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* [[Josh Helman]] as Colonel [[William Stryker]]
* [[Josh Helman]] as Colonel [[William Stryker]]
: A military officer who hates mutants. Ten years since ''Days of Future Past'', Stryker has been developing his own plan for how he wants to proceed with the "mutant problem".<ref name="collider.com"/>
: A military officer who hates mutants. Ten years since ''Days of Future Past'', Stryker has been developing his own plan for how he wants to proceed with the "mutant problem".<ref name="collider.com"/>
* [[Ben Hardy (actor)|Ben Hardy]] as [[Warren Worthington III|Angel]]<!--Neither Warren Worthington III nor Archangel are ever mentioned in the film or listed in the credits-->
* [[Ben Hardy (actor)|Ben Hardy]] as [[Warren Worthington III|[Warren Worthington III/Angel/Archangel]]<!--His full name is never mentioned in this film nor listed in the credits, but due to the established name of the character in other X-Men films, his full name was used in this article.-->
: A mutant with bird-like feathered wings, gaining metallic wings which can also be used as razor sharp projectiles as a result. Hardy practiced [[vertical wind tunnel|indoor skydiving]] in preparation for his role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screengonzo.com/2015/06/01/x-men-double-shot-angel-takes-flight-and-lucas-till-talks-wolverine-and-vulcan/|title=X-Men Double Shot: Angel Takes Flight and Lucas Till Talks Wolverine and Vulcan|publisher=ScreenGonzo.com|date=June 1, 2015}}</ref>
: A mutant with bird-like feathered wings, gaining metallic wings which can also be used as razor sharp projectiles as a result. Hardy practiced [[vertical wind tunnel|indoor skydiving]] in preparation for his role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screengonzo.com/2015/06/01/x-men-double-shot-angel-takes-flight-and-lucas-till-talks-wolverine-and-vulcan/|title=X-Men Double Shot: Angel Takes Flight and Lucas Till Talks Wolverine and Vulcan|publisher=ScreenGonzo.com|date=June 1, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Lana Condor]] as [[Jubilee (comics)|Jubilee]]<!--Jubilation Lee is never mentioned in the film nor listed in the credits-->
* [[Lana Condor]] as [[Jubilee (comics)|Jubilation Lee / Jubilee]]<!--Her full name is never mentioned in this film nor listed in the credits, but due to the established name of the character in other X-Men films, her full name was used in this article.-->
: A Chinese-American mutant student at Charles's school who has the ability to create psionic energy [[plasmoid]]s.<ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3063097/Who-s-excited-Newcomer-Lana-Condor-makes-debut-Armor-set-X-Men-Apocalypse.html|title=X-Men: Apocalypse's Lana Condor makes her debut as Armor on set|work=[[Daily Mail]] | location = UK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Lana Condor’s Armor in X-Men: Apocalypse: New Powers, Old Costume|url = http://www.themarysue.com/Armor-x-men-apocalypse/|publisher = themarysue.com|access-date = January 22, 2016}}</ref> Discussing her first day on ''X-Men: Apocalypse'', Condor says: "I was very new and it was my first role. I'd never been on a set before or in front of a camera, so I didn't know what to expect. The first day we shot scenes in an 80s-themed mall with hundreds of extras in 80s gear, plus crew and cameras. It was surreal." She also discussed the character of Jubilee and how she became the mutant: "It's a lot easier when you have the costume, as that helps bring everything to life. She has her iconic yellow jacket, which is a staple. It's very bold and confident, like her. A lot of her costumes are super 80s. I also listened to music from the 80s and that helped."<ref>''Performer: Summer 2016''</ref>
: A Chinese-American mutant student at Charles's school who has the ability to create psionic energy [[plasmoid]]s.<ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3063097/Who-s-excited-Newcomer-Lana-Condor-makes-debut-Armor-set-X-Men-Apocalypse.html|title=X-Men: Apocalypse's Lana Condor makes her debut as Armor on set|work=[[Daily Mail]] | location = UK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Lana Condor’s Armor in X-Men: Apocalypse: New Powers, Old Costume|url = http://www.themarysue.com/Armor-x-men-apocalypse/|publisher = themarysue.com|access-date = January 22, 2016}}</ref> Discussing her first day on ''X-Men: Apocalypse'', Condor says: "I was very new and it was my first role. I'd never been on a set before or in front of a camera, so I didn't know what to expect. The first day we shot scenes in an 80s-themed mall with hundreds of extras in 80s gear, plus crew and cameras. It was surreal." She also discussed the character of Jubilee and how she became the mutant: "It's a lot easier when you have the costume, as that helps bring everything to life. She has her iconic yellow jacket, which is a staple. It's very bold and confident, like her. A lot of her costumes are super 80s. I also listened to music from the 80s and that helped."<ref>''Performer: Summer 2016''</ref>


