After decades of thrilling readers with soapy, intricate stories in the pages of Marvel Comics, the X-Men finally made it to the big screen with 2000’s X-Men. Despite its clear limitations, including unconvincing CGI and black leather instead of comics’ accurate costumes, X-Men set off a long and profitable franchise, one that stretches over 13 movies and 20 years. That run (kind of) came to an end after Disney purchased 20th Century Fox in 2019. While the Mouse was obligated to release a handful of more mutant movies from the Fox, it was obviously the end of an era.
Even so, letting go of the past has proved difficult, even for Disney’s Marvel Studios, which is bringing back two of Fox’s most popular castings—Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine—for at least one more ride.
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