Variety has acquired the scoop that Bryan Singer has pegged Oscar Isaac to play Apocalypse in 2016’s “X-Men: Apocalypse.” He’s an inspired choice. My only familiarity with Isaac was the Coen Brother’s “Inside Llewyn Davis” which I absolutely loved. He seems to be more comfortable in a moody and introspective role. Apocalypse has a stoic side, and this casting has surprised me but doesn’t dissuade my excitement after this summers “Days of Future Past.”
Looks like the X-Men franchise is here to stay for a little while longer.
Oscar Isaac will be playing the titular comicbook villain in 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men: Apocalypse.”
Bryan Singer is back to direct with Simon Kinberg penning the script.
Singer has described the upcoming X-Men film, which is expected to feature all cast members including Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and James McAvoy, as the most destructive movie in the franchise.
“‘Apocalypse’ will have more of the mass destruction that ‘X-Men’ films, to date, have not relied upon,” he recently said. “There’s definitely now a character and a story that allow room for that kind of spectacle.”
Singer also suggested that “Apocalypse,” set in the 1980s, could feature younger versions of familiar characters.
Fox will release on May 27, 2016.
The most recent “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” co-starring Hugh Jackman, has earned a monstrous $745 million worldwide at the box office.
Singer had been meeting with actors for the past couple of weeks but sources say Isaac always seemed like the type of actor Singer wanted for the role and the long-time favorite from the start.
Isaac is set to have a big year ahead of him with A24′s “A Most Violent Year” set to bow in December, with the company feeling it will have major awards play for Isaac. He is also set to star in the next “Star Wars” pic for Disney.
What do you think of Isaac’s casting? Will he make a good En Sabah Nur?