When one thinks about it, it's kind of hard to believe 16 years have passed since the first X-Men movie. In that time the franchise hasn't really grown, with the exception of a pair of Wolverine movies.But that has obviously changed this year, and a rapid expansion of the mutant-verse is happening right now, and X-Men: Apocalypse is key to all of it. The long-awaited film finally brings the X-Men's toughest foe to the big screen, and the latest trailer puts its focus squarely on him.
By far the darkest, most action-packed trailer for the film yet, this one also comes with a number of quick reveals. Look closely and you'll catch a glimpse of a certain popular X-Man's clawed hand, perhaps making his final appearance in an X-Men team movie. There's our first line of dialogue from the new Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), and the biggest surprise is Quicksilver (Evan Peters) confirming that Magneto (Michael Fassbender) is his father. It doesn't make sense that they'd drop something like that in a promo, so there may be some kind of swerve involved.
And if there was any doubt who that clawed hand belongs to? Hugh Jackman just took care of that.
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) April 25, 2016
All in all, this looks like it could be even bigger than X-Men: Days of Future Past, and a proper send-off to this latest trilogy. Directed by Bryan Singer, with James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Olivia Munn, and many more starring, X-Men: Apocalypse opens May 27th.
