X-Men Apocalypse: 36 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes & References You Need To See

33. Land Of The Pharaohs

The opening sequence that sees the old Apocalypse carried into the pyramid by the Four Horsemen on his massive, ostentatious "king's chair" might feel particularly familiar to anyone with a fondness for 1950s historical epics.

Bryan Singer has confirmed that the sequence, which culminates in Apocalypse being trapped under the collapsed pyramid is a homage to 1955 movie Land of the Pharaohs. That film sees the same sort of procession, complete with adoring followers lining the procession, and sees a baddie (Joan Collins' duplicitous Nellifer) trapped in a tomb by a big stone.