Rose Byrne Talks X-MEN: APOCALYPSE; Teases A New Look For 'Moira MacTaggert'

Rose Byrne Talks X-MEN: APOCALYPSE; Teases A New Look For 'Moira MacTaggert'

Spy star Rose Byrne talks here about returning as CIA Agent Moira MacTaggert in Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse, teasing a new '80s look for her character and what sounds like a very unique appearance for Professor X (James McAvoy). Hit the jump to check it out!

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By JoshWilding - May 30, 2015 03:05 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: Apocalypse
Source: MTV News
Reprising her role from X-Men: First Class, Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids) is set to return as Moira MacTaggert in X-Men: Apocalypse. When we last saw her, her memory had been wiped by Charles Xavier in order to protect his school, and she was nowhere to be seen in X-Men: Days of Future Past as a result. In the video below, the actress talks about how the '80s era setting will impact Moira's appearance, and goes so far as to say that Professor X is going to end up looking "like he’s in Spandau Ballet." Are you guys excited to see her return? Share your thoughts in the usual place!

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/30/2015, 3:28 PM
Sounds like this film is gonna be a lot of fun. I actually like how the xmen films play with the time periods
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 5/30/2015, 3:37 PM
Yeah, X-Men as a period piece is a great idea.
Rose (great name ;) is one or the best actresses out there, I really hope she has a bigger role!
MyNameIsKhan
MyNameIsKhan - 5/30/2015, 3:56 PM
@jerryblake DOFP technically is X4.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/30/2015, 3:58 PM
good to have her back but i'm getting kinda tired of X-Men movie franchise. I'm looking forward for the the last Wolverine solo entry. I really liked where Mangold, Jackman and Bomback & Frank took the character. Of course final act was a mess. (Weird. I thought Christopher McQuarrie was involved too but he is not credited) Let the old characters go, focus on the new one. Or just make X4 already. I'm interested what Marvel would do with this franchise now. Glad to know Colossus will be Russian this time around (Deadpool) not some American Footbal Player. Also, change that weird Terminator effect. And stop throwing some characters for 2 minutes onscreen time. This is getting kinda silly. Give them some dialogue. Some backstory.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/30/2015, 4:07 PM
@MyNameIsKhan

i still don't know if this movie is or leads to X4 ( i doubt it is X4). New timeline ressurected some characters but the story of AP will be about younger C,J,S and Nightcrawler & Angel. The timeline is rather convoluted.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/30/2015, 4:17 PM
@MexicanSuperman

I'm not even sure they mentioned he is Russian in X2 or other movies. He's just a guy who can transform. See .. that's the problem. 2 movies and no backstory. Probably untill Deadpool. Also there is a problem with some of the characters they are bringing back for AP. Jubilee in the 80's ? She was like 20 years old in X1. WTF ? Nightcrawler/Angel returned because timeline was changed ... I'm not sure it's a good idea. Maybe they should replace those 3 with character like Longshot and give him some screen time ... I'm sure you get the point. Throwing some fan favourites characters for 2 minutes and not giving them any time to shine despite action scenes is not a good way to go. I know there are many characters but still.
MyNameIsKhan
MyNameIsKhan - 5/30/2015, 4:35 PM
@jerryblake yeah i agree the timeline is a mess; I remember right around First Class's release Laura Donner was saying that x4 leads into x5 which I think would be Wolverine and DOFP even though Wolverine is lol "technically" a standalone. But the end of DOFP certainly leaves more to be desired but with JAckman's last turn being in 2017 Who knows?
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 5/30/2015, 4:56 PM
Pretty sure DOFP is X4.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 5/30/2015, 4:59 PM
@daddybear

My gf is an Aussie and she isn't blonde.
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 5/30/2015, 7:02 PM
Love that she is back for this movie. DOFP really wrecked a lot of what First Class did.
MyNameIsKhan
MyNameIsKhan - 5/30/2015, 7:04 PM
@DallasAvenger how so?
MuttonMan
MuttonMan - 5/30/2015, 7:04 PM
Do we get another one of these scenes?
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 5/30/2015, 7:11 PM
@MyNameIsKahn By killing off a lot of the characters from First Class. And by destroying the school and Brotherhood off-camera before the movie begins so that DOFP can reset them up.
pigvalley
pigvalley - 5/30/2015, 8:35 PM
@TheAmbassador - what's that gif from?
skeebolistic84
skeebolistic84 - 5/30/2015, 8:50 PM
@pigvalley....get him to the greek
xinstituto
xinstituto - 5/31/2015, 7:01 AM
She should have studied genetics last years.
bropous
bropous - 5/31/2015, 7:59 AM
Hey, @ManCalledSting, I know you have BagOfTea on ignore, but you need to unblock him and look at his comments above. Seriously, man.

And then you need to talk to Nate.

I ain't your biggest fan, and your opinions usually suck (ha!) but I can't stand seeing this being done to a fellow commenter on CBM.com.

We're talking Supermike level behavior here.
DarthGrizzly
DarthGrizzly - 5/31/2015, 10:15 AM
First Class is up there as one of my fav cbm's not the best but imo, so dont go hating. I kinda wanna see Matt Vaughn with another x-men film, i wanna see what he got.....
dezdigi
dezdigi - 6/1/2015, 8:28 AM
How long has tea been back? And, he's racist now? These retcons are getting out of hand!
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