Hollywood must have a synced production cycle, because every year, once the firstsummer blockbusterwraps, they all seem to wrap at around the same time. Yesterday, Marvel co-presidentLouis D’Espositoannounced thatCaptain America: Civil Warhad closed shop. Now comes word from directorBryan Singerthat first unit production has also wrapped on his franchise sequelX-Men: Apocalypse. He even shared a photo from the last day of production onInstragm, along with three shots from the after party that include a few of his cast members.
2016 is going to be an explosive year for superhero cinema! Not only are we gettingX-Men: Apocalypse, the film that will kick off next year’s summer moviegoing season, we’re also getting two spinoffs, withDeadpoolarriving in February andGambitdebuting in October. That’s not to mention Disney and Marvel haveCaptain America: Civil WarandDoctor Strangelined-up for next year, and DC and Warner Bros. are debutingBatman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeandSuicide Squad. All big movies! Though,X-Men: Apocalypsehas the potential to be one of the biggest of them all, as it sports a wildly diverse and expansive cast of young and old mutants alike.
WithX-Men: Days of Future Past, directorBryan Singersuccessfully managed to merge the original trilogy with the new prequels, allowing all of the characters a true moment to shine. Now,X-Men: Apocalypsepromises to bring the entire franchise as it stands to a close, opening up quite a few possibilities for the future.Bryan Singercertainly hasn’t been shy about sharing the process with fans, as he’s spent the majority of the shoot posting behind-the-scenes photos and video almost every week. Before shooting even began in Toronto, he was giving audiences a sneak peek at fan art and potential new characters. There have been plenty of clues littered throughout, and it’s been a fun experience.
But just because the film has wrapped, don’t expectBryan Singerto halt his social media presence. He will continue to post various teasers throughout the post-production and editing process. For now, all of the main unit work is finished. Though,Bryan Singerstill has some second unit production work to get through, some of which we’ll surely see as it gets completed. The director stated the following.
“That’s s wrap on main unit. But still more to shoot over the next few weeks with second unit. But now…the wrap party! #xmen #xmenapocalypse”
Bryan Singerhas yet again shared a look at a massive practical set. He doesn’t tell us what it is, though. Possibly part of an Egyptian monument? Or perhaps it’s part of the X-Mansion we haven’t seen yet. In the monitors, you can see an unidentified woman standing inside this structure. It’s speculated that the woman isRose Byrne, reprising herX-Men: First Classcharacter Moira MacTaggert, a CIA agent and mutant ally. The actors is confirmed to play a significant role in this particular story.
Along with the set photo,Bryan Singeralso shared a few images from thewrapparty, showing off a menu that includes cocktails named after Nightcrawler, Mystique, Apocalypse, Angel and Cyclops. Appearing in one photo long side the director are male cast matesJames McAvoy, who plays Professor X,Ben Hardy, who playsAngel, andJosh Helmanwho plays Colonel William “Bill” Stryker, M.D. A second image showsBryan Singerwith two new female cast additions,Alexandra Shippwho plays Storm, andOlivia Munn, who plays Pyslocke. Both are part ofApoclaypse’s Four Horsemen.
A teaser trailer was released during Comic-Con, which later leaked on the Internet. It was never made officially available to the public. With production wrapped, its possible that we could see the first officialX-Men: Apocalypseteaser trailerin the next couple of weeks. Its speculated that 20th Century Fox will be marketing the film very aggressively in the wake of the bomb known asFantastic Four. For now, we’ll have to remain content with the occasional photos as they are released on Instagram.
