With 20th Century Fox now officially owned by Disney, DARK PHOENIX is in an odd spot. Although writer/director Simon Kinberg has stated that the the film is an appropreiate conclusion to Fox's X-MEN franchise, it feels a little strange to be going into the film knowing that it won't be long before the X-Men are rebooted for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After nearly being killed by a mysterious cosmic force in space, Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) returns home to find that this force has made her infinitely more powerful, but also far more unstable. Unable to control her new powers, the X-Men struggle with whether to save or destroy Jean Grey for the sake of human and mutant-kind.
A fresh batch of DARK PHOENIX character posters have been released, revealing that every hero has a dark side.
The official synopsis for DARK PHOENIX:
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 Jeanâ??s soul, but to save our very planet from aliens who wish to weaponize this force and rule the galaxy.
DARK PHOENIX will hit theaters on June 7, 2019.