Additionally, [[Hugh Jackman]] makes an uncredited appearance as [[Wolverine (character)|Logan / Wolverine]], in his [[Weapon X#First Installment|Weapon X]] form. In that same scene, director Brian Singer plays a guard with a machine gun who is killed by Wolverine as he attempts to escape the complex.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movienewsguide.com/bryan-singer-wolverine-x-men-apocalypse/220874 |title=Bryan Singer Killed By Wolverine in 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Cameo |last=Banswal |first=Deepansha |date=June 12, 2016 |website=movienewsguide.com |publisher=Movie News Guide |archive-url= |archive-date= |accessdate=June 13, 2016 |quote= }}</ref> X-Men co-creator [[Stan Lee]] and his wife Joan Lee make a cameo appearance together, in a more serious role than any of Lee's previous cameos, as bystanders witnessing the launch of nuclear missiles worldwide.
Other actors include [[Željko Ivanek]] and Anthony Konechny cameo as a Pentagon scientist and Scott's school-jock classmate, respectively. Additionally, [[Hugh Jackman]] makes an uncredited appearance as [[Wolverine (character)|Logan / Wolverine]], in his [[Weapon X#First Installment|Weapon X]] form. In that same scene, director Brian Singer plays a guard with a machine gun who is killed by Wolverine as he attempts to escape the complex.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movienewsguide.com/bryan-singer-wolverine-x-men-apocalypse/220874 |title=Bryan Singer Killed By Wolverine in 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Cameo |last=Banswal |first=Deepansha |date=June 12, 2016 |website=movienewsguide.com |publisher=Movie News Guide |archive-url= |archive-date= |accessdate=June 13, 2016 |quote= }}</ref> X-Men co-creator [[Stan Lee]] and his wife Joan Lee make a cameo appearance together, in a more serious role than any of Lee's previous cameos, as bystanders witnessing the launch of nuclear missiles worldwide.


