Summary

In the team ’s bouncy - natural action chronicle , eight dissimilar version of theX - Menteam have been featured , some of which have been immensely powerful compared to others . While Marvel Studios is expected to completely vamp the tenner - Men in theMCU , there have already been many personification of the mutant superhero squad in alive - action.20th Century Fox ’s two - decade - longX - Menfranchise , now revealed to have been taking place on Earth-10005 , introduced eight different X - Men transmission line - ups , featuring the likes of Professor X , Magneto , Mystique , Wolverine and many more .

Fox’sX - Menfranchise comprised 13 feature film films released between 2000 and 2020 , most of which introduced unexampled heroes to the titular superhero team . Originally built of only five heroes in 2000’sX - Men , the squad ’s line - up reached its peak in 2014’sX - humans : Days of Future Past , with six other variations in between . Not all of these line - ups were as efficient and potent as others , however , but Fox ’s mistakes present Marvel Studios with the chance to introduce the most redoubtable and faithful version of theX - military man squad in the MCU .

twentieth Century Fox X - Men Movie

X-Men: The Last Stand Cast

twelvemonth

Director

ecstasy - Men

Wolverine in Deadpool in Wolverine with the original X-Men team in Marvel Comics

2000

Bryan Singer

X2 : X - Men United

x-men’s cyclops with spider-man and captain marvel-1

2003

X - Men : The Last Stand

2006

Different versions of the X-Men team featuring Professor X, Mystique, Wolverine and Magneto

Custom Image by Kai Young

Brett Ratner

ten - Men Origins : Wolverine

2009

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The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.

Gavin Hood

X - man : First stratum

2011

X-Men

Matthew Vaughn

The Wolverine

2013

Marvel Cinematic Universe

James Mangold

X - Isle of Man : Days of Future Past

2014

Deadpool

2016

Tim Miller

ecstasy - Men : Revelation of Saint John the Divine

Logan

2017

Deadpool 2

2018

David Leitch

Dark Phoenix

2019

Simon Kinberg

The New Mutants

2020

Josh Boone

8Deadpool’s X-Men Duo Was All They Could Afford

Deadpool (2016) & Deadpool 2 (2018)

Fox’sDeadpoolfranchisewas always kept disjoined from the main continuity of theX - Menmovies , though it did take place in the same cosmos . This appropriate Ryan Reynolds ' Wade Wilson to make many jokes about the X - Men squad , and enabled a few extremity of the squad to appear inDeadpooland its 2018 sequel . However , as Deadpool repeatedly joked about , it seems the pocket-sized budget of theDeadpoolmovies only countenance two members of the ex - gentleman to consistently come out : Stefan Kapičić ’s Colossus and Brianna Hildebrand ’s Negasonic Teenage Warhead .

Wade Wilson opted to work up his own squad inDeadpool 2 in lieu of the X - Men , but X - Force ’s superhero calling was cut short due to gamey winds .

Shioli Kutsuna ’s Yukio get together them inDeadpool 2 , butthe fact that the X - Men only comprise two or three heroes in theDeadpoolfranchise makes this the weakest variation of the squad by nonremittal . This line - up lack the unbelievable powers of sport such as Professor X , Jean Grey and Storm , but still bring off to effectively institute down Ajax , Juggernaut and the evil Headmaster of Essex House . The largerX - Men squad does have a funny cameo inDeadpool 2 , but opt to avoid spend time with unexampled X - Men trainee Deadpool .

Deadpool ’s cristal - Men Member

Actor

Colossus

Stefan Kapičić

Negasonic Teenage Warhead

Brianna Hildebrand

Yukio

Shioli Kutsuna

Wade Wilson ’s Deadpool ( Trainee )

Ryan Reynolds

7X-Men: The Last Stand’s Team Lost Three Powerful Mutants

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

While a number of the untried mutants from previous cinema were promoted to official X - Men in 2006’sX - Men : The Last Stand , the fact that three of the most sinewy sport on Earth were transfer from the team made them significantly fallible . The original ten - Men team from 2000’sX - Menwas strengthened by the inclusion of Rogue , Iceman , Kitty Pryde and Colossus . Even so , losingJean Grey to the Dark Phoenix , and having Professor X and Cyclops be killed by Jean , entail thatThe Last Stand’sX - Men paled in comparison to other looping .

countenance ’s depend at some of the practiced and bad timbre of X - Men : The Last Stand to determine whether it really is as bad as people say it is .

This variant of the X - Men team also did n’t get enough of a chance to show off their individual abilities , asX - man : The Last Standonly visit them fare together for an action - packed but hard - to - follow final engagement . Rogue had her business leader removed by the " cure , " while Angel was scantily seen , despite his all important role inThe Last Stand’scure plot line . Wolverine , Storm and Beast were by all odds the stars of the show here , but they were n’t enough to makeX - Men : The Last Stand’sline - up of any great significance .

