'X-Men: Apocalpyse' News: Bryan Singer On The New Villain
After the successful release of "X-Men: Days of Future Past," fans were curious to see how the "X-Men" world was going to progress.
According to Cinema Blend, "X-Men: Days of Future Past" reset the storyline for the world of "X-Men" after it presented an situation that left the "X-Men" surrounded by Sentinels.
With the reset, new actors were brought into the franchise, portraying younger versions of the well known characters. This created a lot of anticipation for "X-Men: Apocalpse," since fans were looking to see how the new portrayal of the characters will tun out.
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In its opening weekend, it was able to reach $186 million worldwide, beating several films that premiered during the same weekend. The director of the film, Bryan Singer, recently spoke to LA Times about what his vision for the film was, especially since it was bound to reinvent the "X-Men" franchise.
He explained that he wanted to present a new kind of villain to the big screen. He said, "He had to have different qualities than Magneto, for instance. Apocalypse makes no distinction between humans and mutants. He's fighting no war for either side. He's fighting a war for dominance over the Earth. He also views himself not as a mutant but as a god -- and for all intents and purposes he is potentially the God of the Old Testament."
He explained that Apocalpyse, who is played by Oscar Isaac, is meant to represent the God of the Old Testament. The character is said to be a vengeful god who intends to set the society straight, which makes for a different kind of villain compared to those from previous films.
He said, "So as long as I stay true to a good and interesting story that's character-based, then all of the spectacle -- and this film has more spectacle than any other "X-Men" film has had, probably by many times -- it's still not the focus. I think that's the difference between this and just going to see a bunch of fireworks."
