15 Upcoming Movie Rumours We Hope Aren't True

4. It's Basically The Last Stand 2.0 - Dark Phoenix

X-Men Dark Phoenix Fan Poster
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The Rumour: If the extensive plot leak for Dark Phoenix - apparently taken from a test screening - is to be believed, fans are in for quite the dumpster fire indeed, with many unfortunate parallels to X-Men: The Last Stand.

Rumoured plot details include Charles (James McAvoy) again meeting Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) as a child, Jean almost killing Charles, Magneto AGAIN becoming an antagonist, Jean acquiring the Phoenix Force after an astronaut rescue goes wrong, her killing Mystique by accident, and the final conflict seeing the X-Men fighting a race of generic alien creatures led by Jessica Chastain's unnamed villain.

How Likely Is It?: Honestly, the negative PR is so aggressive against this thing that it's easy to believe all of it, especially with the wildly inconsistent Simon Kinberg both writing and directing the movie.

Even if it all turns out to be bunk, this is definitely a film where keeping your expectations basement-low is a smart idea.

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