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[Blader]

http://deadline.com/2014/09/bryan-singer-xmen-apocalypse-director-sequel-838588/

Apocalypse takes place a decade after Days of Future Past and is a seamless next step in the story. The altering of time has unleashed a new and uniquely powerful enemy. Charles (James McAvoy), Erik/Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Raven/Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Hank/Beast (Nicholas Hoult) are joined by young Cyclops, Storm, Jean and others as the X-Men must fight their most formidable foe yet: an ancient unrelenting force determined to cause an apocalypse unlike any in human history.

The new film is being scripted by Simon Kinberg from a story written by Singer, Kinberg, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. Singer and Lauren Shuler Donner are producing with Kinberg and Hutch Parker. Production begins early next year, and the film will be released May 27, 2016.

A little disappointed that Kinberg is pulling sole script duty and that Doughtery and Harris were story contributions only. Not quite the X2 dream team reunion some were hoping for.

 

[BronsonLee]

Well, shit.

Are they done with the crossover stuff, then? Is Jackman the only one coming along the reboot ride?

Also Jesus, that cast. ...And then Nicholas Hoult.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Based Singer is back. That is the most important part.

 

[Escape Goat]

I hope they get the guy from the cartoon to voice him. I want ham dripping off the screen.

 

[EightBitNate]

Sounds like a wet dream

 

[ezekial45]

Yeah, I heard they might be doing more time-travel stuff in this movie. Which I'm not opposed to at all -- it worked really well in DOFP.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Script being written solely by Kinberg again sucks balls. Nice that the others contributed to the story, but Kinberg's execution is kinda shit.

 

[Jenov]

I hope they get the guy from the cartoon to voice him. I want ham dripping off the screen.

Annoying insects!!!

 

[Cuphead]

It's going to be awesome.

I hope we get more quicksilver.

 

[Nerdkiller]

Well...at least Singer managed to direct a good X-Men movie the last time, so I'm gonna approach this with some optimism.

 

[anarckitty]

joined by young Cyclops, Storm, Jean and others

Ohhh, excited about this. I hope they get some great actors.

 

[LumpOfCole]

No Quicksilver? He stole the show in DoFP.

 

[Funky Papa]

So All New X-Men? I'm ok with this.

Deborah Ann Woll as young Jean pls.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

joined by young Cyclops, Storm, Jean and others

Two things.

Make sure Cyke isn't a simp and Nightcrawler had better be one of the others.

 

[Moaradin]

No Quicksilver? He stole the show in DoFP.

Hopefully he'll actually be a character this time.

 

[WhiskeyDiver]

I hope they get the guy from the cartoon to voice him. I want ham dripping off the screen.

The voice actor for apocalypse? He passed away almost 15 years ago unfortunately. It's a shame too. He was by far the best apocalypse voice actor.

 

[Volimar]

I hope they get the guy from the cartoon to voice him. I want ham dripping off the screen.

"I'm as far above mutants as they are above you."

 

[EightBitNate]

No Quicksilver? He stole the show in DoFP.

Shit you're right. Hope it's an oversight.

 

[PartlyCloudlike]

No more Famke Janssen?!?!

 

[enzo_gt]

Sounds like they're fucking over Cyke again. Thanks, Singer.

No Quicksilver? He stole the show in DoFP.

He didn't bother to do much with the character in DoFP, don't see why he would this time around.

 

[Plinko]

Can we not get X2 Nightcrawler back? Best character in the entire movie series.

 

[Escape Goat]

The voice actor for apocalypse? He passed away almost 15 years ago unfortunately. It's a shame too. He was by far the best apocalypse voice actor.

Well, fuck. Cancel the movie then.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

I'll keep beating on the Danielle Panabaker for young Jean drum

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

Sounds like they're fucking over Cyke again. Thanks, Singer.

Based on...?

 

[Toa TAK]

Thank goodness, Singer is back.

 

[Certinty]

Sounds awesome, can't wait!

FC and DOFP are two of the best movies I've seen in recent times.

 

[.GqueB.]

I hope they get the guy from the cartoon to voice him. I want ham dripping off the screen.

I know moooore in this woooorrld than you could even dreeeaaaam...

 

[BronsonLee]

Well, fuck. Cancel the movie then.

No fuck that, digitize his voice! We have some weird fucked up technology, use it on that!

 

[shira]

They are bringing back JLaw?

They need to start replacing actors, might as well start now

 

[mcfrank]

They are bringing back JLaw?

