Where was X-Men filmed? Step into Cerebro to uncover the Canadian castles, Aussie quarries, and haunted asylums where claws popped and walls broke.
Welcome, true believers and timeline warriors. For 24 years, mutants have been saving a world that hates and fears them – mostly from Canadian soundstages.
Professor X’s “School for Gifted Youngsters” is actually a coal baron’s castle. Alkali Lake is three different lakes and a Vancouver backlot. And that creepy asylum where Dani Moonstar fought a demon bear? A real abandoned hospital that’s probably haunted.
From Hugh Jackman’s last-minute sprint into spandex to Ryan Reynolds personally writing checks to keep joke writers on set, every film left boot prints across three continents.
Grab your Danger Room pass – we’re going location hunting. And yes, we’ll answer where the heck Deadpool was during Infinity War (Spoiler: watching the trailer and complaining).
Table of Contents
🧬 X-Men Movies in Order
From classic claws to merc-with-a-mouth chaos, here’s every X-film in release order – because chronological would require a Doctor Strange-level headache.
- 2000: X-Men
- 2003: X2: X-Men United
- 2006: X-Men: The Last Stand
- 2009: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- 2011: X-Men: First Class
- 2013: The Wolverine
- 2014: X-Men: Days of Future Past
- 2016: Deadpool
- 2016: X-Men: Apocalypse
- 2017: Logan
- 2018: Deadpool 2
- 2019: Dark Phoenix
- 2020: The New Mutants
- 2024: Deadpool & Wolverine / Deadpool 3
🗺️ X-Men Filming Locations
Ready to see where every claw pop, explosion, and fourth-wall break actually happened? Let’s go.
🧬 X-Men (2000)
X-Men (2000) introduced us to a world where having a cool mutation gets you called a menace, and Professor Charles Xavier runs a safehouse school for mutants.
His pacifist X-Men – Cyclops, Storm, Jean Grey, and a newly arrived adamantium-clawed amnesiac named Logan – face off against Magneto’s Brotherhood, who think humanity had its chance. Also, a senator turns into water.
Hugh Jackman was cast three weeks into filming after original choice Dougray Scott got held up on a Mission: Impossible set. Jackman flew in, got spray-tanned, and became a legend – all because Tom Cruise needed a villain.
Also, Stan Lee’s first Marvel movie cameo is here: he’s the hot dog vendor who watches a naked, blue Senator Kelly crawl out of the ocean. Stan’s face says, “I’ve seen everything.”
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Famke Janssen, James Marsden.
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Where was X-Men filmed?
- Casa Loma, Toronto: Interiors of Xavier’s mansion.
- Parkwood Estate, Oshawa: Exteriors and driveway of Xavier’s mansion.
- Distillery Historic District, Toronto: Young Erik’s 1944 Concentration Camp in Poland.
- Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto: Senate hearings scenes with Magneto & Professor X.
- Metro Hall, Toronto: Senate chamber scenes.
- LIUNA Station, Hamilton, Ontario: Wolverine and Rogue first arrive by train.
- Spencer Smith Park, Burlington & Central Toronto Academy courtyard: Liberty Island final battle.
💧 X2: X-Men United (2003)
In X2: X-Men United (2003), anti-mutant zealot Colonel William Stryker (Brian Cox, chewing scenery like it’s his last meal) attacks Xavier’s school, brainwashes Nightcrawler, and tries to wipe out every mutant on Earth.
The X-Men must team up with Magneto, who proves that “enemy of my enemy” is just code for “I’ll betray you in 20 minutes.”
The Nightcrawler White House sequence took months of choreography and computer animation. Alan Cumming spent hours in blue makeup, which he later said made him “look like a smurf with a death wish.”
Also, watch for the “X” in the 20th Century Fox logo staying lit longer – a franchise easter egg that started here (or technically the first film, but X2 made it a tradition).
And yes, that’s Brian Cox, who played a real-life mutant-hater in X2 and then played a dad in Succession – upgrade?
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Famke Janssen.
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- Vancouver: The Hollywood North Experience Film & TV Tour
- Helicopter Tour over Alkali Lake (Barrier Lake, Kananaskis)
Where was X-Men 2 filmed?
- Hatley Castle, Colwood, Victoria, BC: Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters.
- Barrier Lake in Kananaskis Country, Alberta: Alkali Lake military base exterior.
- Stave Falls Powerhouse, Mission, British Columbia: Dark Cerebro engine room interior at Alkali Lake.
