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** Wrestling/KevinNash was originally cast as ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} with Tyler Mane as his StuntDouble. When Nash dropped out, Mane got the part.
** Creator/JasonFlemyng was going to play ComicBook/{{Beast}} in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' when Creator/MatthewVaughn was directing. He would later play Azazel in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
** Creator/ShohrehAghdashloo was originally going to play Dr. Cecilia Reyes in ''The Last Stand'', a rival to Dr. Kavita Rao, but after Vaughn left the project, she was recast as Rao herself.
** Lucas Til was told that his audition for ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' served for both Havok and Beast.
** Edi Gathegi auditioned for Agent Zero in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' and Banshee in ''First Class'' before being cast as Darwin.
** Creator/BoydHolbrook screen-tested for the part of Charles Xavier in ''First Class''. He would eventually go on to to portray Donald Pierce in ''Film/{{Logan}}''.
** Creator/OliviaMunn was approached for the role of Vanessa Carlysle in ''Film/Deadpool2016'', but turned it down due to CreativeDifferences over the portrayal of the character. She would eventually go on to portray ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.
** Creator/ZazieBeetz auditioned for the role of [[ComicBook/{{Storm}} Ororo Munroe]] in ''Apocalypse''. She would eventually go on to play ComicBook/{{Domino}} in ''Film/Deadpool2''.
** Creator/BradPitt was offered the role of ComicBook/{{Cable}} in ''Deadpool 2''. He would eventually go on to portray the Vanisher, an invisible character, who ends up being electrocuted by a telephone ''cable''.
** Wrestling/KevinNash was originally cast as ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} with Tyler Mane as his StuntDouble. When Nash dropped out, Mane got the part.
** Creator/JasonFlemyng was going to play ComicBook/{{Beast}} in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' when Creator/MatthewVaughn was directing. He would later play Azazel in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
** Creator/ShohrehAghdashloo was originally going to play Dr. Cecilia Reyes in ''The Last Stand'', a rival to Dr. Kavita Rao, but after Vaughn left the project, she was recast as Rao herself.
** Lucas Til was told that his audition for ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' served for both Havok and Beast.
** Edi Gathegi auditioned for Agent Zero in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' and Banshee in ''First Class'' before being cast as Darwin.
** Creator/BoydHolbrook screen-tested for the part of Charles Xavier in ''First Class''. He would eventually go on to to portray Donald Pierce in ''Film/{{Logan}}''.
** Creator/OliviaMunn was approached for the role of Vanessa Carlysle in ''Film/Deadpool2016'', but turned it down due to CreativeDifferences over the portrayal of the character. She would eventually go on to portray ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.
** Creator/ZazieBeetz auditioned for the role of [[ComicBook/{{Storm}} Ororo Munroe]] in ''Apocalypse''. She would eventually go on to play ComicBook/{{Domino}} in ''Film/Deadpool2''.
** Creator/BradPitt was offered the role of ComicBook/{{Cable}} in ''Deadpool 2''. He would eventually go on to portray the Vanisher, an invisible character, who ends up being electrocuted by a telephone ''cable''.
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** There was an attempt by Fox at multiple annual ''X-Men'' releases, but only 2016 saw more than one entry (''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''). ''Film/Deadpool2'', ''Film/TheNewMutants'', and ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' were all originally slated to be released in 2018, although the latter two ended up getting pushed back to the point where ''Dark Phoenix'' was the sole release of 2019, and ''The New Mutants'' was the sole -- and final -- release of 2020.
** Whereas earlier movies had a relatively manageable cast, the number of prominent characters balloon up to a lot later -- after the MCU did the same thing.
** It's probably not a coincidence that Fox decided to branch out into television formats after Marvel did the same thing, though ''Series/{{Legion|2017}}'' and ''Film/TheGifted'' ended up as loosely connected to the film series as the Creator/{{Netflix}} ''Defenders'' shows are to the MCU.
* LongRunners: The ''X-Men'' film series had been active since 2000 and totaled 13 films, making it the longest-running superhero movie franchise without huge {{Sequel Gap}}s. It finally ended in 2020 with the release of ''Film/TheNewMutants''; in 2018, the series was confirmed to be ending following the planned buyout of Fox by Disney, making room for the ContinuityReboot into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (''New Mutants'' and ''Dark Phoenix'' were already a good ways into production and couldn't be canceled, and so were released after the March 2019 buyout). Still, 20 years is a very long run; it's the longest running superhero series in a single continuity, having ten years (though fewer films) over the MCU.
** Whereas earlier movies had a relatively manageable cast, the number of prominent characters balloon up to a lot later -- after the MCU did the same thing.
** It's probably not a coincidence that Fox decided to branch out into television formats after Marvel did the same thing, though ''Series/{{Legion|2017}}'' and ''Film/TheGifted'' ended up as loosely connected to the film series as the Creator/{{Netflix}} ''Defenders'' shows are to the MCU.
