Thursday, October 23, 2014

More Quicksilver Set For X-Men: Apocalypse

American Horror Story favorite Evan Peters played the speedy superhero Quicksilver in Bryan Singer's "X-Men: Days of Future Past"--for a very cool sequence that proved so popular--it seems that he will be getting more screen time in the sequel "X-Men: Apocalypse."


 Second unit director Brian Smrz tells Newsarama:

"They want me to start pretty soon, on the storyboarding and stuff. I’ll be working on the next X-Men for the next month or so part-time, and by the end of the year it’ll be full-time... There will be another Quicksilver scene, which I'm looking forward to. That'll be fun."

Smrz had a key role in shooting the Quicksilver sequence in 'Days' and suggests a solo film about the character is something he'd love to see:

"We talked about Quicksilver before. I'd love to do a Quicksilver as a solo film because there's a lot to enjoy with that character."

 Apocalypse, aka. En Sabah Nur. In the comics, En Sabah Nur is the world's first mutant who was born in Egypt around 3,000 BC and had access to advanced technology. The Wrap indicates that Fox wants "Inception" and "The Dark Knight Rises" actor Tom Hardy to play the role. Nothing official though...The character was teased in the post-credits scene of "Days" (Played by Brendan Pedder).

"X2: X-Men United" and "Superman Returns" screenwriters Mike Dougherty and Dan Harris as well as Simon Kinberg are writing the script for "Apocalypse" .

The younger actors introduced in "X-Men: First Class" James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto) Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), and Nicholas Hoult (Beast). Lucas Till (Alex “Havoc” Summers), etc. are contracted for three films and are locked in to return.

It is likely that  Channing Tatum is set to play the X-Men's mutant Gambit

Production on "X-Men: Apocalypse" begins in April. The film will hit theaters on May 27, 2016 opposite Alice in Wonderland 2

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