The X-Men movies have avoided costumes for the most part over the years, with only Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class embracing the colourful look of the mutants from the comic books. That's what makes Apocalypse's appearance so surprising (let's be honest, him being just a regular looking Oscar Isaac in a suit wouldn't have been too shocking based on past experience), and Simon Kinberg attempted to explain that in a recent interview with MTV at the Toronto Film Festival.
"I feel like we have been, the ’X-Men’ franchise, has been growing a little bit more into science fiction. I think ’Days of Future Past’ with time travel and the Sentinels took us into a slightly broader, more science fiction world than the films had occupied in the past. We felt like the movies were ready for something that was slightly more, let’s say, cosmic. Once we made the decision for Apocalypse to be the villain at the center of the movie, we wanted to be true to the comics, which are sort of, like you, say, not costume, but it’s not just a guy in a helmet. It is more cosmic."
As well as returning cast members Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, and Nicholas Hoult, X-Men: Apocalypse will also introduce Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lana Condor, Oscar Isaac, Ben Hardy, Olivia Munn, and a number of others. The movie is set to be released on May 27th, 2016. Do you guys like Apocaypse's big screen costume or do you think they should have gone a different route? Be sure to let us know in the usual place!
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