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| James McAvoy as Professor X |
MEN APOCALYPSE: Watch the explosive trailer with the dramatic transformation of Professor X and debut of Game of Thrones Sophie Turner as Jean Grey in our Top FIVE countdown.
"I saw the end of the world. I could feel all this death."
Now there's a conversation starter…
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Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner swaps Sansa Stark for Jean Grey and opens the trailer in dramatic style.
James McAvoy's Xavier, aka Professor X, tells her it's just a dream, but somehow we suspect that will turn out to be the very definition of famous last words...
The new film is a sequel to the slightly confusing Days of Future Past and introduces the most powerful mutant of all time.
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| Apocalypse seems to be some kind of god, or even God, himself... |
1. Who or WHAT is Apocalypse?
En Sabah Nur or Apocalypse is an ancient incredibly powerful mutant and is played by Star Wars star Oscar Isaacs.
We learn that he has been around for thousands of years, and was, in fact, worshipped by ancient peoples.ees himself as a guardian of the world, but is never afraid to destroy civilisations he deems unworthy.
He's been asleep for thousands of years, and – guess what? – he's not impressed with what he finds when he wakes up.
"Everything they've built will fall and from the ashes of their world we'll build a better one," he declares as destruction rains down on the Earth at the end of the trailer.
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| Apocalypse with Storm and Psylocke |
2. Are they implying that Apocalypse is GOD?
Actually they don't seem to be merely implying it.
"I have been called many things over many lifetimes, Ra, Krishna, Yahweh," the supervillain monologues at the start of the trailer.
In fact, Yahweh is the Jewish word for God. Are they saying that God is in fact a mutant?
Apparently this ultimate mutant, the very same Apocalypse of the title, is on a recruitement drive.
"You are all my children and you're lost because you follow blind leaders," he says. "But I am here now. I'm here for you."
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| Apocalypse unleashes scenes of destruction |
Leading his armies he traditionally has four main followers who he imbues with even greater powers.
"Like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, he got that from the Bible," says one bright spark.
"Or the Bible got it from him," Rose Byrne's Moira MacTaggert shoots back.
Oh yeah, it looks like they ARE saying that God was a mutant.
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| Magneto joins up as one of the Four Riders |
3. Magneto IS one of the Four Riders
Uh oh, Magneto is back to causing major problems for the X-Men.
He seems to have become the main follower of the apocalyptic new Big Bad.
The constantly disillusioned Magneto (Michael Fassbender) is always the character most drawn to the idea of mutants as higher beings and so it seems unsurprising that he so quickly becomes one of Apocalypse's four acolytes as the god-like being plots to destroy humanity.
But is he so easily convinced?
"Oh God, he can control all of us" Xavier cries out during the trailer. So maybe Magneto isn't acting completely of his own free will.
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| Storm is one of Apcalypse's very own Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
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| Archangel |
4. Who are the other three Riders?
Olivia Munn plays Elizabeth Braddock / Psylocke. Munn describes Psylocke as "very lethal, very powerful and very strong."
Ben Hardy makes his debut as Warren Worthington III / Angel / Archangel in an impressive aerial dispaly of winged might and the actor apparently practiced indoor skydiving in preparation for his role.
Alexandra Shipp takes the role of the weather-controlling Ororo Munroe / Storm, which was previously played slightly underwhelmingly by Halle Berry in previous films.
Shipp shaved her head partially and sports a Mohawk for the role.
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| Jean Grey and Cyclops |
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| Jean Grey faces a huge explosion |
5. What's that Game of Thrones girl doing in it?
Sophie Turner turns (ahem) up here as the budding mega-powered Jean Grey, played in the previous films by Famke Janssen.
This is the early days for her character, so her powers are nowhere near as developed yet.
Apart from her prescient dreaming, we also get a glimpose of her caught up in a massive explosion.
It also seems like we will see the start of her life-long relationship with Cyclops, played here by Tye Sheridan, long before Wolverine brings his bristly charm ingto the awkward three-way.
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| Jennifer Lawrence is back as Mystique |
6. Who's side is Mystique on THIS time?
Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique swaps sides constantly throughout the films.
First she's Xavier's oldest pal, then she's off gallavanting around with Magneto. The last time we saw her in Days of Future Past, she was heading off to rescue stray and abandoned mutants.
This time she is firmly back with Xavier and his X-Men - and there are shades of Katniss Everdeen to her rallying of the troops.
"Not all of us can control our powers," Cyclops tells her as they prepare for battle.
"Then don't," she replies. "This is war."
Stirring stuff.
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| To baldly go where no man... |
7. Charles Xavier FINALLY loses his hair.
It's the moment comic book fans have been waiting for.
The poor man already lost the use of his legs, but the follicles have to go to complete his transformation.
He starts the film with a full head of shiny locks but it looks liek the extraordinary amount of power he will need to channel will take care of all future haircuts.
Once again, Professor X must stand against incredible odds to save humanity and the terrible price, this time, will be his hair.
His transformation from floppy-haired idealist to bald, be-suited Professor X is complete and it's time for the fun to really begin...
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| Hair today... CHarles Xavier before the final transformation into Professor X |
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| The transformation is complete |
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