No lie, hearing the X theme at the start of DOFP was amazing. Crazy how it seems no other superhero movie out today has as recognizable an opening theme as the X-Men movies by Singer
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X-Men: Apocalypse - May 27, 2016
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If Sony hadn't screwed up Spider-Man so royally we could have potentially gotten more Elfman ass-kickery.
Alas, it was not to be
If Sony hadn't screwed up Spider-Man so royally we could have potentially gotten more Elfman ass-kickery.
Alas, it was not to be
Still the best superhero movie theme of the 21st century.
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Ottman made the best superman score. I would even say the best superhero film score period.
The man of steel and BvS stuff they've shown is absolutely horrid.
The man of steel and BvS stuff they've shown is absolutely horrid.
Discotheque
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man when I heard Stewart's monologue and then this swelling up to the theme I had a huge grin on my face it was like a "welcome back" moment for me
I'm gonna browse the DOFP thread and see what my reaction was
I imagine star wars will be the same for me too
So are they establishing that Jubilee is Immortal? Cause she's in X1 and 2 as a student.
X-Men 1 and 2 don't exist anymore though. So it doesn't matter lol.
The new timeline is First Class, Days of Future Past, Apocalypse. So Characters introduced in the movies before Days of Future Past can now exist earlier or later because everything has been changed.
Lokimaru
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But just because you wipe out a timeline doesn't change when people are Born.
Yep, he will get his memories back much later in the timeline. So he still doesn't remember anything.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
That's a great colour. God damn.
Angel is in this movie too so apparently it does.
Oh but it does now. You can't really argue logic in the X-Men movie timeline when Emma Frost was like 30 years old in First Class and 17 in Wolverine Origins which happened like 30 years later. Angel is in this too so you just have to go with the flow.
Just think that the tmeline is as complicated as the comic books.
This is the comic version of Wolverine being in 4 teams at the same time.
Nice, will be pretty fun to see Hugh play the 'old' Wolverine.
Here's how I've been looking at it. The characters we see at the end of DOFP at the mansion when Logan wakes up in 2023 all still exist or will exist after Apocalypse and be born at their correct date. Characters we don't see there, are up for grabs. So Angel, Jubilee, Kurt, etc can now all have different birth years and be younger or older. The time line shifted ever so slightly so things will/can change.
Logan remembers the old timeline when he wakes up. He doesn't know anything from the new one between the time he's finished out of the water at the end of DOFP and when he wakes up at the mansion. Which is why Xavier gives him the "Oh no" look and comment when Logan goes to talk to him at the end of DOFP. Charles looked into his mind and saw the old timeline.
ReplacementPelican
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Angel wasn't a student though, they could easily say that he's 30/40ish in X3 and just shrug and say he looks good for his age. Same goes for Nightcrawler.
In my own justification, they're different people just similar.
roflwaffles
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Butterfly effect - when you change the past, condoms break earlier.
There are going to be inconsistencies between the two timelines. Some things might have explanations. Others won't, like age differences between versions of characters in each timeline. I get the impression that the X1-X3 timeline is best forgotten going into Apocalypse, practically speaking. I don't think Singer's going to focus much on trying to resolve differences so much as he is using Apocalypse to continue what DoFP started - essentially rebooting the franchise with younger versions of characters in the original trilogy.
I don't see why the time line being messed with can't result in people being concieved earlier. It just means their parents met earlier. It's time line altering when certain events occurred, same as any other. Several of those events just happen to be births in this instance.
It's really not that crazy.
It's really not that crazy.
cutmeamango
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80's look will work fine, hope we get some snazzy jumpers with flashy dancy colors.
She's looking great for the role, hopefully she can pull it off though.
Zeyphersan
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Now that everything pre-FC doesn't exist anymore, they're free to have people be alive and whatever age they want whenever they want. It was the ultimate way out
Plus, when they eventually decide that they don't want to feel like they have the DoFP ending be inevitable, BOOM, new timeline
Plus, when they eventually decide that they don't want to feel like they have the DoFP ending be inevitable, BOOM, new timeline
Always wondered, did they draw inspiration in this from the Xmen cartoon theme?
The DOFP ending is
just a regular day
Zeyphersan
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Well I'm saying in two more movies if
They decide to kill Jean Grey off again, or Cyclops, or anyone, obviously the ending of DoFP can't come true. So there, new timeline.
They literally have an out for everything
Mr. Pointy
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Blame Marvel for changing up composers every film and Hans Zimmer for phoning in most of his soundtracks.
Hey, hey, Man of Steel had a pretty fantastic score.
Even without Days of Future Past I can't believe anyone gives a shit that they're redoing Jubilee. Cameo tier apperances have never exactly been something the series has been too concerned about when they decide to do them for real.
I mean, it ain't like even with the reset it makes any sense. But who cares, sometimes doing something good is worth ignoring that 2 seconds of continuity conflicts.
I mean, it ain't like even with the reset it makes any sense. But who cares, sometimes doing something good is worth ignoring that 2 seconds of continuity conflicts.
Discotheque
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i think they're both great. for recent stuff though ottman's dofp score > zimmer on man of steel or any of the mcu music.
"Hope" is so good.
TheGreatDirector
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That concept art looks stunning. This may just turn out as the best X-men movie yet.
SCULLIBUNDO
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The smaller-scale, city threatening, but not world-threatening stuff from the previous X-Films.
Even if DoFP showed a completely fucked future, the bulk of the threat was relegated to smaller scale things happening in Paris and DC in the past.
MagnaderAlpha
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The Cerebro helmet is 80s as heck! Has that sort of "style" down pretty darn good.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I love the blue-tones in that X-Wing construction picture. Screams 80s sci-fi.
Extra Sauce
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It's not fully 80's until there are pink lights though.
RoninChaos
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Gambit:
Since we dont have a Mr Sinsiter to limit Gambits powers, we can have Apocalypse settle Gambit instead in exchange for him becoming one of the Horsemen.
Maybe Mystique since she has to leave the franchise she could get killed or sacrifice herself in her horseman form.
Why is Jennifer Lawrence leaving?
Oh, time travels in X-Men movies can do much more than simply change when you're born. Apparently time travel can change you from a white guy with dwarfism (Peter Dinklage ) into a tall bald black dude (Bill Duke).
SCULLIBUNDO
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Nobody remembers there was also Kitty Pryde in X1.
That's Trask Jr.Oh, time travels in X-Men movies can do much more than simply change when you're born. Apparently time travel can change you from a white guy with dwarfism (Peter Dinklage ) into a tall bald black dude (Bill Duke).
She is too big a star to continue playing a blue-skinned naked lady.
Seriously, watch her try her hand at big time Hollywood drama over the next 10 years.
I expect a career curve similar to Val Kilmer.
RoninChaos
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Yes, they held a joint press conference with Val to announce this.
No she has not said that. But we all know that is what she is thinking after winning an Oscar.
She's probably finishing up her agreement and the movies don't exclusively feature her or pay her enough. She also might just not love the franchise for whatever reason.
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