Apocalypse What team roster do you want for X-men: Apocalypse?

[psylockolussus]

Hmmm I think if Deadpool and Gambit are gonna appear in Apocalypse, its just gonna be a cameo. Also I would like to think the crossover part should happen in another movie not in Apocalypse.

 

[GuestStar2004]

There is likely more characters to be announced yet so while we can say its not certain whether nightcrawler will be in it i would be very surprised if there wasn't a teleporter involved because they seem to go down well with the audience and singer seems to work well with them and so far we have had 3 of them, nightcrawler,azazel and blink

i mean maybe quicksilver will be more then enough to take the place of a teleporting character but i would be shocked if there isn't a teleporter involved

 

[GuestStar2004]

If i remember right characters like blink,bishop and warpath were not even announced early, infact the first anyone heard of it was an instagram thing in april 2013 that singer posted which showed the characters names on the actors chairs

as for gambit and deadpool... well if they are gonna be in any movie at all i suppose it should be apocalypse for obvious reasons

 

[Loki882]

I feel like the rosters should be a bit smaller, to avoid "wallpaper" status with as many of the characters as possible:

X-Men:

-Professor X.
-Beast.
-Cyclops.
-Jean Grey.
-Storm.
-Havok.

Brotherhood:

-Magneto.
-Toad.
-Quicksilver.
-Sabretooth (Live Schreiber version).

The Horsemen:

-Wolverine.

-I'm not sure about the rest.

And Mystique is doing her own thing independent of all of them.

 

[Lip]

The problem is: they cannot put many characters in the movie. They cannot make the same mistake they did in Last Stand.

Charles, Eric, Raven, Hank and Logan are already confirm and you have 4 big stars here that will definitely have a lot of screentime. Apocalypse is the title villain, so he'll have a lot of screen time as well. Quicksilver was a big sucess last movie and they'll definitely want to give him something too.

Scott, Jean and Storm are iconic X-Men member being introduced. They are huge and they are supposed to have a lot of screentime. And there is also the Four Horseman.

Everything I've said so far are guaranteed and there is a lot going on alreay, but so far, I think they can handle that.

Now, if you add the possibility of introduction of characters like Scarlet Witch, Gambit, Deadpool, Cable, Selene, Nightcrawler or Mr Sinister... it's too much and I don't think they can handle all that.

So that's why I belive The Horsemen will not be consisted of only new characters. They need character already introduced so you can save time. Wolverine, Magneto, Quicksilver, Mystique, Havok and even Emma Frost, Banshee, Azazel (following that theory) are good choices because you don't need to waste time introducing them nor wasting a new character.

I would love to see Wanda, Kurt, Cable, Gambit, Sinister and others in the movie, but it won't work. They could start mentioning the existence of other characters, like Doctor Strange mentioned in Winter Soldier. Wanda or Kurt could be mentioned by Pietro and Raven. And they could also add easter eggs hinting Gambit or Deadpool.

If I could bet in one, I would bet on Mr Sinister being introduced in this movie as a horseman, but that's it. No more new characters. I could see Gambit in a post credit scene, but not in the movie.

Plus, if they introduce Sinister in Apocalypse, which makes sense since Apocalypse is connected to Sinister's origin, they wouldn't have to introduce Sinister in the Gambit movie. That would save time to introduce and develop other characters.

 

[marvelrobbins]

Hmmm I think if Deadpool and Gambit are gonna appear in Apocalypse, its just gonna be a cameo. Also I would like to think the crossover part should happen in another movie not in Apocalypse.

Deadpool and gambit would like be small roles but witht heir films coming so close to apocalypse and bryan singer saying he would like to use them i expect to see them in film.I think there is reason why all of a sudden there are 3 x films coming in 2016.

 

[Sithborg]

The only introduction the Horsemen need is a demonstration of their powers. At most, we will have one of them having the friend/ally turned enemy with the Horsemen (Wolverine seems to be the popular choice). They are likely going to chosen based on what kind of power displays Singer wants to film.

Anyway, I'm down for:

X-men
Charles
Beast
Cyclops
Jean
Storm
Nightcrawler

Brotherhood
Magneto
Toad
Quicksilver
Scarlet Witch
Jason Stryker/Wyngarde (lets get some original Brotherhood shown)

Mystique/Wolverine (wherever they end up)

Apocalypse & 4 Horsemen

 

[Mulholland-Jr]

X-Men
Xavier
Beast
Cyclops
Storm
Jean

Brotherhood
Magneto
Quicksilver
Toad

Horsemen
Mystique
Wolverine
+
+


I feel like the other 2 horsemen can be throwaways. Just anyone with a cool look and a cool power.

