X-Men Apocalypse set in the 80's | Lupita to play Storm ?
While Bryan Singer recently confirmed that X-Men: Apocalypse would be set in the 1980s, It’s been speculated that the characters of Cyclops, Storm, and Jean Grey, obviously in younger teenage incarnations, would be introduced in this movie, and now Singer has seemingly confirmed it, also hinted that we’d also see a younger Nightcrawler and Gambit as well.
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After commenting on recent Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o being a fan-favorite for the younger Storm Writer / Producer Simon Kinberg revealed "I've certainly been reading about it; she's a great actress. I love her."
X-Men: Apocalypse" is set for a May 2016 release
Lupita and Halle look nothing alike though...beyond the obvious skin tone, they look NOTHIGG alike. What a mess. I want them to just retcon Halle's garbage Storm portrayal.