X-Men vs Apocalypse Gallery

Marvel Universe Wave 21 Professor X

I've been waiting for a Professor X figure in this scale for a very long time.

 

The Professor comes with a hover chair.  He's obviously not a particularly exciting figure, but definitely a crucial part of the Marvel Universe.

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" Post Credit Sequence Explained!

So you've just seen "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and presumably, you loved it.  The movie had a lot to like!  After all the excitement ended, and the world was saved once again, we got a glimpse into Fox's next big mutant team up, "X-Men: Apocalypse".  The big question for many fans is, who is the guy at the end of "X-Men: Days of Future Past"?

If you have been following comic book movie news, you probably know Fox is developing a sequel to DOFP called Apocalypse.  The title definitely implies that the major X-Men character Apocalypse would be present!  The man in the post credit sequence of DOFP is none other than Apocalypse himself.  Apocalypse is a major X-Men villain, and marvel.com ranked him as the 3rd top X-Men villain, only beaten out by Sentinels and Magneto, both of which were featured in Days of Future Past.

Any fan of "X-Men: The Animated Series" will probably remember Apocalypse, and definitely will after a quick refresher:

What "special promotional piece" could be at the end of X-Men: Days of Future Past?

My theatre got their copy of X-Men: Days of Future Past.  They always come with instructions so we know when to bring the lights up, what trailers to attach, etc.  To inform us when to bring the lights up, they use the following format:

Feature Run Time: 2:05:02

End Credit Offset: 2:00:49

So using this format, we would program the lights to turn themselves on 2 hours and 49 second into the movie, so right when the credits start the lights come up.  Now with after credit sequences, this can get tricky.  With Marvel and Sony's current format, they give us the offset time after the first credit scene.  For example, in the Avengers the lights came up right after the scene with Thanos.  In Amazing Spider-Man 2, the lights stayed down until after the X-Men scene.  With Days of Future Past, they don't want the lights to come on until the entire movie is over, credits and everything.

This is uncommon.  Most of the time, the lights come on before the second post-credit sequence.  The lights came on before swarma in Avengers, before the Bucky sequence in Captain America 2, and before Thor's return to Midgar in Thor 2.  It's strange for them to request the lights to come on after the very end of the credits.

If you look closely, there is a message from Fox saying there's a special promotional piece at the end for guests to enjoy.  I wouldn't exactly call most post-credit sequences promotional.  There are a few exception, like the Avengers promo at the end of Captain America and the X-Men promo during the credits on The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but generally they aren't exactly promotions.

You could argue that some are promotions, Iron Man 2 had Thor's hammer, so you could say that's promoting Thor.  Really, it depends on what Fox meant when they said special promotion.  It could honestly just be the wording they used, but I'm thinking there's more to it than that.

Let's assume it is just an after credit sequence.  In the past, Fox hasn't done anything too crazy with them.  In X-Men: The Last Stand, it's revealed Magneto has gained his powers back after losing them from the mutant suppression shot.  X-Men Origins: Wolverine had Wolverine drinking in Japan, possibly hinting that his next movie will take place there, and it did.  In the film Wolverine, the after credit sequence shows that Xavier is alive, and working together with Magneto to save the future.  This scene pretty much gives the basic plot to Days of Future Past.

Looking at possible future X-Men titles, I think the best guess is there is going to be something with Apocalypse in this "special promotion".  Fox has already announced their next X-Men film, title "X-Men: Apocalypse", so it would be no surprise if that is the after credit sequence.

Fox has also announced a sequel to Wolverine.  The film will be released after "X-Men: Apocalypse", so I find it unlikely that they would be hinting at anything relating to it in this film, but I could be wrong.  There is also talk of an X-Force film, so maybe this will be there way of announcing that X-Force is being officially made, but I bet X-Force is formed during "X-Men: Apocalypse".

There is always the possibility I'll be completely wrong.  Maybe its a promotion for another Fox title unrelated to X-Men.  Obviously Marvel didn't start the trend of having post-credit sequences, but they have certainly made it more mainstream.  During my early days of projection, I hardly ever had customers ask if there is anything after the credits.  Now, I assume about 20% of all customers ask if there's something after.  If this scene turns out to be anything less than something related to Apocalypse, or at least Wolverine, I have a feeling people will be disappointed.  Either way, I'll let everyone know tomorrow in a spoiler free fashion!  Just for fun, here is the projection instructions for "X-Men: Days of Future Past"!

