Once upon a time, sequels to major blockbusters were a bonus, not a given. Now, studios enter into long-term negotiations with actors, directors and screenwriters to map out multi-part storylines knowing that it’s not enough just to deliver a hit movie – you have to build a franchise.
20th Century Fox understands that about the current X-Men series, which is riding high on the success of X-Men: Days of Future Past. Yet, even before a minute of that movie had screened in theaters, the studio already had plans in place for the next film: X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, set to open on May 27, 2016.
What do we already know about the next X-Men movie? A decent amount, actually, as Bryan Singer has been active on social media during the filming of X-Men: Apocalypse for the past few weeks. It was there that Singer scratched the surface with pics of the set, new heroes and new villains. So let’s slip on our cinematic Cerebro and scan the Internet for up-to-the-minute updates on X-Men: Apocalypse, starting with:
Bryan Singer
After a multi-year absence from the franchise he helped launch back in 2000, Bryan Singer made his triumphant return for X-Men: Days of Future Past. And by reuniting his original X-Men with the younger X-Men: First Class team, Singer appeared to have laid the groundwork for multiple sequels that could utilize various members of the massive mutant ensemble. Singer has been toiling away on production for X-Men: Apocalypse in Canada, sharing photos of Cerebro and Instagraming concept art for Apocalypse’s ship. He’s hard at work. But on what? Let’s keep exploring!
Bryan Singer
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