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

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Movies [United States] Official Facebook

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:

$65,000,000, 29 May 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$155,442,489

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$543,934,787

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 shares similarities with her predecessor Famke Janssen: Neither are natural redheads (Turner is blonde and Janssen is brunette). Both are European (Turner is British and Janssen is Dutch). Both are an inch taller than their co-stars playing Cyclops; Tye Sheridan is 5'8", while Turner is 5'9", and James Marsden is 5'10", while Janssen is 5'11". Both are older than their co-stars playing Cyclops; Turner is nine months older than Tye Sheriden, and Janssen is nine years older than James Marsden.

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Goofs

(at around 2 mins) The horses in 3600 BC are Friesians, first bred during the 16th century AD.

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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 X-Films' title sequences features a weapon used by the villain of each film, backed by the X-Men's Cerebro device. In this film it is Apocalypse's pyramid device.

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Connections

Version of X-Men Cartoon Maker (1996)

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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

Screw Rotten Tomatoes this movie is as fantastic as it could get

Okay, this is already the fourth superhero film we have gotten so far this year. The fact that it's this good blows my mind, it's the sixth entry in the main X-Men series, and it might be the third best after X2 and Days of Future Past. Oscar Isaac gives an outstanding performance as the mutant menace: Apocalypse, he was the highlight of the film right next to Fassbender's Magneto (who never fails to deliver). In a year with pathetic and disappointing superhero film villains so far, Apocalypse gives us the layered and threatening performance we want from our villains. Evan Peters returns as Quicksilver once more to give us an amazing scene that tops the one from Days of Future Past. The newcomers are fantastic and exciting and we will certainly see them again in the future. They also finally got Cyclops right! Forget about Rotten Tomatoes and go see this film opening weekend, you won't regret!