'X-Men Apocalypse' Release Date, News: Writer and Producer Simon Kinberg Talks About the Film
"X-Men: Apocalypse" writer and producer Simon Kinberg is still in the process of putting together the script for the aforementioned film, and in an interview he has shared some major details about the latest installment in the X-men films, and calling it the final part in a trilogy for the "X-Men: First Class" characters.
"It is definitely the close of a trilogy for those First Class characters, which isn't to say we won't see them in future movies, hopefull we will, but it's a completion of an arc for them," Kinberg told with Collider. "I think that the friendship between Erik and Charles, which has always been integral to the franchise, is something we're continuing to explore and hopefully deepen with Apocalypse."
He also suggested that the film will focus on Jennifer Lawrence's character, Mystique.
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"Part of what's really interesting about Mystique's character is that she is, in some ways, the child of both Erik and Charles," he explained. "She grew up with Charles and then she sort of became a woman with Erik, so her being the cross-pollination, if you will, of those two philosophies and those two men is something we can explore in the movie too."
Kinberg also mentioned that he wants to significantly increase the focus on her relationship with Beast.
He teased that Apocalypse will be "radical" and says he and director Bryan Singer are "having a lot of fun with the idea of the 1980's."
It has been previously confirmed that the "X-Men: Apocalypse" will be set in 1983, which is 20 years after the events of "X-Men: First Class." The film stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult.
"X-Men: Apocalypse" will be released on May 27, 2016.