[[Tómas Lemarquis]] portrays [[Caliban (comics)|Caliban]], a mutant with the ability to sense and track other mutants.<ref name="Tomas Lemarquis to play Caliban">{{cite news|last1=Feldberg|first1=Isaac|title=Tomas Lemarquis May Be Playing Caliban In X-Men: Apocalypse|url=http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/tomas-lemarquis-playing-caliban-xmen-apocalypse/|accessdate=October 24, 2015|publisher=We Got this Covered|date=July 12, 2015}}</ref> The [[Blob (comics)|Blob]]<!--His real name Fred J. Dukes was never mentioned in the film--> makes an appearance in the film as Angel's opponent in an underground fight club, portrayed by wrestler "Giant" Gustav Claude Ouimet.<ref name="first look at The Blob in X-Men: Apocalypse">{{cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/marvel/2016/04/23/first-look-at-the-blob-in-x-men-apocalypse/|title=First Look At The Blob In X-Men: Apocalypse}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://whatculture.com/wwe/xmen-apocalypse-features-a-cameo-only-hardcore-wrestling-fans-will-recognise/|title=X-Men: Apocalypse Features A Cameo Only Hardcore Wrestling Fans Will Recognise|publisher=}}</ref> Carolina Bartczak and T.J. McGibbon portray Magneto's wife Magda and daughter Nina, respectively. Warren Scherer, Rochelle Okoye, [[Monique Ganderton]], and Fraser Aitcheson portray En Sabah Nur's four lieutenants Pestilence, Famine, Death, and War respectively.<!--Tenebrae, the official credits lists them as Pestilence, Famine, Death, and War just like what you posted on the talk page--> Zehra Leverman reprises her role as Ms. Maximoff. [[Željko Ivanek]] and Anthony Konechny cameo as a Pentagon scientist and Scott's school-jock classmate, respectively. [[Dazzler|Alison Blaire / Dazzler]] makes a brief cameo appearance on a record album which Jean and Scott are shown holding at a music store, a scene not in the theatrical film, but scheduled to be available in the home video release.<ref>{{cite web|url=
[[Tómas Lemarquis]] portrays [[Caliban (comics)|Caliban]], a mutant with the ability to sense and track other mutants.<ref name="Tomas Lemarquis to play Caliban">{{cite news|last1=Feldberg|first1=Isaac|title=Tomas Lemarquis May Be Playing Caliban In X-Men: Apocalypse|url=http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/tomas-lemarquis-playing-caliban-xmen-apocalypse/|accessdate=October 24, 2015|publisher=We Got this Covered|date=July 12, 2015}}</ref> The [[Blob (comics)|Blob]]<!--His real name Fred J. Dukes was never mentioned in the film--> makes an appearance in the film as Angel's opponent in an underground fight club, portrayed by wrestler "Giant" Gustav Claude Ouimet.<ref name="first look at The Blob in X-Men: Apocalypse">{{cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/marvel/2016/04/23/first-look-at-the-blob-in-x-men-apocalypse/|title=First Look At The Blob In X-Men: Apocalypse}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://whatculture.com/wwe/xmen-apocalypse-features-a-cameo-only-hardcore-wrestling-fans-will-recognise/|title=X-Men: Apocalypse Features A Cameo Only Hardcore Wrestling Fans Will Recognise|publisher=}}</ref> Carolina Bartczak and T.J. McGibbon portray Magneto's wife Magda and daughter Nina, respectively. Warren Scherer, Rochelle Okoye, [[Monique Ganderton]], and Fraser Aitcheson portray En Sabah Nur's four lieutenants Pestilence, Famine, Death, and War respectively.<!--Tenebrae, the official credits lists them as Pestilence, Famine, Death, and War just like what you posted on the talk page--> Zehra Leverman reprises her role as Ms. Maximoff. [[Dazzler|Alison Blaire / Dazzler]] makes a brief cameo appearance on a record album which Jean and Scott are shown holding at a music store, a scene not in the theatrical film, but scheduled to be available in the home video release.<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/X-Men-Apocalypse-Deleted-Mall-Scene-What-It-Why-It-Was-Cut-133077.html|title=The X-Men: Apocalypse Deleted Mall Scene - What's In It, And Why It Was Cut|publisher=CINEMABLEND}}</ref>
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X-Men: Apocalypse
Official poster shows The X-Men Team with Professor X sitting in his wheelchair, surrounded by friend and foe mutants, with the film's titular enemy Apocalypse behind them with a big close-up over his head and face, with nuclear missiles flying into the air, and the film's title, credits, billing and release date below them and the film's slogan "Only The Strong Will Survive" above.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBryan Singer
Screenplay bySimon Kinberg
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNewton Thomas Sigel
Edited by
  • John Ottman
  • Michael Louis Hill
Music byJohn Ottman
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09) (London)
  • May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27) (United States)
Running time
144 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$178 million[2]
Box office$484.7 million[2]

X-Men: Apocalypse is a 2016 American superhero film based on the fictional X-Men characters that appear in Marvel Comics. It is the ninth installment in the X-Men film series and a sequel to 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past. Directed by Bryan Singer, with a screenplay by Simon Kinberg from a story conceived by Singer, Kinberg, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, the film stars an ensemble cast, led by James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn and Lucas Till. In X-Men: Apocalypse, the ancient mutant En Sabah Nur awakens in 1983 and plans to cleanse the human race and take over the world, leading the X-Men to try to stop him and defeat his team of renegade mutants.

The film was announced by Singer in December 2013, with Kinberg, Dougherty and Harris attached to develop the story. Casting began in October 2014, while principal photography commenced in April 2015 in Montreal and ended in August of the same year. X-Men: Apocalypse premiered in London on May 9, 2016, and was released in North America on May 27, 2016, in 3D and 2D, and in IMAX 3D in select international markets.[3] The film received mixed reviews and has grossed over $484 million worldwide.[2][4]

Plot

En Sabah Nur, a powerful mutant believed to be the first of his kind, rules ancient Egypt until he is betrayed by his worshippers, who entomb him alive. His four lieutenants die preserving him. Awakening in 1983, he believes humanity has lost its way without his presence. Aiming to destroy the world and remake it, he recruits Cairo pickpocket Ororo Munroe, who can control weather, and upgrades her power.

