later expressed his disappointment with the film, commenting "Apocalypse, that was excruciating, I didn’t know when I said yes that that was what was going to be happening. That I was going to be encased in glue, latex, and a 40-pound suit—that I had to wear a cooling mechanism at all times. I couldn’t move my head, ever. And I had to sit on a specially designed saddle, because that’s the only thing I could really sit on, and I would be rolled into a cooling tent in-between takes. And so I just wouldn’t ever talk to anybody, and I was just gonna be sitting and I couldn’t really move, and like, sweating inside the mask and the helmet. And then getting it off was the worst part, because they just had to kind of scrape it off for hours and hours." In an interview with the New York Times, he later remarked when asked that he doesn't "disown the film", though he wished they would have taken care of the character of Apocalypse a little better. Accolades Sequel In May 2016, Simon Kinberg said the next X-Men film would be set in the 1990s. He separately said the post-credits scene mentioning the Essex Corporation was related to Logan (2017), and that it could have ties to Gambit as well as the following X-Men film. Bryan Singer said he would be interested in having the villain Proteus in an X-Men film. He also said he would be stepping away from the franchise, but could envision returning later in some capacity. Amidst allegations of sexual abuse in 2017, Singer was removed from production after being involved in the earliest production stage. The film's sequel, Dark Phoenix'', was released on June 7, 2019. References External links Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters viral marketing website (archived) 2016 films 2016 3D films 2010s adventure films 2016 science fiction action films 2010s superhero films 2010s American films Fiction set in the 4th millennium BC 20th Century Fox films TSG Entertainment films American science fiction films American science fiction action films American sequel films American action adventure films Apocalyptic films Bad Hat Harry Productions films Cold War films Films about the Central Intelligence Agency Films about nuclear war and weapons Films about shapeshifting Films about telekinesis Films directed by Bryan Singer Films produced by Bryan Singer Films produced by Lauren Shuler Donner Films produced by Simon