The highly-anticipated action adventure film "X-Men: Apocalypse" will rewrite history and will change its universe forever. Writer and producer Simon Kinberg revealed that the events in the flick will resonate to other "X-Men" movie adaptations that will follow.
Kinberg revealed to IGN that the upcoming film will reset everything, much like how its predecessor movie "X-Men: Days of Future Past" bent and played with the fabric of time.
"From 1973 forward, the world knew about mutants. A mutant took a football stadium and dropped it on the White House. That's not the history we were raised on," the director explained to IGN. "So, instead of ignoring it, all of the movies that come after that in the timeline acknowledge it and embrace it and it becomes part of the complicated reality of 'X-Men' history on film."
In a nutshell, movies following "X-Men: Apocalypse," including "Deadpool" and "Gambit," will follow the time change. One of the things that won't change though is the actor who will take on the role of Havok. Lucas Till will be back as the plasma-blasting mutant who can harness and release energy, whose abilities make him susceptible to be a military test subject in the Vietnam War.
Till played Havok in both "X-Men: First Class" and "X-Men: Days of Future Past," and his return was announced by director Bryan Singer via Twitter and Instagram.
The growing mutant ensemble includes James McAvoy (Professor Charles Xavier), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), and Nicholas Hoult (Beast) in starring roles. Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert), Evan Peters (Quicksilver), Sophie Turner (Jean Grey), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler) and Alexandra Shipp (Storm) will be there, too. Hugh Jackman may suit up as Wolverine for the movie as well.
"X-Men Apocalypse" is said to be the ultimate conclusion to a trilogy, preceded by "First Class" and "Days of Future Past." It will hit theaters May 26, 2016.