In East Berlin, shape-shifting mutant Raven investigates an underground fight club and discovers mutant champion Angel, who possesses a pair of large feathered wings on his back, and Kurt Wagner, who can teleport. Raven rescues Kurt and employs the services of black marketeer Caliban to transport him to America. En Sabah Nur recruits Caliban's enforcer, Psylocke, who leads him to Angel. En Sabah Nur enhances both their powers, transforming Angel's wings into metal wings.

Alex Summers discovers that his younger brother, Scott, is manifesting his mutation for shooting optic beams. Alex takes Scott to Professor Charles Xavier's educational institute in Westchester County, New York in hopes that Xavier and Hank McCoy will teach him how to control his abilities. Scott meets the telepathic and telekinetic Jean Grey, and the two develop an attraction. Raven brings Kurt to the institute. Apocalypse's powers cause disturbances around the world, leading Xavier and Alex to consult with CIA agent Moira MacTaggert, who has been researching the legend of Nur.

In Poland, the metal-controlling mutant Erik Lehnsherr lives with his wife and their young daughter, Nina. He uses his powers to save a coworker, prompting police to come capture him. When they accidentally kill Erik's family, he retaliates by murdering them. En Sabah Nur later approaches the disheartened Erik and takes him to Auschwitz, where Erik's power first manifested. Erik destroys the camp and joins him.

En Sabah Nur enters Xavier's mind while Xavier is using the mutant-locating computer Cerebro and, co-opting Xavier's powers, forces all global superpowers to launch Earth's entire nuclear arsenal into space to prevent interference. He and his new lieutenants arrive at the mansion and kidnap Xavier. Attempting to stop them, Alex accidentally causes an explosion that destroys the mansion. Peter Maximoff — having learned that he is Erik's son, and hoping that Xavier can help to find him —– arrives in time to use his super=speed to evacuate the students just before the explosion destroys the building, but Alex is presumed dead. Colonel William Stryker's forces subsequently capture Hank, Raven, Peter, and Moira, and take them to a military facility for interrogation. Scott, Jean and Kurt covertly follow and liberate their comrades using Stryker's mind-controlled and brainwashed experiment, Weapon X, whose memories Jean partially restores.

At En Sabah Nur's behest, Erik uses his powers to control Earth's magnetic poles, causing widespread destruction across the planet and mass casualties. En Sabah Nur plans to transfer his consciousness into Xavier's body and use Xavier's power to enslave the minds of every person on earth. Xavier secretly sends a telepathic distress call to Jean, and the others travel to Cairo to battle Apocalypse and his horsemen. They rescue Xavier, but he loses his hair as the process nears completion. Angel is defeated and incapacitated in the battle. Erik and Ororo are convinced to turn on En Sabah Nur and, with the help of Cyclops, they keep him occupied physically while Xavier fights him telepathically in the astral plane. Finally, Xavier encourages Jean to unleash the full extent of her powers, incinerating En Sabah Nur. In the ensuing chaos, Psylocke flees.

Xavier and Moira rekindle their relationship. Erik and Jean help reconstruct the school, but Erik refuses Xavier's offer to stay and help teach. Peter decides not to tell Erik yet that he is his son. As the new X-Men, Hank and Raven train new recruits Scott, Jean, Ororo, Kurt and Peter.

In a post-credits scene, men in suits visit the Weapon X facility to retrieve data on Stryker's mutant research, including an X-ray and a blood sample marked "Weapon X", on behalf of the Essex Corporation.

