5) Age Of Apocalypse
From the Comics: Charles Xavier’s son, the mutant Legion, goes back in time to kill Magneto in the 1960s, which will, in Legion’s opinion, be a shortcut to achieving his father’s dream of mutant peace. Instead though, Legion accidentally kills Xavier, altering history for the worse. In the new nightmare version of the modern world, Apocalypse rises and takes over with the help of several minions, including those meant to be X-Men. Meanwhile, Magneto forms a resistance he dubs the X-Men in honor of his former friend.
Connection to the Film Series: Apocalypse will be the main villain in next summer’s X-Men: Apocalypse, which opens the door to further villainy on the part of the so-called “first mutant.” Many of the main characters of Age of Apocalypse have already been introduced in the movie universe, including Rogue, Cyclops, Beast, Wolverine, Jean Grey and Gambit. Furthermore, two of the most pivotal characters in the story – Blink and Bishop – were introduced in last year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Adaptation: Apocalypse is rumored to bring an end to the X-Men prequel trilogy, so if the studio is looking for something to do next, then why not another reboot? Magneto was the antagonist for five X-Men films now, so why not recast him as the hero? The leader of the all-new all-different X-Men played by the same actors, but with new looks, new costumes and new attitudes. You know how people love the mirror universe episode of Star Trek? Well this is the X-Men version. It may only make sense for one movie, but it could be a dark and fascinating alternative version of the beloved characters and buy some breathing room for the franchise till Fox can game out their next move.
Published: Aug 9, 2015 11:15 pm