- Plaza of Nations, Vancouver: Boston Museum/Science Lab sequence.
- University of British Columbia, Robson Square Campus, Vancouver: Mystique’s break-in.
- Historic plazas, Vancouver: Nightcrawler‘s White House attack interiors.
- Los Angeles City Hall, California: Exterior of the White House/Capital building.
💉 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
In X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), a pharmaceutical company invents a “cure” for the mutant gene. Magneto calls it genocide. Also, Jean Grey is back from the dead and has split personality disorder with God-level powers.
The result? An all-out war on Alcatraz, a bridge gets moved (because why not), and fans collectively agreed this one was… rushed. This film featured a groundbreaking digital de-aging of Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in a flashback. In 2006, that was witchcraft. Today, it looks like a Snapchat filter.
Also, Elliot Page (then Ellen Page) joined as Kitty Pryde, and her “phasing through a helicopter” scene was shot with a lot of wires and a prayer. The “cure” storyline was supposed to be two movies, but Fox wanted a trilogy fast. You can feel the rush in every “I’m the Juggernaut, bitch” meme.
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Elliot Page, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer (yes, Beast).
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Where was X-Men: The Last Stand filmed?
- MacMillan-Bloedel Building: Department of Mutant Affairs.
- Sheraton Wall Centre (North Tower): Worthington Labs – Magneto and his army attack.
- St. Andrew’s-Wesley Church: Mutant Cure Rally – Magneto tries to recruit mutants.
- London School, Gastown: The anti-cure clinic targeted by Pyro – Iceman intervenes.
- San Francisco, California (plate shots): Golden Gate Bridge sweeping landscapes.
- Hatley Castle, Colwood: Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters.
- Alouette Lake, Golden Ears Provincial Park: Alkali Lake.
- Golden Ears Provincial Park: Magneto’s forest encampment.
- Tsawwassen: Jean Grey’s childhood home.
- Vancouver Film Studios: Alcatraz climax interior sets.
⚔️ X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) took us to a flashback before the yellow spandex, when Logan and his brother Victor (Sabretooth) fight in every American war from the Civil War to Vietnam.
Then Logan quits the black-ops team, Weapon X, gets adamantium bonded to his skeleton (ouch), and loses his memory. Also, Ryan Reynolds debuted as Wade Wilson/Deadpool with laser eyes, katanas in his arms, and his mouth sewn shut. Fans have never forgiven this.
Reynolds spent the next decade making fun of this movie. In Deadpool 2, he time-travels back to shoot this version of himself. That’s commitment to the bit. Also, Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth was so good that fans still want a prequel.
But will.i.am as a teleporting mutant named “Kestrel”? That choice remains… a choice.
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Danny Huston, will.i.am (yes, really).
Where was X-Men Origins: Wolverine filmed?
- Cockatoo Island, NSW, Australia: The “Three Mile Island” base.
- Camden, NSW, Australia: The Angola jungle
- Stirling Falls, Milford Sound, NZ: The scenes at the Alkali Lake facility.
- Deer Park Heights, Queenstown, NZ: Wolverine’s cabin in the Canadian Rockies.
- Paradise, near Glenorchy, NZ: The farmhouse scenes
- Buchanan Tower, University of British Columbia: The Lagos compound.
- Stanley Park, Vancouver: The motorcycle face-off.
🎓 X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men: First Class (2011) took us back to 1962 and the Cuban Missile Crisis. This movie started life as X-Men Origins: Magneto – a solo film about Erik hunting Nazis. Then someone said, “What if we just… made it good?” And First Class was born.
A young Charles Xavier (James McAvoy, with hair) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender, with revenge) team up to stop Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon, with a helmet) from starting World War III. Along the way, they recruit a bunch of teens, including a shape-shifting Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence, pre-Hunger Games fame).
Kevin Bacon plays Shaw with such glee that you almost forgive the nuclear sub made of a soundstage. Also, Fassbender’s “F*** off” scene in an Argentine bar? That was filmed in Georgia, USA. The magic of cinema.
And yes, Mystique was originally going to be naked and blue the whole time, but Jennifer Lawrence said, “I’d like to wear a robe between takes, thanks.”
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult.
X-Men: First Class filming locations:
- Englefield House, Theale, Reading, Berkshire: Charles Xavier’s estate & early mutant academy.
