With the Marvel Cinematic Universe dominating pop culture, it can be easy to forget that the current superhero movie craze began much earlier, with 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men” back in the year 2000. The release of “Dark Phoenix” continues the “X-Men” franchise’s streak as the longest continually running superhero movie series.
But now, with the Disney-Fox merger, this version of the “X-Men” franchise would appear to be in jeopardy after 19 years, seven main series films, three Wolverine-focused spinoffs and two “Deadpool” flicks. Everyone expects that the return of the X-Men to the Marvel fold means that mutants will eventually be brought into the MCU.