Screen Rant

  • Dark Phoenix's original ending involved a Skrulls battle in New York City. 1 / 8

  • Tye Sheridan recalls that Cyclops and Charles go to the UN to ask help from the president, learning that Earth is under alien attack and they have Jean. 2 / 8

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  • Jean then comes in and starts to fight the Skrulls, who were apparently disguising as government guards. 3 / 8

  • Battle ensues and after Jean sees Scott hauled by a Skrull, she fights all the shape-shifters and blasts off to space. 4 / 8

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  • Director Simon Kinberg revealed that the movie's original ending was too similar to Civil War... 5 / 8

  • ...in a way that it would've left the team split up. 6 / 8

  • It's unclear where the connect is between Kinberg's explanation and Sheridan's recollection of the final battle 7 / 8

  • Nevertheless, since it was filmed, fans will be interested in seeing that original ending, perhaps on Blu-ray 8 / 8