UPDATE: First Official Look At Kodi Smit-McPhee As 'Nightcrawler' In X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

UPDATE: First Official Look At Kodi Smit-McPhee As 'Nightcrawler' In X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

X-Men: Apocalypse begins production today, and rather than wait for some leaked set images to surface, director Bryan Singer has unveiled our first official look at the movie in the teleporting form of Kodi Smit-McPhee as Kurt Wagner, aka Nightcrawler. Check out the Instagram vid after the jump...

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By MarkCassidy - Apr 27, 2015 04:04 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: Apocalypse
Source: Instagram

We've seen some concept art, but now Bryan Singer has provided our first official glimpse of one of the new characters from X-Men: Apocalypse as the movie kicks off production today. Here is Kodi Smit-McPhee as the younger version of fan-favourite mutant teleporter, Nightcrawler. Kurt Wagner was last seen in the second X-Men movie played by Alan Cumming, and we all wondered if we'd every see the "Fuzzy Elf" return to the franchise. Smit-McPhee was most recently seen in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, but his best performance was arguably in the bleak (but brilliant) adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road. We also have a Tweet from Simon Kinberg to mark the first day of shooting.





Directed by Bryan Singer, X-Men: Apocalypse also stars Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Lana Condor (Jubilee), Olivia Munn (Psylocke), Ben Hardy (Archangel), Sophie Turner (Jean Grey), with Tye Sheridan (Cyclops), and Oscar Isaac (Apocalypse). The movie will hit theaters on May 27, 2016.
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batz11
batz11 - 4/27/2015, 4:46 AM
Yep, he's blue...
BoredSorcerer
BoredSorcerer - 4/27/2015, 4:53 AM
Cool Beans!
XelCorp
XelCorp - 4/27/2015, 4:54 AM
Hmmmm.. Interesting
Kyos
Kyos - 4/27/2015, 4:55 AM
I like this casting choice. I don't dislike the look. I'm good.

Now they just need to do something with the character. Please not another Quicksilver.
staypuffed
staypuffed - 4/27/2015, 4:55 AM
Looks suitably Nightcrawler-y.
grif
grif - 4/27/2015, 4:56 AM
epic fail
Tempo
Tempo - 4/27/2015, 5:01 AM
Meh,the only one I want see is Apocalypse,and must be huge!
01928401
01928401 - 4/27/2015, 5:02 AM
Doesn't look real but I like it.
leethario
leethario - 4/27/2015, 5:02 AM
Singer hiring a young boy.......
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 4/27/2015, 5:02 AM
He looks like Nightcrawler. That's kind of surprising.
Darktower
Darktower - 4/27/2015, 5:04 AM
looks like the X-men evolution version!
XelCorp
XelCorp - 4/27/2015, 5:04 AM
@leethario- LMFAO
JacuzziJoe
JacuzziJoe - 4/27/2015, 5:05 AM
Nightcrawler, Gambit, Jubilee, Storm, Cyclops, Jean, Xavier, Magneto, Mystique, Havok, Psylocke, Wolverine, Angel. Many characters, many new, I'm sure I'm missing some. That's a lot of explaining to do or very poorly developed characters.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/27/2015, 5:05 AM
leethario, yes... see teenage boys are usually hired to play characters that are teenage boys. I guess Hollywood is just weird that way.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 4/27/2015, 5:06 AM
It's 7AM here. Apparently I got an email at 2AM for pre-screening tickets to AoU via SeeItFirst (They did the 17 minute preview for GotG). They were all gone of course. WHO THE [frick] GIVES AWAY TICKETS ON A MONDAY MORNING, LESS THAN 24 HOURS FROM THE EVENT! I am [frick]ing pissed!
Xienn
Xienn - 4/27/2015, 5:06 AM
Too World of Warcraft looking... but it'll be better when it's got proper lighting.
XelCorp
XelCorp - 4/27/2015, 5:06 AM
Now bring on CIVI WAR production pics!! That Starts today as well I'm pretty sure
Desr0w
Desr0w - 4/27/2015, 5:06 AM
He's blue.
XelCorp
XelCorp - 4/27/2015, 5:06 AM
Civil War^*
Desr0w
Desr0w - 4/27/2015, 5:07 AM
@Xienn,

Talking to World of Warcraft ... it moved until August to dodge BvS.
driver
driver - 4/27/2015, 5:07 AM
Looks closer to comics version and they nicely adapted his suit to be realistic. I like it.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 4/27/2015, 5:12 AM
Cue the 'Bryan Singer is a pederast' comments.
pepe
pepe - 4/27/2015, 5:13 AM
FOX-men are failing!!!!
Dildonis
Dildonis - 4/27/2015, 5:14 AM
Given all the other, actually good CBM coming out, does anyone really care about X-Men anymore?

Enough of this garbage.
FrozenDiamondz
FrozenDiamondz - 4/27/2015, 5:19 AM
Lol wtf is that?
DefcoN
DefcoN - 4/27/2015, 5:22 AM
I'd like to see Apocalypse, but I'm sure they'll show him last.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 4/27/2015, 5:23 AM




LastOfKrypton
LastOfKrypton - 4/27/2015, 5:25 AM
James99201
James99201 - 4/27/2015, 5:25 AM
I just hope they stay true to his origins, DO IT RIGHT FOX!!!!
PAF
PAF - 4/27/2015, 5:27 AM
Lmao. The "poof" of a still picture has me cracking up. David could never use social media like this! Lmao.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 4/27/2015, 5:27 AM
I'm [frick]ing digging it. Hell yeah
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 4/27/2015, 5:31 AM
Not exactly seeing what's the problem here. Looks [frick]ing dope.

Probably could do with more leather.
ErikDurm
ErikDurm - 4/27/2015, 5:31 AM
I just wanna see this




Ororo Monroe, Mohawk hairstyle.
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