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There are still many unrequited motion from 20th Century Fox ’s previousX - Menfranchise , all of which will likely never be resolve , even after 2024’sDeadpool 3brings several of Fox ’s mutants into theMCU . 20th Century Fox take on the film rights to Marvel Comics ' mutant character in 1994 , and used this to rise an expansive , two - decennium - long live - action motion-picture show franchise , kick off with 2000’sX - Menand spanning thirteen projects before coming to an destruction with 2020’sThe New Mutants . Film rights to mutants and the X - Men were buy back by Disney in 2019 , meaning any unfinished storylines and cut questions go away fromFox ’s X - Men Universelikely wo n’t ever get satisfying answers .
After starting with a trilogy ofX - Menprojects released in 2000 , 2003 and 2006,20th Century Fox ’s development ofX - Menspinoffs , prequels and reboots drastically confused the timeline of Fox ’s X - Men Universe . This make many plot holes that hold on throughout the franchise , and lead to more questions than solvent being drive home in many of theX - Menmovies . WithMarvel Studios’Deadpool 3marking the returns of severalX - Mencharacters , including Ryan Reynolds ' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman ’s Wolverine , it ’s possible some of these questions will be addressed , but many more will plainly be forgotten , provide theMCU ’s extremely - anticipatedX - Menrebootto start afresh by bringing these iconic characters into the MCU .
The introduction of the X - Men to the MCU feels imminent based on Phase 4 developments . Here ’s every mutant credit and corroborate MCU X - man so far .
10What Was Mister Sinister Planning?
Essex Corp Was Teased Throughout Fox’s X-Men Franchise
For several years,20th Century Fox teased the debut of iconic Marvel Comics villain Mister Sinister into theX - Menfranchise , but the terrific villain never in reality get a hazard to seem . go - Men : Apocalypseended with Essex Corporation factor collecting Wolverine ’s stock , Deadpool 2saw Russell held with other mutants at Essex House for Mutant Rehabilitation , andThe New Mutants’Cecilia Reyes worked for the Essex Corporation . Each of these teases hinted at the mutant geneticist Nathaniel Essex making his grand entrance , but this did n’t get to pass by before the close of Fox ’s X - Men Universe , though there is meditation thatMister Sinister will be a prominent 10 - piece villainin the MCU .
9How Is Jean Grey Alive In X-Men: Days Of Future Past?
Jean Grey Died In 2019’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Jean Grey ’s storyline in Fox ’s X - Men Universe provide a clear example of the enfranchisement ’s confusing and sometimes conflicting timeline . After ab initio adjoin her demise inX - Men : The Last Stand , Jean Grey was renovate follow Wolverine ’s time travel caper inX - Men : Days of Future Past , which was set in the first place in 2023 . However , the 1990s - setX - man : Dark Phoenixended with the unseasoned Jean Grey sacrificing herself to scotch the villainous D’Bari , roaming the cosmos as the Phoenix Force without a bodily body . Jean Grey ’s destruction inDark Phoenixmade her appearance as an grownup inDays of Future Pastcurious , but it seems it will never be unwrap how she in reality subsist .
Jean Grey was portray by Famke Janssen in the originalX - Mentrilogy andX - Men : sidereal day of Future Past , while Sophie Turner take up the role for the prequel filmsX - world : ApocalypseandX - human : Dark Phoenix .
8How Did William Stryker End Up With Wolverine In X-Men: Apocalypse?
William Stryker Was Revealed To Be Mystique In 2014’s X-Men: Days Of Future Past
XTC - Men : Apocalypsesaw young members of the ten - Men infiltrate William Stryker ’s home of operation and free Wolverine . While this Wolverine action was splendid , it was also confusing , as it has never become clear just how William Stryker got his custody on the taloned mutation . At the end ofX - Men : Days of Future Past , Wolverine is fished from the river and taken into the detainment of William Stryker , but the baddie reveals himself to actually be the physique - shifter Mystique in camouflage . Subsequent FoxX - Menprojects did n’t explain how Wolverine was obtain by Stryker , and even thoughHugh Jackman is come back inDeadpool 3 , it ’s probable this storyline will simply be forgotten .
7What’s Next For The New Mutants?
2020’s The New Mutants Was Fox’s Final X-Men Movie
The New Mutantsmarked a disappointing end for Fox ’s ten - Men Universe in 2020 , after suffering from a tumultuous production menses during the COVID-19 pandemic andDisney ’s learning of 20th Century Fox . think to run into an expansion of theX - Menfranchise , The New Mutants’open - terminate ratiocination raised the doubt about what would befall next for the newly - formed mutant squad . Unfortunately , this will never be explored , as the task released after the cancelation of Fox ’s dealership , and these versions of the character in all probability wo n’t make the move to the MCU , leaving the team ’s next footfall following their battle at the hospital unclear .
The New Mutants squad comprised Maisie Williams ' Rahne Sinclair , a.k.a . Wolfsbane , Anya Taylor - Joy ’s Illyana Rasputin , a.k.a . Majik , Charlie Heaton ’s Samuel Guthrie , a.k.a . Cannonball , Blu Hunt ’s Danielle Moonstar , a.k.a . Mirage , and Henry Zaga ’s Roberto da Costa , a.k.a . Sunspot .
