Collection of eight feature-length action adventures based on
the Marvel comic strip. In 'X-Men' (2000), mutants Professor
Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) are
former friends, but look set to become mortal enemies when
fascist US senator Robert Frank Kelly (Bruce Davison) calls for
the registration of all those with abnormal powers. While
telepath Xavier, who runs an altruistic academy for superhumans
he calls his X-Men, wishes to enlighten non-mutants and break
down the prejudices which divide them, Magneto believes that the
only solution is for the mutants to take over. Logan, aka
Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), an aggressive loner with an admantium
skeleton and the ability to heal his body of any wound, and
teenager Rogue (Anna Paquin), who can absorb the life force of
others simply by touching them, are selected by Xavier to join
his academy, but it isn't long before Magneto's followers are
attempting to capture them so that they can assist in his plan
for world domination. In the sequel, 'X-Men 2' (2003), Xavier,
Wolverine and the X-Men find themselves in the firing line after
a failed assassination attempt on the president of the United
States points the finger at the academy. It was in fact the
mysterious teleporter Nightwalker (Alan Cumming) who ordered the
attempt, and, in an attempt to clear their names, the X-Men are
led into a trap set by the evil William Stryker (Brian Cox), a
mysterious scientist apparently working for the government. As it
soon becomes evident that Stryker's agenda is to destroy all
mutants, the X-Men need to call in the help of many of their old
friends and foes, including Magneto, if they are to stop Stryker
and his evil plan. In the third film, 'X-Men: The Last Stand'
(2006), the mutants are given the option of giving up their
powers and becoming human after a private laboratory supported by
the government finds a way to use the of a powerful boy to
correct the mutants. However, Magneto ses this and decides to
join a force to fight against the government and kill the mutant
boy. Meanwhile, Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) resurrects,
uncontrolled by Xavier, and with the personality of the powerful
Dark Phoenix. She kills her former love, Scott (James Marsden),
as well as friend and mentor Xavier, and allies herself to the
evil forces of Magneto, making them, together, almost invincible.
The fourth film in the franchise, 'X-Men: Origins - Wolverine'
(2009), is a prequel to the other three films. Jackman reprises
his role as Wolverine, who, some 20 years before the action of
'X-Men', is seeking revenge on his half-brother Victor Creed
(Liev Schreiber) for the death of his girlfriend, and eventually
signs up to the ominous Weapon X programme, an experiment run by
Stryker (Danny Huston) that sees Wolverine's structure
change dramatically. 'X-Men: First Class' (2011) is the fifth
film in the series and charts the beginning of the saga,
following Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael
Fassbender) through their formative years in the 1960s as they
come to terms with their newfound superpowers. Initially close
friends who work together to fight against evil, the two men are
driven apart by a conflict of opinion that ultimately leads to
the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's
X-Men. 'The Wolverine' (2013) follows on from the events of
'X-Men: The Last Stand' as Logan finds himself vulnerable, alone
and at his lowest point, after losing his connections with the
outside world. Drawn to modern-day Japan by the gratitude of a
wealthy industrialist from his past who secretly covets his
healing powers, Logan soon finds himself up against the deadly
charms of a femme ale known as The Viper (Svetlana
Khodchenkova) whilst having to confront samurai steel and lethal
ninjas as his destiny leads him towards a winner-takes-all battle
with his ultimate foe, The Silver Samurai (Will Yun Lee). 'X-Men:
Days of Future Past' (2014) sees a journey through time as the
X-Men travel between past and present in an attempt to save the
world from the brink of disaster. When the survivors of the
battle in 'X-Men: The Last Stand', led by Magneto (McKellen),
Professor X (Stewart) and Storm (Halle Berry), discover that
total annihilation now awaits humans and mutants alike, they send
the ageless Wolverine back in time to try and change the course
of events. In the past, Wolverine must team up with the younger
incarnations of Charles Xavier (McAvoy), Magneto (Fassbender) and
Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), to avert disaster. Will he succeed?
Finally, 'X-Men: Apocalypse' (2016) sees the introduction of the
character En Sabah Nur (O Isaac), known as Apocalypse, who is
worshipped as the first and most powerful mutant to have ever
lived. When he is awakened after several thousands of years at
rest, Apocalypse sees what the modern world has become and sets
about correcting and cleansing humanity to create a better world
for mutants to live in, recruiting Magneto (Fassbender) onto his
team. Hearing about the imminent attack, Professor X (McAvoy)
teams up with Raven (Lawrence) and Beast (Nicholas Hoult) to try
to save humanity.