WandaVision, the newest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is seemingly the start of a new branch of X-Men crossover into the MCU. If you are like me, you did not watch many or any of the X-Men movies. Whatever the reason for avoiding them, it now seems like it’s a must. With Disney now owning Marvel and Fox X-Men, it could be possible to see more of a crossover between them. There is already a crossover in WandaVision. There are a few movies in the lineup of phase 4 Marvel movies announced that could have a potential crossover. Whatever happens, it might be necessary to watch the X-Men movies. Here’s my guide to watching the X-Men films.
If you do not want to watch the whole X-Men franchise, you should start with these three movies:
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
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X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
These films include the little crossover that shows up in WandaVision so far. These will also give a brief context for WandaVision.
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X-Men: First Class (2011)
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
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Dark Phoenix (2019)
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X-Men (2000)
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X2 (2003)
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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
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The Wolverine (2013)
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Deadpool (2016)
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Deadpool 2 (2018)
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The New Mutants (2020)
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Logan (2017)
Who knows what Disney is planning on doing! Are they going to sprinkle mutants across the Marvel universe? Are they going to include characters that the X-Men has already produced? Are they only going to have the crossover this one time? With Marvel’s lineup of phase 4 movies coming out for the next couple of years, only time will tell.
One thing is for sure right now; it’s all Wanda.