They need to start replacing actors, might as well start now

She was good in DoFP. Happy that DoFP hits iTunes tomorrow.

 

[Future PhaZe]

out of the one hundred x-men universe movies we've gotten has there been a single one where cyclops, wolverine, and jean actually fight together against a common foe

seriously

 

[Funky Papa]

No more Famke Janssen?!?!

She'll get offed in the first five minutes so Logan has massively inappropriate feelings for young Jeanie.

 

[Volimar]

They could get Brian Cox to come back and be the voice of Apocalypse.

Also, just to completely fuck everything up, let's have Cyclops be a black guy this time.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

They are bringing back JLaw?

They need to start replacing actors, might as well start now

They don't really need to replace anyone just yet, maybe after Apoc.

 

[GungHo]

No fuck that, digitize his voice! We have some weird fucked up technology, use it on that!

Or just loop in the old lines. Apocalypse usually just says some weird bullshit all the time anyway. You don't need to re-write or re-record that shit. Just have a wild and wacky Mr. Sinister, as played by Chris Tucker re-record the responses to them.

 

[lordfroakie]

No Quicksilver? He stole the show in DoFP.

"Other xmen"

 

[The Silver]

Maybe they'll finally stop making Cyclops a bitch

oh who am I kidding, he'll probably be simping on Jean and getting bullied by Wolverine the entire movie.

 

[Discotheque]

Yes marvel and dc fans fall back. The champ comic book universe on deck

Interested in who they're getting for cyclops, Jean and storm

Plus throw in channing Tatum gambit and wolverine and this team gonna be stacked. Quicksilvers prolly coming back too

 

[Vyrance]

It's too bad the voice actor died

Apocalypse quotes, so good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYt78FWfa5M

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

I wonder if they'll even try to make him as stupidly powerful as he was in the 90's toon. Sorry Xmen, but I have ALL OF THE POWERS.

As long as they're pulling out all the stops, the next movie should be something ridiculous, like X-Cutioner's song, the Mutant Massacre, House of M, Age of Apocalypse, or Onslaught.

Quicksilver is a great character in small doses, but much like the Flash, if you have him around all the time it's like "why does anyone else even need to fight?"

 

[BronsonLee]

Or just loop in the old lines. Apocalypse usually just says some weird bullshit all the time anyway. You don't need to re-write or re-record that shit. Just have a wild and wacky Mr. Sinister, as played by Chris Tucker re-record the responses to them.

I'd totally be on board for what I'm assuming to be a 200 million dollar + summer blockbuster movie just straight up recycling lines with terrible sound quality, like it's being played off the radi-

I just described Bumblebee from Transformers.

Fuck.

 

[Plasticine]

Ohhh, excited about this. I hope they get some great actors.

I'm sure Singer will spend months on his casting couch before he discovers the perfect twink to play Cyclops.

 

[overcast]

Hell yeah, can't wait.

 

[Prompto]

No Quicksilver? He stole the show in DoFP.

He didn't bother to do much with the character in DoFP, don't see why he would this time around.

Kinberg already said shortly after DoFP was released that Quicksilver was coming back in Apocalypse and was going to have an expanded role.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

They could get Brian Cox to come back and be the voice of Apocalypse.

Also, just to completely fuck everything up, let's have Cyclops be a black guy this time.

Female Cyclops first.

 

[Treythalomew]

Never really liked an Xmen movie until DoFP. First Class was a good film but DoFP felt like a Marvel Studios level movie. Can't wait for this.

 

[Afrodium]

They are bringing back JLaw?

They need to start replacing actors, might as well start now

Why would they want to recast one of the biggest names in their franchise?

 

[Wazzy]

Aww. I really liked Marsden as Cyclops but he was given such a shitty role in the films(also his costume sucked) but oh well. Maybe Singer will stop his hard on for Wolverine and actually give the other characters some time to shine.

 

[heliosRAzi]

I hope they get the guy from the cartoon to voice him. I want ham dripping off the screen.

I am the rocks of the eternal shore. Crash against me and be broken!

The voice actor for apocalypse? He passed away almost 15 years ago unfortunately. It's a shame too. He was by far the best apocalypse voice actor.

Awww. He was the best Apocalypse

 

[midramble]

I'm really excited for this. For all the hate Apocalypse normally gets, I always love those story arcs. Especially AoA. Can't do that though... Back to back alternate timeline stuff wouldn't work...