Marvel's X-Men (also known as X-Men and titled Uncanny X-Men in the UK) is a 2015 American superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Robert Bussing-Jones. Based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics, the film serves as a reboot to the X-Men film franchise and is the twelfth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film stars Mark Strong, Liam Neeson, Jeremy Sumpter, Haley Ramm, Connor Paolo, and Jeremy Irons.