- New College Lane (Bridge of Sighs) & Sheldonian Theatre: Oxford University.
- Australia House on the Strand, London: Kremlin War Room interiors.
- West Wycombe House, Buckinghamshire: Russian military retreat estate.
- Somerset House, London: Exterior of the Swiss bank in Geneva.
- Farnborough Historic Wind Tunnels, Hampshire: CIA Headquarters exteriors.
- Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC: The climax filming location.
- Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA: Scenes set in Cuba and the desert.
- Villa La Angostura, Patagonia: Villa Gesell – where Erik Lehnsherr hunts down Sebastian Shaw.
- Pinewood Studios & Elstree Film Studios: Studio work and soundstages.
🏯 The Wolverine (2013)
In The Wolverine (2013), Logan is haunted by killing Jean Grey (again), and travels to Japan to say goodbye to a man he saved from Nagasaki. That man dies, Logan gets his healing factor stolen by a parasite, and suddenly he can be hurt – with swords, arrows, and a giant robot samurai. Also, ninjas. So many ninjas.
To get shredded for that shirtless scene, Hugh Jackman called Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for diet advice. The Rock’s answer: 6,000 calories a day and “just lift heavy, brother.” Jackman said he’s never been hungrier.
Also, the love hotel fight scene was filmed in a set that had working neon signs – one of which read “Hugh’s Place” as a joke. The final robot samurai? Pure CGI, but the silver samurai armor was a real, 50-pound practical suit that the actor could barely move in. Method acting, folks.
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Svetlana Khodchenkova.
Where was The Wolverine filmed?
- Zōjō-ji Temple, Tokyo, Japan: The funeral of Yashida.
- Tomonoura, Japan: Logan and Mariko’s arrival.
- Omishima Island, Japan: The tree-chopping scene.
- Chinese Garden of Friendship, Darling Harbour: Buddhist temple grounds.
- Parramatta & Surry Hills, Sydney: Tokyo settings.
- Bonna Point Reserve, Botany Bay, Kurnell: World War II Nagasaki prison camp.
- Oberon, Blue Mountains: Snowy Canadian Yukon wilderness scenes.
- Picton, Greater Sydney: Yukon town scenes.
⏳ X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) is based in a dystopian 2023, where killer Sentinels have turned mutants into endangered species.
Wolverine’s consciousness is sent back to 1973 to stop Mystique from assassinating Bolivar Trask – the guy who invents the Sentinels. If he fails, the future cast (Stewart, McKellen, etc.) gets incinerated. No pressure, bub.
This was the first X-Men film to cross $700 million worldwide, proving that time-travel fixes everything. Peter Dinklage played Bolivar Trask – yes, Tyrion Lannister built Sentinels.
The scene where Quicksilver (Evan Peters) runs through the Pentagon kitchen in slow motion to James Brown’s “I Feel Good” took 2 weeks to shoot and required a special camera that shot at 3,000 frames per second.
Peters wore a wire rig and actually ran on a treadmill for hours. He said his legs “hated everyone.”
Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen.
X-Men: Days of Future Past filming locations:
- Olympic Stadium, Montréal: Climax where Magneto levitates the RFK Stadium in DC.
- McCall MacBain Arts Building, McGill University, Montréal: Quicksilver’s kitchen escape at The Pentagon.
- Montréal City Hall: Paris Peace accords & Trask’s hearing.
- Square-Victoria-OACI Metro station, Montréal: Magneto vs Mystique below the streets of Paris.
- McGill University, Montréal: Young Xavier’s school basement and grounds.
- Hatley Castle, Colwood, Victoria, BC: Future X-Mansion exterior (cameo).
- Avenue Lincoln, Montréal: Wolverine leaves his New York apartment in 1973.
- Complexe Future, Vaudreuil-Dorion: Trask building and mutant plastic prison.
- Mel’s Cité du Cinéma soundstages, Montréal: Dystopian future monastery.
💬 Deadpool (2016)
In the much-awaited Deadpool (2016), former Special Forces operative Wade Wilson gets cancer, gets tricked into an experimental treatment, and emerges with accelerated healing – and a face like a testicle with teeth.
He hunts down the man who did it to him (Ajax) while breaking the fourth wall, making raunchy jokes, and reminding us that Ryan Reynolds was born for this role.
Because Fox gave this movie a tiny budget ($58 million – peanuts for a superhero film), Ryan Reynolds personally paid out of pocket to keep the screenwriters (Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick) on set every day.
