"X-Men" producer Simon Kinberg has revealed that the "X-Men" Cinematic Universe is set to follow the path of the "Star Wars" film franchise.
In his interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote Ridley Scott's space sci-fi film "The Martian," Kinberg said that the "X-Men" films were nearly similar with how the "Star Wars" films were being done in such a way that the episodes were the "mainline" films, in addition to the stand-alone films.
Kinberg also mentioned that in the realm of mutants, the "X-Men" pillars included Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, and Nicholas Hoult.
While the "Star Wars" franchise has already established itself as one of the most iconic franchises in both the entertainment and marketing realms, Disney buying Lucasfilm has allowed the franchise to become richer and more vibrant in terms of its storyline, characters, and actors. Aside from the well-known trilogy, "Star Wars" has got its spin-off films, novels, comics, games, and others, as per Cinema Blend.
Meanwhile, fans are set to see the mutants in Bryan Singer's "X-Men: Apocalypse," which centers on the rise of En Sabah Nur, also known as Apocalypse, as her recruits his powerful Horsemen to help him destroy humanity. To prevent their archenemy from fulfilling his plan of massive destruction, Professor X and Raven must lead a team of young mutants.
Aside from Fassbender, McAvoy, Lawrence, and Hoult, "X-Men: Apocalypse" also stars Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Lana Condor, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tye Sheridan, Ben Hardy, Rose Byrne, Josh Helman, and Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse, among others.
Singer's "X-Men: Apocalypse" is slated to premiere in theaters in the United States on May 27, 2016 while Scott's "The Martian" is now showing in theaters.