Episode #5 – X-Men

It’s a giant-sized episode as Perry and Derrick talk about 2000’s X-Men, the movie that launched the superhero revolution! We both defend and deconstruct different parts of this film. Plus: Derrick talks about his problems with the civil rights metaphor for mutants and Perry gives some ideas about how mutants could be introduced into the MCU.

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X-Men (2000)

Directed by Bryan Singer
Written by David Hayter, Tom DeSanto, and Bryan Singer
Based on Marvel Comics characters and concepts created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Len Wein, Dave Cockrum, Chris Claremont, and John Byrne

Cast

Hugh Jackman – Logan/Wolverine
Patrick Stewart – Charles Xavier/Professor X
Ian McKellen – Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto
Famke Janssen – Jean Grey
James Marsden – Scott Summers/Cyclops
Halle Berry – Ororo Munroe/Storm
Anna Paquin – Marie D’Ancanto/Rogue
Rebecca Romijn – Raven Darkholme/Mystique
Ray Park – Mortimer Toynbee/Toad
Tyler Mane – Victor Creed/Sabretooth
Bruce Davison – Senator Robert Kelly