In the wake of the Disney/Fox merger, one of the biggest questions on fan’s minds were “what’s going to happen to the X-Men?” The answer is finally here, as Disney CEO Bob Iger has shed some light on the situation.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Iger said that Marvel Studios Head Kevin Feige would be overseeing the mutant superheroes:
“It only makes sense. I want to be careful here because of what’s been communicated to the Fox folks, but I think they know. It only makes sense for Marvel to be supervised by one entity. There shouldn’t be two Marvels.”
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Feige is no stranger to the X-Men, having produced the first film and X2. Whatever form the X-Men take next, we will have to wait and see until summer 2019, when the merger is expected to be finalized. Currently, Fox is producing what most likely will be the final in their X-Men saga that begin in 2000.
Directed by Simon Kinberg, X-Men: Dark Phoenix stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters, and Jessica Chastain.
Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix hits theaters on February 14, 2019.
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