Following one of the studio?s greatest X-Men-related film successes to date with this year?s critically-acclaimed Logan, Jessica Chastain has officially confirmed her role as the lead villain in next year?s X-Men: Dark Phoenix. In 2018, 20th Century Fox is currently preparing to release its most ambitious wave of X-Men films ever. The studio will also be continuing its main X-Men saga with X-Men: Dark Phoenix, along with highly anticipated titles like Deadpool 2 and New Mutants. Both will be written and directed by Fox veteran, Simon Kinberg, following his involvement in almost every single X-Men film of the last few years.
After working at (mostly) resetting the franchise from a string of disasters, beginning with 2005?s X-Men: The Last Stand, Kinberg is planning on attempting to bring one of the most beloved X-Men comic book storylines to life on the big screen for the second time. And as the film?s title not-so-subtly reveals, Dark Phoenix will pick up where last year?s X-Men: Apocalypse left off, and follow Sophie Turner?s Jean Grey as she begins her transformation into the Dark Phoenix.
