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:

Prepare for the Apocalypse.

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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

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sophie Turner has blue eyes, while Famke Janssen, who plays the grown up version of Jean Grey, has dark brown eyes.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 3 mins) Quicksilver's Ms. Pac-Man figure dies, but the sound effect is that of Pac-Man dying, not Ms. Pac Man.

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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 Marvel logo is the classic one used for the X-Men films from 2003 onwards.

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Connections

Features X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

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Soundtracks

Four Horsemen
Written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Dave Mustaine
Performed by Metallica
Courtesy of Blackened Recordings, Inc.

User Reviews

Pretty good

X-Men: Apocalypse was very fun, but got quite messy at parts. X-Men fans will like this just like I did. it is a huge step down from Days of Future Past and has a pretty clichéd villain. I forgave the clichéd villain because of how cool and how frightening he was. Oscar Isaac did so good as Apocalypse. The characters are well developed, but some of them do not get enough screen time and some get to much. Angel, Psyloche and Storm have no motivation, there is no reason why they agreed to help Apocalypse destroy the world. What would they gain? Overall I thought the movie was good, I had a blast watching it and will be watching it again.