X - gentleman’s gentleman : The Last Stand ’s X - Men Member

James " Logan " Howlett ’s Wolverine

Hugh Jackman

Ororo Munroe ’s violent storm

Halle Berry

Hank McCoy ’s Beast

Kelsey Grammer

Marie ’s Rogue

Anna Paquin

Bobby Drake ’s Iceman

Shawn Ashmore

Kitty Pryde

Elliot Page

Peter Rasputin ’s Colossus

Daniel Cudmore

Warren Worthington III ’s saint

Ben Foster

Charles Xavier ’s Professor X ( Deceased )

Patrick Stewart

Scott Summers ' Cyclops ( Deceased )

James Marsden

6Dark Phoenix’s X-Men Team Was Strong, But Divided

Dark Phoenix (2019)

2019’sDark Phoenixis considered to be one of theweakest links in theX - Menfranchise , which has been assign to the unmanageable output taking place during the period of Disney acquiring Fox . Most of the principal cast ofFirst Class , Days of Future PastandApocalypsereturned forDark Phoenix , contributing to a pretty strong iteration of the X - Men team . However , the deficiency of care shown to the team , unneeded deaths and air division among the squad mean that this was one of the weaker line of reasoning - ups seen in the franchise .

The surprising end of Mystique at the hand of Jean Grey take her out of charge fair early , and Quicksilver ’s harm meant that he also could n’t contribute toDark Phoenix’sfinal battle . Mystique ’s death also divided the squad , as Beast approachedMichael Fassbender ’s Magnetoin Leslie Townes Hope of take down Jean Grey . This was yet another failed attempt at conform Marvel Comics ' epicDark Phoenix Saga , though Jean Grey did finally show off her powers by eliminating the D’Bari with the aid of the combined ten - Men squad , though this was too slight , too late .

Dark Phoenix ’s 10 - Men Member

Charles Xavier ’s Professor 10

James McAvoy

Raven Darkholme ’s Mystique

Jennifer Lawrence

Nicholas Hoult

Jean Grey ’s Phoenix

Sophie Turner

Scott Summers ' Cyclops

Tye Sheridan

Alexandra Shipp

Peter Maximoff ’s Quicksilver

Evan Peters

Kurt Wagner ’s Nightcrawler

Kodi Smit - McPhee

5Professor X & Magneto Teamed Up In X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class (2011)

After the destruction of the originalX - Mentrilogy and the unsatisfying public presentation of 2009’sX - Men Origins : Wolverine , which did n’t feature an X - Men team , Fox usedX - man : First Classas a prequel and soft - reboot , introduce the 10 - Men squad of the sixties . First Classrevealed thatthe very first X - Men squad had been built by the young Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr before they became enemies , and the team - up of these two muscular mutants made this team very stiff indeed . Alongside them were some less - powerful , but still telling , Cuban sandwich .

Rose Byrne ’s Moira MacTaggert also helped the original ten - Men squad inFirst Class , despite being a simple human .

X - man : First Class’team lack the vaporous power of heroes such as Jean Grey , Storm and Wolverine , but still introduced some exciting mutants . Beast ’s genius aided the team ’s technical innovations , Mystique ’s shape - changing powers came in handy , and the likes of Banshee and Havok proved themselves worthy in battle . Of of course , Professor X and Magnetowere the stand - outs , however , and it seemed as though they , alone , could have brought down Kevin Bacon ’s Sebastian Shaw and the Hellfire Club .

XTC - Men : First Class ' X - Men Member

Erik Lehnsherr ’s Magneto

Michael Fassbender

Alex Summers ' Havok

Lucas Till

Cassidy ’s Banshee

Caleb Landry Jones

Armando Muñoz ’s Darwin

Edi Gathegi

Angel Salvadore ( Briefly )

Zoë Kravitz

Moira MacTaggert ( Human )

Rose Byrne

4X-Men Introduced The First Live-Action Mutant Superhero Team

X-Men (2000)

Although depicting the smallest version of theX - Men squad in Fox ’s dealership , 2000’sX - Menintroduced one of the most powerful versions of the group , though these mutant had slight idea just how powerful they could be . direct by Professor X , Jean Grey , Storm , Cyclops and Wolverine banded together to stop over Magneto ’s attack on governing official gathering on Ellis Island , and save Rogue . X - Menincluded some incredibly cringe - worthy import for the nominal team , but they all had the chance to show off their noteworthy gifts .

I ’ve worked out which interpretation of Marvel ’s X - Men team should be introduced to the MCU - and it does n’t admit any version of Wolverine .

skunk bear proved pivotal in destroy Magneto ’s automobile , with Cyclops ' help , of trend . Jean Grey helped Wolverine complete this mission , too , and proved her strength when redirecting Cyclops ' laser ray . Storm perfectly destroyed the Statue of Liberty talent workshop with her weather - manipulating ability , and well took out Toad in one of theX - Menfranchise ’s most memorable and quotable moments . The closeness of this crease - up mean that everyone had their time to shine , which some of Fox ’s later movies lacked .

