Will the X-Men go down fighting the Morlocks in X-Men: Apocalypse?
Director Bryan Singer teased a major part of mutant history via Instagram:
The director was calling the shot in a tunnel looking set with the description:
“Shooting Caliban’s place of “business” #XMen #XMenApocalypse”
In comics, the Morlocks were a group of disfigured mutants who lived in seclusion beneath the tunnels of Manhattan. This hidden tribe was named after the mutants of the future in The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.
Caliban was a timid, child-like mutant with the ability to sense track other mutants who once developed a crush and abducted Kitty Pryde but his intentions were more innocent that those of his ruthless leader Callisto.
Caliban was later transformed into a super-strong and vicious Horseman of Apocalypse, but reformed and became a member of the pro-active heroes known as X-Force.
It’s worth noting that in the comics, Storm fought a duel against Callisto to save the X-Men and seized leadership of the tribe in a trial by combat.
The “Mutant Massacre” was a horrific attack on the secluded mutants by Mister Sinister and the Marauders (which included Sabretooth) at the orders of Apocalypse. While trying to help the Morlocks several X-Men were horribly injured including Angel who lost his wings. Warren was later recruited by Apocalypse to be his Archangel of Death and given new metal wings.
X-Men: Apocalypse arrives May, 2016.
By Editor