This. But add Scarlet Witch to the brotherhood. Maybe Nightcrawler as a horseman which could lead to his introduction into the X-Men.

 

[xrs13]

Having Nightcrawler as a horseman isnt a bad Idea actually. It would be scary to see an evil Nightcrawler who is utilised better than Azazel and also would play back into how we first saw him in X2 being used as a weapon

 

[Super Jim]

^ Hating the idea of Nightcrawler as a Horseman. That serves zero purpose and goes against canon.

I also don't like the concept of Mystique (or any other main characters) as Horsemen besides either Wolverine as Death (the most likely scenerio) or my concept of how to get Archangel in this timeline.

First and foremost, Mystique's story is going to be very much at the heart of this movie. Her relationship with Charles and Erik will be a big piece of the story. And having her as an evil and/or robotic Horseman would not serve that story. She needs to be Raven. She needs to be able to have conversations with Charles and Erik about their past. She needs to be able to come to a resolution with them in order to move on. This can't be, or at the minimum is much more difficult, with her as a Horseman. The only positive I could see is that it would give a reason for the two of them to come together.

If they make Mystique a Horseman then Wolverine (and Archangel/Beast/Havok/Etc.) should not be, and I think Wolverine as Death would be amazing!

 

[GuestStar2004]

Having Nightcrawler as a horseman isnt a bad Idea actually. It would be scary to see an evil Nightcrawler who is utilised better than Azazel and also would play back into how we first saw him in X2 being used as a weapon

i suspect azazel was the evil version of nightcrawler so i don't think nightcrawler will be a horseman

this is what bryan singer said about azazel back in 2011 anyway

“I’m also excited about Jason Flemyng as Azazel, which is a really cool character. It’s like this sinister alter ego of Nightcrawler in a way, which again brings some of the things that we like about that character but at the same time has a different quality

 

[Super Jim]

^ Also, we've already been given the Nightcrawler controlled by the bad guy.

If the do have Nightcrawler (and they really should since he plays into Mystique's storyline - and is pretty close to the right age for the X-Team) then please make him the fun-loving, swashbuckling, playful Nightcrawler and not the brooding, overly religious, second-guessing himself version.

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

(Wolvy, Magneto, Storm and ____ as Horsemen)

Xavier
Mystique
Beast
Quicksilver
Nightcrawler
Young Scott and Jean

 

[EnDz0n3]

^ Hating the idea of Nightcrawler as a Horseman. That serves zero purpose and goes against canon.

I also don't like the concept of Mystique (or any other main characters) as Horsemen besides either Wolverine as Death (the most likely scenerio) or my concept of how to get Archangel in this timeline.

First and foremost, Mystique's story is going to be very much at the heart of this movie. Her relationship with Charles and Erik will be a big piece of the story. And having her as an evil and/or robotic Horseman would not serve that story. She needs to be Raven. She needs to be able to have conversations with Charles and Erik about their past. She needs to be able to come to a resolution with them in order to move on. This can't be, or at the minimum is much more difficult, with her as a Horseman. The only positive I could see is that it would give a reason for the two of them to come together.

If they make Mystique a Horseman then Wolverine (and Archangel/Beast/Havok/Etc.) should not be, and I think Wolverine as Death would be amazing!

This is one of the reasons why I'm not that excited about the prospect of the Horsemen. I want the characters of this film to be themselves.

 

[CaptainCanada]

^ Hating the idea of Nightcrawler as a Horseman. That serves zero purpose and goes against canon.

Which canon? The original movies aren't relevant anymore in that regard.

 

[Super Jim]

^ I believe it's fair to say that normally when someone mentions "canon" they are talking about the comicbook stories... As far as turning Nightcrawler into a Horseman, what purpose would that serve that wouldn't be better served by focusing on one main Horseman, such as Archangel or Wolverine as Death???

Also, I totally agree with EnDzOn3 in that I don't want to see numerous main (or new - Ororo, Scott, Jean, Kurt, etc.) characters as Horsemen who are not themselves. It's one thing to have maybe one main character done this way, like Wolverine, but to do this to Wolverine AND Magneto AND Mystique AND Havok, or something like that, would take way too much away from their character and for some, the resolution we need.

