While promoting his new movieAmerican Animals, Quicksilver actorEvan Petersgave fans a glimpse of what we can expect from the next installment in theX-Menfranchise,Dark Phoenix. According to Peters,Dark Phoenixwill have a darker tone than the previous movieX-Men: Apocalypse.
Many Marvel fans have been worried about howX-Men: Dark Phoenixwill turn out, with the release date being pushed from November of this year to February of 2019 due to extensive reshoots. While things originally looked great for the movie, withactress Jennifer Lawrence only having good things to sayabout the movie’s production, the need for reshoots is certainly a bad sign.
While reshoots aren’t necessarily a bad thing, they are signs that themovie has some problems. It’s fortunate thatX-Men: Dark Phoenix’s release date was pushed back, though, as previous superhero movies likeJustice LeagueandFantastic Fourhave suffered due to the need for extensive reshoots in a limited time period. Hopefully the extra four months will be put to good use, ensuring that Marvel fans are given the best superhero movie possible as a result.
One issue with the delays is that there is currently no marketing for the movie, leaving millions of fans in the dark in regards of what to expect. While the movie will most likely follow thePhoenix Saga from the comics, given the movie’s name, the actual details and tone are still kept a secret. Fortunately, Evan Peters shed some light on this mystery during his interview with Collider. Here is what he had to say aboutX-Men: Dark Phoenix.
“I think it’s the classicX-Men: First Classtone, where there’s a bit of humor thrown in there, but it’s much darker than the previous one,Apocalypse.Apocalypsewas the ’80s, so there was a lot of room for goofy stuff in there. This one is a much more serious film about the internal struggle of Phoenix and Jean, so it’s a dramatic film. There’s nothing very comedic about it, other than the few moments that are in there. I think it’s gonna be a powerful one. It’sDark Phoenix. I think it’s gonna be darker than we’re used to. It’s gonna be a change, but it’s gonna be fun for everybody.”
This is surely good news for mostX-Menfans. A number of people were disappointed byX-Men: Apocalypse, which replaced thegritty tonefromX-Men: Days of Future Pastwith a more campy tone. While it’s great to hear thatX-Men: Dark Phoenixwill still have some goofy elements to it, it’s even greater to hear that these elements won’t be present too much. As a number of Marvel Studios movies have proven over the years, humor is great to have in superhero movies likeThe Avengers, but in other movies likeThor: Ragnarok, too much humor oversaturates the movie, ridding the movie of its emotional stakes. All in all, it’s great to know that the darker side ofX-Men: Dark Phoenixwill be stronger than the humorous side.
Evan Peters' interview with Collider is a great update for Marvel fans who have been anxious to get an idea of what the nextX-Menmovie will be like. Hopefully the release date’s delay will not be in vain, and the new dark tone will makeX-Men: Dark Phoenixthe bestX-Menmovie yet.
