Casting on 20th Century Fox’s mutant sequel X-Men: Apocalyse has begun according to Bryan Singer on his Instagram. He revealed the following image which shows a room with empty chairs and the message: ‘The glamorous casting process begins! #XmenApocalypse’…
James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult and Hugh Jackman are all confirmed to reprise their roles in X-Men: Apocalypse, but Singer will be looking for new actors to portray Cyclops, Jean and Storm, who will be reintroduced into the series as younger versions.
X-Men: Apocalypse was announced last year by Bryan Singer, who has now been confirmed as director of the project. Writer-producer Simon Kinberg has also recently spoken about Apocalypse whilst promoting the DVD and Blu-Ray release of X-Men: Days of Future Past, describing it as “the close of a trilogy” for the X-Men: First Class characters.
X-Men Apocalypse is set for release May 19th, 2016. Which actors would you like to see appearing in the film? Let us know
Originally published October 11, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
