Dark Phoenix - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[wallace]

Rarmian Newtown was rumored for either Mimic or Shane and Toby Huss for the role as the Shi'ar character, Mentor.

[jesus]

Tye Sheridan (Scott Summers/Cyclops) and Halston Sage (Dazzler) previously co-stared in Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

[charlie]

Writer/director Simon Kinberg co-wrote X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) which also dealt with the Dark Phoenix storyline.

[brent]

According to actor Tye Sheridan the original climax was set at the United Nations in New York City. Cyclops and Professor X head to the U.N. to warn the American president that aliens have invaded earth. But the U.N guards turn out to be Skrulls and attack them. Jean Grey comes down in the front of the U.N. and fights off all of the Skrulls, and then blasts back off into space. She says goodbye to Scott and Charles.

[riley]

Phoenix was originally conceptualized with a "fiery" look for the film. It was revamped in post-production to look more "cosmic".

[bernice]

In the closing scenes where Charles Xavier and Magneto are in Paris, Xavier is wearing a Rolex Milgauss watch. These watches are resistant to magnets.

[jesse]

Proteus, Sunfire, Mimic, Black Bishop, Sauron, Mastermind, Lorelei, Mentor and Oracle were all rumored to appear.

[riley]

After release, producer Lauren Shuler Donner disowned the movie, claiming she had less creative involvement with the project.

[ava]

Websites like Mashable and Uproxx reported incidents at their screenings where fire alarms went off during the films 3rd act, and some people did not want to return to finish watching it afterwards.

[ivan]

Mystique and Magneto were not originally intended to appear as Jennifer Lawrence implied in several interviews that she was done with playing Mystique, though she said in an interview that she had a change of heart as she didn't want fans to be confused if her character got the 'Chuck Cunningham Syndrome treatment'. This is a reference to Happy Days (1974) in which Richie's older brother simply disappeared from the show.

[violet]

This is Jessica Chastain's first Marvel film. She previously turned down the roles of Maya Hansen in Iron Man 3 (2013) and Hope Van Dyne in Ant-Man (2015).

[jesse]

Tye Sheridan admitted shortly before the film's release that he wore a "muscle suit" throughout production instead of working out.

[carla]

Charles Xavier is the only character that appears in all X-Men movies (considering the post credit scene in The Wolverine (2013) and cameo appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)).

[leo]

Directorial debut for writer Simon Kinberg.

[darrell]

A young Rogue was rumored to appear with Alexa Swinton in the role.

[tammy]

This film, The New Mutants (2020), and Deadpool 2 (2018) were filmed around the same time with New Mutants filmed in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Deadpool 2 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Dark Phoenix in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

[ronnie]

According to director Simon Kinberg, to make the movie feel as real as possible, he shot entire scenes in hand-held photography except for a couple of establishing shots.

[kristina]

Rose Byrne confirmed in press interviews months before the film's theatrical release that she would not reprise her role as Moira McTaggert.

[jeffrey]

Like other comic book movies Superman III (1983), Spider-Man 3 (2007), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), the film is about a superhero succumbing to his or her dark side and turning evil. This is the second X-Men movie where Jean Grey transforms into Dark Phoenix.

[willard]

The second helicopter that flew very close to Magneto and Jean at his compound was actually rigged with two crane arms on a line, deleted in post production, that could hold and support more than 4000 pounds.