Don’t expect to see the original cut of DARK PHOENIX, says Simon Kinberg.

During a live X-Men: Days of Future Past Q&A with Simon Kinberg, the writer/producer explained to IGN why an alternate cut of his directorial debut DARK PHOENIX is very likely NOT to happen. As many know, the film underwent reshoots to completely change its third act. The original final battle sequence involved Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Professor X (James McAvoy) and Cyclops (Tye Sheridan) battling Vuk (Jessica Chastain) and the D’bari at the UN, while the other X-Men are imprisoned. Eventually Jean would fly into space to destroy some alien spacecrafts.

“The movie they released was ultimately my vision for the film,” said Kinberg. “That vision did change over the span of making the movie. There are other scenes that we shot, just as there are a lot of other scenes [in DoFP] that we shot and didn’t end up using. There were scenes we shot for that film and an ending that was quite different than the ending that was in the theatrical release. To release [an alternate cut], it wouldn’t be just be like we splice those scenes back in, because those scenes were never completed because of visual effects and sound. All of the technical aspects that go into completing films of this scale. It would take a whole lot of work, but I appreciate the support.”

Kinberg confirmed that his original intention when writing Dark Phoenix was for the story to be told across two films. 20th Century Fox and the looming Disney acquisition however signed off on only one film. “Having to create around that massive change was a challenge in itself. All these movies are uniquely challenging,” he said.

“When you’re making a film as a writer, it’s never the same as when you conceived it. And when you make a film as a director, it’s never the same as what you shot. In that case it’s probably more significantly different. But ultimately, I was happy with the cut… that we shot and edited and completed.”

Watch the entire Q&A below!

Source: IGN