The Phoenix of Fox

Jean Grey aka The Phoenix first comes out in X-Men (directed by Bryan Singer) and she is played by Famke Jensen. When we are first introduced to her she is only a telekinetic and telepathic. In the first installment she is still learning to control her powers and get stronger. We don't know that much about her other than she lives at the Mutant mansion and teaches there and is also a doctor that is engaged in politics. She is also dating Scott Summers aka Cyclops, but is the interest of Logan aka Wolverine. We do get to see her display her powers in and out of action sequences though. Her character had so much promise going into the next film. 

Great costume

In X2 (directed by Bryan Singer) Jean (Famke) has a bit of a bigger role and we see more of her fear about her inability to control her powers. We also see more of Logan going after Jean, but she'll never leave Scott for Logan because she loves Scott and he's a better man for her. Jean dies at the end of the film saving the others and leaving a morning Scott and Logan. This seems to be the end of her but just sit back and wait. 

Love the haircut

X-Men:The Last Stand (directed by Brett Ratner) comes around and brings with it Jean (Famke) reborn as the Phoenix. The Phoenix is the super powered version of Jean with her powers at 100%. But she is a changed person and the first thing she does when she comes back is kill Scott, the man that she loved more than anything. Then the rest of the team finds her and she leaves them to go join Magneto in his efforts to kill all of humanity. And while doing so she also kill Professor Charles for wanting to suppress the Phoenix again. Her motivation to do so? She will never fit in with humanity or her former team with her new abilities and the Phoenix doesn't want to be suppressed any longer. We also see a flashback to her childhood when Professor Charles and Erik first went to collect her for the mutant school. In this flashback supposedly Jean had full control of her power and was slightly unhinged so Charles suppressed it creating the split personality of the Phoenix, which is her full range of power. So then she goes about doing her evil thing with Magneto and is killed, again, at the end by non other than Wolverine, at her request. And with her died our chance at an awesome Phoenix story line. 

Bad guys get the best outfits

From then on we only see Jean (Famke) is through Wolverine as she haunts him after he leaves the X-Men. She serves more for his character development in The Wolverine directed by James Mangold. 

Ghost of Girlfriends Past

Then at the end of X-Men:Days of Future Past (directed by Bryan Singer) we see Jean (Famke) alive again because Wolverine was able to change the past in turn change the future of present and erasing the previous movies. 

Yay! Everyone's alive again!

The next time we will see Jean will be in X-Men:Apocalypse, directed by Bryan Singer, next year in May. However this will be a younger version of Jean and will be played by Sophie Turner. Hopefully this new installment will develop Jean more than the previous movies and she won't be as afraid of her powers any more. Until then, have a great week everyone!