Cast

Cast of X-Men: Apocalypse at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International. Top to bottom (scrollable): McAvoy, Fassbender, Lawrence, Isaac, Hoult, Munn, Peters, Smit-McPhee, Turner, Sheridan, Shipp, Condor, Till, and Hardy.
A mutant pacifist and the world's most powerful telepath. He is the founder of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and the X-Men. McAvoy shaved his head for the role.[5]
A mutant with the ability to control magnetic fields and manipulate metal, globally infamous for attempting to assassinate U.S. President Richard Nixon on live broadcast ten years prior. Bill Milner appears in archival footage as a young Erik Lehnsherr.
A mutant with shapeshifting abilities, globally renowned for saving Nixon's life ten years prior. Lawrence said "she hears about what happened to Erik and she wants to seek him out and help him."[6]
Born in ancient times, and possibly the world's first mutant, he has a variety of vast and destructive superhuman abilities, including telekinesis, telepathy, cyberpathy, teleportation, and the ability to augment other mutants' abilities. Isaac described Apocalypse as the "creative-slash-destructive force of the Earth." He added, "When things start to go awry, or when things seem like they're not moving towards evolution, [Apocalypse] destroys those civilizations."[6] Isaac had to go through extensive makeup and prosthetics aplications, and wore high-heeled boots to appear taller and a 40-pound suit. The full costume, which Isaac described as "basically doing Kabuki theater", was uncomfortable, particularly in the humid environment of the outdoor scenes, which forced Isaac to go to a cooling tent between takes. Berdj Garabedian appears as an older Apocalypse.[7]
A mutant with leonine attributes, prehensile feet and superhuman physical abilities. Hank acts as a teacher in Xavier's school and he builds inventions for troubled students. He also built the X-Jet.[8]
A CIA agent who first met and fell in love with Xavier in X-Men: First Class, where he wiped portions of her memories of him and the X-Men at the end. Simon Kinberg said they are "essentially, strangers" when they meet in this film.[9]
A mutant who can move, think, and perceive at supersonic speeds, and the son of Magneto. Describing the relationship between Quicksilver and Magneto, Peters stated, "I have learned that he's my father at this point and I am trying to ... I don’t know what I can say. I'm trying to ... Yeah. It's like an adoptive child or any kind of child who has a strange father trying to ... He knows who he is now so he is trying to find him. He's been searching for him. It's been 10 years and he hasn't found him and then something happens."[10]
A mutant who fires destructive optic beams and wears a visor or sunglasses to stabilize and contain them, and who is the younger brother of Havok. Sheridan describes Cyclops as "angry and a bit lost." He added, "He's now learning about being a mutant and trying to handle his powers."[11]
A mutant who is scared of her telepathic and telekinetic power, and one of Charles Xavier's most prized students.[12] Turner states that she was cast in the film because of the "dark side" of her character Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones. She compared Jean to Sansa and described being an outcast in the human world, who struggles with her power and gift, the same way Sansa, who wanted to live a normal life, felt.[13] Turner learned archery in preparation for the role.[14]
A mutant with telepathic and telekinetic abilities. Her abilities also include projecting purple psychic energy, usually into the form of an energy blade that can burn through metal. Munn described Psylocke as "very lethal, very powerful and very strong."[15] She practiced sword fighting in preparation for the role.[16]
A German[12] teleporting mutant and one of Charles Xavier's new students. Singer said Nightcrawler is a source of comic relief.[18]
A young mutant orphan who can control weather. Storm is discovered by Apocalypse in Cairo. Shipp shaved her head partially, and sported a Mohawk for the role.[19][20]
A mutant who has the ability to absorb energy and release it with destructive force from his body, and the older brother of Cyclops.
A military officer who hates mutants. Ten years since Days of Future Past, Stryker has been developing his own plan for how he wants to proceed with the "mutant problem".[8]
A mutant with bird-like feathered wings, gaining metallic wings which can also be used as razor sharp projectiles as a result. Hardy practiced indoor skydiving in preparation for his role.[21]
A Chinese-American mutant student at Charles's school who has the ability to create psionic energy plasmoids.[12][22][23] Discussing her first day on X-Men: Apocalypse, Condor says: "I was very new and it was my first role. I'd never been on a set before or in front of a camera, so I didn't know what to expect. The first day we shot scenes in an 80s-themed mall with hundreds of extras in 80s gear, plus crew and cameras. It was surreal." She also discussed the character of Jubilee and how she became the mutant: "It's a lot easier when you have the costume, as that helps bring everything to life. She has her iconic yellow jacket, which is a staple. It's very bold and confident, like her. A lot of her costumes are super 80s. I also listened to music from the 80s and that helped."[24]

Other actors include Željko Ivanek and Anthony Konechny cameo as a Pentagon scientist and Scott's school-jock classmate, respectively. Additionally, Hugh Jackman makes an uncredited appearance as Logan / Wolverine, in his Weapon X form. In that same scene, director Brian Singer plays a guard with a machine gun who is killed by Wolverine as he attempts to escape the complex.[25] X-Men co-creator Stan Lee and his wife Joan Lee make a cameo appearance together, in a more serious role than any of Lee's previous cameos, as bystanders witnessing the launch of nuclear missiles worldwide.

