X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

In the 1980s the X-Men must defeat an ancient all-powerful mutant, En Sabah Nur, who intends to thrive through bringing destruction to the world.

Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers:

Simon Kinberg (screenplay by), Bryan Singer (story by)

Stars:

James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence

1 win & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James McAvoy	...	Professor Charles Xavier
Michael Fassbender	...	Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Jennifer Lawrence	...	Raven / Mystique
Nicholas Hoult	...	Hank McCoy / Beast
Oscar Isaac	...	En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse
Rose Byrne	...	Moira Mactaggert
Evan Peters	...	Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver
Josh Helman	...	Col. William Stryker
Sophie Turner	...	Jean Grey
Tye Sheridan	...	Scott Summers / Cyclops
Lucas Till	...	Alex Summers / Havok
Kodi Smit-McPhee	...	Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
Ben Hardy	...	Angel
Alexandra Shipp	...	Ororo Munroe / Storm
Lana Condor	...	Jubilee

Storyline

Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, 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 of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto, 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 with the help of Professor X must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.

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Plot Keywords:

mutant | x men | superhero team | superhero | based on comic book | 

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Taglines:

Destroy

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, action and destruction, brief strong language and some suggestive images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stan Lee: (at around 1h 12 mins) One of the creators of the X-Men appears as a civilian during the missile launch sequence. This is Lee's fourth cameo in an X-Men film, and he appears with his now deceased wife Joan Lee.

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Goofs

When Apocalypse and Storm appear in Angel's hideout, he screams "Verpiss dich!" at them in German, which is the case for addressing a single person, when he should be saying "Verpisst euch!", the proper case when talking to a group of people. This is the most blatant mistake with all German characters. The others speak in a rather discernible English accent.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Charles Xavier: Mutants: born with extraordinary abilities, and yet still, they are children stumbling in the dark, searching for guidance. A gift can often be a curse. Give someone wings, and they may fly too close to the sun. Give them the power of prophecy, and they may live in fear of the future. Give them the greatest gift of all, powers beyond imagination, and they may think they are meant to rule the world.

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Crazy Credits

The film title appears in a sequence of religious and historic symbols.

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: That Darn Cat (1997) (2019)

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Soundtracks

Kdo Jsem
Music by Milos Moravek
Lyrics by Vladimir Cort
Performed by Progres 2
Courtesy of Supraphon A.S.

User Reviews

Entertaining, but inconsistent sequel in the X-Men series...

The first X-Men trilogy was weirdly obsessed with Wolverine, and by extension Rouge. I never understood why... This new trilogy is obsessed with Mystique just because America's sweetheart Jennifer Lawrence is portraying her. I don't mind it, but Mystique is no hero, she is a devious villain! And Beast should be well a Beast, but a handsome Nicholas Hoult is better to look at I presume. Storm is not a villain, she is a beloved X-Men character that has never been done justice. These are things that enrage fans over and over again.

It is not about being a purist, but about honoring the original. In an age where superheros are invading our cinemas, one could do worse if one watches a film about hope and freedom, about homophobia, racism, bigotry, immigration and all sort of other social issues. And somehow none of the X-men films so far have successfully brought these themes to the screen.

This film suffers from having to focus on thousands of characters and locations. Some characters like Mystique and Magneto are given substantial screen time, while others such as Psylocke are given only a few scenes. The film also tries to fit into the overall X-Men continuity, while trying to stand up on its own.

A great film for a pop-corn viewing with your friends, but a sub-par X-Men film in general... It is sad that the most substantial superheroes of our age, that really have something to say about the world we live in, are treated as badly as this...

Mutant and proud? Unfortunately there is nothing to be proud of except the money the film is about to make.

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Movies [United States] Marvel [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Polish German Arabic Egyptian (Ancient)

Release Date:

27 May 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

X-Men: Apocalypse

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$178,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$65,769,562, 29 May 2016

Gross USA:

$155,442,489

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$543,934,105

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, TSG Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

144 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X) Sonics-DDP 12-Track Digital Sound Auro 11.1 IMAX 6-Track Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1