Last week, producerSimon Kinbergconfirmed that the first trailer forX-Men: Apocalypsewill be attached to prints ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens, although it still isn’t known if the footage will be released online before then. Earlier today, directorBryan Singersent out a new photo from hisInstagrampage, offering a new look atJames McAvoy’s Professor X, while teasing that he has almost finished work on the trailer. The image features Professor X wearing the iconicCerebrohelmet, with an unidentified character standing behind him.
Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant fromMarvel’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 of powerful 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.
Also reprising their roles from X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past areNicholas Hoult(Beast),Rose Byrne(Moira McTaggert),Evan Peters(Quicksilver). New cast members includeOscar Isaacas the villainous Apocalypse,Olivia MunnasPsylocke,Sophie TurnerasJean Grey,Alexandra Shippas Storm,Tye Sheridanas Cyclops andKodi Smit-McPheeas Nightcrawler. It isn’t known how many of these characters will be revealed in the firstX-Men: Apocalypse trailerarriving sometime next month.
Bryan Singeris directing from a script bySimon Kinberg, based on a story the director and screenwriter crafted together withDan HarrisandMichael Dougherty, who co-wrote the script forX2: X-Men: United. 20th Century Fox has slatedX-Men: Apocalypsefor release on July 04, 2025, putting it up against yet another sequel, Disney’sAlice Through the Looking Glass. While some fans are looking forward to this massive superhero sequel, which will close out the trilogy that includesX-Men: First ClassandX-Men: Days of Future Past, others are curious about what the studio has in store for this franchise.
Last week, a report surfaced thatBryan Singerwill be returning to Montreal, where he shot bothX-Men: Days of Future PastandX-Men: Apocalypse, for an untitled X-Men project. 20th Century Fox has yet to confirm this news, but the report claims that the studio has secured studio space for a 2017 shoot, with a 2018 release being tentatively planned. While we wait for more details on that mysterious project, check out the latestX-Men: Apocalypsephoto, and stay tuned for more details.
