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Trivia: Although this film marked Michael Keaton's return to the role of Batman, he was originally supposed to reprise the role the year prior in a Batgirl film, which also would have seen J.K. Simmons reprising the role of Commissioner Gordon from Justice League. Although it had completed filming and was gearing up for post-production, Warner Bros ultimately decided to cancel the film's release and ended up using it as a tax write-off.

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Trivia: This was Patty Jenkins' first directorial effort in 14 years. This is despite the fact that her previous film, Monster, received critical acclaim and featured an Academy Award-winning performance from Charlize Theron.

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Trivia: Michael Keaton said at Cinemacon 2024 that this was the most fun he ever had making a film.

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Trivia: Ryan Gosling showed up to the premiere of this film dressed as Beavis from Beavis and Butt-Head. He had previously dressed up as the character a few weeks prior for an episode of Saturday Night Live, alongside SNL cast member Mikey Day, who was dressed as Butt-Head.

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Trivia: Chris Hemsworth has blamed himself for this film's negative reception, stating he got carried away with the comedic improv and didn't stick the landing.

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Trivia: Originally intended for theatrical release, this film ultimately had to be released through streaming after the North Korean government threatened to retaliate against the United States. A cyber crimes group allegedly tied to North Korea also hacked Sony's emails and made threats against theaters that had planned to show the film.

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Remember It - S1-E5

Trivia: In this episode we learn that Cyclops has been having a psychic affair with Madelyne Pryor, and Emma Frost, a.k.a the White Queen, was eavesdropping on one of their sessions. In the comics, it's actually Emma Frost that Cyclops began having the psychic affair with.

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Bright Eyes - S1-E7

Trivia: Trask refers to Mr. Sinister's Sentinel attack on Genosha as a "mutant massacre." In the comics, there is a storyline called "Mutant Massacre," which saw Sinister tasking a group of mutants called the Marauders to kill the Morlocks. Years later, it was revealed that Gambit was hired to help sneak the Marauders into the Morlock tunnels, making him culpable in the act. This is contrary to Gambit helping to save some Morlocks from the Sentinel attack in this show.

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Bright Eyes - S1-E7

Trivia: The title of this episode is likely a reference to Rogue calling Cable "Bright Eyes" in the season 2 episode "Time Fugitives, Part 2" of the original series.

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Bright Eyes - S1-E7

Trivia: When Rogue is attacking the military compound, some of her moves are the same moves she performs in X-Men vs. Street Fighter. (00:04:34)

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Trivia: In the second trailer, Deadpool and Wolverine can be seen walking by a shop called "Liefeld's Just Feet." This is a jab at Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld, who is known for his inability to draw feet.

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Remember It - S1-E5

Trivia: Series creator Beau DeMayo has said that September 11 and the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando (in which he knew some of the victims) were influences on this episode.

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Trivia: Gambit can occasionally be seen wearing a pink cut-off shirt with guitars on it. A.J. LoCascio, who voices Gambit, wore the same shirt at Wondercon in 2024.

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Trivia: Ross Marquand, who voices Professor X, previously portrayed Red Skull in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Cedric Smith, who voiced Professor X in the original animated series, also voiced Red Skull in one of the series' final episodes.

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Remember It - S1-E5

Trivia: The plot of this episode is what series creator Beau DeMayo pitched to Marvel for its greenlight.

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Trivia: A house in Henderson, Nevada was remodeled to resemble the Simpsons' house. Although the address can be found by Googling it, the house itself is blurred on Google Maps.

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Motendo/Lifedeath - Part 1 - S1-E4

Trivia: The artwork on the game cartridge in the Motendo console is a combination of the original X-Men game for Sega Genesis and "X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse" for Super Nintendo.

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Mutant Liberation Begins - S1-E2

Trivia: Cyclops' and Madelyne's son, Nathan (the future Cable), is given the middle name of "Charles" in honor of Professor X. In the comics, his middle name is "Christopher" in honor of Cyclops' father.

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Trivia: The woman on the film's poster is not Camille Keaton, but actually Demi Moore.

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Time Fugitives: Part 2 - S2-E8

Trivia: SPOILER FOR X-MEN '97: When Jean Grey scans Cable's mind, she sees an image of Cyclops, and seemingly herself as well, with her hair down (as opposed to her usually having it in a ponytail). Following the revelation in X-Men '97 that the Jean Grey seen in the first few episodes was actually a clone, producer Larry Houston revealed that he deliberately drew the Jean seen in Cable's mind to have her hair down, to suggest it was actually the clone who is Cable's real mother.

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