X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) on Netflix
PG-1320162h 24mActionAdventureSci-Fi
In 1983, the ancient mutant En Sabah Nur wakes in Egypt and sets out to remake the world. Scott Summers arrives at Xavier's school to learn to control his optic blasts.
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- Netflix4.0/5
- IMDb6.8/10499,555 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes47%
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Plot summary
In 3600 BC, the aged mutant En Sabah Nur rules Egypt and moves his consciousness into another man's body to gain a healing factor. Entombed by conspirators, he wakes in 1983, judges the world corrupt and sets out to reshape it. In Cairo he gains a follower in Ororo Munroe, whose weather powers he strengthens. Erik Lehnsherr shares a quiet life in Poland with Magda, his wife, and their daughter Nina, until his powers draw the attention of the authorities. Raven frees Kurt Wagner from a cage fight and asks Charles Xavier to help her find Erik. At Xavier's school, Scott Summers arrives with his brother Alex after his optic blasts appear, and befriends Jean Grey.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
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- Oscar Isaac, who played the title character Apocalypse, later called the shoot excruciating: he was encased in glue, latex and a 40-pound suit, had to wear a cooling mechanism at all times, could never move his head, sat on a specially designed saddle and was rolled into a cooling tent between takes.
- Billboards in Los Angeles and New York City promoting the film drew controversy for showing Apocalypse choking Mystique, with critics saying the ad advocated violence against women; actress Rose McGowan said there was "no context in the ad, just a woman getting strangled".
- A trailer drew criticism from Rajan Zed, a United States-based Hindu cleric, who said the part where Apocalypse claims to have been called "Krishna" offended the Hindu religion and demanded the references be removed; they were cut from the film's final cut.
- Singer left the production for 10 days during filming, claiming he had a thyroid issue and had to be treated in L.A., which forced screenwriter Simon Kinberg to fill in as director.
