User blog:ARTaylor/Dark Phoenix Released

Today is the release of Dark Phoenix. The film is the twelfth in the X-Men film franchise. With The Walt Disney Company's purchase of 20th Century Fox, it will likely be the final film featuring this version of the Children of the Atom. The film will be the second to adapt the famous 1980 Marvel Comics story following the infamous X-Men: The Last Stand.

The film credits John Byrne, Chris Claremont, and Dave Cockrum for writing the original story as well as Jack Kirby and Stan Lee for creating the characters. Claremont cameos as a guest at the White House. Lee is credited as one of the executive producers and the film is dedicated to his memory.