X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse is a 2016 American superhero movie. based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. It is the ninth installment in the X-Men movie series and sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). The film was directed by Bryan Singer, and written by Simon Kinberg, and stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, and Lucas Till. In the film, the ancient mutant En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse is inadvertently revived in 1983 and plans to recreate the world in his own image, leading the X-Men to try to stop him and defeat his team of mutants.
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| Directed by | Bryan Singer |
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| Screenplay by | Simon Kinberg |
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| Music by | John Ottman |
| Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| Edited by | John Ottman |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[1] |
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Running time | 144 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States[4][5] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $178 million[6] |
| Box office | $543.9 million[6] |
The film was announced by Singer in December 2013, with Kinberg, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris attached to develop the story. Casting began in October 2014, while principal photography commenced in April 2015 in Montreal and ended in August.
X-Men: Apocalypse premiered in London on May 9, 2016, and was released in the United States on May 27 by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $544 million. A sequel, Dark Phoenix, was released in 2019.
Cast
- James McAvoy as Charles Xavier / Professor X
- Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme / Mystique
- Oscar Isaac as En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse
- Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy / Beast
- Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert
- Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver
- Tye Sheridan as Scott Summers / Cyclops
- Sophie Turner as Jean Grey
- Olivia Munn as Psylocke
- Kodi-Smitt McPhee as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
- Lucas Till as Alex Summers / Havok
- Lana Candor as Jubilee
- Hugh Jackman as Logan Howlett / Wolverine (cameo)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 X-Men Apocalypse. British Film Institute. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Grierson, Tim. 'X-Men: Apocalypse': Review. Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ X-Men: ApocalypseBritish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ↑ X-Men: Apocalypse. Lumiere. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ↑ X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)British Film Institute. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 16, 2016.