The video, made in the style of a retro documentary, discusses the origin of En Sabah Nur a.k.a. the first mutant later known as Apocalypse.
- April 19, 2016
AceShowbiz -
The Twentieth Century Fox made a clever marketing to promote the upcoming "X-Men: Apocalypse". A viral video was made in the style of '70s documentary to introduce the secrets of En Sabah Nur aka the oldest mutant in the world.
The video seems to be inspired by the 1977 TV series "In Search of..." which was hosted by the late Leonard Nimoy. In place of the "Star Trek" legend, George Takei narrated the video which dips into the early history of the first mutant otherwise known as Apocalypse.
"Almost 10 years ago, the world learns of the existence of the mutants. But what if the world's first mutant actually appeared thousands of years ago?" Takei says in the faux documentary. According to the "X-Men" timeline, Apocalypse first appeared in Egypt in 3100 B.C. and his reign lasted until 2500 B.C. He was the one claimed responsible for the death of Pompeii civilization by causing Vesuvius to explode.
At the end credits of "X-Men: Days of Future Past", Apocalypse is seen building the Great Pyramid of Giza. The character portrayed by Oscar Isaac clearly has telekinesis ability in addition to telepathy and manipulating his own size and shape. In the May 27 movie, the villain will get the help of the "Four Horsemen" a.k.a. Michael Fassbender's Magneto, Olivia Munn's Psylocke, Ben Hardy's Archangel, and Alexandra Shipp's Storm.
