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X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

In this continuation of the rebooted X-Men movie series, 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.

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix
PG-13
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Action

Director
Simon Kinberg
Release Date
June 7, 2019
Studio(s)
20th Century
Distributor(s)
20th Century
Cast
Jennifer Lawrence , Tye Sheridan , Michael Fassbender , Jessica Chastain , Alexandra Shipp , Nicholas Hoult , Kodi Smit-McPhee , Evan Peters , James McAvoy , Sophie Turner
Writers
Simon Kinberg
Runtime
114 minutes
Franchise(s)
X-Men
Budget
$200 million
Studio
20th Century Fox
Prequel
X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: First Class

Summary

In this continuation of the rebooted X-Men movie series, 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.

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