X-Men: Dark Phoenix
The modish poke forX - Man : Dark Phoenixseems to contain a jest nod to theMarvel Cinematic Universe , as well as the late acquisition of 20th Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company . While the plain jest could be a coincidence , it ’s also so prominently featured in theDark Phoenixtrailerthat it ca n’t help but seem like an intentional incitement .
Rumors regarding the finalX - Menfilm to be create by 20th Century Fox have run rearing ever sinceDisney began the cognitive process of taking over the companyin November 2017 . The expiration ofDark Phoenixhas been repeatedlydelayed by reshoots , pushing its departure date back twice . This has prompted many to speculate that Fox had mislay confidence in the film maker and had ordered the reshoots in a desperate dictation to make the movie best . Others have speculated that the movie was being changed so as to mix Fox’sX - Menuniverse into the Marvel Cinematic Universe , despite repeated claims to the contrary .
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In either case , the latestDark Phoenixtrailer seems to poke merriment at how theX - Menhave been acquired by the same studio that controls the MCU . Thefinal vista of theDark Phoenixtrailerdepicts several members of the XTC - piece and Brotherhood of Mutants on a prison power train , take a hop and shackled with power - neutralize collars , just before Jean Grey come to the deliverance . All of the guards on the gear wear uniforms feature rather big spell declaring that they work for the " MCU " .
This seems to be whole intentional , as there is no preexisting arrangement called the MCU in the originalX - Mencomic Bible and no clear indication of what the acronym stand for . ( Mutant Containment Unit , perhaps ? ) It ’s also hard to dismiss the provocative symbolical imagery of these classic characters , bound and powerless , effectively restrain from revealing their genuine selves . One of the large concerns regarding theDisney / Fox dealhas been that Disney might be loath to have the film producer handling the franchise take chances with darker , more adult material on the characters , such as inDeadpoolandLogan . pass the issues auteurs like Edgar Wright had with changing their dash to better go the house style required by the MCU , this would seem to be a valid concern and one well worth referencing .
On the other hand , it is n’t like twentieth Century Fox has been only impeccant when it comes to micromanaging its Godhead either . Director Tim Miller leftDeadpool 2over originative differences with the producer . And the nightmare stories regarding the production of variousX - Menfilms and the continually change product teams have become the stuff of Hollywood legend . Still , the comportment of the MCU sentry go is amusing disregarding of whether this was an intentional riff towards the Marvel Cinematic Universeon the part ofDark Phoenix ’s production team or just a happy concurrence . In either effect , it matters slight in the closing , because theX - Menfranchise will soon be under Disney ’s control and there ’s no denotation that these personification of the characters will be continuing on intoPhase 4 of the MCU . Still , for fans of Marvel ’s mutant , one thing is certain - this will not be the end of their favorite superheroes cinematic adventures .
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