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Certain story elements in Dark Phoenix were requested by stars James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. 1 / 10

Director Simon Kinberg opened up about what exactly the actors asked be included in the film. 2 / 10

Kinberg revealed that Fassbender had wanted to explore Genosha for some time. 3 / 10

Fassbender had been a fan of the X-Men comic books well before he boarded the film franchise. 4 / 10

Kinberg and McAvoy also had conversations related to the portrayal of the latter's character. 5 / 10

They decided that while Professor X can be seen as paternal and benevolent... 6 / 10

...there are also patriarchal and domineering elements at play. 7 / 10

"There is an ego drive involved with this character," Kinberg said of the X-Men's leader. 8 / 10

Both Genosha and the consequences of Professor X's hubris have been included in Dark Phoenix's marketing. 9 / 10

McAvoy and Fassbender have played Professor X and Magneto, respectively, since 2011. 10 / 10