X-Men: Sinister (MCCUE10)

X-Men: Sinister is an upcoming superhero film written and directed by Bong Joon-Ho and based on the Marvel Comics property X-Men. The film has an ensemble cast that includes Giancarlo Esposito, Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Emma Watson, William Jackson Harper, Taron Edgerton, James McAvoy, Zoey Deutch, Alex Lawther, Florence Pugh, Cameron Monaghan, Dev Patel, Olivia Rodrigo, Sophie Cookson, David Corenswet, Aubrey Plaza, Danny Pudi, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ruth Negga, Dylan McDermott, and Cary Elwes.

Cast

 * Giancarlo Esposito as Charles Xavier/Professor X
 * Zac Efron as Warren Worthington III/Angel/Archangel
 * Miles Teller as Scott Summers/Cyclops
 * Emma Watson as Jean Grey
 * William Jackson Harper as Hank McCoy/Beast
 * Taron Edgerton as Bobby Drake/Iceman
 * James McAvoy as Logan/Wolverine
 * Zoey Deutch as Kitty Pryde
 * Alex Lawther as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler
 * Florence Pugh as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
 * Cameron Monaghan as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
 * Dev Patel as Forge
 * Olivia Rodrigo as Jubilation Lee/Jubilee
 * Sophie Cookson as Rogue
 * David Corenswet as Remy LeBeau/Gambit
 * Aubrey Plaza as Wasp
 * Danny Pudi as Caliban
 * Sendhil Ramamurthy as Scalphunter
 * Vincent D'Onofrio as The Blob
 * Ruth Negga as Emma Frost
 * Dylan McDermott as Sebastian Shaw
 * Cary Elwes as Nathaniel Essex/Mister Sinister

Plot
The X-Men are beginning to adapt to their new home in Westchester, New York, growing in population and popularity as time goes on - with new members Gambit, Forge, and Jubilee joining the team. An increase of mutant disappearances across the world begins to lead Xavier down a fearful path, recruiting Hank and Forge to build him a device that can be used to track down mutants; “Cerebro”. With Xavier busy in Cerebro, Scott takes up a pseudo-leader position. Jean continues to struggle with her powers, turning to Kitty and Wanda to help her keep them at bay. Bobby Drake begins to believe that he doesn’t get the respect he deserves after a mysterious voice in his head tells him that he has more potential than the others give him credit for.

Warren has fallen into a deep depression after losing his wings in Magneto’s attack, leading Gambit to suggest that Warren visit a man named Nathaniel Essex. Warren and Gambit travel to Essex’ lab in Liverpool, England, where Gambit reveals to Warren that he is a spy for Essex, sent to bring Warren in, before locking Warren away in a cage. Warren meets fellow mutants that have been taken prisoner - Rogue, Caliban, and The Wasp of the Avengers. The X-Men quickly notice that Gambit and Warren are nowhere to be seen, turning to Cerebro to find them. Warren meets Essex himself, a former homosapien who was gifted his mutant abilities by the Hellfire Club. Essex completely transforms Warren, giving him metal wings and a metal exoskeleton. Essex insists that this is all part of a larger purpose, forcing Warren to comply. After days of surgery, Warren is no more, now there is only The Archangel.

Xavier is able to track Gambit down with Cerebro, however there are no traces of Warren. A small team consisting of Cyclops, Iceman, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and Quicksilver are sent to retrieve Gambit, only to clash with a pair of Essex’ Marauders - Scalphunter and The Blob. The X-Men are able to overpower the Marauders, forcing them to lead them to Essex’ lab. Meanwhile, Essex is informed of the attack, deciding to strike back, Essex sends Archangle to attack the school. Xavier picks up readings of a hostile inbound, moving the school into lockdown. The unrecognizably bloodthirsty Archangel bursts into the school, searching for the X-Men. Archangel attacks a group of the young students, including Jubilee, but Forge sacrifices himself to get them to safety. Archangel tears his way through the X-Men, leaving Jean with no option but to use her powers once again, sending Archangel flying through the sky.

Scott and his team infiltrate Essex’ base, encountering the dozens of prisoners locked up. Quicksilver and Cyclops stay behind to free the prisoners while the others move forward. Bobby begins hearing the voice again, following it down a dark hallway where he encounters the source, a powerful telepath named Emma Frost. Nightcrawler and Wolverine come face to face with Essex himself, however the powerful mutant is able to defeat both of them with ease. Scott finishes freeing the prisoners, when Scalphunter breaks free of his restraints, attacking Scott. Luckily, Gambit is able to intervene, killing Scalphunter and joining back up with the X-Men. Scott and the others are able to catch up, finding Essex restraining Wolverine and Nightcrawler. The X-Men throw everything they have at Essex, but it’s no use. Rogue even tries to deplete his powers, but he seems to be immune.

Scott contacts Jean, telling her that they need Xavier’s help. Xavier plugs into Cerebro, locking himself into a mental battle with Essex. Xavier himself even struggles against Essex, until Jean enters Cerebro as well, assisting Xavier in battle. Essex reveals that the Archangel is Warren, causing Jean to lose control, unleashing her full power and killing Essex with nothing but her mind. Weeks later, The X-Men welcome Rogue and Gambit back into the school, as well as newcomers Caliban and The Wasp. Jean blames herself for what happened to Warren, but Scott insists that it’s not her fault. Bobby announces to the team that he’s quitting. Days later, Bobby arrives at the Hellfire Club, greeted by Emma Frost and Sebastian Shaw. The two tell Bobby about his immense potential, that he is something called an omega level mutant. In a mid credit scene, Jean wakes up from a nightmare of her powers taking over, killing all of her friends. Scott asks what’s wrong, to which she simply replies “I’m sure it’s nothing, go back to sleep.” In a post credit scene, Archangel wakes up in the middle of nowhere, wandering around the desert until he finds a temple engraved with one word; “Apocalypse”.