Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness promises to be another mind-blowing Marvel experience. The new movie poster and trailer have all of the Twitter-verse talking about which characters from the MCU may actually be in this one. Those sleuths are ON IT and think they may have found an X-Men entry into the MCU. FINALLY. If you missed out on the X-Men movies before, you may want to binge Doctor Strange 2 comes out. Here’s how to watch the X-Men movies in order before Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness.
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About Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness
In Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before.
Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
Watch the Doctor Strange 2 Trailer Here.
How To Watch The X-Men Movies In Order Before Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
Please note: we don’t know *for sure* if or how many X-Men may be in the new Doctor Strange movie. But the latest poster and trailer have some big clues leaning in that direction.
We also know that Marvel President Kevin Feige has confirmed that both the Fantastic Four and the mutants of the X-Men series will be brought into the MCU. The Multiverse of Madness seems like a great time to do just that!
If you are new to the Marvel movies, then it’s time to learn a bit about the X-Men so you’re prepared for whatever Doctor Strange 2 is going to throw at us.
What Is The Perfect Order To Watch The X-Men Movies?
There are no right answers to this question.
With multiple timelines to consider (it gets messy) there really isn’t a cut and dry way to watch the X-Men movies in chronological order. And we’ll be honest, 20th Century Fox didn’t have the best roadmap to telling this comic-book team’s story.
So the perfect X-Men movie order for you may be to watch them in release order. It just might be the best you can do!
Or you can go with the “best approximation” of a chronological order, recognizing there are some plot holes that mess with the timelines. The X-Men movies just don’t track completely in neat chronological order.
X-Men Movies In Chronological Order
- X-Men: First Class (set in 1962)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (past sequences set in 1973)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (set in 1979)
- X-Men: Apocalypse (set in 1983)
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (set in 1992)
- X-Men
- X-Men 2/X2: X-Men United
- X-Men: The Last Stand
- The Wolverine
- Deadpool (set in 2016- not exactly an X-Men member at this time, but he is also rumored to be in Doctor Strange 2)
- The New Mutants (set in the present day)
- X-Men: Days Of Future Past (future sequence set in 2023)
- Logan
X-Men Movies In Release Order
Here are all the X-Men movies in release order.
Keep it clean, keep it simple.
And for the purposes of Doctor Strange 2, you may really only need to watch the first X-Men movie.
In the trailer, it sure sounds like Dr. Charles Xavier speaking so starting from the beginning should help you understand who he is in the Marvel Universe.
- X-Men (2000)
- X-Men 2/X2: X-Men United (2003)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
- The Wolverine (2013)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- Deadpool (2016)
- X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
- Logan (2017)
- Deadpool 2 (2018)
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
- The New Mutants (2020)
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Patty Holliday is a parent movie reviewer, writer, and podcaster living in the Washington, DC area. Her goal is to bridge the gap between casual fandom and picky critic with parent movie and television reviews. As a lifelong fangirl and pop culture connoisseur, she’s been creating online since 2009. You can find her work at No-Guilt Disney.com, No-Guilt Fangirl.com, No-Guilt Life, and as host of the top-rated No-Guilt Disney Podcast.