By James White | Posted 28 Sep 2018

You'll likely have already seen the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix (if not, you can find it here) and now we're bringing you an exclusive new image from the movie.

Present, correct and ready for action (if a little worried) are Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), and Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique.

We catch up with the mutant heroes in 1992, a time when they're up and running as a superhero team. But when one rescue mission in space goes badly wrong, Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) is exposed to strange cosmic energy that unlocks the vast powers lurking within her. It's something that Xavier has long tried to keep under wraps, but as Jean embraces her abilities, she comes under the influence of a mysterious alien with her own agenda (Jessica Chastain).

The result is a clash within the group and more danger than they've ever faced. With Simon Kinberg now in the director's chair in addition to writing and producing, X-Men: Dark Phoenix is due out in the UK on 5 February next year. Our trailer breakdown, with Kinberg himself taking us through the first footage, is right here.

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