He wanted the jokes to land, and they did. The post-credits scene where Deadpool spoofs Ferris Bueller (“You’re still here?”) was filmed in one take on a borrowed soundstage.
Also, the “Deadpool kills the Origins version of himself” gag? That was Reynolds’s idea. Healing factor for wounds, humor for wounds of the past.
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano.
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Where was Deadpool filmed?
- Georgia Viaduct, Vancouver, BC: Crosstown Expressway fight & car crash sequence.
- No. 5 Orange, Gastown: Strip club interiors where Wade meets Vanessa.
- The Cobalt Motor Hotel, Main Street: Exterior shots of the strip club.
- Industrial salvage yard, Surrey, BC: Scrap yard finale on aircraft carrier.
- Hatley Castle, Colwood, Victoria, BC: Xavier’s mansion cameo.
- Sunrise Market, Powell Street: Backdrop of Wade Wilson’s neighborhood.
- Vancouver Film Studios: Ajax’s laboratory (Wade’s face roasting).
🏺 X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
In X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), the first mutant – Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac, buried under 40 pounds of purple prosthetics) – wakes up in 1983, decides humanity is weak, and recruits a disillusioned Magneto to help him reboot civilization.
The X-Men (now including young Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Nightcrawler) must stop him before he destroys everything. Also, Quicksilver has another slow-mo rescue scene – because why mess with success?
Quicksilver’s mansion rescue took nearly a month to shoot using Phantom cameras at 3,000 frames per second. The scene where he runs on walls while listening to “Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” required Evan Peters to be strapped to a rotating set. He vomited twice.
Oscar Isaac, meanwhile, spent 3 hours in makeup every morning and later said he “almost lost his mind.” He delivered Apocalypse’s famous line – “I am as far beyond mutants as they are beyond humans”? – in a voice so low that editors had to raise the pitch. True story.
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Evan Peters.
Where was X-Men: Apocalypse filmed?
- Corona Theatre in Montréal: East Berlin Fight Club where Angel battles Nightcrawler.
- Casgrain Building, John Abbott College, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue: Auschwitz Concentration Camp sequence.
- Saint-Ours, Canada: The steel mill scenes in Poland.
- Olympic Stadium, Montréal: Apocalypse’s temple final battle.
- Hatley Castle grounds, Victoria, BC: Xavier‘s mansion explosion exterior.
- La Maison Raizenne, Oka, Canada: Erik‘s house in the woods in Poland.
- Plaza Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal: Young mutants in Galleria Mall (Blu-ray deleted scene).
- Montréal’s industrial districts (with digital effects): Ancient Egypt and 1980s Cairo.
- Mel’s Cité du Cinéma: Quicksilver‘s 80s-themed slo-mo extraction sequence.
🌵 Logan (2017)
In Logan (2017), the year is 2029. No new mutants have been born in 25 years. A weary, alcoholic Logan works as a limo driver near the Mexican border, caring for an ailing Professor X (whose seizures can kill everyone nearby).
Then a young mutant girl named Laura (11 years old Dafne Keen, doing almost all of her own stunts) shows up with adamantium claws of her own. It’s Children of Men with claws and tears.
Hugh Jackman took a substantial pay cut so that Fox would approve an R-rating. He wanted blood, swearing, and real stakes. The result: the best-reviewed X-Men film ever.
Patrick Stewart said this was his favorite performance as Xavier – a broken, apologetic old man who accidentally kills people. The “dead body” in the background of one scene? That was a prop. But the emotional corpse of Fox’s PG-13 era? Very real.
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant (as Caliban, the albino tracker).
Where was Logan filmed?
- Hammond, Louisiana: Casino & hotel escape from El Paso into Oklahoma.
- Albuquerque & Plaza Blanca, Abiquiú, New Mexico: “Dakota Badlands” & “Oklahoma”.
- Corkins Lodge, Chama, New Mexico: Final forest and refuge scenes.
- Amite City, Louisiana: Quaint Colorado town.
- Ferriday, Louisiana: The Muñoz family corn farm.
- Golden Oak Ranch, Newhall, California: Transigen forest chase scenes.
- NASA Michoud Assembly Facility: Fight sequence againstReavers at Mexican border hideout.
⚡ Deadpool 2 (2018)
In Deadpool 2 (2018), Wade forms the X-Force – a team so incompetent that most of them die during their first jump.
