'X-Men: Apocalypse' Coming in 2016

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Found On: Entertainment Weekly

Yesterday afternoon a Tweet from Bryan Singer brought some interesting news to our attention. Singer, who has produced and directed multiple X-Men films, tweeted, "#Xmen #Apocalypse 2016!"

It's a simple tweet, but Darren Franich has posted an article on Entertainment Weekly that helps explain what this means. They have confirmed with 20th Century Fox that there is indeed a film called X-Men: Apocalypse scheduled for release on May 27, 2016.

No further details are available at this time, so there's even no telling which X-Men cast will be present in the film. It could be First Class X-Men or the Original Trilogy X-Men, or possibly a combination of the two as we'll see in the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past.

One thing was made clear by Franich's article. It seems Apocalypse is one of the X-Men's toughest enemies. He's apparently the world's first mutant with a wide array of powers at his disposal. As with comic book films, there are surely multiple directions they can go with this story.

In the meantime, fans can look forward to Singer's upcoming star-studded film X-Men: Days of Future Past, which is set for release on May 23, 2014. Be sure to click on the link below to read the rest of Franich's article on Entertainment Weekly.

'X-Men: Apocalypse' will open in 2016 | Inside Movies | EW.com

'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Enlists the Help of More Heroes

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Yesterday HitFix.com released an article announcing the arrival of some familiar faces to X-Men: Days of Future Past's cast list. The film's director, Bryan Singer, tweeted his welcome to Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, and Ellen Page. The three are set to reprise their roles as Rogue, Iceman, and Kitty Pryde.

The film has also retained a few major names from its predecessor X-Men: First Class. Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, and Michael Fassbender will return in Days of Future Past.

But it doesn't end there. Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, and Patrick Stewart will also reprise their roles from the original X-Men trilogy. All together, the cast list is beefing up with plenty of big names. IMDb's page for the film even lists Halle Berry and James Marsden as rumored to reprise their roles as well.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is set to premiere on July 18, 2014. Be sure to click on the link below to read more from HitFix.com.

Anna Paquin and Ellen Page bring Rogue and Kitty Pryde back for Days of Future Past