6How Did Kitty Pryde Get Her Time Travel Ability?
Kitty Pryde Sent Wolverine Back In Time In 2014’s X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Elliot Page portrayed Kitty Pryde , a.k.a . Shadowcat , in Fox ’s X - Men Universe projects , includingX - Men : The Last StandandX - man : Days of Future Past . Initially seen with her Marvel Comics power of phasing through solid objects , Kitty Pryde evidence the exponent to send others ' consciousnesses back in time inDays of Future Past , and while this allow her to commit Wolverine back in time to deliver the world , the origins of this mogul were never search . This is n’t an power Shadowcat demonstrates in Marvel Comics , and received no account whatsoever inDays of Future Past , and since Kitty Pryde did n’t make any further appearance , this will probably never be explain .
5What Happened To The X-Men Professor X Didn’t Kill Before Logan?
Professor X Killed 7 Members Of The X-Men Before 2017’s Logan
2017’sLoganis widely regarded as one of the strongest projects in Fox ’s X - Men Universe , as it explore a more character - ram story feature Hugh Jackman ’s James " Logan " Howlett , Patrick Stewart ’s Charles Xavier andDafne Keen ’s Laura , a.k.a . X-23 , Wolverine ’s biological daughter . Set in 2029,Loganrevealed that Xavier ’s dementia pretend his telepathic power and caused him to suffer from monolithic capture , one of which kill 600 civilian and seven X - Men members a twelvemonth prior . One thingLogandoesn’t explain , however , is what happened to the other member of the X - Men , as there were many pupil at Xavier ’s School for Gifted Youngsters in the 2023 - setDays of Future Past .
Deadpool 3is expect to be set prior to the events ofLogan , allowing Hugh Jackman ’s Wolverine to still be alive , think of this conundrum will probably not even receive a reference in the upcoming MCU Phase 5 labor .
4Was Jean Grey The Phoenix Before X-Men: Dark Phoenix?
Jean Grey Used Her Phoenix Powers In 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse
Sophie Turner ’s Jean Grey sop up the Phoenix Force during a military mission to space in the chess opening moments ofX - piece : Dark Phoenix , enhance her rude telepathic abilities , while also invest her new cosmic powers . While this was certainly the first time Jean Grey had been known as the Phoenix , though , X - Men : Apocalypsesaw the young mutant omit a phoenix - shape while using her abilities in the final battle against the villainous Apocalypse . This timeline muddiness will in all likelihood never be explored again , asJean Grey will surely be reinvented for the MCU , though there is still a great sight of muddiness worry twentieth Century Fox ’s treatment of Marvel Comics’Dark Phoenix Saga.
3Why Didn’t Any Of The X-Men Age?
Fox’s X-Men Franchise Had Many Timeline Discrepancies
While there were immense discrepancies in Fox ’s X - Men Universe , one of the biggest was the fact that characters in theX - Menprequel / reboot projects never seemed to long time . hug drug - Men : First Classwas set in 1963 , but by the timeX - man : Dark Phoenixrolled around , exploring the 1990s , the cristal - man had barely senesce a day . apparently , these projects were only produced eight years apart , but spanned thirty days , so more drastic changes should have been see . This could have been explain as mutations causing elongated lifetime , but even Rose Byrne ’s human Moira MacTaggert barely aged betweenFirst ClassandApocalypse , so the MCU should yield more attention to these small continuity details .
2How Did Professor X Come Back To Life After X-Men: The Last Stand?
Professor X Was Killed By Jean Grey In 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand
Back in 2006 , 20th Century Fox made their first attempt at accommodate Marvel Comics’Dark Phoenix Saga , but flustered completely . Famke Janssen ’s Jean Greyunlocked the Dark Phoenix persona in her own body , rather than absorbing a cosmic force out , and this dark led to her pull in some questionable decision , such as kill Professor X and connect Magneto ’s cause . Despite his death inX - man : The Last Stand , Patrick Stewart ’s Professor X return at the closing ofThe Wolverineand inX - Men : Days of Future Pastas if nothing had happened- in the same eubstance . Fox ’s go - Men Universe never explain how this was possible , and this will probably never be answered .
Patrick Stewart ’s Professor X has honored the type ’s most famous comic Holy Scripture trait , include the recurring deaths and resurrections .
1Did Laura, A.K.A. X-23, & Her Friends Make It To Safety?
Dafne Keen Played X-23 In 2017’s Logan
Wolverine and Charles Xavier expend much of 2017’sLogantrying to get the vernal mutant Laura to safety , driving her to the Canadian border where she met up with other young mutants - all product of experimentation and cloning at biotechnology corporation Alkali - Transigen . After Logan ’s emotional destruction , Laura and her new superpowered friend make their manner across the edge , hoping to rule safety . SinceLoganwas produced as a standalone project , it ’s possible the next step of this storyline would have never been explored anyway . There has lately been hypothesis thatDafne Keen could repay as X-23 in the MCU’sX - Menprojects , though Marvel Studios has n’t yet provided ratification .