He’s trying to protect a fire-wielding mutant kid named Russell from Cable (Josh Brolin), a cyborg from the future who wants the kid dead. Also, there’s a song about rainbows.
Brad Pitt cameoed as the invisible mutant Vanisher for exactly 1 second – when he gets electrocuted and becomes visible. Pitt did it for a cup of coffee as payment.
Also, the post-credits scene where Deadpool uses Cable’s time-travel device to fix X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern? Reynolds wrote those scenes himself.
And the “Dubstep” joke about a certain Logan death? Too dark? Just dark enough.
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Zazie Beetz (Domino, lucky AF), Julian Dennison, Rob Delaney.
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Where was Deadpool 2 filmed?
- Hatley Castle, Colwood, Victoria, BC: X-Mansion scene (shirtless cooking).
- Centre Lawn Building & Crease Unit, Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam: Essex House for Mutant Rehabilitation.
- Lions Gate Bridge, Cambie Street, Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver: Deadpool, Cable, & Domino rescue Russell (Firefist).
- Boundary Road & Triumph Street, Burnaby Heights: Billboard where Bedlam crashes.
- Port Mann power substation, Surrey, BC: Ice Box mutant prison.
- Mammoth Studios, Burnaby: X-Force jump skydiving disaster.
🔥 Dark Phoenix (2019)
Dark Phoenix (2019) was the last mainline X-Men film from 20th Century Fox before Disney bought everything. During a space rescue mission, Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) gets hit by a cosmic force that turns her into the all-powerful Phoenix.
She accidentally kills Mystique, goes on the run, and gets manipulated by a shapeshifting alien named Vuk (Jessica Chastain, wasted). The X-Men tear apart, Magneto shows up with a helmet, and everyone regrets calling this “the final chapter.”
The train fight scene – easily the best action in the movie – was shot over two months on a practical set. Sophie Turner said she cried after her last day because the franchise meant so much to her.
Jessica Chastain’s alien character was originally supposed to be a giant bird monster, but the budget said no. Also, the film lost $60 million at the box office. Oof.
Cast: Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence (briefly), Jessica Chastain, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan.
Where was Dark Phoenix filmed?
- Mount Royal Park, Montreal: Stand in for Central Park in New York City.
- Rue Saint-Paul est, Montreal: Historic street in utilized for city sequence filming.
- Terrebonne, Quebec: The site used for the “party in the forest” scene.
- Mel’s Cité du Cinéma soundstages, Montréal: Train final battle.
- Montréal soundstages: Space rescue mission opening.
😱 The New Mutants (2020)
In The New Mutants (2020), five young mutants – Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy), Wolfsbane (Maisie Williams), Cannonball, Sunspot, and Mirage – are trapped in a secret psychiatric institution.
They each have a trauma demon, and one by one, those demons become real. It’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with superpowers and a demon bear.
To capture a genuine horror aesthetic, the production used the real abandoned hospital instead of building sets. That meant no heating, no AC, and actual asbestos warnings. Anya Taylor-Joy later said she “didn’t sleep for weeks.”
The film was delayed for two years due to Disney-Fox merger reshoots – which never happened – becoming a running joke. When it finally released in 2020 (peak pandemic), everyone went, “Oh yeah, that movie.” It’s now a cult classic for horror-mutant fans.
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga, Alice Braga (as Dr. Reyes).
Where was The New Mutants filmed?
- Medfield State Hospital, Medfield, Massachusetts: The asylum interiors & exteriors.
- Grounds of Medfield State Hospital: Forest and outdoor therapy areas.
- Boston soundstages: Demon Bear finale.
🫶🏽 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) officially integrated Fox’s X-Men universe into the Disney MCU. The TVA (from Loki) pulls Wade Wilson from his quiet life as a used car salesman.
They need him to stop a timeline-destroying threat, but he needs a Wolverine – so he digs up a cynical, alcoholic Logan variant from another universe. Together, they fight, banter, and finally wear comic-accurate suits. Also, there’s a scene with 100 Deadpool variants.
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman spent months teasing each other online. Jackman finally got to wear the classic yellow-and-blue Wolverine suit – which he said was “hell to pee in.”
Emma Corrin’s Cassandra Nova wears a bald cap that took two hours to apply. And the scene where Deadpool uses Wolverine’s skeleton as a weapon? Jackman insisted on filming it practically. Because of course he did.
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin (as Cassandra Nova), Matthew Macfadyen (as TVA’s Paradox), and cameos galore.