* LongRunners: The ''X-Men'' film series had been active since 2000 and totaled 13 films, making it the longest-running superhero movie franchise without huge {{Sequel Gap}}s. It finally ended in 2020 with the release of ''Film/TheNewMutants''; in 2018, the series was confirmed to be ending following the planned buyout of Fox by Disney, making room for the ContinuityReboot into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (''New Mutants'' and ''Dark Phoenix'' were already a good ways into production and couldn't be canceled, and so were released after the March 2019 buyout). Still, 20 years is a very long run; it's the longest running superhero series in a single continuity, having ten years (though fewer films) over the MCU.
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** There was an attempt by Fox at multiple annual ''X-Men'' releases, but only 2016 saw more than one entry (''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''). ''Film/Deadpool2'', ''Film/TheNewMutants'', and ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' were all originally slated to be released in 2018, although the latter two ended up getting pushed back due to the Creator/{{Disney}} buyout, to the point where ''Dark Phoenix'' was the sole release of 2019, and ''The New Mutants'' was the sole -- and final -- release of 2020.
** Whereas earlier movies had a relatively manageable cast, the number of prominent characters balloon up to a lot later -- after the MCU did the same thing.
** It's probably not a coincidence that Fox decided to branch out into television formats after Marvel did the same thing, though ''Series/{{Legion|2017}}'' and ''Film/TheGifted'' ended up as loosely connected to the film series as the Creator/{{Netflix}} ''Defenders'' shows are were to the MCU.
* LongRunners: The ''X-Men'' film series had been active since 2000 and totaled 13 films, making it the longest-running superhero movie franchise without huge {{Sequel Gap}}s. It finally ended in 2020 with the release of ''Film/TheNewMutants''; in 2018, the series was confirmed to be ending following the planned buyout of Fox by Disney, making room for the ContinuityReboot into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (''New Mutants'' and ''Dark Phoenix'' were already a good ways into production and couldn't be canceled, and so were released after the March 2019 buyout). Still, 20 years is a very long run; it's the longest running superhero series in a single continuity, havingten eight years (though fewer films) over the MCU.
* LongRunners: The ''X-Men'' film series had been active since 2000 and totaled 13 films, making it the longest-running superhero movie franchise without huge {{Sequel Gap}}s. It finally ended in 2020 with the release of ''Film/TheNewMutants''; in 2018, the series was confirmed to be ending following the planned buyout of Fox by Disney, making room for the ContinuityReboot into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (''New Mutants'' and ''Dark Phoenix'' were already a good ways into production and couldn't be canceled, and so were released after the March 2019 buyout). Still, 20 years is a very long run; it's the longest running superhero series in a single continuity, having
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* DisownedAdaptation: While Creator/ChrisClaremont is critical of ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' as an adaptation of ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'', Creator/RobLiefeld and Creator/JimLee didn't like how ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' handled Deadpool and Gambit (created by the respective men), and Bob [=McLoed=] hated ''Film/TheNewMutants'' for various adaptation reasons (incldung Sunspot's RaceLift) with the final insult to him being misspelling his name as "Macleod" in the credits. Creator/JohnByrne took this attitude to the whole series, saying he hated what it did, and upon talking possibly cameoing in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he compared doing so to the famous prom scene in ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.
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* DisownedAdaptation: While Creator/ChrisClaremont is critical of ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' as an adaptation of ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'', Creator/RobLiefeld and Creator/JimLee didn't like how ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' handled Deadpool and Gambit (created by the respective men), and Bob [=McLoed=] [=McLeod=] hated ''Film/TheNewMutants'' for various adaptation reasons (incldung (including Sunspot's RaceLift) with the final insult to him being misspelling his name as "Macleod" in the credits. credits, Creator/JohnByrne took this attitude to the whole series, saying he hated what it did, and upon talking possibly cameoing doing a cameo in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he compared doing so to the famous prom scene in ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.
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* DisownedAdaptation: While Creator/ChrisClaremont is critical of ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' as an adaptation of ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'', Creator/RobLiefeld and Creator/JimLee didn't like how ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' handled Deadpool and Gambit (created by the respective men), and Bob [=McLoed=] hated ''Film/TheNewMutants'' for various adaptation reasons (incldung Sunspot's RaceLift) with the final insult to him being misspelling his name as "Macleod" in the credits, Creator/JohnByrne took this attitude to the whole series, saying he hated what it did and upon talking possibly cameoing in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he compared doing so to the famous prom scene in ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.
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* DisownedAdaptation: While Creator/ChrisClaremont is critical of ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' as an adaptation of ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'', Creator/RobLiefeld and Creator/JimLee didn't like how ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' handled Deadpool and Gambit (created by the respective men), and Bob [=McLoed=] hated ''Film/TheNewMutants'' for various adaptation reasons (incldung Sunspot's RaceLift) with the final insult to him being misspelling his name as "Macleod" in the credits, credits. Creator/JohnByrne took this attitude to the whole series, saying he hated what it did did, and upon talking possibly cameoing in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he compared doing so to the famous prom scene in ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.
