X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX Director Simon Kinberg Confirms The Film Will Take Us To The Mutant Island Of Genosha

Based on all the X-Men: Dark Phoenix news we've received, it sounds like this chapter may be the most comic book-y of all the X-Men films and now, we have confirmation that we're heading to Genosha!

By RohanPatel - Dec 09, 2017 09:12 AM EST

Filed Under: Dark Phoenix

Simon Kinberg, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, has confirmed that the X-Men are finally heading to the mutant island of Genosha.

The mutant safe haven, led by Magneto (Michael Fassbender), will make its live-action debut in the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix. This is actually the setting where we'll find Erik at the beginning of the film as he's building a new life for himself and his fellow mutants. "He’s set up this place for mutants that don’t have a home to go to and they can seek refuge there, They have to work as a community but it’s a safe place for them and they’ll be accepted. It’s the mutant homeland."

However, while Erik has seemingly left his days of butting heads with Charles Xavier behind, it sounds like he'll be pulled right back into the thick of the action when he gets an unexpected visit from one of the Xavier's star pupils: Jean Grey, who arrives seeking Erik's help, but there may be a little something more nefarious to her visit than initially meets the eye. Fassbender teases, “There’s a suspicion there on his part when she arrives.”

So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!

Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world.

X-Men: Dark Phoenix features:
Director: Simon Kinberg
James McAvoy as Charles Xavier/Professor X
Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto
Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkhölme/Mystique
Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy/Beast
Tye Sheridan as Scott Summers/Cyclops
Sophie Turner as Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix
Alexandra Shipp as Ororo Munroe/Storm
Kodi Smit-McPhee as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler
Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver
Olivia Munn as Elizabeth Braddock/Psylocke
Jessica Chastain in an undisclosed role
Daniel Cudmore in an undisclosed role
Lamar Johnson in an undisclosed role

X-Men: Dark Phoenix hits theaters November 2, 2018

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CaptainElrond - 12/9/2017, 9:17 AM

Bloody hell, not gonna leave anything for the mcu.

KWilly - 12/9/2017, 9:17 AM

@Krampus - Lol. If Fox is gonna got out, they'll go out swinging.

Roodi - 12/9/2017, 9:42 AM

@KWilly - But they're the ones selling...

soberchimera - 12/9/2017, 9:52 AM

@Krampus - There's still Asteroid M dammit.

thekabsin - 12/9/2017, 9:55 AM

@Krampus - they’re just messing up anything they can like Snyder did with BVS. Say what you want about MCU having directives when it comes to their films, it allows them to release a cohesive product. Thor 2 was the worst MCU film and it’s still watchable, even enjoyable at times

UlisesMX - 12/9/2017, 10:04 AM

@thekabsin - that obsession for universe movies and not just good stand alone films...

kallel - 12/9/2017, 10:08 AM

@Krampus - thats ok. so far they've done an amazing job on all x-men films. thats all that matters. marvney woulda just made it really kiddy anyway

Buckster10 - 12/9/2017, 10:31 AM

@thekabsin - Exactly, Marvel has a plan with their characters.

lvcl - 12/9/2017, 12:05 PM

If we are lucky Disney will buy Fox and cancel all of this bullshit

videovac - 12/9/2017, 12:29 PM

"Roodi - 12/9/2017, 9:42 AM

But they're the ones selling..."

@Roodi

Exactly! How are they "going out 'swinging'"?

deviler - 12/9/2017, 1:59 PM

@kallel - What a hell is "mavney"?

Solarkalel85 - 12/9/2017, 2:52 PM

@thekabsin - I get your point on mcu but ironman3 is the weakest for me.i find it very hard to watch that

Fogs - 12/9/2017, 4:13 PM

@Krampus - taking a crap on their way out

Hawknaba - 12/10/2017, 2:31 PM

@thekabsin - "Thor 2 was the worst MCU film and it’s still watchable, even enjoyable at times"

But it's ok you think that, like IM2 is second worse and that isn't even watchable

CaptainAmerica - 12/9/2017, 9:17 AM

Hopefully they go out with a bang! This might be the final main series X-Men film unless the rumors of it being two parts is true.

thekabsin - 12/9/2017, 9:58 AM

@CaptainAmerica - I really hope that it’s not two films. First Class and DOFP were cool to me but my expectations for X Men movies have been low since X3. Never liked the direction they took from the start.

Now with all of this “grounded, realistic, and gritty” talk happening it just shows you that they still don’t understand what they’re working with. Sansa as Jean is trash and hopefully Chastain has more screen time than her because that’s the saving grace here

leethario - 12/9/2017, 9:19 AM

Oh great, just more for kinberg to ruin.

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