The X-Men movie franchise is jumping into a new decade – one that was a blockbuster era for the comic book.
The current trilogy is leaping through the decades. First Class was set in the 1960’s in the heart of the Cold War. Days of Future Past was set in the 1970’s during the Nixon era and reset the timeline. X-Men: Apocalypse rises in 1983 in this summer’s sequel.
Producer Simon Kinberg confirmed the next film will time jump again:
“The next one is set in the ’90’s” said Kinberg according to ComingSoon.
The ’90’s was the Mutant Genesis.
This decade was the pinnacle for the X-Men mythology. With writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee at the helm, a second X-Men title launched becoming one of the biggest best selling issues of all time. Many of the X-Men redesigns by Lee are still be used today. Psylocke (Olivia Munn) as seen in the new film is from the ’90’s boom era. This was the surge in popularity of Gambit and Rogue, Wolverine in multiple books, the rise of X-Force, Cable and Deadpool.
The X-Men cartoon was born in the ’90’s.
Kinberg did clarify if the next film will be a X-Men or the possible spinoff New Mutants, X-Force or a Deadpool sequel.
X-Men ’92 is a comic book set in the 90’s era inspired by the animated series.
X-Men: Apocalypse opens May 27th.
By Editor