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* DisownedAdaptation: While ChrisClaremont was critical of ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' as an adaptation of ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'' and Bob [=McLoed=] hated ''Film/TheNewMutants'' for various adaptation reasons (incldung Sunspot's RaceLift) with the final insult to him being misspelling his name as "Macleod" in the credits, Creator/JohnByrne took this attitude to the whole series, saying he hated what it did and upon talking possibly cameoing in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he compared doing so to the famous prom scene of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.
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* DisownedAdaptation: While ChrisClaremont was Creator/ChrisClaremont is critical of ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' as an adaptation of ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'' ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'', Creator/RobLiefeld and Creator/JimLee didn't like how ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' handled Deadpool and Gambit (created by the respective men), and Bob [=McLoed=] hated ''Film/TheNewMutants'' for various adaptation reasons (incldung Sunspot's RaceLift) with the final insult to him being misspelling his name as "Macleod" in the credits, Creator/JohnByrne took this attitude to the whole series, saying he hated what it did and upon talking possibly cameoing in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he compared doing so to the famous prom scene of in ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.
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* LongRunners: The ''X-Men'' film series had been active since 2000 and totaled 13 films, making it the longest-running superhero movie franchise without huge {{Sequel Gap}}s. It is set to finally end in 2020 with the release of ''Film/TheNewMutants''; in 2018, the series was confirmed to be ending following the planned buyout of Fox by Disney, making room for the ContinuityReboot into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (''New Mutants'' and ''Dark Phoenix'' were already a good ways into production and couldn't be canceled, and so were released after the March 2019 buyout). Still, 20 years is a very long run; it's the longest running superhero series in a single continuity, having ten years (though fewer films) over the MCU.
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* LongRunners: The ''X-Men'' film series had been active since 2000 and totaled 13 films, making it the longest-running superhero movie franchise without huge {{Sequel Gap}}s. It is set to finally end ended in 2020 with the release of ''Film/TheNewMutants''; in 2018, the series was confirmed to be ending following the planned buyout of Fox by Disney, making room for the ContinuityReboot into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (''New Mutants'' and ''Dark Phoenix'' were already a good ways into production and couldn't be canceled, and so were released after the March 2019 buyout). Still, 20 years is a very long run; it's the longest running superhero series in a single continuity, having ten years (though fewer films) over the MCU.
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* ExiledFromContinuity: Thanks to a bizarre rights snafu, when they were separate studios, both Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Studios]] had the film rights to ComicBook/ScarletWitch and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}, but with a caveat. The ''X-Men'' movies could not reference their involvement with Comicbook/TheAvengers or their love interests like ComicBook/TheVision and [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Crystal]], while the Marvel movies couldn't reference Magneto, the X-Men, the Brotherhood, or refer to the twins as mutants. While Fox took advantage of this to use Quicksilver in ''Days of Future Past'', ''Apocalypse'', and ''Dark Phoenix'', they never ended up using the Scarlet Witch save for briefly mentioning that Peter has a sister in ''DOFP''. With Disney's acquisition of Fox, all aspects of the characters can be used unrestricted, which in turn led to this series being ended outright in favor of a MCU ContinuityReboot.
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* ExiledFromContinuity: Thanks to a bizarre rights snafu, when they were separate studios, both Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Studios]] had the film rights to ComicBook/ScarletWitch and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}, but with a caveat. The ''X-Men'' movies could not reference their involvement with Comicbook/TheAvengers or their love interests like ComicBook/TheVision and [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Crystal]], while the Marvel movies couldn't reference Magneto, the X-Men, the Brotherhood, or refer to the twins as mutants. While Fox took advantage of this to use Quicksilver in ''Days of Future Past'', ''Apocalypse'', and ''Dark Phoenix'', they never ended up using the Scarlet Witch save for briefly mentioning that Peter has a sister in ''DOFP''. Marvel Studios, meanwhile, used both of the twins, [[spoiler: although they killed off their Quicksilver pretty soon after his introduction]], and the Scarlet Witch ended up becoming a major part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With Disney's acquisition of Fox, all aspects of the characters can be used unrestricted, which in turn led to this series being ended outright in favor of a MCU ContinuityReboot.
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* DisownedAdaptation: While ChrisClaremont was critical of ''Film/X2MenUnited'' as an adaptation of ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'' and Bob [=McLoed=] hated ''Film/TheNewMutants'' for various adaptation reasons (incldung Sunspot's RaceLift) with the final insult to him being misspelling his name as "Macleod" in the credits, Creator/JohnBryne took this attitude to the whole series, saying he hated what it did and upon talking possibly cameoing in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he compared doing so to the famous prom scene of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.
