Released in May 2016, serves as the third chapter in the "prequel" trilogy of the X-Men film franchise, following X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past . Directed by Bryan Singer, the film transitions the series into the 1980s, introducing a younger generation of iconic heroes while pitting them against the first and most powerful mutant in history. Plot Overview and 1983 Setting
Released in May 2016, serves as the third chapter in the "prequel" trilogy of the X-Men film franchise, following X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past . Directed by Bryan Singer, the film transitions the series into the 1980s, introducing a younger generation of iconic heroes while pitting them against the first and most powerful mutant in history. Plot Overview and 1983 Setting