Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios might be making the headlines of late due to their recently decided shared custody of the “Spider-Man” franchise, but the prequel/sequel “X-Men: Apocalypse” is also catching up to the hype. According to Screen Rant, the upcoming blockbuster will be set forward another 10 years from the “X-Men: Days of Future Past” timeline.
IGN noted that Singer has actually been sharing quite a lot of images from pre-production on his official Instagram page. There were images of an undone Cerebro set build as well as a model of what would appear to be Professor Xavier’s mansion. However, what caught the attention of the fans would be director Bryan Singer’s latest online post that seemed to give the fans a sneak peek into where Apocalypse lives.
It was a very mysterious piece of production art, as it looked like a ship with an indistinct yellow figure standing right at the bottom of a ramp that leads into it. Those who have followed the comics guessed that this object could be Ship, the sentient artificial intelligence creation that served as Apocalypse’s mobile home base, just as Comic Book has pointed out.
Set in the 1980s, the movie will be featuring younger versions of the lead characters, such as Alexandra Shipp for Storm, Tye Sheridan for Cyclops, and Sophie Turner for Jean Grey, as well as Kodi Smit-McPhee as the Nightcrawler. They will be battling the villain shown in the last movie’s post-credits scene, Apocalypse, who will be played by Oscar Isaac.
“X-Men: Apocalypse” will also be bringing back Rose Byrne to reprise her role as Moira Taggert, a CIA agent who also happens to be their mutant ally. Plus, Screen Rant says that it is highly likely that Singer will reel in new mutants as well. Since the blockbuster will be set in the 1980s, the fans will most probably see more interesting fashion choices such as side ponytails and leg warmers.
IGN also spoke to Isaac about his plans with Signer regarding the project of bringing the nasty villain into life. “Just as Bryan’s done with the other films, I think he seeks to find something a little more interesting than the archetypal aspects of the characters, which work really well in print,” Isaac shared. “But, for a film, I think you want to see a bit more of the – for lack of a better word – humanity in Apocalypse because, ultimately, this is a story about humans.”
Plus, the report stated that the production crew will be able to achieve the villain’s malleable look with the use of practical as well as digital effects.
“X-Men: Apocalypse” will be hitting the big screens by May 27, 2016.
