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After ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'' (2014) erased the events of ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (2006) from the [[X-Men (film series)|series']] timeline, Kinberg expressed interest in a new adaptation of [[Chris Claremont]] and [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]'s "[[The Dark Phoenix Saga]]" in a future film that would be more faithful than his previous attempt with ''The Last Stand'', which was met with a mixed reception, with even Kinberg and co-writer [[Zak Penn]] ultimately unimpressed with the film. The new adaptation was confirmed as a follow-up to ''Apocalypse'' in 2016. Kinberg signed on as director in June 2017, with the majority of the cast set to return from ''Apocalypse''. Filming began later that month in [[Montreal]] and was completed in October 2017; the entire third act was reshot in late 2018 following poor test screenings. The film was dedicated to the memory of ''X-Men'' co-creator [[Stan Lee]], who died on November 12, 2018.
''Dark Phoenix'' was theatrically released in the United States on June 7, 2019, produced and distributed by [[20th Century Fox]] in [[RealD 3D]], [[IMAX]], [[4DX]] and [[Dolby Cinema]] formats. The film grossed $252{{nbsp}}million worldwide on a $200 million production budget and lost an estimated $133 million after marketing and distribution costs, making it one of the [[List of biggest box-office bombs|biggest box-office bombs of all time]]. It received generally negative reviews for its screenplay, pacing, and character development
A sequel was planned, but ultimately cancelled as a result of [[The Walt Disney Company]] successfully [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquiring 21st Century Fox and its assets]], causing the film rights to the ''X-Men'' and associated characters to revert to [[Marvel Studios]].
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