Screen Rant

  • Disney finally completed their acquisition of Fox in March 2019. 1 / 7

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  • And have since released Dark Phoenix, the latest film in the X-Men series. 2 / 7

  • Dark Phoenix has done poorly at the box office and attracted scathing reviews. 3 / 7

  • But did the Disney-Fox deal doom the film long before its release? 4 / 7

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  • Since the deal became public, fans have wanted to see X-Men join the MCU. 5 / 7

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  • And mentally moved on before the current X-Men cast were even finished. 6 / 7

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  • As such, Dark Phoenix was a redundant prospect by the time of release. 7 / 7