Later this month theX-Menprequel trilogy will come to a close withX-Men: Apocalypse, which is set in 1983, 10 years afterX-Men: Days of Future Pastand 20 years afterX-Men: First Class. This adventure brings back several fan-favorite mutants from those previous movies, while introducing many more, including the villainous Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) and his Four Horsemen. Today we have a brief preview that sheds new light on one of the Horsemen, Angel, played by newcomerBen Hardy.
This video from the20th Century Fox YouTubepage, is only about 15 seconds long, but we get plenty of new footage jam-packed within, along with some insight fromBen Hardyhimself. The actor reveals thatAngelis very angry, as he casts a “shadow of death” across the land. We also see tiny snippets of footage featuring Angel in acage match, where he’s fighting one of the other new mutants,Kodi Smit-McPhee’s Nightcrawler.
If that wasn’t enough, we also get a new TV spot with even more footage from this superhero sequel, which is set to hit theaters on May 27, going up againstAlice Through the Looking Glass. Following the critically acclaimed global smash hitX-Men: Days of Future Past, directorBryan Singerreturns withX-Men: Apocalypse. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’sX-Menuniverse, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team ofpowerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign.
As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction. Reprising their roles fromX-Men: First ClassandX-Men: Days of Future PastareNicholas Hoult(Beast),Rose Byrne(Moira McTaggert),Evan Peters(Quicksilver). New cast members includeOscar Isaacas the villainous Apocalypse,Olivia Munnas Psylocke,Sophie TurnerasJean Grey,Alexandra Shippas Storm,Tye Sheridanas Cyclops andKodi Smit-McPheeas Nightcrawler.
Bryan Singeris directingX-Men: Apocalypsefrom a script bySimon Kinberg, based on a story the director and screenwriter crafted together withX2: X-Men: UnitedwritersDan HarrisandMichael Dougherty. There have been rumors thatBryan Singerhas signed on to direct anotherX-Menmovie, with production reportedly starting next year in Montreal, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet. Until we get more details on the future of thisX-Men franchise, take a look at the new videos below fromX-Men: Apocalypse.
