Top 6 Moments From The X-Men: Apocalypse Trailer

So we finally got our first look at the new X-Men: Apocalypse trailer, and what a trailer it was! There’s a lot to digest after watching the 2-minute 30-second trailer. There are new faces, the return of beloved characters, and a lot of destruction. Released only weeks after the Civil War and Dawn of Justice trailers, the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer has once again got us all excited for the upcoming year.

This time around, super villain Apocalypse is set to battle the X-Men in what looks to be their toughest challenge yet. Villains unite in what is set to be the third in the explosive line-up of X-Men prequels.

Here we look at the 6 best moments from the new trailer:

 

6. Quicksilver

Although only featured briefly in the trailer, it looks as if Quicksilver will be stealing scenes again. Evan Peters‘ Quicksilver was the surprising highlight of the previous film, X-Men: Days of Future Past. In this trailer, it looks as though director Bryan Singer and his team have pushed the boat out again in making the super-fast hero the stand-out element of the film again.

 

5. Return of Magneto

Michael Fassbender’s Magneto has been a fan-favourite since he first appeared in X-Men: First Class. In the trailer, it looks as if the character is finally embracing his villainous side as he joins forces, either willingly or not, with Apocalypse.

The last we saw of Magneto, he had been arrested following the events of Days of Future Past. I think it’s safe to say his friendship with Xavier is over judging by the events in the trailer. But what influence does Apocalypse hold over him?

 

4. First Look at Familiar Faces

The trailer showcased some familiar faces. Set in the 80s, Jean Grey, Scott Summers, Nightcrawler, and other mutants are fresh faced teenagers. We also FINALLY get Jubilee, a character who has long deserved to feature in the film series. Although they are younger, the future heroes are all still fully capable of defending themselves. Scott at one point unleashes the beams from his eyes, embracing his powers after a little heart-to-heart with Mystique. The trailer also features Jean as she has visions of the future and exclaims that she “could feel all this death”.

The trailer is also our first look at Ben Hardy as Archangel. The character last appeared onscreen in the third X-Men film, played by Ben Foster.

It seems that he and a young Storm have teamed up with Apocalypse; how will they break away from his influence?

3. Xavier Defeated

One major part of the trailer comes from Apocalypse and Professor Xavier coming to blows. The trailer shows the leader of the X-Men being pushed around by Apocalypse. Is this the moment that actor James McAvoy was alluding to? And in his encounter with the villain, what causes the character to lose his luscious long locks?

 

2. Mystique is Part of The X-Men

Mystique has played a big part in the prequels, aligning to the success of actress Jennifer Lawrence, and judging by the trailer it looks like the trend is set to continue. The loyal companion of Magneto has joined forces with the X-Men to try and stop Apocalypse in his tracks.

Of course we know that the shapeshifting mutant later joins forces with Magneto; is this the film that pushes the two characters together again?

 

 

1.Apocalypse

You can hear the sighs of relief around the world, Apocalypse looks pretty badass. Hysteria took over when pictures were leaked of the antagonist, which saw him looking more like Ivan Ooze from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie than the big bad from the comics. Alas, the character is looking like his older self again, and once again, we all judged too quickly. Man of the moment Oscar Isaac, delivers the chilling line “I’ve been called many things, over many lifetimes… Ra, Krishna, Yahweh” of course now known as Apocalypse. It looks as though he is trying to recruit mutants, or gather his new “Four Horseman” away from “blind leaders” meaning Professor Xavier. On his side we see Magneto, a young Storm, and Arc Angel.

Xavier says of the villain “I’ve never felt power like this before”, and he certainly has the professor spooked. Expect plenty of deaths and destruction to follow in his footsteps. They’ve transformed a 5’8 Oscar Isaac into a truly menacing-looking Apocalypse.

The trailer has also left us with a lot of unanswered questions, such as where was Wolverine? And will the newly cast Gambit feature?

Directed by Bryan Singer, X-Men: Apocalypse is the third X-Men prequel and eighth film in the long-running mutant series. With rumours of potential cameos from big-time characters and the success of the two prequels, X-Men: Apocalypse is on our list of most hotly anticipated films of 2016.

What did you think of the trailer? Are you a fan of the new look Apocalypse? As always let us know in the comments or on Twitter!