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* DisownedAdaptation: While ChrisClaremont was critical of ''Film/X2MenUnited'' ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' as an adaptation of ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'' and Bob [=McLoed=] hated ''Film/TheNewMutants'' for various adaptation reasons (incldung Sunspot's RaceLift) with the final insult to him being misspelling his name as "Macleod" in the credits, Creator/JohnBryne Creator/JohnByrne took this attitude to the whole series, saying he hated what it did and upon talking possibly cameoing in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he compared doing so to the famous prom scene of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.
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* DisownedAdaptation: While ChrisClaremont was critical of ''Film/X2MenUnited'' as an adaptation of ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'' and Bob [=McLoed=] hated ''Film/TheNewMutants'' for various adaptation reasons (incldung Sunspot's RaceLift) with the final insult to him being misspelling his name as "Macleod" in the credits, Creator/JohnBryne took this attitude to the whole series, saying he hated what it did and upon talking possibly cameoing in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he compared doing so to the famous prom scene of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.
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* ExiledFromContinuity: Thanks to a bizarre rights snafu, when they were separate studios, both Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Studios]] had the film rights to ComicBook/ScarletWitch and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}, but with a caveat. The ''X-Men'' movies could not reference their involvement with Comicbook/TheAvengers or their love interests like ComicBook/TheVision and [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Crystal]], while the Marvel movies couldn't reference Magneto, the X-Men, the Brotherhood, or refer to the twins as mutants. With Disney's acquisition of Fox, all aspects of the characters can be used unrestricted, which in turn led to this series being ended outright in favor of a MCU ContinuityReboot.
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* ExiledFromContinuity: Thanks to a bizarre rights snafu, when they were separate studios, both Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Studios]] had the film rights to ComicBook/ScarletWitch and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}, but with a caveat. The ''X-Men'' movies could not reference their involvement with Comicbook/TheAvengers or their love interests like ComicBook/TheVision and [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Crystal]], while the Marvel movies couldn't reference Magneto, the X-Men, the Brotherhood, or refer to the twins as mutants. While Fox took advantage of this to use Quicksilver in ''Days of Future Past'', ''Apocalypse'', and ''Dark Phoenix'', they never ended up using the Scarlet Witch save for briefly mentioning that Peter has a sister in ''DOFP''. With Disney's acquisition of Fox, all aspects of the characters can be used unrestricted, which in turn led to this series being ended outright in favor of a MCU ContinuityReboot.
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** In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again," two kids stage a play, with one portraying Professor X (complete with bald cap, wheelchair and suit) and the other is dressed in a makeshift Magneto costume; they speak their lines with faux British accents.
--->'''Kid playing Professor X''': Erik, we must work with the humans!\\
'''Kid playing Magneto''': You're so naïve, Charles! We must rule them as conquerors!
*** John Ottman's X-Men theme can be heard during the couch gag of the episode "Caper Chase." Although the other Simpsons members are wearing the comic book outfits, the nude and scaly Marge is based on Mystique from the X-Men movies.
** The film versions of Professor X, Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Nightcrawler and Iceman appear in the second-half of this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dach1nPbsY8 HISHE parody]] for ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''.
** There are a lot of similarities between Will Graham from ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' and the younger Professor X in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. Will's "pure empathy" is not unlike Charles' mind-reading power (and since Will's brain contains an abnormally high number of mirror neurons, this would make him a genetic mutant), their BlessedWithSuck "gift" can cause them a tremendous amount of agony, and they're both tormented by a love-hate, emotionally intimate, homoerotic friendship with a violent man of equal intelligence who has physically harmed them (Lecter for Graham, Magneto for Xavier). Both characters are dedicated to saving the lives of others, but occasionally their actions are morally questionable. In terms of their altruism, Will takes care of numerous stray dogs, while Professor X provides shelter and education to runaway mutants. As a bonus, Hugh Dancy looks somewhat like Creator/JamesMcAvoy (both actors are brown-and-wavy-haired, blue-eyed and possess PrettyBoy-like features), so after ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'''s debut, Dancy became a very popular fan casting choice for Brian Xavier should the film series ever decide to show Charles' father in a flashback.
** Visually, ''Series/Supergirl2015'''s incarnation of Indigo takes inspiration from Mystique's appearance in the movie franchise.
** ''Series/MacGyver2016'': In the episode "Bear Trap + Mob Boss", Jack Dalton tells [=MacGyver=], "You're practically Professor X as it is." Creator/LucasTill, who stars as the titular character, had portrayed Havok in the ''X-Men'' films; like [=MacGyver=], Xavier uses his smarts to solve problems, plus he was a PrettyBoy when he was younger.
** In ''Film/TheInternship'', the interns try to sidetrack Billy and Nick by having them look for Professor Charles Xavier.
** Sonic's slow-motion sequence in the bar is accompanied by pop music, homaging [[ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} Peter Maximoff]] .
** In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again," two kids stage a play, with one portraying Professor X (complete with bald cap, wheelchair and suit) and the other is dressed in a makeshift Magneto costume; they speak their lines with faux British accents.
--->'''Kid playing Professor X''': Erik, we must work with the humans!\\
'''Kid playing Magneto''': You're so naïve, Charles! We must rule them as conquerors!
*** John Ottman's X-Men theme can be heard during the couch gag of the episode "Caper Chase." Although the other Simpsons members are wearing the comic book outfits, the nude and scaly Marge is based on Mystique from the X-Men movies.
** The film versions of Professor X, Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Nightcrawler and Iceman appear in the second-half of this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dach1nPbsY8 HISHE parody]] for ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''.
** There are a lot of similarities between Will Graham from ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' and the younger Professor X in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. Will's "pure empathy" is not unlike Charles' mind-reading power (and since Will's brain contains an abnormally high number of mirror neurons, this would make him a genetic mutant), their BlessedWithSuck "gift" can cause them a tremendous amount of agony, and they're both tormented by a love-hate, emotionally intimate, homoerotic friendship with a violent man of equal intelligence who has physically harmed them (Lecter for Graham, Magneto for Xavier). Both characters are dedicated to saving the lives of others, but occasionally their actions are morally questionable. In terms of their altruism, Will takes care of numerous stray dogs, while Professor X provides shelter and education to runaway mutants. As a bonus, Hugh Dancy looks somewhat like Creator/JamesMcAvoy (both actors are brown-and-wavy-haired, blue-eyed and possess PrettyBoy-like features), so after ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'''s debut, Dancy became a very popular fan casting choice for Brian Xavier should the film series ever decide to show Charles' father in a flashback.
** Visually, ''Series/Supergirl2015'''s incarnation of Indigo takes inspiration from Mystique's appearance in the movie franchise.
** ''Series/MacGyver2016'': In the episode "Bear Trap + Mob Boss", Jack Dalton tells [=MacGyver=], "You're practically Professor X as it is." Creator/LucasTill, who stars as the titular character, had portrayed Havok in the ''X-Men'' films; like [=MacGyver=], Xavier uses his smarts to solve problems, plus he was a PrettyBoy when he was younger.
** In ''Film/TheInternship'', the interns try to sidetrack Billy and Nick by having them look for Professor Charles Xavier.
** Sonic's slow-motion sequence in the bar is accompanied by pop music, homaging [[ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} Peter Maximoff]] .
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* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/BryanSinger has admitted at both the SDCC panel and the "X-Men Unguarded" group discussion on ''The Rogue Cut'' Blu-Ray/DVD that Professor X is his favourite X-Men character (he even got a Cerebro helmet tattoo with Creator/PatrickStewart providing him moral support after this movie broke the $700 million mark), and this is why Singer gave the spotlight to the younger Charles in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''.
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* CreatorsFavorite: CreatorsFavorite:
** Creator/BryanSinger has admitted at both the SDCC panel and the "X-Men Unguarded" group discussion on ''The Rogue Cut'' Blu-Ray/DVD that Professor X is his favourite X-Men character (he even got a Cerebro helmet tattoo with Creator/PatrickStewart providing him moral support after this movie broke the $700 million mark), and this is why Singer gave the spotlight to the younger Charles in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''.
** Creator/BryanSinger has admitted at both the SDCC panel and the "X-Men Unguarded" group discussion on ''The Rogue Cut'' Blu-Ray/DVD that Professor X is his favourite X-Men character (he even got a Cerebro helmet tattoo with Creator/PatrickStewart providing him moral support after this movie broke the $700 million mark), and this is why Singer gave the spotlight to the younger Charles in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''.
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* FanNickname: For the franchise as a whole, this set of movies have been referred to as "[=FoX=]-Men" era by comics fans years before Disney's acquisition of Fox was announced to point out the differences between the movie adaptations and the source material. After the acquisition, the "[=FoX=]-Men" label is basically only used to differentiate the pre-Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse projects from the Creator/MarvelStudios projects.
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** There was an attempt by Fox at multiple annual ''X-Men'' releases, but only 2016 saw more than one entry (''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''). ''Film/Deadpool2'', ''Film/TheNewMutants'', and ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' were all originally slated to be released in 2018, although the latter two ended up getting pushed back.
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** There was an attempt by Fox at multiple annual ''X-Men'' releases, but only 2016 saw more than one entry (''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''). ''Film/Deadpool2'', ''Film/TheNewMutants'', and ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' were all originally slated to be released in 2018, although the latter two ended up getting pushed back.back to the point where ''Dark Phoenix'' was the sole release of 2019, and ''The New Mutants'' was the sole -- and final -- release of 2020.
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** Creator/JasonFlemyng was going to play ComicBook/{{Beast}} in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' when Creator/MatthewVaughn was directing. He would later play Azazel in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
** Creator/BoydHolbrook auditioned for the younger [[ComicBook/{{Magneto}} Erik Lehnsherr]] before Creator/MichaelFassbender was cast. He would later go on to portray Donald Pierce in ''Film/{{Logan}}''.
** Edi Gathegi auditioned for Agent Zero in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. He later played Darwin in ''First Class'', having previously auditioned for Banshee.
** Creator/JasonFlemyng was going to play ComicBook/{{Beast}} in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' when Creator/MatthewVaughn was directing. He would later play Azazel in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
** Creator/BoydHolbrook auditioned for the younger [[ComicBook/{{Magneto}} Erik Lehnsherr]] before Creator/MichaelFassbender was cast. He would later go on to portray Donald Pierce in ''Film/{{Logan}}''.
** Edi Gathegi auditioned for Agent Zero in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. He later played Darwin in ''First Class'', having previously auditioned for Banshee.
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** Creator/JasonFlemyng was going to play ComicBook/{{Beast}} in''The Last Stand'' ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' when Creator/MatthewVaughn was directing. He would later play Azazel in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
** Creator/BoydHolbrook auditioned for the younger [[ComicBook/{{Magneto}} Erik Lehnsherr]] before Creator/MichaelFassbender was cast. He would later go on to portray Donald Pierce in ''Film/{{Logan}}''.
** Edi Gathegi auditioned for Agent Zero in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. He later played Darwin in ''FirstClass''.Class'', having previously auditioned for Banshee.
** Creator/JasonFlemyng was going to play ComicBook/{{Beast}} in
** Creator/BoydHolbrook auditioned for the younger [[ComicBook/{{Magneto}} Erik Lehnsherr]] before Creator/MichaelFassbender was cast. He would later go on to portray Donald Pierce in ''Film/{{Logan}}''.
** Edi Gathegi auditioned for Agent Zero in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. He later played Darwin in ''First
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* ExiledFromContinuity: Thanks to a bizarre rights snafu, when they were separate studios, both Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Studios]] had the film rights to ComicBook/ScarletWitch and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}, but with a caveat. The ''X-Men'' movies could not reference their involvement with Comicbook/TheAvengers or their love interests like ComicBook/TheVision and [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Crystal]], while the Marvel movies couldn't reference Magneto, the X-Men, the Brotherhood, or refer to the twins as mutants. With Disney's acquisition of Fox, all aspects of the characters can be used unrestricted, though it's unknown how this will be handled.
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* ExiledFromContinuity: Thanks to a bizarre rights snafu, when they were separate studios, both Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Studios]] had the film rights to ComicBook/ScarletWitch and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}, but with a caveat. The ''X-Men'' movies could not reference their involvement with Comicbook/TheAvengers or their love interests like ComicBook/TheVision and [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Crystal]], while the Marvel movies couldn't reference Magneto, the X-Men, the Brotherhood, or refer to the twins as mutants. With Disney's acquisition of Fox, all aspects of the characters can be used unrestricted, though it's unknown how which in turn led to this will be handled.series being ended outright in favor of a MCU ContinuityReboot.
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* DevelopmentHell: The ''Comicbook/{{Gambit}}'' film has lingered in development hell for quite some time.
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* DevelopmentHell: The ''Comicbook/{{Gambit}}'' film has lingered in development hell for quite some time.time before ultimately being cancelled when the entire series was ended after Disney's acquisition of Fox, and the subsequent Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse reboot that will follow.
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** There was an attempt by Fox at multiple annual ''X-Men'' releases, but only 2016 saw more than one entry (''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse'').
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** There was an attempt by Fox at multiple annual ''X-Men'' releases, but only 2016 saw more than one entry (''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''). ''Film/Deadpool2'', ''Film/TheNewMutants'', and ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' were all originally slated to be released in 2018, although the latter two ended up getting pushed back.
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* FollowTheLeader:
** After the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse proved to be a highly successful franchise through annual releases, Fox started putting out movies at an annual rate as well. Before, one would have to wait three years to get one ''X-Men'' movie, but now there are two years with two releases (2016: ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''; 2019: ''Film/TheNewMutants'' and ''Film/XMenDarkPhoenix''[[note]]both were planned for 2018 along with ''Film/Deadpool2'', but ExecutiveMeddling on the former and the extended post-production on the latter delayed them[[/note]]. It's likely they want to create their own [[SharedUniverse Cinematic Universe]] out of ''X-Men'', just like Marvel's own - and with Disney's purchase of Fox, there has been speculation that the two would make up a ''single'' universe.
** This may also be a reason for the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters that are prominent in later films. Whereas earlier movies had a relatively manageable cast, the number of prominent characters balloon up to a lot later -- after the MCU did the same thing.
** Also, it's probably not a coincidence that Fox decided to branch out into television formats after Marvel did the same thing.
** After the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse proved to be a highly successful franchise through annual releases, Fox started putting out movies at an annual rate as well. Before, one would have to wait three years to get one ''X-Men'' movie, but now there are two years with two releases (2016: ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''; 2019: ''Film/TheNewMutants'' and ''Film/XMenDarkPhoenix''[[note]]both were planned for 2018 along with ''Film/Deadpool2'', but ExecutiveMeddling on the former and the extended post-production on the latter delayed them[[/note]]. It's likely they want to create their own [[SharedUniverse Cinematic Universe]] out of ''X-Men'', just like Marvel's own - and with Disney's purchase of Fox, there has been speculation that the two would make up a ''single'' universe.
