Questions tagged [x-men-cinematic-universe]
A film series of superhero films based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name.
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Who is that girl in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'?
In X-Men: Days of Future Past, Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff is holding a small girl while watching Magneto on TV with his mother standing near. Now I wonder who she is. Quicksilver has a twin sister ...
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Why does Wolverine still have Adamantium claws in X-Men: Days of Future Past?
On the future scenes of Days of Future Past Wolverine's adamantium claws can be seen (they even appear on the movie's poster). But towards the end of the The Wolverine, I remember those claws were cut ...
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What happened to Charles Xavier after X-Men 3?
I remember watching X-Men 3 and seeing Charles Xavier get disintegrated by Phoenix, however the post-credits scene and his appearance in later movies indicate that he actually survived. How is that ...
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Is this the same character?
In X-Men: Days of Future Past, Toad appears with a different appearance compared to his depiction in the 1st X-Men movie, played by a different actor. Even their ages are contradictory. Is this Toad ...
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Where does The wolverine end credit scene fall?
In X-Men: Days of Future Past, where does the end credit scene of The Wolverine fall? I mean when did that event occur in Days of Future Past?
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Why did Xavier not contact the US and Russian military telepathically?
I saw X-Men: First Class a long time ago. I have been getting a doubt about the climax.
We are all very familiar with the power and abilities of Professor Charles Francis Xavier. Let's check what ...
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Why doesn't Wolverine die when he loses his ability to heal?
In The Wolverine, Viper suppresses Logan's healing power by introducing some kind of bug into his body. This affects the healing power of Wolverine and slows him down considerably.
After this he even ...
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What was the point of the bridge scene?
In X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) there is a scene with Kayla and Logan driving in the car when they approach a bridge with two trucks going opposite directions stopped, blocking the way.
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Why does Logan remember Yashida?
The Wolverine starts with the eponymous protagonist's encounter with Yashida during World War II. This does clearly happen before the events of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, during which he completely ...
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Why isn't Magneto more powerful?
In the X-Men 2 (2003) Magneto escapes from his plastic prison by extracting the metal that Mystique injected into a security guard.
Why was this necessary? Why can he not control all humans? Let me ...
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When does Fox's licence on the X-Men run out?
Is there any evidence of Fox and Marvel coming to an agreement for characters from both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the X-Men franchise to appear in each other's films? If not, when does Fox's ...
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What was in it for Viper?
In The Wolverine, is the motivation behind Viper's involvement in Yashida's immortality project ever explained? I can only recall her mentioning that Yashida hired her.
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Why doesn't Wolverine appear in his iconic costume in X-men?
I'm just wondering why Wolverine does not appear in his iconic costume when even in The Wolverine, there is apparently a deleted scene to show such a costume?
This deleted scene can be scene in the ...
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Is S.H.I.E.L.D. aware of the X-Men?
In the most recent episode of the show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., "Girl in the Flower Dress", it is revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. has a "short list" of individuals with various powers, such as the man in ...
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If Wolverine has healing ability, why do his memories not heal?
In the original X-Men movies, Wolverine is on a quest to find out who he is and what happened to him after Stryker removed his memory. How is it possible that his physical body can heal ...
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Does Marvel have full filming rights for all characters in Avengers Multiverse?
In upcoming Marvel film Avengers: Age of Ultron, they are using Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, characters which are Mutants (X-Men). So has Fox agreed for the characters to be used or Marvel and Fox ...
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Why did Yashida "adopt" Yukio?
In The Wolverine we learn that Yukio is neither a real member of the Yashida family nor a mere employee, but she was an orphan found by Yashida when she was a child. When asked by Logan for the ...
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Was Svetlana Khodchenkova's voice dubbed?
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I have read several reviews of The Wolverine that believe russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova, who plays Viper, was dubbed (example), but IMDb doesn't list a voice actress.
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Can The Wolverine be viewed as a stand-alone film?
I really want to watch this movie The Wolverine, and was wondering if I have to watch something before watching this movie so that I won't miss or not get part of the movie?
Which of the previous X-...