Tómas Lemarquis portrays Caliban, a mutant with the ability to sense and track other mutants.[26] The Blob makes an appearance in the film as Angel's opponent in an underground fight club, portrayed by wrestler "Giant" Gustav Claude Ouimet.[27][28] Carolina Bartczak and T.J. McGibbon portray Magneto's wife Magda and daughter Nina, respectively. Warren Scherer, Rochelle Okoye, Monique Ganderton, and Fraser Aitcheson portray En Sabah Nur's four lieutenants Pestilence, Famine, Death, and War respectively. Zehra Leverman reprises her role as Ms. Maximoff. Alison Blaire / Dazzler makes a brief cameo appearance on a record album which Jean and Scott are shown holding at a music store, a scene not in the theatrical film, but scheduled to be available in the home video release.[29]

Archive footage was used of Caleb Landry Jones, Éva Magyar, Georg Nikoloff, and Bill Milner as Sean Cassidy / Banshee, Erik's parents Edie Lehnsherr and Mr. Lehnsherr, and young Erik, respectively. Also appearing in archival clips were journalist Jessica Savitch and actors Leslie Parrish and Michael Forest (the latter two appearing in footage with dialogue from the 1967 Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?").

Production

Development

The film was announced by Bryan Singer in December 2013 via Twitter, before Days of Future Past was released to theaters.[30] In the same month, Simon Kinberg, Dan Harris, and Michael Dougherty were revealed by Singer to be attached to work on the film's story.[31] According to Singer, the film would focus on the origin of the mutants, and features the younger versions of Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Storm.[32][33] Singer also said that he was considering Gambit and a younger version of Nightcrawler to appear.[34] According to Kinberg, it would take place in 1983, and completes a trilogy that began with 2011's X-Men: First Class.[35][36] In September 2014, 20th Century Fox officially announced that Singer would direct the film.[37] Singer has called the film "kind of a conclusion of six X-Men films, yet a potential rebirth of younger, newer characters" and the "true birth of the X-Men".[38]

Writing

"It will address historical mutant-cy, meaning the deep past, mutant origins and things like that. It’s something that's always intrigued me when we think about our Gods and our history and miracles and powers."

—Bryan Singer on what will be seen in X-Men: Apocalypse.[32]

Singer said that Apocalypse is the main focus of the film. Kinberg said that the younger versions of Scott Summers, Storm, and Jean Grey appearing in the film are "as much a part of the film as the main cast". He described Summers as "not yet the squeaky-clean leader", Storm as a "troubled character who is going down the wrong path in life", and Grey as "complex, interesting and not fully mature."[39] Kinberg also said that the film delivers on the dramatic story and emotion of the last two films and that it acts like the culmination of the main characters portrayed by Lawrence, McAvoy, Fassbender and Hoult.[40] Kinberg said First Class, Days of Future Past, and Apocalypse formed a trilogy about Mystique, explaining, "She starts in First Class entirely on Charles’ side, ends up following Erik, and we then find her in Days of Future Past and she’s on her own because Erik is gone. She’s on her own side in that movie but is drawn toward Charles by the end of the film and shoots Erik. Then in Apocalypse she comes back to Charles. There’s a full circle narrative over the span of this little trilogy that is about Mystique from beginning with Charles in the mansion and ending with Charles in the mansion, but not as the same timid little girl we met in First Class."[41]

Casting

In October 2014, casting for X-Men: Apocalypse began.[42] In November, Singer confirmed that Oscar Isaac would portray Apocalypse.[43] In January 2015, Singer announced that Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, and Tye Sheridan would portray young Storm, Jean, and Cyclops.[44] The same month, Kinberg confirmed that Rose Byrne would reprise her role as Moira MacTaggert in the film.[9] In February, Kodi Smit-McPhee was cast as Nightcrawler and Ben Hardy was cast in an unspecified role.[17][45] In March, Singer announced that Lana Condor was cast as Jubilation Lee.[46] In April, Singer confirmed that Hardy would portray Angel, Olivia Munn would portray Psylocke, and Lucas Till would return as Havok.[47][48][49] In May, Singer announced that the mutant Caliban would appear in the film.[50][51] In July, Hoult revealed on Conan that Josh Helman would return as William Stryker.[52] In April 2016, Hugh Jackman confirmed that he would make a cameo appearance as Wolverine.[53]

A mansion surrounded by trees and hedges.
The Englefield House, Berkshire, England served as the X-Mansion.

