‘Dark Phoenix’ trailer breakdown with director Simon Kinberg

When X-Men: The Last Stand attempted to pull off the classic Dark Phoenix storyline in 2006, it didn’t go as well as many would have hoped – including its co-writer, Simon Kinberg. He’s remained with the mutant saga through First Class and beyond – and now he’s set out as writer-director to give Jean Grey’s struggle with a greater power the big-screen treatment it deserves. The first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix has just arrived, teasing a cosmic new direction for the comic book series, a mysterious figure in Jessica Chastain’s still-unknown character, and – at last – the classic X-Men get-up. Empire spoke to Kinberg to get the lowdown on the teaser – and he elaborated on plenty of intriguing tidbits.