Mutants: The Phoenix Crisis

***Mutants: The Phoenix Crisis*** is a 2030 superhero film based on the X-Men comics, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, as well as The Phoenix Force. It is the eleventh, and final, film in Phase Six as well as being the Sixty-Seventh instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the finale of The Phoenix Conquest. It is a sequel to *The Mutants*, *The Brotherhood of Mutants*, *Apocalypse Rising* and *Rise of the Avengers* as well as a crossover/sequel to *Alpha: Rise of the Phoenix Force*, *Alpha: Negative War*, *Captain Marvel: Darkest Days* and *The Last Avenger*. The film will be released in September 2030.

The film will be directed by Denis Villeneuve and will star Sean Daniels as John Grey/Marvel Boy/Phoenix, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Charles Xavier/Professor X, Giancarlo Esposito as Magneto, Chloe Grace Moretz as Sophie Summers/Cyclops, Taron Egerton as Logan Howlett/Wolverine with Emma Stone as Ellie Braddock/Pyslocke as well as Will Smith as Nathan Essex and Calum Kelmer as Alpha the Eternity Warrior.

## Plot

### The Mutants

* Introduces the Mutants
* Establishes John and Charles' relationship
* Establishes John's mental issues
* Establishes John and Sophie's relationship

### The Brotherhood of Mutants

* Establishes John's issues with his grips on reality and how Magneto would help him control his powers for mutant freedom
* Shows John and his struggles between Magneto and Charles
* Post Credit Scene shows John having visions of the Phoenix Force and Apocalypse attempting to reach out to him

### Alpha: Rise of the Phoenix Force

* Suggests that the Phoenix Force chose John as it knew he would be the perfect Avatar when Wanda creates mutants
* Introduces the Phoenix Force
* Introduces Eternity and Infinity, their strained relationships with Alpha and their lust to return to the Universe

### Captain Marvel: Darkest Days

* John absorbs Carol Danvers powers and begins to merge his own powers, The Phoenix and Carols powers together which result in his mind beginning to burn up.
* Charles, Nate and Dr Strange wipe his memories and give him a new personality as well as altering his memories of the world.
* Only the X-Men and Alpha know his true identity.

### Apocalypse Rising

* John lives with Charles, Cyclops, Iceman, Wolverine, Storm and Shadowcat and operate as the X-Men in the Avengers Absence.
* Introduces the idea that Mutants have always existed but En Sabah Nur blocked out their powers when he died so they could be protected from hatred until he returns.
* He fights the X-Men and Brotherhood of Mutants after assembling 3 of his horsemen - Pyslocke, Avalanche and Havok, he turns Wolverine and promises to restore his memories and also uses his love for Pyslocke to turn him.
* They beat the X-Men but John, Sophie and Magneto escape while the others are imprisoned.
* Apocalypse slaughters the world leaders at a global peace summit declaring himself the new leader of Earth.

### Rise of the Avengers

* Alpha and Nova returns and meets the Avengers - Magneto, John, Sophie, Wiccan, Ms. Marvel and Human Torch.
* PLOT
* Shows Sophie and John's trust and love for each other
* Magneto kills Havok when he tries to kill him and promises he will look out for Sophie.
* John kills Avalanche by turning him to dust
* John and Logan fight but John cannot bring himself to hurt Logan, this partially turns Logan back.
* In the climax, Alpha realises John is the Phoenix's Avatar and commands him to search deep inside him and unleash the Phoenix.
* Eternity and Infinity begin to break into the Universe and appear partially and help John to defeat Apocalypse.
* He does and this weakens Apocalypse enough for Pyslocke and Wolverine to kill him
* The two disappear again, now having broken through.
* John goes into a coma but eventually awakens months later, appearing to still have the mental blocks in place.
* Charles banishes Alpha from seeing John.
* John begins to realise something is wrong.

### Plot Plan

#### Act 1

* X-Men go on a mission to fight against a minor villain.
* John publicly murders the villain after they attempt to reach inside his mind.
* The public call for John's arrest as he is too dangerous.
* The X-Men prevent John from leaving, he begins to hear a voice which is the Phoenix Force reaching out to him to tell him Eternity and Infinity are coming.
* A young man meets John and promises he can help get rid of the voices, he takes the mental blocks away and allows John to see his past before leaving.
* At a party in the X mansion, John arrives and reunites with Sophie, he apologises

## Cast

* Sean Daniels as John Grey/Marvel Boy/Phoenix
* Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Charles Xavier/Professor X
* Giancarlo Esposito as Magneto
* Chloe Grace Moretz as Sophie Summers/Cyclops
* Taron Egerton as Logan Howlett/Wolverine
* Freema Agyeman as Ororo Munro/Storm
* Daniel Radcliff as Hank McCoy/Beast
* Patrick Wilson as Havok
* Emma Stone as Ellie Braddock/Pyslocke
* Will Smith as Nathan Essex
* Calum Kelmer as Alpha the Eternity Warrior