Where was Deadpool & Wolverine filmed?
- Pitstone Quarry, Buckinghamshire, England: The Void dystopian wastelands.
- Holkham Beach, Norfolk, England: Deadpool and Wolverine meet Dogpool.
- Black Park Country Park, Buckinghamshire, England: Deadpool searches for Wolverine.
- Hatley Castle, Colwood, Victoria, BC: Xavier’s mansion flashback.
- Vancouver, Canada: Establishing shots and localized action sequences.
- Pinewood Studios, London: TVA headquarters, Deadpool’s apartment & 20th Century Fox logo battle.
❓ X-Men Series FAQ
Because you have timeline questions, and we have answers (and sarcasm).
How many X-Men movies are there?
14 theatrical films (so far) from 2000 to 2024, including the Deadpool trilogy.
X-Men movies in chronological order?
- 1962: X-Men: First Class
- 1973: X-Men: Days of Future Past
- 1970s-80s: X-Men: Origins: Wolverine
- 1983: X-Men: Apocalypse
- 1992: Dark Phoenix
- Early 2000s: X-Men
- 2003: X2: X-Men United
- 2006: X-Men: The Last Stand
- 2013: The Wolverine
- 2016: Deadpool
- 2018: Deadpool 2
- 2024: Deadpool & Wolverine (MCU variant timeline)
- 2029: Logan
- Unclear: New Mutants
Yes, it’s a mess.
Where was Wolverine born?
James Howlett (Logan) was born in Alberta, Canada, in the late 1800s, per X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The movie filmed that scene in Australia.
Where was Deadpool during Infinity War?
Not in it. But the Deadpool 2 post-credits scene shows him watching the Infinity War trailer and saying, “What, no spoilers?” Then he travels back to save baby Hitler. Priorities.
How old was Dafne Keen during Logan filming?
Eleven. She did her own stunts. Everyone was terrified and impressed.
Why did Hugh Jackman take a pay cut for Logan?
To secure an R-rating for Logan with blood, swearing, and a dark tone. It worked.
Where was Alkali Lake filmed?
The interior base sets were built at Vancouver Film Studios. Three different lakes were used for the exterior dam shots.
- X-Men 2 filmed at Barrier Lake in Kananaskis Country, Alberta.
- X-Men: The Last Stand filmed at Alouette Lake, Golden Ears Provincial Park.
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine filmed at Stirling Falls in Milford Sound, New Zealand.
Why does Quicksilver look different from Age of Ultron?
Different studios. Fox’s Quicksilver (Evan Peters) is not the same as Marvel’s (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Multiverse, baby.
What’s the deal with the X in the Fox logo?
The “X” stays lit longer in every X-Men film opening. An easter egg that started with the first movie.
Did Deadpool really shoot his Origins self?
Yes. In Deadpool 2, he time-travels to 2009 and guns down the mouth-sewn “Weapon XI” version. Reynolds called it “therapy.”
Where is Deadpool 3 streaming?
Officially titled Deadpool & Wolverine, the film released in theaters July 2024 and arrived on Disney+.
Can I visit the Deadpool highway?
The Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver still exists. It’s a real bridge. Don’t fight on it.
Where was the Dark Phoenix train fight filmed?
Soundstages in Montréal with real train cars on hydraulic rigs. Best action in the film, shot over two months.
Where was The New Mutants filmed?
Medfield State Hospital, Massachusetts – an actual abandoned asylum. No ghosts were harmed, but the cast was creeped out.
Was Hatley Castle really Xavier’s school?
Yes, Hatley Castle was used to film the exteriors from X2 onward. It’s a 1908 Edwardian castle on Royal Roads University grounds.
Can you visit Xavier’s mansion?
Absolutely. You can book guided tours to all three locations that played Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters.
📺 Where to Watch the X-Men Series
Unlike Sony and Disney fighting over Spider-Man, these X-Men films are all in one place. Mostly. Your mutant marathon awaits.
- Amazon Prime: Rent or buy individual films.
- DVD/Blu-ray/4K: Complete box sets include commentaries, deleted scenes, gag reels.
- Disney+: Streaming home for all main X-Men films and Deadpool movies.
- Other platforms: Max, Apple TV / Google Play / YouTube Movies / Vudu.
Don’t worry if the timeline doesn’t make sense – neither does Wolverine’s age, and we still love him. Now just stream the damn mutants already.
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