Contrary to reports,X-Men: Dark Phoenixis not going back in for an extensive round of reshoots, we at Collider can confirm. Earlier this year, theX-Mensequel was pulled off of its November 2018 release date and pushed to February 2019. After test screenings, it was determined the filmneeded some additional photography(as is routine when it comes to studio blockbusters), but owing to the busy schedules of the A-list cast, the production couldn’t assemble everyone in time to meet the November release date, so the date was pushed.
Now that the additional photography onDark Phoenixis poised to take place later this year, Montreal outletLaPressereported that the film would be undergoing “three months” of photography, which would suggest extensive changes to longtimeX-Menwriter/producerSimon Kinberg’s directorial debut.
Sources close to the production ofDark Phoenixtell Collider that this report is erroneous. The film is indeed going back for additional photography in Montreal, but it’s only scheduled to last two and a half weeks. That’s a pretty standard amount of time for a major blockbuster, and is on par with the time spent on additional photography for Marvel Studios movies likeThor: RagnarokandBlack Panther.
Our sources tell us that the additional photography will involve some additional action in the film’s third act, a couple of new scenes, and adding some shots for existing scenes. So no, contrary to rumors, this is not a major overhaul.
Kinberg wrote and directedDark Phoenix, which serves as a follow-up toX-Men: Apocalypsebut takes place a decade later in the 1990s. The story is under wraps aside from the obvious fact that it’s drawing from the iconicDark Phoenixcomics arc, which will findSophie Turner’s Jean Grey taking center stage andJessica Chastainplaying a new key role.
It’s unclear which actors, exactly, are involved in the additional photography, but both Chastain andJames McAvoyare currently in the midst of shootingIT Chapter Twoand Turner only recently wrapped the final season ofGame of Thrones, so those three actors playing major characters have been/are tied up for quite some time.
The necessary cast members will reassemble soon in Montreal for a couple weeks of additional photography, but no, they’re not reshooting the entire film.
X-Men: Dark Phoenixhits theaters on June 16, 2025.
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