Filming

Principal photography commenced on April 27, 2015, in Montreal, Canada.[54] In late August, the first-unit production for the film wrapped.[55] Additional filming took place in January 2016.[56]

Australia-based Rising Sun Pictures provided, as it did for X-Men: Days of Future Past, the effects for Quicksilver's time-stopping, quick motion effects in the mansion rescue scene, and also other effects, including when Cyclops splits Professor Xavier's favorite tree in half.[57] Aerial footage of snow-capped mountains as Stryker traveled in his helicopter to the secret base was provided by SmartDrones of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.[58]

Music

On March 2, 2015, it was announced that John Ottman, who composed the scores for X2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past, would return to write and compose the score for Apocalypse. On May 20, 2016, the official soundtrack was released as a digital download. In addition to Ottman's score, the film features the second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's seventh symphony and two songs contemporary to the film's 1983 setting, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics and "The Four Horsemen" by Metallica.[59]

Marketing

In July 2015, Singer, Lee, Hugh Jackman and cast-members McAvoy, Fassbender, Lawrence, Isaac, Hoult, Munn, Peters, Smit-McPhee, Turner, Sheridan, Shipp, Condor, Till and Hardy gave a presentation at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International, together with the release of the film's first teaser poster, featuring En Sabah Nur and a wreckage of the X-Mansion.[60] Footage from the film was screened.[61]

In October 2015, Mars Chocolate partnered with 20th Century Fox for the marketing of the film, using M&M chocolates in their promotional materials. The deal included retail displays and special packaging markings, TV and cinema commercials, and social media posts featuring M&M's characters mixed with elements of the X-Men. The first image of M&M candies wearing Storm and Magneto costumes was released on the day of the announcement.[62]

In December 2015, Kia Motors collaborated with 20th Century Fox to create a custom Kia Sportage to promote the film. Designed after Mystique, the car was revealed at the 2016 Australian Open. It is Kia's second "X-Car" project after the Kia Sorento customized for the home media release of Days of Future Past and the 2015 Australian Open.[63][64][65][66] A trailer released in the same month received criticism from Rajan Zed, a United States-based Hindu cleric, who stated that the part where Apocalypse claims himself to have been called "Krishna" was an offense to the Hindu religion, and demanded that Singer remove all references to Krishna from the trailer, and the film itself.[67][68] The references to Krishna were removed from the film's final cut.[69] On January 4, 2016, Kia Motors released the first promo video of the car, featuring Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal.[70]

In April 2016, Coldwell Banker partnered with 20th Century Fox to list the X-Mansion for $75 million.[71] The fictional listing included a video tour of the mansion and stories of the home from the perspective of characters such as Charles Xavier and Scott Summers. The fake property was listed by agent Kala V. Rhomedren, an anagram for Raven Darkholme.[72][73] That same month, Fox released a fake TV show called "In the Footsteps of..." narrated by George Takei which is inspired by the classic TV series In Search of... that focus on En Sabah Nur's origins.[74][75][76] In May 2016, Fox released a fake TV Commercial for the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters with Lana Condor as Jubilee. They also released a video voiced mail message a week later and a fake TV show called Fables of the Flush & Fabulous with Robin Leach which is inspired by Leach's show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.[77][78][79][80]

Billboard controversy

Billboards in Los Angeles and New York City promoting the film garnered controversy for showing an image of Apocalypse choking Mystique, with critics saying the ad disregards the issue of violence against women. Among those opposed to the material was actress Rose McGowan, who told The Hollywood Reporter "There is a major problem when the men and women at 20th Century Fox think casual violence against women is the way to market a film. There is no context in the ad, just a woman getting strangled. The fact that no one flagged this is offensive and, frankly, stupid."[81] In apologizing for the billboard, Fox said it intended to remove the image from circulation.[82]

Release

X-Men: Apocalypse had its world premiere in London on May 9, 2016. The film was released in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2016,[83] and in North America on May 27, in both 3D and 2D formats, and in IMAX 3D in select international markets, using the DMR process.[84] It opened in Korea on May 25 and in China on June 3. It will release in Japan on August 11.[85]

Reception

Box office

As of June 16, 2016, X-Men: Apocalypse has grossed $140.9 million in North America and $343.8 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $484.7 million, against a budget of $178 million.[2] It is the third highest grossing film without adjusting for inflation in the overall X-Men series, and the second highest grossing film of the X-Men team movies.

