TRENDING Published January21, 2016 By Jeremiah Tan Secobacarro

'X-Men: Apocalypse' Villain Won't Be Apocalypse? Rumor Says It Will Be Jean Grey's Dark Phoenix

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One of this year's most anticipated films is Bryan Singer's "X-Men: Apocalypse." Fans are excited to see Oscar Isaac play the terrifying villain, Apocalypse.

The director of "X-Men" and "X2" Bryan Singer recently opened up about the film's plot and its characters as per slashfilm.com.

When asked about his vision for Apocalypse, Singer simply said, "To me he is the God of the Old Testament and all that comes with that. If there isn't order and worship then I'll open up the Earth and swallow you whole. That was the God of the Old Testament."

He then added, "I started from there. When Oscar and I met we began discussing, since he isn't really God, he's the first mutant perhaps, he's imbued with certain unique powers. Some of them may or may not be from this Earth."

"Then we started looking at cults and the nature of cults. True cult leaders develop god complexes, and the old God always traditionally had four horsemen. So I thought a cult has traditionally four factions to it that interest me," he concluded.

Then, the director also talked about Apocalypse's loyal henchmen in the Four Horsemen. 

"It has a political faction, and I'd always felt Magneto could fill those shoes," the director clarified. "It always has a military faction, so Archangel could fill those shoes as the guardian. There's also a youth faction, those that you're trying to seduce and grow into your cult, the young whose minds are malleable, and lastly the sexual component because cult leaders tend to sexualize their position and have sex with half the people in their cult."

"And the Psylocke character was a very bright character in the comic but is always looking for guidance and leadership. Always trying to find the right guy, so she starts with one and ends up with Apocalypse in this one. I always thought there was a mixture of ancient religion and cultism combined in the character of Apocalypse."

While fans can expect the film to focus on the Apocalypse, there is still a possibility that this is the first hint of a "Phoenix" story. When asked about Jean Grey's possible evolution, the director said "The full Phoenix story, I have no idea. I would have to re-explore that. If it's already been explored, to re-explore and retell it. Plus the Phoenix story in the comic book has the Shi'ar Empire and the moon."

"With that you never know, but as far as the idea of that brewing within her, without giving anything away I would say absolutely that interests me and you may find a piece of that in this film," Singer concluded. The rumors have been building up about a potential Phoenix story arc as reported by parentherald.com.

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