Dark Phoenix's second trailer shocked fans by revealing a major character death. 1 / 7
Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique is killed by Jean Grey, who's corrupted by the Phoenix Force. 2 / 7
However, it's not a marketing trick to drum up interest in the X-Men sequel. 3 / 7
Writer/director Simon Kinberg insists the early revelation of such a key plot point ... 4 / 7
... is important to establishing Dark Phoenix is a different kind of X-Men movie. 5 / 7
'It’s not an X-Men movie where people get knocked down and stand up immediately.' 6 / 7
Kinberg also hints that Mystique may not be the only major character to fall. 7 / 7