Marvel Universe Uncanny X-Men Team Pack

Today I opened my new X-Men team pack.  I like it.

This is a classic old Wolverine figure.  Out of all my Wolverine, it is my second favorite sculpt.  I prefer the X-Force Team Pack figure for whatever reason.

For being such a Mojo fan (obviously) I'm not sure why I know so little about this guy.

This is the real reason you clicked on the link, be honest.

This is okay, nothing special. I'm glad they didn't count this is a figure like they did with Rocket Raccoon in the Guardians of the Galaxy Team Pack.

Marvel Universe Comic Pack Wave 8 Sabretooth

We've all seen this before.  It's actually the same sculpt from the pack that came with this Sabretooth.

Marvel Universe Comic Pack Wave 2 Magneto

Marvel Universe Comic Pack Wave 11 Mr. Sinister

Marvel Legends Build-A-Figure Mojo

Spider-Man Series Carnage

Marvel Universe Guardians of the Galaxy Team Pack Drax the Destroyer

Longshot certainly isn't a bad figure.  I love the mullet.

This Rogue figure is pretty spectacular.  Maybe just because I have been waiting for it for so long.

I'm not sure why they didn't make this figure earlier, it would have definitely sold very well despite was Hasbro thinks about female figures selling.

She does suffer a little from the "I'm a female action figure" thing.  It works though.

Marvel Universe Comic Pack Wave 11 Gambit

I read many post about how brittle she was, so I'm a little afraid to move her too much, but she has given me no problems so far.

Marvel Universe Giant Size X-Men Nightcrawler
Marvel Universe Wave 10 Mystique

Marvel Universe Wave 3 Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)

Marvel Universe Giant Size X-Men Wolverine
Marvel Universe Giant Size X-Men Storm
Marvel Universe Wave 13 Cyclops
Marvel Universe Wave 6 Jean Grey

Marvel Universe Comic Pack Wave 13 Juggernaut

Marvel Universe Wave 2 Hulk

More 1:18 Scale Posts:

1. More True Legends Orcs
2. Marvel Universe Wave 20 Nova Figure
3. Marvel Universe Wave 20 Hercules Figure

Actors Appearing in Multiple Superhero Films as Different Characters

Whether you like the announcement that Ben Affleck will be appearing as Batman in the upcoming film or not, surely you remember a previous superhero film starring Ben Affleck.

Say what you want about the film, I personally enjoyed it, but I get why most don't.  Regardless, I feel Ben Affleck did a good job as Matt Murdock despite the rest of the movie kind of being a horrendous piece of shit.

All day I've been trying to think of other actors who have appeared in multiple superhero movies as different characters.  Some were very obvious, others I didn't even realize had played more than one.  I'm positive it isn't complete, so if you know one I missed, let me know please!

Chris Evans

The most obvious one to me is Chris Evans.  He first appeared in the Fantastic Four as the Human Torch is 2005, then reprises the same role in 2007 for the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.  Neither one of those were fantastic, and will most likely be (or already have been) forgotten due to his next superhero appearance.  In 2010, Chris Evans played the title character in Captain America.  He appears as the same character in in the Avengers two years later, and will play Captain America again in 2014 for Captain America: Winter Soldier.  In addition to this traditional superhero roles, he also played a villain in Scott Pilgrim VS the World and played a fugitive trying to clear his name in the Losers, both released in 2010.

Ryan Reynolds

The most obvious role Ryan Reynolds has played in the Green Lantern.  In 2004, Ryan Reynolds played Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity.  Hannibal is a member of the Nightstalkers, a vampire hunting organization.  He then went on the play Deadpool in 2009 in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.  Finally, he played Green Lantern in 2011.  Additionally he played an undead policeman with Jeff Bridges in RIPD in 2013.

Sam Elliot

While he hasn't played the main role in a comic book movie, Sam Elliot has played two fairly important roles in Marvel movies.  He portrayed General Thunderbolt Ross in the 2003 Hulk film.  His character is in charge of a task force to apprehend the Hulk.  In the comics, he goes on the become Red Hulk.  Sam Elliot also portrays the Caretaker in Ghost Rider (2007).  In the film, he is a former "ghost rider" who helps the current one use his powers for good.