 

[BoredGuy]

What I'd like to be the roster:
X-men- Xavier, Cyclops, Jean, Storm, Beast, Wolverine, Nightcrawler
Brotherhood- Mags, Toad, Avalanche, Blob
Horsemen- Archangel, Sabertooth, Sinister, Genocide/Holocaust
(Alt Choice- the Final four horsemen from Uncanny XForce)

What I assume it will be:
X-men- Xavier, Beast, Xavier, Cyke, Xavier, Jean, Xavier, Storm
Brotherhood- Lonely Magneto
Horsemen- Mystique, maybe Wolvie, and 2 useless henchman

 

[GuestStar2004]

What I assume it will be:
X-men- Xavier, Beast, Xavier, Cyke, Xavier, Jean, Xavier, Storm
Brotherhood- Lonely Magneto
Horsemen- Mystique, maybe Wolvie, and 2 useless henchman

you forgot quicksilver, but anyway I think you will be pleasantly surprised

 

[psylockolussus]

What I'd like to be the roster:
X-men- Xavier, Cyclops, Jean, Storm, Beast, Wolverine, Nightcrawler
Brotherhood- Mags, Toad, Avalanche, Blob
Horsemen- Archangel, Sabertooth, Sinister, Genocide/Holocaust
(Alt Choice- the Final four horsemen from Uncanny XForce)

What I assume it will be:
X-men- Xavier, Beast, Xavier, Cyke, Xavier, Jean, Xavier, Storm
Brotherhood- Lonely Magneto
Horsemen- Mystique, maybe Wolvie, and 2 useless henchman

You wrote Xavier four times.

 

[BMM]

Didn't Kinberg say they are looking at characters who have been Horsemen in the books?

 

[GuestStar2004]

i think closer to time we will find out what other mutants are involved in this movie, i don't think just because cyclops,jean and storm have been revealed early is any indication of the lack of other characters

apocalypse can't really be a small mutant team battle on a beach like what FC was

 

[BoredGuy]

You wrote Xavier four times.

I know I did.
It was on purpose.

 

[Duran Man]

Didn't Kinberg say they are looking at characters who have been Horsemen in the books?

Yes, and in the cartoons.

 

[Lip]

Didn't Kinberg say they are looking at characters who have been Horsemen in the books?

He said in the cartoons as well.

i think closer to time we will find out what other mutants are involved in this movie, i don't think just because cyclops,jean and storm have been revealed early is any indication of the lack of other characters

apocalypse can't really be a small mutant team battle on a beach like what FC was

It can't be The Last Stand either. They're already introducing four huge characters. I guess we all here want them to do justice to Cyclops, Storm and Jean this time, don't we? They need time to develop all these characters. Bringing a lot of new (important) characters will only ruin everything because no one will have enough time to be properly developed.

If they want to bring a lot of mutants, bring irrelevant ones, like Angel Salvadore or Riptide, but don't ruin important characters by wasting them, like they did to Havok.

 

[Super Jim]

^ I don't think anyone is expecting that they will be able to focus enough to do justice to Cyclops, Jean and Storm. I mean, honestly, this is the resolution movie for the trilogy that focused on the two sides of the coin, Xavier and Magneto, and the character stuck in the middle, Mystique. That is where the focus will be in this movie.

Yes, we all want Storm, Jean and Scott to get their due this time around. We all want them to be developed appropriately, but I don't think you can honestly expect that to happen in this one movie.

Effectively what I'm saying is that this movie will focus on closing out Mystiques, Charles' and Erik's relationships/stories in order to then be free to focus, in the next trilogy (I hope), on Scott, Jean and Ororo (as well as others).

Will Xavier still be needed for the next trilogy? Sure, I hope so. Will Erik be needed for the next trilogy? I hope for at least one or two of them, but the stories need to at some point move past Erik and his machinations. Have we been given a good Magneto as the villain flick? The answer is no, not yet. Do we deserve that? The answer is yes. So simply do my idea of Asteroid M (or Sancutuary or Avalon or Genosha) next, with Magneto as the primary "villain", who is ultimately being affected (note, not controlled) by the real villain, Cortez. It's per canon and would give us a real Magneto as the villain movie. Then, after Erik has to "sacrifice" himself, at least seemingly, in order to save his Acolytes and the X-Men, we can move away from the Magneto centered stories. Go to Chandilar, the Shi'ar homeworld and leave Magneto out of it. As far as Mystique, my recommendation would be after this one give her a solo flick that leads to Freedom Force and the government controlled X-Factor, but she will no longer be needed for the X-Men movies. Also, they need to stop jumping a decade every movie. Make the next trilogy, focusing on the kids, all in the mid-80's, with possibly all three spanning 1983-1984. In other words, have the events of Apocalypse lead to the events of the next one, which would be the first in the next "trilogy". And have the events of that first one lead to the events of the second, and the second lead to the events of the third...