X-Men: Apocalypse opened in the United States on May 27, 2016, alongside Alice Through the Looking Glass and was initially projected to gross around $80 million from 4,150 theaters in its opening weekend, and up to $100 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend.[86][87] It made $8.2 million from Thursday previews at 3,565 theaters, besting its predecessor ($8.1 million).[88][89] On its opening day it earned $26.4 million (including previews), the fourth-lowest opening day amount of the franchise.[90] In its opening weekend, it grossed $65.8 million, below expectations.[91][92] Over the four-day Memorial weekend, it earned a total of $79.8 million.[93] Of those numbers, $9 million came from premium large formats from 480 PLF screens and $19 million from RealD screens.[94] In its second weekend the film grossed $22.3 million (a drop of 66.1%), finishing second at the box office behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows ($35.3 million).[95]

Outside North America, X-Men: Apocalypse was released in 76 markets (64% of its total marketplace) beginning on May 18, 2016, and grossed $101.5 million from 20,796 screens in its opening weekend. It debuted at No. 1 in 71 of those markets, with IMAX contributing $5 million from 246 screens in 57 markets, while RealD took in $18.4 million.[85] It broke opening records for Fox in the Philippines ($4.9 million), India ($3.4 million), Indonesia ($3.1 million), Singapore ($2.8 million), Thailand ($2.7 million) and Colombia ($1.9 million), and had the biggest opening in the X-Men franchise in 33 markets, including Russia ($6.5 million).[85] Its top openings were the United Kingdom ($10.5 million), Mexico ($8.6 million), Brazil ($6.6 million), Russia ($6.5 million) and France ($5.9 million).[85] It opened in China on June 3 and brought in $59 million, the second largest Fox opening in China and $20 million more than Days of Future Past opened with.[96] It will next open in Japan on August 11.[85]

Critical response

X-Men: Apocalypse received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 48%, based on 267 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Overloaded action and a cliched villain take the focus away from otherwise strong performers and resonant themes, making X-Men: Apocalypse a middling chapter of the venerable superhero franchise."[97] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 52 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[98]

Mick LaSalle from the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film a positive review, calling it "a thinking person's action movie", and complimenting the movie for its high stakes.[99] Bruce Kirkland from the Toronto Sun gave the film a positive review, acknowledging "Piece by piece, Singer fits this ninth film in the franchise (which includes Deadpool) into the X-Men universe like a master puzzle maker. He does it so well, at least in terms of storytelling, that the X-Men franchise still has a vigorous future."[100]

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky from The A.V. Club wrote, "Much of what makes X-Men: Apocalypse legitimately interesting also makes it frustrating and lopsided, since Singer and screenwriter-producer Simon Kinberg remain committed to the structure of an overlong comic-book blockbuster, complete with a climax in which the world has to be saved using as many different colors of energy beam as possible."[101] Mike Ryan of Uproxx disparaged the film's story as redundant and stale, arguing, "I get it: Life is hard for mutants. We all get it. It’s literally the only thing mutants ever seem to talk about. It is odd that other superheroes seem to get to have some fun, but never the X-Men. Here we are, 16 years later, and everyone involved is still sad. It feels repetitive."[102] Scott Mendelson of Forbes wrote, "X-Men: Apocalypse is the kind of weightless, soulless trifle of a bore that makes comic book superhero movies look bad and makes me not look forward to the next installment."[103]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2016 Spike Guys' Choice Awards Jean-Claude Gahd Dam Olivia Munn Won [104]

Sequel

In May 2016, screenwriter Simon Kinberg said the next X-Men film will be set in the 1990s.[105] He additionally acknowledged the possibility of re-adapting "The Dark Phoenix Saga", which had been adapted in the original X-Men film trilogy,[106][107] and said the post-credits scene mentioning the Essex Corporation is related to the upcoming Wolverine sequel, and that it could have ties to Gambit as well as the following X-Men film.[108]

Director Bryan Singer said he would be interested in having the villain Proteus in an X-Men film.[109] He also said he will be stepping away from the franchise but could envision returning to it at a later date in some capacity.[110]

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