Fox made a trip to New York Comic-Con, and like most studios hosting a panel, those in attendance got to check out exclusive clips for its upcoming movies. At an AMC theater outside of Madison Square Garden, con-goers got to watch a continuous scene from Dark Phoenix, where the X-Men have to leave Earth.While viewers weren`t told specifically when the scene takes place within the context of the movie, it was pretty clear it happens early on. The X-Men--Beast, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Storm and Quicksilver, led by Mystique--take the Blackbird into space in order to save some stranded astronauts in the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which was active in the real world from 1992-2011. During the rescue mission, something goes awry and Jean almost dies. However, everyone survives and both the astronauts and X-Men are welcomed back to Earth as heroes.Viewers were warned that the effects weren`t finalized and neither was the sound, but it didn`t really matter. It still looked pretty great for an early look. The most exciting parts of the scene were seeing everyone work together as a team, primarily both Quicksilver and Nightcrawler, two characters that have grown into a larger role in the newest X-Men film. There`s something wonderfully satisfying about seeing Nightcrawler `bamf` in space or watching Quicksilver work from his perspective where everyone else is in slow motion comparatively. The scene hits on the things we loved about previous film in a nice, little showcase.It was a basic sequence that was layered with a whole lot more to add to the event plot twists that we`ve seen in the trailer. There is tension growing between Professor X and, well, everyone else. Xavier wants a world where the X-Men are celebrated as heroes, not hated and hunted. That means the X-Men have to go on missions to save the common man, and sometimes, these missions are called in from the President on an `X-Phone.` Yes, a phone with a giant `X` on it. However, Mystique has a problem wi ...
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