** This may also be a reason for the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters that are prominent in later films. Whereas earlier movies had a relatively manageable cast, the number of prominent characters balloon up to a lot later -- after the MCU did the same thing.
** Also, it's probably not a coincidence that Fox decided to branch out into television formats after Marvel did the same thing.
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** AfterFollowTheLeader: The mid-2010s expansion of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse proved to be a highly successful franchise through annual releases, Fox started putting out movies at certainly had an annual rate as well. Before, one would have to wait three years to get one influence on where the ''X-Men'' movie, but now there are two years with two releases (2016: ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''; 2019: ''Film/TheNewMutants'' and ''Film/XMenDarkPhoenix''[[note]]both movies were planned for 2018 along with ''Film/Deadpool2'', headed.
** There was an attempt by Fox at multiple annual ''X-Men'' releases, butExecutiveMeddling on the former only 2016 saw more than one entry (''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' and the extended post-production on the latter delayed them[[/note]]. It's likely they want to create their own [[SharedUniverse Cinematic Universe]] out of ''X-Men'', just like Marvel's own - and with Disney's purchase of Fox, there has been speculation that the two would make up a ''single'' universe.''Film/XMenApocalypse'').
**This may also be a reason for the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters that are prominent in later films. Whereas earlier movies had a relatively manageable cast, the number of prominent characters balloon up to a lot later -- after the MCU did the same thing.
**Also, it's It's probably not a coincidence that Fox decided to branch out into television formats after Marvel did the same thing.thing, though ''Series/{{Legion|2017}}'' and ''Film/TheGifted'' ended up as loosely connected to the film series as the Creator/{{Netflix}} ''Defenders'' shows are to the MCU.
** After
** There was an attempt by Fox at multiple annual ''X-Men'' releases, but
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* LongRunners: The ''X-Men'' film series had been active since 2000, making it the longest-running superhero movie franchise without huge {{Sequel Gap}}s. This finally ended in 2019, wherein the series was confirmed to be ending following the buyout of Fox by Disney, making room for the ContinuityReboot into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Still, 19 years is a very long run, and it's as of 2019, the longest running superhero series in a single continuity, having ten years (though fewer films) over the MCU.
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* LongRunners: The ''X-Men'' film series had been active since 2000, 2000 and totaled 13 films, making it the longest-running superhero movie franchise without huge {{Sequel Gap}}s. This It is set to finally ended end in 2019, wherein 2020 with the release of ''Film/TheNewMutants''; in 2018, the series was confirmed to be ending following the planned buyout of Fox by Disney, making room for the ContinuityReboot into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (''New Mutants'' and ''Dark Phoenix'' were already a good ways into production and couldn't be canceled, and so were released after the March 2019 buyout). Still, 19 20 years is a very long run, and run; it's as of 2019, the longest running superhero series in a single continuity, having ten years (though fewer films) over the MCU.
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* LongRunners: The ''X-Men'' film series had been active since 2000, making it the longest-running superhero movie franchise without huge {{Sequel Gap}}s. This finally ended in 2019, wherein the series was confirmed to be ending following the buyout of Fox by Disney, making room for the ContinuityReboot into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Still, 19 years is a very long run.run, and it's as of 2019, the longest running superhero series in a single continuity, having ten years (though fewer films) over the MCU.
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* AlternateDVDCommentary: Podcast/RiffTrax did them for the original trilogy (''X-Men'', ''X2'' and ''The Last Stand'').
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* LongRunners: The ''X-Men'' film series has been active since 2000, making it the longest-running superhero movie franchise without huge {{Sequel Gap}}s. Its status as of Creator/{{Disney}}'s acquisition of Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox is unclear, though it's believed the universe will be rebooted to fit the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in 2020 or after. Still, it would be a long run nonetheless.
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* ExiledFromContinuity: Thanks to a bizarre rights snafu, when they were separate studios, both [[Creator/TwentiethCentury Fox]] and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Studios]] had the film rights to ComicBook/ScarletWitch and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}, but with a caveat. The ''X-Men'' movies could not reference their involvement with Comicbook/TheAvengers or their love interests like ComicBook/TheVision and [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Crystal]], while the Marvel movies couldn't reference Magneto, the X-Men, the Brotherhood, or refer to the twins as mutants. With Disney's acquisition of Fox, all aspects of the characters can be used unrestricted, though it's unknown how this will be handled.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** ''X-Men'' series producer Kevin Feige expressed a desire to see Hugh Jackman cameo as Wolverine in Sam Raimi's ''Film/SpiderMan'' (which Feige was also producing), which would have created a shared Marvel film universe six years prior to the MCU. Jackman admitted that it didn't happen because [[https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/108749-hugh-jackman-reveals-wolverine-almost-had-a-cameo-in-spider-man the filmmakers couldn't locate his costume in time.]]
