Apocalypse: The Mission

In the X-Men movies so far, the biggest enemies of the mutants were the humans themselves. In all of the movies, the humans and their fear were the ones who set the plot into motion. X-Men: Apocalypse is the first flick to switch and present a bigger threat, a threat for both the mutants and the humans. And that threat comes in the oldest mutant there is.

In the comics, Apocalypse believes that only the strongest must survive "“ and this belief puts in peril both the humans and the majority of the mutants.

According to Bryan Singer, this version of En Sabah Nur is a bit different. In the ancient times, the character might have desired to be a savior of the world, the one who puts an end to all the petty wars and who unites the humanity. But, as he became more powerful, he became more corrupted in his ideals. And this lead him to being buried for centuries.

So it can be said that he is shocked to see how the world developed in his absence. The same plagues which ruled the ancient world rule the modern one as well. With the difference that this world separates itself into super-powers and the others. For Apocalypse, even the most evolved countries aren't superpowers. And everything is just a mess, a mess he needs to clean: "But to him it's all just one giant interconnected, overly militarized, screwed up civilization that worships false idols and is self-destructive, and needs to be refined and saved from itself." (via Screen Rant)

And for that he needs followers. The most interesting thing about this is this switch between dictator and cult leader everybody worships. And, until now, all is well, we can say. Especially when Singer hints that his powers are unearthly: "But to him it's all just one giant interconnected, overly militarized, screwed up civilization that worships false idols and is self-destructive, and needs to be refined and saved from itself." Yes, we do believe that the Celestials will be teased in the movie.

What kind of powers and abilities are these? Well, here is where Singer goes off the rails.