X-Men (film series)
X-Men is an American superhero film series based on the fictional superhero team of the same name. 20th Century Fox obtained the film rights to the characters in 1994. Bryan Singer was hired to direct the first film, released in 2000, and its sequel, X2. In March 2019, Marvel Studios obtained theFilm rights to X- Men after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox. In October 2020, the film series and the Fantastic Four films, were rebranded as Marvel Legacy Movies on Disney+.
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X-Men is an American superhero film series based on the fictional superhero team of the same name. 20th Century Fox obtained the film rights to the characters in 1994. Bryan Singer was hired to direct the first film, released in 2000, and its sequel, X2, while the third installment of the original trilogy, X-Men: The Last Stand, was directed by Brett Ratner. After each film outgrossed its predecessor, several spin-off films were released, including three Wolverine films, four X- men: Beginnings films, and two Deadpool films. The New Mutants concluding the series in 2020, after a 20-year-long run. With thirteen films released, the X-men film series is the seventh highest-grossing film series, having grossed over USD 6 billion worldwide. In March 2019, Marvel Studios obtained theFilm rights to X- Men after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox. In October 2020, the film series and the Fantastic Four films, were rebranded as Marvel Legacy Movies on Disney+. The film introduces Logan and Rogue into the conflict between Professor Xavier and the Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Magneto. The film focuses on the relationship between Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto and their respective teams of mutants, the Brotherhood and Magneto’s X-Force. A prequel and a spin-offs focusing on the character Wolverine and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed, as well as his time with Stryker’s Team X, before, and shortly after his skeleton was bonded with the indestructible metal, adamantium, was released in 2004 and 2005.
A fourth film focusing on Hugh Jackman and Jackman’s relationship with Jackman was released on May 1, 2009, and ended in May 2009. A fifth and final film, set during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, focused on the origins of the Cuban missile Crisis, during which time the U.S. government attempted to assassinate President Kennedy. A sixth and seventh film focused on Wolverine and the relationship he had with his brother Victor Creed. A seventh and final movie focuses on Wolverine’s time with the Brotherhood, before and after the death of Wolverine’s father, Wolverine’s grandfather, and the creation of Team X. The final film was released May 26, 2006, and focused on Logan’s battle with Jean Grey, the resurrected former X-Man. The last film, a prequel to the fourth film, focuses on Logan and the battle between Wolverine and Phoenix, and focuses on his time as the leader of the Brotherhood. The fifth film, the fourth and final installment, The NewMutants, is released on October 25, 2012. The sixth film, The X-Mansion, is scheduled to be released on December 14, 2013, and will focus on the origin of Professor Xavier’s mutant-locating machine, Cerebro. The seventh film will be released in May 2014, and focus on Xavier’s time as a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
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