X-Men: Dark Phoenix

X-Men: Dark Phoenix is a 2026 superhero film based on the based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics. It is the sequel of X-Men: Rebirth (2013), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and X-Men: House of M (2023), and the 50th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). 
The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn from a screenplay by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. In the film, Jean Grey is struggling with mental illness after a cosmic force enhances her psychic powers, which unlocks trauma from her childhood that causes both her mind and her powers to become unstable. It follows Jean as she tries to avoid hurting the people she loves, while other parties seek to control or kill her.
==Plot==
Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix, causing the X-Men to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity.
==Cast==
*James McAvoy as Charles Xavier / Professor X (death)
*David Corenswet as Scott Summers / Cyclops
*Evan Rachel Wood as Jean Grey / Dark Phoenix (death)
*Sam Richardson as Hank McCoy / Beast
*Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
*Stefan Kapičić as Piotr Rasputin / Colossus
*KiKi Layne as Ororo Munroe / Storm
*Thomasin McKenzie as Kitty Pryde
*Jared Keeso as Logan / Wolverine
*Vanessa Kirby as Emma Frost
*Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
*John David Washington as Lucas Bishop / Bishop
*Thomas Kuc as Bobby Da Silva / Sunspot
*Thomasin McKenzie as Illyana Rasputin / Magik
==Reception==
X-Men: Dark Phoenix grossed $438 million in the United States and Canada, and $549.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $987.1 million.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 494 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10.
== Sequel ==
* X-Men: Schism__NOINDEX__
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