Watch Dark Phoenix available now on HBO. Stream on any device any time. Explore cast information, synopsis and more. Jun 10, 2019 “Dark Phoenix” opened in theaters nationwide June 7 and ended the 19-year-old “X-Men” movie franchise at rock bottom. With just $33 million at the box office over its debut weekend.
Jean is thoughtful and caring, doesn't want to hurt people she loves; she's also fierce, fearless, the most powerful being in the universe. Scott is protective, determined to save Jean. Professor X truly believes that if mutants use their powers for good or for law enforcement, they will be accepted by non-mutants. Raven is loyal to her friends, only wants to help younger mutants. She believes in telling the truth, even though Charles isn't above keeping important secrets. Hank is intelligent, selfless; he works tirelessly to keep X-Men safe, teaches younger mutants.
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Several strong, powerful female characters; at one point, Raven jokes that the team should be renamed X-Women. Somewhat but not hugely diverse cast. Tons of big, superhero-style action. Explosions, close/hand-to-hand combat, lots of superpower vs. Superpower fights involving flight, weather manipulation, moving objects and people via telekinesis, shooting destructive laser-like beams from eyes, manipulating metal, transforming into a beast, moving with super speed, teleporting, etc.
(both against one another and on humans). An alien race can kill instantly - bashing in humans' chests/hearts with mere touch. A main character is killed in a bloody way; another seems dead. Very sad death of a parent in an early scene.
Parents need to know that Dark Phoenix is the fourth and reportedly final movie in the X-Men: First Class films; it centers on Jean Grey (' ) in her all-powerful form. The movie has lots of darkness and violence, with mutant vs. Mutant, mutant vs. Alien, and mutant vs. Human battles. Expect several deaths, one of them particularly upsetting, as well as big explosions, lots of destruction, and other typical superpower-conflict byproducts.
Language is occasional and includes 's-t,' 'damn,' and one use of 'f-ing.' There are a couple of passionate kisses between established couples, some scenes of drinking, and some moments of sadness at the loss (or perceived loss) of major characters, as well as the early loss of a parent. It's more women-focused than other X-Men installments and has themes of friendship, teamwork, self-control, and hope. DARK PHOENIX starts in 1975, with a flashback to a young Jean Grey, whose telekinetic powers accidentally cause a tragic car crash that leaves her orphaned and handed into the care of Charles Xavier. Fast-forward to 1992, when Professor X, at the president's request, sends the X-Men to space to rescue imperiled astronauts. During the mission, Jean absorbs the cosmic power of a solar flare, with some life-changing side effects: She suddenly transforms into an ever-growing powerful being.
Meanwhile, the leader of a dying alien race arrives on Earth, takes over the body of an unlucky woman , and searches for the power residing within Jean. As Jean grows more unpredictable and dangerous, she causes property damage, injures her friends, and discovers a secret that Professor X was hiding about her past. She then leaves the X-Men, tragically kills one of her friends, and ends up teaming up with the alien leader - who convinces her she should unleash her powers and destroy the world.
Can Jean be stopped? Turner is well-cast as Jean Grey, but she can't elevate this serviceable but unremarkable final X-Men film into the pantheon of memorable series endings. Writer/director/producer Simon Kinberg focuses on Jean's dark transformation, but that story comes at the expense of several characters who are limited to supporting/barely there roles. In other words, the X-Men who've made the previous First Class films watchable, funny, and clever aren't given enough screen time to shine.
And some comic relief would have been welcome amid the grief and intensity of Jean's journey, but not even Quicksilver gets more than a zinger or two.The action sequences are technically well-executed: a flurry of mutants fights first among themselves, then together against a common enemy. Fassbender and McAvoy, no longer the main characters, still play their key roles, but their interactions (until the end) are familiar and unoriginal. The crew deserves an award for Jean's impressive makeup, which apparently isn't just waterproof but also explosion- and near-apocalypse-proof: There's not a moment when Turner doesn't look positively luminous.
Another memorable upside is that the film's main and most interesting characters are women, something Raven jokes about early on when she suggests that Charles change the name of the team to 'X-Women.' Perhaps in the next reboot, the franchise's women warriors will continue to be highlighted.
Possessive Cosmic Entity “They're right to fear me.„ Jean in Dark Phoenix.The Dark Phoenix, or just Phoenix for short, is Jean Grey's alter-ego that possesses her in the third installment of the X-Men original trilogy X-Men: The Last Stand, where she was the secondary antagonist, and repossess her in Dark Phoenix where it appears as the titular anti-villainous protagonist.In the original timeline, she was portrayed by Famke Janssen as an adult and by Sophie Turner as a young adult in the original, the former who previously portrayed, and and the latter who previously portrayed. Contents History Original Timeline BackgroundAs children, Jean Grey and Annie Malcolm were very close friends. One day while playing Frisbee outside Annie, being too competitive and not paying attention, made the catch and was soon hit by a speeding car. Jean ran over to her slowly dying friend and suddenly felt as if she was dying too.
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That's when Jean first got her powers. After Annie's death, Jean began to dream of fire and dancing among the stars. And then she fell into a two year coma.Jean was reading in her room from Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood Ends when and Charles Xavier arrived at the Greys' home. She overheard them talking to her parents, and they wanted to meet a mutant who had a great telepathic power. While Lehnsherr wants to use her power, Xavier fears that it's far too dangerous.
