The movie X-Men: Apocalypse opened to international theaters this past weekend with a whopping $103 million, and even though it won't reach the U.S. theaters until this weekend, details about the movie have already been making their way online. One of the most talked about scenes being discussed is the post-credit scene. Before you read any further, let it be warned...***SPOILERS!!!*** coming up!
The post-credit scene takes the viewers back to the Weapon X facility that we see Jean Grey, Cyclops and Nightcrawler at during the last trailer that was released. This is also where Wolverine was being held before he escapes and kills a bunch of Stryker's goons. The scene shows someone stepping over all of the bodies until he comes to what he's been looking for...a vial of Wolverine's blood. He picks it up and places it in a briefcase that says, "ESSEX CORP" on the outside. Now if you're unfamiliar with the name "Essex," that's the last name of Nathaniel Essex, also known as Mister Sinister. So does this mean that Mister Sinister is going to be the big baddie in the next X-Men related feature? Maybe, maybe not.
A couple of things should be mentioned at this point. One, we don't know what this post-credit scene is setting up for. Is it leading us to things that are going to take place in Wolverine 3, or another X-Men movie? There's Gambit, or it could be setting up for the New Mutants movie or X-Force. There hasn't been an announcement as to whether or not they are going to jump back into the X-Men with another trilogy or not, so it would seem that they are trying to build up something for another one of their franchises, a la Marvel. The second question that gets raised is, who is the vial of blood for? Is it going to go to Mister Sinister, or is this how X-23 gets to be made? If this is the case, then this is a scene that's building up towards Wolverine 3? Too many questions from such a short scene.
What do you think all of this means? If rumors about X-23 appearing in the final Wolverine movie are to be believed, then this would be a great way to introduce her, or at least explain her existence. They're going to be wanting to find a character to replace Wolverine, since Hugh Jackman is retiring from the role. They'll want to bring in someone that is comparable to Logan, without replacing the actor in the role. To be honest, I don't think fans would be open to someone else playing Wolverine for a very long time, but that's just me. If you have any different theories about how this scene works in the bigger picture leave them in the comments section down below.
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