Mutant misery: How the X-Men franchise lost its superpowers

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It redefined the superhero film with its emotional themes and thoughtful casting, but 20 years since its big screen debut, the X-Men saga has gone from sublime to stinking. Ed Power speaks to its fans and creators about its rise and fall

They did so in the face of considerable internal resistance at Marvel. The concept of a society of freaks and outcasts saving the world struck some at Marvel as going too far – even from the writer who had given the world Ant-Man and Dr Strange.

 

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published by Marvel Comics. 20th Century Fox obtained the film rights to the characters in 1994, and after numerous drafts, Bryan Singer was hired to direct the first film, released in 2000, and its sequel, X2 (2003), while Brett Ratner directed X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).

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