Films
The X-Men film series currently consists of five superhero films based on the fictional Marvel Comics team of the same name. The first three films focus on the conflict between Professor Xavier and Magneto, who have opposing views on humanity's relationship with mutants. While Xavier believes humanity and mutants can coexist, Magneto believes a war is coming, which he intends to fight (and win).
20th Century Fox bought the film rights to the characters in 1994. After numerous drafts, Bryan Singer was hired to direct X-Men for a 2000 release. Singer returned for the 2003 sequel X2, but left the franchise to direct Superman Returns. Singer was offered directing positions for other X-Men films, but declined, citing scheduling conflicts.
Brett Ratner directed X-Men: The Last Stand for a 2006 release. Critics praised Singer's films for their dark, realistic tone, and focus on prejudice as a subtext. Although Ratner's film was met with mixed reviews, it out-grossed both of its predecessors.
There have been two spin-offs set before the three films: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, directed by Gavin Hoods, was released on May 1, 2009, and X-Men: First Class, directed by Matthew Vaughn was released in June 2011. A further Wolverine spin-off, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past and a Deadpool spin-off, Deadpool are also anticipated, with Ryan Reynolds portraying the titular character. The Wolverine with James Mangold will be released in 2013 and X-Men: Days of Future Past, with Singer returning to directing, in 2014. The future of a possible Deadpool movie is still uncertain.
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“The cinema is not an art which films life: the cinema is something between art and life. Unlike painting and literature, the cinema both gives to life and takes from it, and I try to render this concept in my films. Literature and painting both exist as art from the very start; the cinema doesn’t.”
—Jean-Luc Godard (b. 1930)
“Does art reflect life? In movies, yes. Because more than any other art form, films have been a mirror held up to society’s porous face.”
—Marjorie Rosen (b. 1942)
“Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they’re doing and saying in films right now just shouldn’t be allowed. There’s no dignity anymore and I think that’s very important.”
—Mae West (1892–1980)