Bryan Singer Breaks Down The ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Trailer
TheX-Men: Apocalypsetrailer hit the web today, and based on the 200 comments left on thatpost, it’s fair to say the response has been mixed thus far. The footage for directorBryan Singer’s sequel teased some high stakes, new characters, its godlike villain, and, most notably, a very bald head. But what were some of the other things you might have missed? After the jump, read anX-Men: Apocalypsetrailer breakdown from Bryan Singer.
The footage showed us the youngX-Mencharacters we all know, such as Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), and Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), but I think most people were interested in finally seeing Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) in action. In an interview withEmpire, Singer discussed the character’s motivation and more of what to expect fromX-Men: Apocalypse.
Here’s some of what he had to say:
Fans weren’t ecstatic over their first-look at Apocalypse. It wasn’t an intimidating (or finished) look, but the trailer makes him a towering presence.
What is a God? Why would someone create and rule over a race simply to be worshipped? It bears no respect or devotion to him – that’s the big giant ego of the old God. All of it lacks symmetry, order and devotion to him. It needs to be culled. It needs to be wiped away and rebuilt again. [In the trailer] I like that you just see bits and pieces [of him]. It forces you to look at not just his face, but his costume, the scale, the strangeness, the inscription, the technology. It makes you want to lean around the corner to get a better look. That was a picture [regarding the criticisms of the first photo]. He’s a very powerful and imposing character and Oscar acts the shit out of it.
Michael Fassbenderhas been one of the main highlights of the recentX-Menfilms. Singer praises the actor, claiming his performance isn’t a traditional comic book movie performance.
X-Men: Apocalypseintroduces familiar and new characters, and for Singer, it was important to remind audiences that these are kids tasked with saving the world.
Remember when everyone talked about how goofy Quicksilver looked beforeX-Men: Days of Future Pastcame out? Admittedly, the costume was slightly off-putting in the finished film, but the character turned out to be a real scene-stealer. Singer discussed a technically complex sequence featuring the character:
There’s one sequence that took one and a half months to shoot for three minutes of film. It involves the most complex camera moves, very sophisticated explosive algorithms, 3D Phantom cameras travelling at 50mph while shooting at 3,100 frames per second. Evan worked more days on this movie than any other actor because of this one sequence.
X-Men: Apocalypseopens in theatersMay 27, 2016. Here is the official syonpsis:
