X-Men: Dark Phoenix
With its release day of the month drive back double , fans have had plenty of time to conjecture aboutDark Phoenix . Fans believe aboutwhich theory they did or did n’t want to pass , and later on which theories wereconfirmedby drone and other promotional material . Some of these theory focused purely on the plot and characters ofDark Phoenix . Other theories conceive the movie ’s place as the end of this iteration of X - man and the imminent internalization of mutants into the Marvel Cinematic Universe . With the flick last released , audiences can now analyze which theories did n’t tear apart out and which ace did .
Take a drive in the hug drug - Jet as we discussDark Phoenix : 5 10 - Men Theories That turn Out To Be straight ( And 5 That Were amiss ) .
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True: Halston Sage As Dazzler
Rumors abounded that mutant pop star Dazzler would make her first live - activeness coming into court inDark Phoenix , portrayed by Halston Sage . She only appear briefly in the film , surround by lightness out in the woods , execute one of her songs before a crowd of students from Charles Xavier ’s School for Gifted Youngsters .
The scene is less focussed on Dazzler and more so on Jean Grey and Scott Summers , but it ’s still fun to see Dazzler make her live - action at law unveiling with the meet cast alternative of Halston Sage now confirmed .
Wrong: Magneto Learns He’s Quicksilver’s Father
InX - Men : Apocalypse , Quicksilver unveil to Mystique that Magneto was his founding father . He did not split up the news to Magneto but seemed to be preserve the reveal for another prison term . With Quicksilver and Magneto both playing roles inDark Phoenix , it seemed like the correct chance to flatten that thunderbolt . Not only did this theory turn out to be ill-timed , but Quicksilver also play a disappointingly small office inDark Phoenix .
He was sidelined for much of the picture show after sustaining serious injuries at the workforce of Jean Grey , giving the audience too small of his theatrical role and with no follow - up of the teased storyline fromApocalypse .
True: Jean Is Responsible For Magneto’s Capture
Empire Magazinereleased exclusive photos ofDark Phoenixin December 2017 , include this one boast Magneto captured by homo . Fans were correct that Jean would be responsible for Magneto ’s seizure as her action forced him forth from Genosha and once again into the heart of destruction and desolation .
Little did fan know that Jean ’s actions would also lead to the seizure of many other type , let in those who refused to give up on her like Charles Xavier and Scott Summers .
Wrong: Jessica Chastain’s Character Is A Skrull
farseeing beforeDark Phoenixwas released , it wasconfirmed that Jessica Chastain ’s nefarious character was an alien shapeshifter . Many fans theorise that she would be a Skrull , the same metal money of shapeshifting alien who played a prominent role inCaptain Marvel .
While there ’s strong grounds that Chastain ’s type was a Skrull at one point , or else her character was an alien named Vuk from the D’Bari Empire . If the possibility about the Skrulls is genuine , the variety was likely made to the D’Bari Empire so as to avert such an open similarity toCaptain Marvel .
True: No Wolverine Cameo
Wolverine has always play a function in the pic focused on young variation of Charles Xavier , Magneto , Mystique , and Beast . He was arguably the most authoritative characters inDays of Future Past , and had cameo inFirst ClassandApocalypse .
specially consideringDark Phoenixis basically the end of Fox ’s X - Men franchise , some fans hop for one last cameo from Hugh Jackman in his most iconic role , while others were adamantine thatLoganshould remain his swan song . The latter group of fans get their wish asDark Phoenixdidn’t boast a Wolverine cameo , largely to avoid a tough undertone with the youthful rendering of Jean Grey .
Wrong: Return Of Psylocke
Having live on the event ofX - man : Apocalypseand with her whereabouts unknown , the counter of Psylocke seemed like a promising opportunity forDark Phoenix . It would ’ve been intriguing to examine Psylocke ’s motivations and how she suit intoDark Phoenix , particularly weigh that unlike Magneto and Storm she had stayed loyal to Apocalypse and did n’t fight him in the conclusion .
rather , Olivia Munn did n’t repeat her role as Psylocke for this movie , leaving her character ’s arc as a thread that will likely never be resolved with Fox ’s X - Men franchise now ending .
True: Jean Kills A Major Character
Thistheory was already confirmed in a preview , but it was still emotional to see it extend on the big sieve . While consumed by the Phoenix , Jean ended up killing Raven / Mystique .
play by Jennifer Lawrence , she is one of the character the ten - Men flick have most closely followed since the release ofFirst Class . As think , Raven ’s death demonstrates permanent issue and the high stakes of the film . It also represent as the accelerator for much of the ensuing game and character ontogeny that occur .
Wrong: Jean Kills Everyone
fan were proper about Jean Grey killing a major character , but they were wrong that she would drink down everyone . There was a theory that Jean would finally wipe out all the X - Men and other characters in the film . Beyond the emotional devastation , this plot twist would pass over the slate blank as Fox ’s X - Men franchise terminate and audiences await their integration into the Marvel Cinematic Universe .
Rather than go with such a nihilistic ending that would create a smoother conversion into the MCU , Dark Phoenixopted for a more hopeful ending that enabled Jean to be epic and focused on her history with the rest of the core characters .
True: Ending With A Familiar Game
Set photos fromDark Phoenix ’s reshootsshowed Charles Xavier and Magneto playing chess , a plot their fiber had often play together in the past . Some prefigure this is how the movie would terminate , with the X - Men ’s central " frenemies " playing the classic secret plan that represents their ever - evolving human relationship .
This theory came true , though what many rooter did n’t foresee is it would feature Charles retire from his attitude as schoolmaster at his school day , with Magneto now regress the favour by offer Charles a home .
Wrong: Nightcrawler’s Mother
buff were intrigue by the fact that Raven chose to economize Nightcrawler over Angel when crop to assist exploit mutant inX - Men : Apocalypse . Considering their account in the comics , some inquire if Raven made that choice because Nightcrawler was her boy .
Revealing this would ’ve been fascinating on its own , but would also become even more meaningful with Raven dying soon after Nightcrawler learns the trueness about their relationship . Dark Phoenixdidn’t pursue this likely plot line at all , depart Nightcrawler lamentation Raven ’s demise in much the same way as the other X - Men .
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