X-Men: Apocalypse - May 27, 2016

[pturtle]

The Burton Bat films would win.

 

[DiFabio]

The Burton Bat films would win.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

No poll needed, it’s obviously the Edward Scissor Night Before Batman films.

 

[RIDDICK]

Turtle is kinda mad I guess. I mean with all dat overposting crap...

 

[GasparZizou]

*in full disclosure, I think there was a chuckle or two at this one in the theater. Maybe that's what Caspar was thinking about*

Everyone in my theater laughed at this

the real laughs only happened in your head, those were laugh tracks.

 

[pturtle]

Turtle is kinda mad I guess. I mean with all dat overposting crap...

Don't you have a terrible movie to go praise or something?

the real laughs only happened in your head, those were laugh tracks.

Hahaha

I just pictured Riddick and Difabio sitting in the theater behind me playing laugh tracks from their phone after every joke made during the movie.

 

[DiFabio]

Riddick didn't post those vids that got you flustered, it was Kara and me. Leave Riddick ALONE!

 

[pturtle]

Riddick didn't post those vids that got you flustered, it was Kara and me. Leave Riddick ALONE!

I wasn’t flustered, I just wanted in on the fun.

 

[pturtle]

‘X-Men: Apocalypse’: Idris Elba Eyed for Title Villain?

Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past injected the 14-year old franchise with a fresh surge of energy, with the film’s box office success and critical praise (from most quarters, anyway) immediately ramping up our expectations for the 2016 follow-up, X-Men: Apocalypse.

The past few weeks have seen a number of updates on the “1980s period piece,” such as the possibility of a spinoff centered on Evan Peters’ scene-stealing Quicksilver, the intention to hone in on the relationship between Magento (Michael Fassbender) and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) and the casting shortlist for younger versions of Cyclops and Jean Grey.As for the actor playing the ancient, incredibly powerful title villain, we previously heard that The Dark Knight Rises star Tom Hardy was wanted for the role, but a new report from The Wrap‘s Jeff Sneider claims that of “three names” he’s hearing of as contenders for the role of Apocalypse, Hardy isn’t among them.

Brought to our attention by Shadow and Act, Sneider recently called in to Meet the Movie Press, hosted by Mark Reilly (SchmoesKnow) and Jeff Weintraub (Collider) to discuss their recent scoop regarding the recasting of Cyclops and Jean Grey, and at around the 32-minute mark, drops a broad hint about one of the actors he’s heard is in the running for Apocalypse, saying:“We heard him say the word ‘apocalypse’ a lot last year.”Inductive reasoning leads us all to the conclusion that Idris Elba is the name Sneider is teasing. Last year’s Pacific Rim included Elba, whose rousing speech to rally his troops for the impending battle with the kaiju contained the line “Today, we are cancelling the apocalypse!” That line went viral, with Elba repeating the phrase countless times across the social media landscape.

Elba is of course already involved in another Marvel franchise at a competing studio with his role as Heimdall in the Thor series. We assume he’ll return in 2017′s Thor: Ragnarok, but aside from a rumor that Heimdall will appear in next year’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the future of his character has yet to be officially addressed.Apocalypse screenwriter Simon Kinberg has said that the intention is to present Apocalypse as a charismatic mutant leader, and they will need a star with charisma to burn. With Elba having been previously considered for the role of James Bond and set to reprise his leading role in the BBC America revival of Luther, he is poised to remind audiences of just how arresting his presence can be.

Stay tuned for more details on the possibility of Idris Elba taking on the role of Apocalypse as they emerge.

X-Men: Apocalypse will be released in theaters on May 27, 2016.

Idris Elba is a great choice.

 

[GasparZizou]

Wasn't Elba sobbing about being Heimdall in the MCU and how cape**** was not worthy of his thespian mastery?

 

[pturtle]

Wasn't Elba sobbing about being Heimdall in the MCU and how cape**** was not worthy of his thespian mastery?

I doubt the rumor is true, but I think he knows he’s probably too good of an actor to be playing Heimdall, he was probably just trying to pull a Hugo Weaving or something.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

He'd be a fantastic Apoc

From what I recall he wasn't trashing the MCU just had a bit of a moan about a day shooting being attached to a spinning gimble or something and how it was a pain in the ass

 

[GasparZizou]

He does have a good voice for Apocalypse.

 

[karamazov80]

Elba is the man. Make it so.

Best gif I've seen in weeks.

 

[RIDDICK]

Best gif I've seen in weeks.

And I thought you was older...

 

[SNIKT1950]

I'd give it to Hardy.

Hopefully he's still in the running.

 

[GasparZizou]

Eeeh, I don't know, since he's mostly gonna be CGI or Make up ( I assume ), I would rather have Elba's voice.

I think I've had enough of Hardy doing cape stuff, if anything, I'd like to see him as Deadshot, but that's about it.

 

[Snake Plissken]

I'd give it to Hardy.

Hopefully he's still in the running.

Hopefully he isn't.

 

[SNIKT1950]

Eeeh, I don't know, since he's mostly gonna be CGI or Make up ( I assume ), I would rather have Elba's voice.

I think I've had enough of Hardy doing cape stuff, if anything, I'd like to see him as Deadshot, but that's about it.

I hope they don't go full CGI for Apocalypse but rather the Xerxes approach from 300 and just go practical but make him look eight feet tall. I think Hardy (like in every film he's been in) would eat the role.

 

[Niltusk]

Idris Elba. Unless Hardy uses Bane voice, then he can have it.