10 Perfect Castings In Upcoming Comic Book Movies
6. Oscar Isaac As Apocalypse - X-Men: Apocalypse
Casting Apocalypse was always going to be a difficult endeavour. He bears very few human characteristics and comes across like a mechanized Egyptian God. Under all those physical layers, finding a visible match is no small task, let alone the sort of gravitas and power and actor would still need to convey. Yet, when the casting of Isaac broke, it made perfect sense.
He’s been doing some incredible dramatic work for a while now but it’s his work in Ex Machina that proves why he’s suitable to bring this iconic character to life. Isaac has captured that allure of being arrogant and sinister without letting it overtake his character; he proved he was adept at creating a larger-than-life villain that still felt believable. Considering who Apocalypse is, these traits are essential to the performance and makes it easy to see Isaac as a great choice.
Most encouragingly is the fact that Isaac is a fan himself. He’s spoken enthusiastically about reading X-Men comics and has a vested interest in making this villain as good as he can possibly be.