movie. Where is the character development? Where is the action? Where is the good feeling when the good guys win? It was all drama, depression, loss and tension. A person could make an X-Men movie practically verbatim from a few of the comic books and come out with a movie ten times better.

Details

Official Sites:

Marvel [United States] Official Site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English French

Release Date:

7 June 2019 (Canada)

Also Known As:

X-Men - Phénix noir

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,828,348, 9 June 2019

Gross USA:

$65,845,974

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$252,442,974

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Donners' Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Auro 11.1 Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1