X1: Mutant's Rising (Old)

**X1: Mutant's Rising** is a 2024 Superhero film based on the X-Men characters created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It is the fifth installment of phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as the thirty-sixth Installment overall.

It was written and directed by Christopher Nolan and stars a large ensemble of characters portraying mutants.

It is a sequel to Doctor Stange in the Multiverse of Madness and WandaVision.

## Synopsis

Following a burst of pure power from Wanda Maxmimoff; mutants begin appearing all over the world. After a devastating display of power from one mutant; the Governments of the world act causing severe tensions. One group of mutants form to help bridge the two opposing sides.

## Plot

Wanda and Charles assemble a team of mutants they have saved from Stryker. When Stryker finds them he sends his personal assassin, weapon X after them as they go on the run. John restores some of Logan’s memories and he joins the x-men as well as managing to show Charles where Stryker’s lab is.

In the lab Storm leads a group and tries to keep them hopeful alongside Alex Summers who is captured when the xmen wave Pyslocke. When the xmen attack, they manage to break free and lead the resistance from inside.

Also in the lab, Bolivar Trask creates an anti-mutant weapon called sentinels which malfunction when they are activated. When they break free from the lab the xmen fight them and John grey destroys them.

The president apologises for the treatment of mutants and pledges to fix his past wrongs. However, several are not convinced including magneto, havok, mystique and rouge among others. They abandon the xmen to create their own group of mutant resistance fighters.

## Cast

* Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
* Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Charles Xavier/Proffesor X
* Andrew Lincoln as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto
* Emma Stone as Ellie Braddock/Pyslocke
* Daniel Stephen as John Grey/Marvel Boy
* Chloe Grace-Moretz as Sophie Summer/Cyclops
* Freema Agyeman as Ororo Munro/Storm
* Olivia Munn as Lorna Lehnsherr/Polaris
* Daniel Radcliff as Hank McCoy/Beast
* Taron Egerton as Logan/Wolverine
* Patrick Wilson as Alex Summers/Havok
* Will Smith as Nathan Essex/Essex
* Unknown as Bolivar Trask
* Unknown as William Stryker
* Unknown as Jason Stryker
* Unknown as Raven Darkholme/Mystique
* Unknown as Remy LeBeau/Gambit
* Unknown as Kitty Pride/Shadowcat
* Unknown as Marie Harper/Rouge
* Unknown as Robert Drake
* Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange

## Production

* Production of the Movie was announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2021 as part of the marvel phase 5 slate with Christopher Nolan to direct and also write the script with the help of Angela Kang.
	+ It was announced to be using the working title, X1: A New Order.
	+ It was also revealed that this take on the X-Men would focus on the younger X-Men and that the central cast would consist of; Phoenix, Cyclops, Storm, Polaris, Magneto, Scarlet Witch, Wolverine and Gambit.
		- Nolan later confirmed in an interview that this previous statement wasn't entirely true and that the only mutants he was willing to confirm were Phoenix and Cyclops, because they're his favorite.
* During D-23 Expo; Nolan and Fegie hosted a live event to talk more about the movie, it's cast as well as it's relevance to the MCU going forward.
	+ It was confirmed the movie would be going forward with a name change to X1: Mutant's Rising.
	+ Nolan confirmed that the mutant team previously announced was more or less correct but he also added that Havok, Professor X, Mystique, Beast, Rouge, Pyslocke and Shadowcat would be appearing, though not all would serve in the main cast of the first movie.
	+ He also confirmed he had plans for a saga of X-Men movies.
	+ Both Nolan and Fegie confirmed that the X-Men would indeed be created through Wanda Maximoff's explosion of power in WandaVision and that the nod to Professor X in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was no mistake.
* During San Diego Comic-Con 2022, the cast were revealed as well as the revelation that the script had been finished by Nolan and was being reviewed by Angela Kang. Nolan also revealed that the movie was ready to begin shooting in January the following year.
	+ The Main cast was revealed as; Marvel Boy, who would be portrayed by Daniel Stephen in an interesting gender swap from Jean to John Grey; Cyclops/Sophie Summers, who would be portrayed by Chloe Grace-Moretz and had also been gender swapped; Professor X/Charles Xavier, who would be portrayed by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; Lorna Lehnsherr/Polaris, the sister of Magneto in the MCU, who would be portrayed by Olivia Munn;

## Behind the Scenes

When Mutants start appearing, the world goes crazy. Some people fear them, some people want to be them, everyone is confused. After a mutant named Avalanche causes a huge Earthquake in Australia resulting in thousands of deaths, the Governments of the world begin to collect mutants. Those collected include; Darwin,  Avalanche, Wolverine, Storm, Rouge, Havok and Cyclops, Polaris among others. They are experimented on and tortured to find out what causes them to be mutants, after experimenting enough they find that all humans have an X gene which was partially activated by the Snap in 2018 then was fully activated in some people when Scarlet Witch's power overloaded in 2023. While the experiments go on, Stryker draws up plans to inject a adamantium into Wolverine but it never comes through. (Apocalypse will do this for Wolverine in X2) instead, Wolverine will act as an antagonist who pursue the group when they go on the run.

The mutants who aren't caught; Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, Cyclops, Essex, John Grey, Pyslocke, Hank McCoy (who is later caught when they try to help Pyslocke) and Wanda Maximoff form a team to help break them out once they've all come together. When they fail to stop another abduction, they are forced to go on the run. Wolverine, under mind control, stalks them and is partially freed by John Grey who taps into his head. Eventually, they find out the location of the prisoners and they head to it to rescue the mutants and present to the world what they are doing to mutants.

When at the base; it is revealed Stryker has managed to use Fear Conditioning to manipulate several mutants into acting as his slaves. They fight their way through the base, Magneto needs to deal with losing his sister Polaris to Stryker's manipulation. Once the mutants are freed, several help the rest escape while Storm and Havok join the group. They fight through the base and eventually find Stryker who has been working with a scientist to create robots which can combat even the strongest mutants, the newly formed "X-Men" fight these while Magneto goes after Stryker. Eventually, the battle rises above ground to the streets of Los Angeles where the public witness the fight. Eventually, John Grey discovers he is not just a a telepath but also has very strong Telekinesis. He manages to destroy the prototypes in front of the world. Magneto subdues Stryker and prepares to kill him but cannot bring himself, Stryker takes the opportunity to shoot at John who deflects the bullet in shock. The bullet lands in Charles' spine and he is rushed to hospital. In hospital, Charles declares his multi-million dollar estate can be a home to any mutants whose families reject them. The team in the end consists of; Scarlet Witch, Storm, Pyslocke, Essex, Beast, Wolverine and Magneto with Professor X overseeing the team. John, now going by the name Marvel Boy, Cyclops, Shadowcat, Iceboy, Speed and Wiccan become students at Charles new school for mutants.