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hits UK cinemas on Wednesday May 18, but before it\'s even arrived talk has turned to where next for the X-Men.

riter and franchise producer Simon Kinberg has let slip that the next chapter in the X-Universe will occur in the decade that gave us Britpop and Pogs.

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 –​ the origin story for Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) –​ happened in the \'60s, while the time-bending and terrific sequel 

It\'s not clear if Kinberg was referring to Josh Boone\'s

film (read everything you need to know about this spinoff here) – which is expected to introduce a whole new team of teen mutants in the style of the comic of the same name.

has just brought young versions of the original X-Men to the fore including Ty Sheridan as Cyclops and Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, it would seem likely Kinberg would want to take the franchise forward with these characters.

Good news, at least, that the X-Men have plenty of legs left.

 centres on a team of young X-Men, led by Mystique, who must stop the seemingly invincible Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) from destroying mankind.​

It has a UK release date of May 18, while US audiences will be able to see the film from May 27.

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