Screen Rant

Dark Phoenix's director decided not to include Lilandra and the Hellfire Club. 1 / 7

The upcoming film will focus on Jean Grey's emotional transformation instead. 2 / 7

Dark Phoenix is a culmination of 19-years worth of X-Men stories from Fox. 3 / 7

Simon Kinberg felt that the Hellfire Club and Lilandra would take away from Jean's story. 4 / 7

Even though both storylines play a big role in the comics, this decision makes sense. 5 / 7

Focusing on Jean's journey will be a great way to close out the X-Men franchise. 6 / 7

Dark Phoenix hits theaters on June 7. 7 / 7