X-Men: Dark Phoenix (147)

Bryan Singer didn’t direct this, but you can see his fingers all over it. But does does the movie finally tell the story right? Or is it a big mess? Join us as Mike asks a bunch of questions and Jay tries his best to answer them while he fights a cold! Here comes X-men: Dark Phoenix! 

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This is based on the Dark Phoenix saga, probably the most well known and most referenced comic story line ever. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Phoenix_Saga

Jean’s history is….complicated. 

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Jean_Grey_(Earth-616)

Vuk and the aliens in the movie aren’t really anything, so don’t really worry about it. 

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Vuk_(Earth-616)

But, the Dark Phoenix did kill over an entire planet of them. 

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/D%27bari_IV

The director, Simon Kinberg, is actually pretty good and has produced lots of comic properties. 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1334526/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

The box office action of this movie is comparable to other X-movies, but people hate this one for some reason. 

https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/X-Men

News you can abuse! 

Jonathan Majors is out. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jonathan-majors-jury-reaches-verdict-assault-trial-rcna129406

And the Multiverse saga is over. 

https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/avengers-secret-wars-will-reportedly-be-5-hours-long-two-parts-2441458/

Echo is coming out a day early! Kind of. 

https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-2024-show-release-date-new

What’s up next?

What If Season 2! 

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