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How can Adamantium be cut?
I understand the Adamantium is hard to break. I get the idea of normal metal not able to break it since they are not as hard as Adamantium, I also understand that perhaps when Adamantium hit ...
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Did Stan Lee make a cameo in The Wolverine?
I just got back from watching The Wolverine, and I was too caught up in the story/battle sequences to notice if Stan Lee made an appearance.
Did anyone notice him whilst watching the movie? If so, ...
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Wolverine's status at the end of The Wolverine
I realise I'm teetering on the edge of duplication here but I'll try and phrase as accurately as I can (a lot of the previous questions have been based around the drilling).
Does Wolverine still have ...
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What was the reason for Harada's final decision?
In The Wolverine, Kenuichio Harada is the head of a band of ninjas that has defended the Yashida family for 700 years. In the early part of the film, he uses his skills in a failed effort to protect ...
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Why did Yashida fake his own death?
In The Wolverine (2013), the aging Yashida wishes to make contact with Logan so that he can try to persuade the mutant to voluntarily relinquish his healing powers to Yashida or, if Logan refuses, to ...
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Adamantium and healing in The Wolverine
In the last parts of The Wolverine:
Yashida, via the Silver Samurai, drilled into Wolverine's cut-off claws and presumably sucked all the adamantium out of him, as evidenced by his claws becoming ...
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Why was it such a big deal to Professor Xavier that Magneto not kill Sebastian Shaw?
Shaw was a terrible person with incredible powers who had done a lot of bad things. Why was it so bad that Magneto wanted to kill him, even out of revenge? Why did that issue have to be such a ...
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Why doesn't Stan Lee make a cameo appearance in X2?
Stan Lee always make a cameo appearance in the Marvel films based on the characters he helped in re-creating. With this in mind, was there any particular reason why he missed X2: X-Men United, X-Men ...
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Is there any relation between Johann Schmidt and Klaus Schmidt?
Klaus Schmidt is the main villain in the film X-Men: First Class and Johann Schmidt is the main villain in the film Captain America: The First Avenger.
They are both seen to be Nazis during World War ...
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Is Victor Creed from "X-men Origins: Wolverine" actually Sabretooth?
First of all, I have limited knowledge about X Men Comics and that too is from watching the movies.
Is there any relation between the character of Victor Creed from X-Men Origins: Wolverine and ...
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How does Professor X actually get paralysed?
Recently I have watched a variety of X-Men movies, including X-Men Origins: Wolverine and X-Men First Class. In X-Men First Class the story at the end of the movie indicates that Charles Xavier loses ...
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Has the continuity timeline been established for the new X-men movies?
With the recent twitter announcement from director Bryan Singer that reveals Hugh Jackman's Wolverine will be in the new film, X-men: Days of Future Past, this has further cemented (following the ...
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If Wolverine's skeleton is completely bonded with Adamantium, why are his teeth still white?
In "X-Men Origins Wolverine", Logan undergoes an operation to have Adamantium bonded to his skeleton.
Why doesn't the Adamantium bond to his teeth?
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For Magneto, does being powerless mean he is innocent?
Magneto spends the better part of the X-Men trilogy trying to exterminate all human life on earth, being imprisoned and subsequently killing his way out. Afterwards, why was he left free to roam sunny ...
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Is X-Men First Class based earlier in time than X-Men Origins:Wolverine?
If X-Men First Class (XFC) is based before X-Men Origins (XMO) then how did Emma Frost end up being captured by Colonel Stryker?
The last we see of Emma Frost in XFC she is with Magneto and Raven, ...
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Why is the production team making prequels of X-Men rather than sequels?
I am a die-hard fan of the X-Men animated series X-Men Evolution and I also like the X-Men Movie Trilogy
In addition to the main trilogy there are two more movies (X-Men Origins: Wolverine and X-Men: ...
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Are X-Men called so because Professor Xavier's name?
I have always wondered how the X-Men got their name. Is it because of Prof. Xaviers' starting letter? or maybe because they are xtremely cool ;)
Any thoughts and/or proofs?
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