Fox exec claims DARK PHOENIX being hampered by vacant positions at the studio

An unnamed Fox executive has apparently lifted the lid on how the studios merger with Disney is impacting on the marketing of Dark Phoenix.

In an interview with Vanity Fair the executive, who chose to remain anonymous stated “We know when we are dropping a trailer, but we are nowhere near where we should be at this time.  It’s frightening. I would be mad if I were a filmmaker.” 

The exec went on to discuss the many vacancies left in the studio, adding, “Nobody has come around and said, ‘This is what’s going on.’ Why can’t they just tell us that there is no place for us? Why can’t they let anyone know?  We are not leaving because we didn’t make money for the company or we did a bad job. We are leaving because of pure capitalism.”

Could uncertainty over job security be hampering any attempts to get this movie into the public consciousness?

In Dark Phoenix, the X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, Jean Grey. During a rescue mission in space, Jean is nearly killed when she is hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. Wrestling with this entity inside her, Jean unleashes her powers in ways she can neither comprehend nor contain. With Jean spiraling our of control, and hurting the ones she loves most, she begins to unravel the very fabric that holds the X-Men together. Now, with this family falling apart, they must find a way to unite – not only to save Jean’s soul, but to save our very planet from aliens who wish to weaponize this force and rule the galaxy.

Dark Phoenix is being directed by Simon Kinberg. James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence and Michael Fassbender are confirmed to return to the roles of Charles Xavier, Mystique and Magneto respectively. Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Nicholas Hoult, Alexandra Shipp and Kodi Smit-McPhee will also return.

The film is due for release on June 7, 2019.

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