Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart, who portrayed Wolverine and Professor X respectively, have been with Fox’s X-Men franchise since the beginning. The two actors both retired from their iconic X-Men roles on a high note in 2017’s Logan. Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart played the Marvel characters for 16 years and 228 days and the two just received a Guinness World Record for it. Hugh Jackman appeared in nine X-Men films during his tenure while Patrick Stewart appeared in seven. Hugh Jackman was awarded the world record for “the longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero.” on the UK’s This Morning.
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The X-Men franchise is about to close a chapter that began in 2000 with the first film; Marvel Studios is set to take over the franchise when the Disney-Fox deal closes. The characters are expected to be rebooted to fit into the 10-year old MCU. One of the last X-Men films under Fox before the Disney merger will be Dark Phoenix, here is the synopsis:
“In DARK PHOENIX, the X-MEN face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, Jean Grey. During a rescue mission in space, Jean is nearly killed when she is hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. Wrestling with this entity inside her, Jean unleashes her powers in ways she can neither comprehend nor contain. With Jean spiraling out of control, and hurting the ones she loves most, she begins to unravel the very fabric that holds the X-Men together. Now, with this family falling apart, they must find a way to unite — not only to save Jean’s soul, but to save our very planet from aliens who wish to weaponize this force and rule the galaxy.”
Dark Phoenix is directed by Simon Kinberg and stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters, and Jessica Chastain.
Dark Phoenix is set to hit theaters on June 7, 2019.
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