10 Last-Minute Predictions For X-Men: Apocalypse
7. Mystique Leaves The X-Men At The End...For Now
The Prediction: The movie will end with Mystique departing to make her own life away from the X-Men.
Why It'll Happen: For one, the film revolves heavily around Mystique's ambivalence about becoming a leader for the young new heroes, and her departure would function as a passing of the torch once Apocalypse has inevitably been defeated. Plus, Jennifer Lawrence is quite blatantly tired of the role, and giving Mystique a temporary exit would allow her to return with a new face later on without it seeming overly contrived.
Why It Might Not: Lawrence is a marketing department's wet dream, so Fox will no doubt be keen to do whatever they can to keep her in these films. Even if she's not yet signed on for more, Fox will probably want to keep the option rather than commit to writing her out so blatantly in this one. After all, it'd be easy to comment upon her disappearance in the next X-Men film if she doesn't sign on for more.