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Posted on Dec 5, 2013

New X-Men Movie Announced: Who Is Apocalypse?

Here's everything you need to know about one of the X-Men's most famous villains, and why bringing him to the big screen may be a great idea for the future of the franchise.

by Matthew Perpetua

BuzzFeed Staff

X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer wrote a tweet today that seemed to suggest that the next X-Men film may be called "Apocalypse" and would be out in 2016.

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#Xmen #Apocalypse 2016!
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This is incredibly exciting for X-Men fans, as Apocalypse is the name of one of the franchise's most famous villains...

...and Apocalypse is the villain of Age of Apocalypse, one of the most beloved X-Men storylines of the '90s.

Given that the X-Men have been around for 50 years, Apocalypse is a relatively new big bad. He was introduced by Louise and Walter Simonson in the pages of the X-Men spinoff X-Factor in 1986.

The character's first major story involved him transforming Angel – one of the original X-Men – into Archangel, aka Death of Apocalypse's Four Horsemen.

Apocalypse's deal is that he's obsessed with the survival of the fittest, and wants to cull the weak so the strong can thrive. This makes him the polar opposite of the X-Men, who fight for the peaceful co-existence of both humans and mutants.

Apocalypse's real name is En Sabah Nur. He is one of the world's first mutants, and was born in Aqaba, Jordan over 5,000 years ago.

In addition to being basically immortal, he's also absurdly powerful. He has total control over his form on a molecular level, and is super strong, can shoot energy blasts, teleport, and has some psychic powers. He's also a genius because, why not?

Apocalypse became a major villain in Age of Apocalypse, a story set in an alternate reality in which Charles Xavier died young, Magneto founded the X-Men, and Apocalypse ruled the earth as a brutal tyrant.

Given that Days of Future Past is a story focused on time travel, there's a good chance that it could set up an Apocalypse movie by ending with some paradox that creates an Age of Apocalypse timeline.

This would be a good opportunity for Singer and Fox to reboot the franchise without tossing out the continuity of the film series, and recast key roles like Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Jean Grey, and Storm.

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New X-Men Movie Announced: Who Is Apocalypse?

X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer wrote a tweet today that seemed to suggest that the next X-Men film may be called "Apocalypse" and would be out in 2016.

This is incredibly exciting for X-Men fans, as Apocalypse is the name of one of the franchise's most famous villains...

...and Apocalypse is the villain of Age of Apocalypse, one of the most beloved X-Men storylines of the '90s.

Given that the X-Men have been around for 50 years, Apocalypse is a relatively new big bad. He was introduced by Louise and Walter Simonson in the pages of the X-Men spinoff X-Factor in 1986.

The character's first major story involved him transforming Angel – one of the original X-Men – into Archangel, aka Death of Apocalypse's Four Horsemen.

Apocalypse's deal is that he's obsessed with the survival of the fittest, and wants to cull the weak so the strong can thrive. This makes him the polar opposite of the X-Men, who fight for the peaceful co-existence of both humans and mutants.

Apocalypse's real name is En Sabah Nur. He is one of the world's first mutants, and was born in Aqaba, Jordan over 5,000 years ago.

In addition to being basically immortal, he's also absurdly powerful. He has total control over his form on a molecular level, and is super strong, can shoot energy blasts, teleport, and has some psychic powers. He's also a genius because, why not?

Apocalypse became a major villain in Age of Apocalypse, a story set in an alternate reality in which Charles Xavier died young, Magneto founded the X-Men, and Apocalypse ruled the earth as a brutal tyrant.

Given that Days of Future Past is a story focused on time travel, there's a good chance that it could set up an Apocalypse movie by ending with some paradox that creates an Age of Apocalypse timeline.

This would be a good opportunity for Singer and Fox to reboot the franchise without tossing out the continuity of the film series, and recast key roles like Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Jean Grey, and Storm.

It's also a great way to cater to fans who read the Age of Apocalypse in the mid-'90s, who are all in their late twenties and early thirties now.

New X-Men Movie Announced: Who Is Apocalypse?

X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer wrote a tweet today that seemed to suggest that the next X-Men film may be called "Apocalypse" and would be out in 2016.

This is incredibly exciting for X-Men fans, as Apocalypse is the name of one of the franchise's most famous villains...

...and Apocalypse is the villain of Age of Apocalypse, one of the most beloved X-Men storylines of the '90s.

Given that the X-Men have been around for 50 years, Apocalypse is a relatively new big bad. He was introduced by Louise and Walter Simonson in the pages of the X-Men spinoff X-Factor in 1986.

The character's first major story involved him transforming Angel – one of the original X-Men – into Archangel, aka Death of Apocalypse's Four Horsemen.

Apocalypse's deal is that he's obsessed with the survival of the fittest, and wants to cull the weak so the strong can thrive. This makes him the polar opposite of the X-Men, who fight for the peaceful co-existence of both humans and mutants.

Apocalypse's real name is En Sabah Nur. He is one of the world's first mutants, and was born in Aqaba, Jordan over 5,000 years ago.

In addition to being basically immortal, he's also absurdly powerful. He has total control over his form on a molecular level, and is super strong, can shoot energy blasts, teleport, and has some psychic powers. He's also a genius because, why not?

Apocalypse became a major villain in Age of Apocalypse, a story set in an alternate reality in which Charles Xavier died young, Magneto founded the X-Men, and Apocalypse ruled the earth as a brutal tyrant.

Given that Days of Future Past is a story focused on time travel, there's a good chance that it could set up an Apocalypse movie by ending with some paradox that creates an Age of Apocalypse timeline.

This would be a good opportunity for Singer and Fox to reboot the franchise without tossing out the continuity of the film series, and recast key roles like Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Jean Grey, and Storm.

It's also a great way to cater to fans who read the Age of Apocalypse in the mid-'90s, who are all in their late twenties and early thirties now.

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