** Fox's [[Film/FantasticFour2015 2015 reboot]] of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was originally going to be a part of this series' universe. The higher-ups at Marvel vetoed the idea, however, and considering the critical and box office thrashing the movie received, this is probably for the best.
** ''Dark Phoenix'' was originally going to be the start of another trilogy, much like how ''First Class'', ''Days of Future Past'', and ''Apocalypse'' all featured prominent time periods[[note]]the 60s for ''First Class'', the 70s for the past segments of ''Future Past'', and the 80s for ''Apocalypse''[[/note]], with ''Dark Phoenix'' covering the 90s, and (presumably) its two sequels would've covered the 2000s and 2010s. However, even if ''Dark Phoenix'' does well, it's possible that said trilogy won't happen, due to Disney buying Fox and the [=MCU=] higher-ups have made comments suggesting a complete reboot is planned.
** ''X-Men'' series producer Kevin Feige expressed a desire to see Hugh Jackman cameo as Wolverine in Sam Raimi's ''Film/SpiderMan'' (which Feige was also producing), which would have created a shared Marvel film universe six years prior to the MCU. Jackman admitted that it didn't happen because [[https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/108749-hugh-jackman-reveals-wolverine-almost-had-a-cameo-in-spider-man the filmmakers couldn't locate his costume in time.]]
** Fox's [[Film/FantasticFour2015 2015 reboot]] of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was originally going to be a part of this series' universe. The higher-ups at Marvel vetoed the idea, however, and considering the critical and box office thrashing the movie received, this is probably for the best.
** ''Dark Phoenix'' was originally going to be the start of another trilogy, much like how ''First Class'', ''Days of Future Past'', and ''Apocalypse'' all featured prominent time periods[[note]]the 60s for ''First Class'', the 70s for the past segments of ''Future Past'', and the 80s for ''Apocalypse''[[/note]], with ''Dark Phoenix'' covering the 90s, and (presumably) its two sequels would've covered the 2000s and 2010s. However, even if ''Dark Phoenix'' does well, it's possible that said trilogy won't happen, due to Disney buying Fox and the [=MCU=] higher-ups have made comments suggesting a complete reboot is planned.
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** ''X-Men'' series producer Kevin Feige expressed a desire to see Hugh Jackman cameo as Wolverine in Sam Raimi's ''Film/SpiderMan'' (which Feige was also producing), which would have created a shared Marvel film universe six years prior to the MCU. Jackman admitted that it didn't happen because [[https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/108749-hugh-jackman-reveals-wolverine-almost-had-a-cameo-in-spider-man the filmmakers couldn't locate his costume in time.]]
** Fox's [[Film/FantasticFour2015 2015 reboot]] of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was originally going to be a part of this series' universe. The higher-ups at Marvel vetoed the idea, however, and considering the critical and box office thrashing the movie received, this is probably for the best.
** ''Dark Phoenix'' was originally going to be the start of another trilogy, much like how ''First Class'', ''Days of Future Past'', and ''Apocalypse'' all featured prominent time periods[[note]]the 60s for ''First Class'', the 70s for the past segments of ''Future Past'', and the 80s for ''Apocalypse''[[/note]], with ''Dark Phoenix'' covering the 90s, and (presumably) its two sequels would've covered the 2000s and 2010s. However, even if ''Dark Phoenix'' does well, it's possible that said trilogy won't happen, due to Disney buying Fox and the [=MCU=] higher-ups have made comments suggesting a complete reboot is planned.WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/XMenFilmSeries See here]]
** ''X-Men'' series producer Kevin Feige expressed a desire to see Hugh Jackman cameo as Wolverine in Sam Raimi's ''Film/SpiderMan'' (which Feige was also producing), which would have created a shared Marvel film universe six years prior to the MCU. Jackman admitted that it didn't happen because [[https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/108749-hugh-jackman-reveals-wolverine-almost-had-a-cameo-in-spider-man the filmmakers couldn't locate his costume in time.]]
** Fox's [[Film/FantasticFour2015 2015 reboot]] of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was originally going to be a part of this series' universe. The higher-ups at Marvel vetoed the idea, however, and considering the critical and box office thrashing the movie received, this is probably for the best.
** ''Dark Phoenix'' was originally going to be the start of another trilogy, much like how ''First Class'', ''Days of Future Past'', and ''Apocalypse'' all featured prominent time periods[[note]]the 60s for ''First Class'', the 70s for the past segments of ''Future Past'', and the 80s for ''Apocalypse''[[/note]], with ''Dark Phoenix'' covering the 90s, and (presumably) its two sequels would've covered the 2000s and 2010s. However, even if ''Dark Phoenix'' does well, it's possible that said trilogy won't happen, due to Disney buying Fox and the [=MCU=] higher-ups have made comments suggesting a complete reboot is planned.
