X-Men: Apocalypse facts for kids
Quick facts for kids X-Men: Apocalypse |
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| Directed by | Bryan Singer |
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| Screenplay by | Simon Kinberg |
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| Music by | John Ottman |
| Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | May 9, 2016 (London) May 27, 2016 (United States) |
| Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $178 million |
| Money made | $543.9 million |
X-Men: Apocalypse is a 2016 American superhero film. It was directed and produced by Bryan Singer. The story is based on the famous X-Men characters from Marvel Comics. This movie is the sixth main film in the X-Men film series. It is also the ninth movie in the series overall.
The film is a sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). It stars many well-known actors. These include James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Jennifer Lawrence. In the movie, an ancient mutant named En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse wakes up in 1983. He wants to destroy modern civilization and rule the world. The X-Men must work together to stop him and his team of powerful mutants.
The movie was first announced in December 2013. Filming began in April 2015 in Montreal, Canada. It finished in August of the same year. X-Men: Apocalypse first showed in London on May 9, 2016. It was released in the United States on May 27, 2016. The film was shown in different formats like RealD 3D and IMAX 3D. Critics had mixed feelings about the movie. Many felt it was not as good as the previous film. A sequel, called Dark Phoenix, came out on June 7, 2019.