Simon Kinberg says that X-Men: Dark Phoenix's failure "is on me"

It was supposed to be the grand finale of the franchise for almost twenty years, but things did not go according to plan. X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the film failed to ignite fans and critics and not only the worst critics of the series, but also the lowest opening weekend at the box office.

Dark Phoenix – Fox's second attempt to adapt the iconic The Phoenix Dark saga storyline – garnered just $ 33 million in the domestic market during its opening weekend, and would announce as a loss of more than $ 100 million once it's completed his theatrical tour.

Speak to THR, longtime X Men writer-producer and Dark Phoenix Director Simon Kinberg commented on the film's failure by stating that:

"" This is clearly a film that has not been connected to an audience that has not seen it, it has not been connected enough to an audience that has seen it. So, it's on me. I liked doing the movie and I liked the people I had made the movie with. I love these characters I love this world. I'll be super excited to see what Marvel is doing with them. "

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This is the story of one of the most beloved characters of the X-Men, Jean Gray, who evolves towards the iconic DARK PHOENIX. During a life-saving rescue mission in the space, John is struck by a cosmic force that turns him into one of the most powerful mutants. In the grip of this increasingly unstable power and his own demons, John has become uncontrollable, ripping apart the X-Men family and threatening to destroy the very fabric of our planet. The film is the most intense and moving X-Men movie of all time. It's the culmination of 20 years of X-Men movies. Indeed, the family of mutants we know and love must face its most devastating enemy to date – one of theirs.

X-Men: Dark Phoenix sees Simon Kinberg lead a cast of veterans of the franchise: Michael Fassbender (Magneto), James McAvoy (Professor X), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystic), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Sophie Turner (Jean Gray) , Tye Sheridan (Cyclops), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler) and Evan Peters (Quicksilver) alongside new additions, Kota Eberhardt (The Persian connection) as Selene, Andrew Stehlin (Hacksaw Ridge) like Red Lotus and Jessica Chastain (Molly's game) and Lamar Johnson (kings).