Oscar Isaac wishes ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ a better film
OSCAR Isaac won’t “disown” ‘XMen: Apocalypse’ but he wishes it was “better”.
The 43-year-old star - who played the titular villain in the 2016 Marvel movie – has opened up on his experience working on Bryan Singer’s blockbuster, and he insisted he had his “reasons” for taking on the role.
He told the New York Times newspaper: “No, I don’t disown it. I know exactly what I went in there wanting to do and the reasons why.
“There were these amazing actors involved that I really wanted to work with, [James] McAvoy and [Michael] Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence.
“I collected ‘X-Men’ growing up, and I loved Apocalypse, I just found him such a freaky, weird character.”
However, the reality of life on set wasn’t quite as exciting as he’d hoped, with the costume itself presenting some challenges.
He said: “And then you get there and you’re like, ‘Oh my God, I’ve got all these prosthetics on. I’ve got a suit on. I can’t move. I can’t see anybody. All these actors I wanted to work with — I can’t even see who they are.’
“I still think back to that time with fondness. I wish it would have been a better film and that they would have taken care of the character a little better, but those are the risks.”
Isaac previously described the project as “excruciating”, and noting he didn’t realise what the shoot would involve. — Bang Showbiz