Film guide · 2019
The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.
It's set in 1992, when the X-Men are celebrated heroes.
Jean, who showed great power in the last film, takes center stage.
It retells the Jean and Phoenix story from The Last Stand with the younger cast.
There's nothing after the credits.
Who's who in Dark Phoenix (set in 1992), with Jean at the center. The X-Men are on the left, Erik's island at the top right, and the D'Bari aliens at the bottom right.
Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).
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Jean GreyCenter ・ Sophie TurnerX-Man
Charles (Professor X)Main ・ James McAvoyHeadmaster
Scott (Cyclops)Main ・ Tye SheridanX-Man
Raven (Mystique)Main ・ Jennifer LawrenceField leader
Erik (Magneto)Main ・ Michael FassbenderLeader of Genosha
VukMain ・ Jessica ChastainLeader of the D'Bari
Hank (Beast)Supporting ・ Nicholas HoultX-Man
Ororo (Storm)Supporting ・ Alexandra ShippX-Man
Kurt (Nightcrawler)Supporting ・ Kodi Smit-McPheeX-Man
Peter (Quicksilver)Supporting ・ Evan PetersX-ManFace photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).
The X-Men fly into space to save a shuttle crew.
After absorbing the force, Jean grows stronger and more unstable.
Jean learns Charles hid the truth about her past.
The team splits over what to do about Jean.
The final fight with the aliens who want the force.
Contains spoilers about the ending.
Jean was told both parents died after a childhood accident. In fact her father lived, and Charles walled off those memories to protect her.
The Phoenix force destroyed their world. They want its power to make Earth their new home.
Both follow Jean being consumed by overwhelming power, but here the force comes from space and aliens are involved. The cast and ending differ too.
By the end, the school has a new name.
In the final scene, Charles and Erik play chess at a Paris café, echoing the original films.
The X-Men are so trusted they have a direct line to the President.
No post-credits scene. At the end, Professor X and Magneto play chess in Paris as the Phoenix appears in the sky.