After the Walt Disney Company purchased FOX and merged companies, the house of the mouse had been slowly integrating their X-Men lineup of characters into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Just this year we saw Patrick Stewart return as Professor Xavier in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and it was recently announced that Hugh Jackman will return as Wolverine in Deadpool 3. Before this could happen the studio had to release the final 20th Century Fox X-Men movies, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and New Mutants, which were both heavily delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. X-Men: Dark Phoenix featured Jessica Chastain as the film’s main villain and James McAvoy as the younger Professor Xavier. Chastain recently made an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, where the actress revealed a hilarious prank she pulled on McAvoy.
