This is a big month for Marvel movies, kicking off withCaptain America: Civil Warthis Friday and ending withX-Men: Apocalypseon Memorial Day Weekend. Today, we have an exciting new clip from the later, which prominently featuresJennifer Lawrence. The Academy Award winning actress reprises her role as Raven for a third time after appearing in the hit Mutant adventuresX-Men: First ClassandX-Men: Days of Future Past. This latest sequel is said to bring the X-Men prequel trilogy to a close, and it was originally supposed to beJennifer Lawrence’s last turn asMystique, as she once famously claimed she is done with the ‘blue paint’. But in recent weeks, she’s done a 360 and has revealed that she will come back if asked.
In this latest sneak peek atX-Men: Apocalypse, we see that New Mutant Nightcrawler, played byKodi Smit-McPhee, has been captured and brought to an underground fight club. He is literally dumped into a cage match againstBen Hardy’s Angel. Using his teleportation powers, Nightcrawler doesn’t look like an easy match, until he lands on the electrified fencing of the cage. Here comesRavento the rescue. As Nightcrawler is about to get his ass handed to him, Raven, decked out in the latest 80s fashions, attempts to sway one of the guards with her snake like charm. It all ends with an uppercut elbow to the chin, as Mystique rushes in to save the day for poor Kurt Wagner. This clip comes courtesy ofJennifer Lawrence’s Facebook.
Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants known as The Four Horsemen, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign.
As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction. Reprising their roles fromX-Men: First ClassandX-Men: Days of Future PastareNicholas Hoult(Beast),Rose Byrne(Moira McTaggert),Evan Peters(Quicksilver). New cast members includeOscar Isaacas the villainous Apocalypse,Olivia Munnas Psylocke,Sophie TurnerasJean Grey,Alexandra Shippas Storm,Tye Sheridanas Cyclops andKodi Smit-McPheeasNightcrawler.
X-Men: Apocalypsewill hit theaters on June 08, 2025, putting it up against Disney’sAlice Through the Looking Glass, setting up what could be a hugebox officeshowdown. This latest X-Men movie will close out theprequel trilogythat includesX-Men: First ClassandX-Men: Days of Future Past. 20th Century Fox is also working on the spinoffGambit, which will start production later this year, while also developingThe New Mutants.
Bryan Singeris directingX-Men: Apocalypsefrom a script bySimon Kinberg, based on a story the director and screenwriter crafted together withX2: X-Men: UnitedwritersDan HarrisandMichael Dougherty. There have been rumors thatBryan Singerhas signed on to direct anotherX-Menmovie, with production reportedly starting next year in Montreal, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet. While we wait for more on the future of this lucrativeX-Menfranchise, check out the new trailer below.