X - Men ’s X - Men Member

Jean Grey

Famke Janssen

3X2: X-Men United Added Nightcrawler To The Roster

X2: X-Men United (2003)

X2 : 10 - Men Unitedmarked the return of the original team from 2000’sX - valet , but include the gain ofAlan Cumming ’s Nightcrawler . This increased the team ’s power somewhat , though Nightcrawler had a relatively minor role in the 2003 subsequence . The biggest might upgrade for this X - Men squad was the brief inclusion body of Magneto and Mystique , who sided with the ex - Menon their delegacy to infiltrate the nucleotide at Alkali Lake and take down William Styker . This team was as successful as they were in 2000 , but demonstrated their abilities much more effectively .

Magneto has sided with the X - Men several times in Marvel Comics , mostly when it fit him , but has more recently been depicted as an avid hero and steadfast drawing card of the X - Men team , as he was inX - Men ' 97 .

The ex - military man were simply give more to do inX2 : X - Men United , which is widely considered to be a far stronger movie than its predecessor . Jean Grey and Storm form a close hamper with Nightcrawler , while Wolverine saves the children in Xavier ’s School for Gifted Youngsters during Stryker ’s invasion . Nightcrawler and Storm are polar in terminate Jason ’s bombardment on Professor X ’s creative thinker , while Wolverine takes on Lady Deathstrike in an heroic battle . The most atrophied member of this squad is Cyclops , as he only engages in conflict with his own squad after being idea - control .

X2 : ten - Men United ’s ten - Men Member

Alan Cumming

Erik Lehnsherr ’s Magneto ( Briefly )

Ian McKellen

Raven Darkholme ’s Mystique ( Briefly )

Rebecca Romijn

2X-Men: Apocalypse’s Team Took Down One Of Marvel’s Strongest Villains

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

While 2016’sX - gentleman’s gentleman : Apocalypseis consider to be one of the weaker task in Fox’sX - Menfranchise , the moving-picture show did introduce an incredibly powerful line - up of X - Men . This marked the debut for the jr. iterations of Jean Grey , Cyclops , Nightcrawler and Storm , who establish pivotal in bringing down Oscar Isaac ’s brawny but not - comic - accurateEn Sabah Nur , a.k.a . Apocalypse . While Professor X was contract out of delegacy for most of the movie , the returning Mystique , Quicksilver and Beast made this X - Men team very efficacious .

Magneto , after being heighten by En Sabah Nur , also sided with the ten - Men squad inX - Men : Apocalypse’sfinal instant . The team ’s net attack on the ancient villain was spectacular , with Magneto , Cyclops and Storm bombard Apocalypse with their several abilities , but it was Jean Grey who dealt the last clout . Unleashing her Phoenix powers , Jean Grey cemented herself as one of the most significant and material hoagy in the X - Men team , though this teased her evolution into a baddie in 2019’sDark Phoenix .

X - Men : Apocalypse ’s X - Men Member

1The Future’s X-Men Team In Days Of Future Past Was The Biggest Line-Up Yet

X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014)

X - military man : Days of Future Pastis usually look up to as the strongest installment in Fox’sX - Mentimeline , and it ’s no wonder , as the X - Men line - up in the movie is noteworthy and expansive . mean solar day of Future Past’sfuture - set shot take position in 2023 , and premise the the like of Bishop , Warpath , Blink and Sunspot as extremity of the go - Men alongside the mix force-out of Professor X , Magneto , Wolverine and many more.2023 ’s ten - Men team is , by far , the most powerful ever depicted in live - action , especially given Kitty Pryde ’s new time - travel abilities .

Some of 20th Century Fox’sX - Menfranchise movies did n’t include an 10 - Men team , includingX - Men Origins : Wolverine , The Wolverine , LoganandThe New Mutants , though these labor did boast other mutant teams , including Team X and the eponymous New Mutants .

In the retiring - set scenes accept home in 1973 , the hug drug - Men is disband , but somewhat reform thanks to Wolverine ’s persistence . The dear clawed mutant teamed up with Charles Xavier , Beast , Quicksilver and Magneto to track down Mystique and salvage the world , which ultimately grant the original X - Men team from 2000 to be re-introduce , beat members return safe and good . X - Men : day of Future Pastwas at the height of Fox’sX - Menfranchise , and the sheer strength and determination of itsX - Menteam body forth this completely .

X - man : Days of Future Past ’s X - Men Member

Patrick Stewart & James McAvoy

Ian McKellen & Michael Fassbender

Bishop

Omar Sy

Peter Maximoff ’s Quicksilver ( Briefly )

Blink

Fan Bingbing

Sunspot

Adan Canto

Warpath

Booboo Stewart

The X - Men franchise , created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , center on mutants with sinful abilities . Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier , they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity . The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a portmanteau word of action , drama , and complex character , spanning funnies , animated series , and megahit motion-picture show .

Upcoming MCU Movies