Oscar Isaac Says Portraying X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Villain Is "Basically Playing God"

Oscar Isaac Says Portraying X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Villain Is "Basically Playing God"

Hit the jump and check out the latest from Oscar Isaac as he discusses his "fun" experience shooting X-Men: Apocalypse and pushing his performance as En Sabah Nur, aka Apocalypse, to new "Godly" heights. He also talks a bit about his role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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By DCMarvelFreshman - Aug 31, 2015 08:08 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
Source: The Playlist, Paste Magazine


20th Century Fox's X-Men: Apocalypse is among the many 2016 comic book movies that have recently wrapped principal photography. So, when The Playlist and Paste Magazine caught up with Oscar Isaac in anticipation of his new HBO series Show Me a Hero, the sites asked the Guatemalan actor about his titular supervillain role in the mutant ensemble. "You use different tools, different approaches," said Isaac, when The Playlist asked what he learned from portraying Apocalypse in the upcoming X-Men sequel. "...It was great because there’s an embodiment of such big ideas, you’re not working in the realm of naturalism. And just because something's natural doesn’t mean that it's interesting — and I think Kubrick knew that very well. Sometimes it’s fun to push performance into other places that is not just about the same kind of verité thing. You can go to heightened places in a Greek tragedy or kabuki kind of way. You have these forms that express more than just an individual’s personality. And that’s been really fun to play with in X-Men."

Furthermore, when Paste Magazine asked Oscar Isaac about joining the X-Men franchise, as well as the hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. "For me, more than anything, it was about being guilty of nostalgia," he explained. "I was a big fan of Star Wars. I was also a big fan of X-Men, particularly the villain Apocalypse, so when those parts came around and there was interest for me to do them, I was excited about it. I was excited to explore those worlds. There is something more mythical … basically, you’re playing God. It’s a challenge." What do you think?

Directed by Bryan Singer, X-Men: Apocalypse stars Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Sophie Turner (Jean Grey), with Tye Sheridan (Cyclops), with Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler), Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert) and Oscar Isaac (Apocalypse). The movie opens on May 27, 2016. 
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MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 8/31/2015, 8:25 PM
This dude's career is going to explode. I actually have more faith in this movie now knowing Simon Kinberg isn't writing the screenplay. I know he wrote DOFP, which I think is a damn there brilliant movie, but very much Singer and more-so Vaughn's scriptment. Minus a film or two, his resume isn't too hot.

Bring it on, love everything he's said of the role.
Bodwulf
Bodwulf - 8/31/2015, 8:28 PM
Hopkins said the same thing about playing Odin.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 8/31/2015, 8:29 PM
I like Oscar. I think he's a great pick for Apocalypse. I loved the direction of Apocalypse having this sort of calm cool voice like he's got everything under control.

But I really really really [frick]ing hate this design. We have Thanos looking like Thanos in the MCU. We know Snyder would make Darkseid look like Darkseid. Was this really that [frick]ing hard Singer?

LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 8/31/2015, 8:33 PM
I mean if you don't want Oscar to be that big, that's ok but the design on the photo would have been a great design to go with.

Instead now my favorite X-Men villain is compared to those lame ass Power Rangers villains. [frick].
PapaLazarou
PapaLazarou - 8/31/2015, 8:33 PM
@PSDC14 threatening presence? We must have seen different trailers!
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/31/2015, 8:34 PM
He's so great, his acting greatness makes up for the dismal look


IN ISAAC I TRUST
staypuffed
staypuffed - 8/31/2015, 8:35 PM
Just remember how much we all hated the look of Quicksilver before he became one of the best aspects of Days of Future Past, people.
Nickk
Nickk - 8/31/2015, 8:39 PM
yea hes like god defeating the Power Rangers! lol
Pathogen
Pathogen - 8/31/2015, 8:39 PM
@staypuffed yeah...but being the best retard in the land of retards isn't anything to write home about. That DoFP sucked balls, and their quicksilver was corny as hell. Unless you're a kid, and you like that cornball stuff. Then its all you, bro.

This movie won't be any closer to an X-Men film than any of the others have been, I'm sure. Such a waste
String
String - 8/31/2015, 8:42 PM
Every time I see that Apocalypse design -I get taken out of this movie. I'm glad to see the character in live-action but I'm really hoping there is more to his design than what we've seen so far. I know Oscar Isaac is going to kill the performance -I just wonder if I can look beyond how silly he may be looking while doing it. Because at the moment -I just can't get past how horrible he looks as Apocalypse in the few stills released.
Pathogen
Pathogen - 8/31/2015, 8:45 PM
@0megaDaGr0dd Just curious, what potential do you see in this movie?
KaioKen
KaioKen - 8/31/2015, 8:46 PM
Trying really hard not ti prejudge or get caught up in looks. But damnit he just looks ridiculous. Thats not Apocalypse
Nickk
Nickk - 8/31/2015, 8:49 PM
Nickk
Nickk - 8/31/2015, 8:49 PM
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 8/31/2015, 8:50 PM
I love the Quicksilver scene in DOFP but I do not love the character or his look in the movie.
Battabing
Battabing - 8/31/2015, 8:51 PM
All that noise and he's just gonna get beaten by Magneto, Xavier, and a bunch of meddling teenagers.
Nickk
Nickk - 8/31/2015, 8:51 PM


Desr0w
Desr0w - 8/31/2015, 8:51 PM
I really like Oscar Isaac, he was tremendous in Ex-Machina this should be good.
NELLOGISTICS
NELLOGISTICS - 8/31/2015, 8:52 PM
Singer's filmmaking style is peculiar and so is his aesthetic. It's still not very hard to admire the design and canonical attributes; albeit, while they maintained something eerie, unique and believable in that futuristic/ancient sense, it's not striking or anything close to. Why are we giving that Power Rangers joke any credibility when the *leaked* Civil War footage was also met with the same criticism? Most fans are pseudo-critics having no idea how innovation works - using that same sense though, it's not hard to see why when we can't have a definite version or something close to brought to the screen. Especially in Fox's case. even if it is obnoxious, it's somewhat justifiable.
Nickk
Nickk - 8/31/2015, 8:54 PM
This is for you Gusto!!!
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 8/31/2015, 8:54 PM
I love Inside Llewyn Davis. One of my more favorite movies of the last couple of years.
JamesMann
JamesMann - 8/31/2015, 8:57 PM
These Ivan Ooze comparisons are fun but I hope people realize that's just a shot on set and not his final look.

Not to mention the EW cover already showed the final version is blue and not purple, lighting is everything.
TheEpicJuicebox
TheEpicJuicebox - 8/31/2015, 9:02 PM
He just looks... so bad
JPSpideyFan2015
JPSpideyFan2015 - 8/31/2015, 9:04 PM
His mask is terrible.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 8/31/2015, 9:33 PM
@XxLIONHEARTxX
LMFAO!
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