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This article is about the film franchise. You may be looking for the mutant team or 2000 film of the same name.

X-Men is a superhero film franchise based on the Marvel Entertainment intellectual property of the same name. Producer Lauren Shuler Donner bought the X-Men film rights for 20th Century Fox in 1994.[1] Starting with the release of X-Men in 2000, the franchise expanded to include multiple sequels and spin-offs that had varying levels of critical and financial success.

In 2019, 20th Century Fox was sold off to The Walt Disney Company as part of an acquisition of 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets.[2] The X-Men film rights were subsequently transferred to Marvel Studios, with all X-Men films in development at 20th Century Fox being cancelled in the process. The X-Men film franchise concluded with The New Mutants in 2020. The X-Men franchise will be rebooted by Marvel Studios and will be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Contents

  • 1 Films
    • 1.1 Released Films
  • 2 Comics
  • 3 Books
  • 4 Artbooks
  • 5 Games
  • 6 Trivia
  • 7 Gallery
    • 7.1 Images
    • 7.2 Videos
  • 8 References

Films

See also: X-Men (film franchise)/Undeveloped films

Released Films

#FilmU.S. release dateDirectorWriter(s)Status
1X-MenJuly 14, 2000Bryan SingerBryan Singer
David Hayter
Tom DeSanto
Released
2X2: X-Men UnitedMay 2, 2003Bryan SingerDavid Hayter
Michael Dougherty
Dan Harris
Released
3X-Men: The Last StandMay 26, 2006Brett RatnerSimon Kinberg
Zak Penn
Released
4X-Men Origins: WolverineMay 1, 2009Gavin HoodDavid Benioff
Skip Woods
Released
5X-Men: First ClassJune 3, 2011Matthew VaughnAshley Miller
Zack Stentz
Jane Goldman
Matthew Vaughn
Released
6The WolverineJuly 26, 2013James MangoldMark Bomback
Scott Frank
Released
7X-Men: Days of Future PastMay 23, 2014Bryan SingerSimon KinbergReleased
8DeadpoolFebruary 12, 2016Tim MillerRhett Reese
Paul Wernick
Released
9X-Men: ApocalypseMay 27, 2016Bryan SingerBryan Singer
Simon Kinberg
Michael Dougherty
Dan Harris
Released
10LoganMarch 3, 2017James MangoldScott Frank
James Mangold
Michael Green
Released
11Deadpool 2May 18, 2018David LeitchRhett Reese
Paul Wernick
Ryan Reynolds
Released
12X-Men: Dark PhoenixJune 7, 2019Simon KinbergSimon KinbergReleased
13The New MutantsAugust 28, 2020Josh BooneJosh Boone
Knate Lee
Released

Comics

  • X-Men: The Movie - Special Edition (2000)
  • X-Men: The Movie Prequel: Wolverine (2000)
  • X-Men: The Movie Prequel: Rogue (2000)
  • X-Men: The Movie Prequel: Magneto (2000)
  • X2: X-Men United: The Movie Prequel: Wolverine (2003)
  • X2: X-Men United: The Movie Prequel: Nightcrawler (2003)
  • X-Men First Class: The High Hand (2011)

Books

  • X-Men: A Novelization (2000)
  • X-Men 2 (novelization) (2003)
  • X-Men: The Last Stand (novel) (2006)

Artbooks

  • The Art of X2 (2003)
  • The Art of X2: The Collectors Edition (2003)
  • The Art of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Games

  • X-Men: The Official Game

Trivia

  • X-Men, X2: X-Men United, and X-Men: The Last Stand comprise the "original trilogy", while X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and X-Men: Apocalypse comprise the "beginnings trilogy".
  • By the time X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released on home media in 2009, 70% of American moviegoers had seen at least one of the X-Men films.[3]
  • X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand were filmed mostly in Vancouver, Canada.[3]
  • X-Men: The Last Stand and Logan are the only films to have a Marvel fanfare that solely features pages from X-Men comics.
  • A recurring motif in the opening credits of the main X-Men films is the "X" in the 20th Century Fox logo lingering for a few seconds before fading away with the rest of the logo. X-Men: First Class is the only film of the main franchise not to feature this. X-Men: Dark Phoenix has a variation of the motif, with the "X" glowing a fiery orange.

Gallery

Images

20th Century Fox fanfare

Marvel fanfare

X-Men opening credits logo

X2: X-Men United opening credits logo

X-Men: The Last Stand opening credits logo

X-Men: First Class opening credits logo

X-Men: First Class end credits logo

The Wolverine end credits logo

X-Men: Days of Future Past opening credits logo

Deadpool end credits logo

X-Men: Apocalypse opening credits logo

X-Men: Apocalypse end credits logo

Logan opening credits logo

Logan end credits logo

Deadpool 2 end credits logo

X-Men: Dark Phoenix opening credits logo

The New Mutants opening credits logo

Videos

X-Men Universe 20th Century FOX

X-Men Beginnings Trilogy Mutant Superpowers 20th Century FOX

X-Men Supercut Wolverine One Liners

X-Men Supercut Rogue Absorbs Power

X-Men Supercut Mystique Transformations

X-Men 15th Anniversary - The Best of Iceman

X-Men 15th Anniversary - The Best of Jean Grey

X-Men 15th Anniversary - The Best of Magneto

X-Men 15th Anniversary - The Best of Professor X

X-Men 15th Anniversary - The Best of Rogue

X-Men 15th Anniversary - The Best of Storm

X-Men 15th Anniversary - The Best of Wolverine

X-Men 15th Anniversary - The Best of Mystique

Dark Phoenix The X-Men Legacy 20th Century FOX

Dark Phoenix A Phoenix Will Rise 20th Century FOX

The Darkness Within The X-Men 20th Century FOX

References

  1. "The Secret Origins of the X-Men". X-Men (Blu-ray). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
  2. Disney Closes Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse | Hollywood Reporter
  3. 3.0 3.1 "X Facts". X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Blu-ray). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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