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a problem I have with this timeline

posted 5 years ago by ADBruno1985 (3304)
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X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, and now Dark Phoenix, why do they each need to be set in a different decade? Are we to believe they go that long without any big adventures? Because it's not dramatically necessary to have such big gaps. And while it makes sense for some of them, not for all of them to therefore remain so virtually ageless. It just feels almost obligatory at this point.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Because the producers want to showcase a different era for each movie.

And the slow aging in comparison to real life is a wink-wink to the fact that characters in the comics don't age visually over the years.

[–] TMC-4 (19408) 5 years ago

https://screenrant.com/x-men-movie-timeline-explained/

Original X-Men Timeline

1845: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (first section)
1962: X-Men: First Class
1979: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (second section)
2003: X-Men
2003: X2: X-Men United
2006: X-Men: The Last Stand
2013: The Wolverine
2023: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Relaunched X-Men Timeline

1845: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (first section)
1962: X-Men: First Class
1973: X-Men: Days of Future Past
1983: X-Men: Apocalypse
1990s: X-Men: Dark Phoenix
2029: Logan (possible alternate future)

Deadpool's Unclear Timeline

2016: Deadpool
2018: Deadpool 2

[–] BrunoAntony (1198) 5 years ago

It lets them change the cast members, explore different issues relevant to the decade and gives McAvoy / Fassbender a chance to play maturing versions of their characters.

I thought it was a good idea that wasn’t executed particularly well.

[–] Mikester (121) 5 years ago

Cool