As a result, he creates psychic barriers to restrain Jean's powers, which ultimately causes her to develop a suppressed alter ego: The Phoenix.After years of attending Xavier's school together, she began a relationship with her classmate and teammate Scott Summers.X-Men: The Last StandDepressed for many months by Jean's apparent death and haunted by her psychic echo, Cyclops returns to Alkali Lake to mourn his loss. Once there, he releases a powerful optical blast towards the lake, breaking a telekinetic cocoon. Soon afterwards, Scott discovers Jean Grey in front of him - alive and well.
She manages to control Scott's power with hers, and the two share a kiss. During the kiss, Jean abandons herself to instinct and an unspeakable horror seemingly kills Scott.
Worried for Cyclops, the other X-Men arrive at Alkali Lake, finding only Scott's glasses telekinetically floating in the air with stones and logs. A little distant, they find an unconscious Jean.Back at the X-Mansion, Xavier explains to Logan how she survived (using telekinetic energy), and how she is a Class 5 mutant with potentially limitless power due her mutation being seated in the subconscious part of her mind. Because of this, Jean developed a dual personality; the conscious Jean Grey and the dormant Phoenix - a purely instinctual creature.Later on, Logan returns to check up on Jean. Once there, she tries to seduce him, but when he refuses the Phoenix breaks through and possesses her. After attacking Logan, she escapes the Mansion and returns to her childhood home.
There, she was approached by both the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants - who fight each other while Xavier and Magneto attempt to convince Jean to join their respective sides. When Xavier tries to block her alternate personality, the Phoenix becomes enraged and unleashes her power, destroying the home and killing Xavier.
Confused and saddened by her mentor's death, Jean follows Magneto to his hideout.Wolverine eventually follows them and tries to reason with Jean, but Magneto intervenes and defeats him. Magneto believes he can use her powers for his aims, and brings her with him to Alcatraz Island to destroy Worthington's facility.During the battle that follows the X-Men's arrival, Magneto tries to convince Phoenix to participate, but she appears uninterested during its duration. Wolverine almost manages to make Jean's personality resurface, but human soldiers intensify their fire on her, unleashing her rage.
The Phoenix breaks through again and takes over Jean's body. She starts a massive attack on everything and everyone within the area, destroying Worthington's facility and killing any human or mutant in her way. While everyone is forced to escape, only Wolverine manages to approach her, since his healing factor prevents her powers from disintegrating him. When Logan manages to break through to Jean, she begs him to stop her. In tears, declaring his love to her, Wolverine stabs Jean Grey, killing her and putting an end to the destruction.Sometime after the events on Alcatraz, Jean's grave is placed near Scott's and Xavier's.Revised Timeline X-Men: Days of Future PastJean makes a cameo appearance in the film, where she is revived back to life after Wolverine convinced Mystique to abandon her attempted murder of, which would've set off the event that the would exterminate both humanity and mutants. Because of this, the timeline is reset, and Wolverine was surprised to see that Xavier, Jean and Scott are alive.X-Men: ApocalypseThe Dark Phoenix appeared as a supporting character in the movie, where she helps out the X-Men in fighting off the malevolent, even using her full power to destroy Apocalypse for good.Dark PhoenixThe Dark Phoenix is the titular anti-villainess of the eponymous movie, with being the main antagonist.PersonalityJean is generally a polite and well-spoken member of the X-Men.
She shows her intelligence by debating against Senator Kelly about the Mutant Registration Act and is also a doctor where she treats Wolverine and Professor X. She has a strong bond with her love interest, Cyclops, and says that he is the good guy, compared to Logan. Jean shows that she is willing to sacrifice herself for her team members, which is shown when she used Cerebro for the first time to locate Magneto and when she gave her life after saving the X-Men by lifting the X-Jet to safety and being covered in water at Alkali Lake.When Jean was young, she was scared of her abilities and that caused her to be somewhat of a loner at Xavier's School, a lot of other students also became afraid of her. She did, however, form a strong bond with Charles Xavier, with him becoming a father-like figure to her due to their telepathic bond. As soon as she met a young Scott Summers, there was an immediate attraction and a bond formed over the lack of control both of them had over their powers.
In her youth, Jean's uncontrollable powers led her to feel the emotions of others at all times, knowing how other people felt led her to want to be a better person and help them.Jean shows to have an alter-ego known as 'The Phoenix', which in the original timeline was created after Professor Xavier placed psychic blocks on her powers to keep her under control. The Phoenix is an Id-like manifestation of her deepest emotions, primarily rage and desire. The extent of Phoenix's control over Jean's mind is unclear, only appearing in times of emotional duress.
She killed her love interest Cyclops and her mentor Professor X without showing guilt until after realizing what she had done, which caused her confusion.In the revised timeline, the source of her alter-ego is a cosmic entity known as the Phoenix Force.Powers & Abilities. Telekinesis - Jean had the ability to levitate, move, immobilize, and manipulate objects with her mind. Telekinetic Blast - Jean can project waves of telekinetic energy to impulse, hit and destroy many objects or people. Telekinetic Flight - Jean can fly using her telekinesis by levitating herself. During the battle against Apocalypse, Jean was able to float in the air while attacking him.
Telekinetic Shield - Jean can generate telekinetic shields or barriers to block, contain and deflect/decelerate attacks or incoming projectiles as well as trap people/enemies. To protect herself and others from the rushing waters of Alkali Lake, Jean block it the water, while she was fixing and lifting the X jet. Jean unconsciously wrapped herself in a cocoon of telekinetic energy to shield her from the inundation. She also used a shield to protect herself from Cyclops' optic beams and disperse it.
This can also become an offensive move by throwing the shield. Telepathy - Jean had the ability to read minds, communicate mentally and project her thoughts in to other's minds. Was also another core power of hers.
During X-Men, she states that Professor X is much more powerful than her.