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X-Men: Dark Phoenix Will Be Faithful To The Comics, Says Alexandra Shipp

Published Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:26:55 -0500

X-Men: Dark Phoenix just wrapped production, so we don't know much about it at the moment. What we do know is that it's going to be based on one of the most beloved X-Men stories of all time, and fans are sitting on the edge of their seats waiting. When Deadline asked actress Alexandra Shipp, who plays Storm, if she could reveal anything she was hesitant to share any information:

"Okay, I wish I could answer all of these questions for you. But, if I ever want to do another X-Men movie in the future I can't tell you sh*t. (Laughs)"

However, when pressed, Shipp did reveal that she believes comic fans will be happy and they they remain true to the source material:

"What I will say is, as a fan of X-Men, you are going to be very happy — because I'm a huge fan of X-Men and so is our director, Simon [Kinberg], who's also writing and executive producing it. He is not letting anything go. It's very accurate to the comics and he really gives the fans what they've been asking for, in my opinion. All I can say is that you're really going to like it."

We're likely months away from getting any sort of footage from this movie. It's more than a year away from being released, but hearing that director and writer Simon Kinberg is remaining true to the comic is a good sign. It's an amazing story that deserve a great movie. They've botched it once now; maybe they'll get it right the second time.

Summary: Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn it 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, directed by Simon Kinberg, stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Sophie Turner, Jennifer Lawrence, and Nicholas Hoult. It will be released on November 2nd, 2018.

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