New X-Men Movie Announced: Who Is Apocalypse?

Here’s everything you need to know about one of the X-Men’s most famous villains, and why bringing him to the big screen may be a great idea for the future of the franchise.

This is incredibly exciting for X-Men fans, as Apocalypse is the name of one of the franchise's most famous villains...

This is incredibly exciting for X-Men fans, as Apocalypse is the name of one of the franchise's most famous villains...

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...and Apocalypse is the villain of Age of Apocalypse, one of the most beloved X-Men storylines of the '90s.

...and Apocalypse is the villain of Age of Apocalypse , one of the most beloved X-Men storylines of the '90s.

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Given that the X-Men have been around for 50 years, Apocalypse is a relatively new big bad. He was introduced by Louise and Walter Simonson in the pages of the X-Men spinoff X-Factor in 1986.

Given that the X-Men have been around for 50 years, Apocalypse is a relatively new big bad. He was introduced by Louise and Walter Simonson in the pages of the X-Men spinoff X-Factor in 1986.

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