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Oscar Isaac portrayed the main villain in Bryan Singer’sX-Men: Apocalypse, an additional project to his portfolio of massive franchises after starring as Poe Dameron inStar Wars: The Force Awakens. While theX-Menfilm helped usher the actor into the realm of Marvel, he was notably miserable during the production.
This experience, however, did not affect his decision to try another Marvel role. The actor soon joined Disney+’sMoon Knight, a roaring success for both Isaac and the studio. As he reflects on his journey portraying heroes and villains, theSpider-Manstar points out the good, the bad, and the things that didn’t exactly go as planned.
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Oscar Isaac Reveals What Went Wrong InX-Men: Apocalypse
Oscar Isaacinitially dissed his villain role inX-Men: Apocalypseand admitted how “excruciating” it felt to be in a clunky suit that barely allowed him to move his body. In his interview withGQ, he explained:
“Apocalypse, that was excruciating. I didn’t know when I said yes that that was what was going to be happening. That I was going to be encased in glue and latex and in a 40-pound suit that I had to wear a cooling mechanism at all times. I couldn’t really move my head ever.”
Despite his difficult time on the set ofApocalypse, Isaac admitted he does not “disown” his performance and effort in the movie. In fact, he shared why he wanted to be in it in the first place. He told theNew York Times:
“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.”
Isaac noted that he loved theX-Menfranchise as a kid, and he thought Apocalypse was a “freaky, weird character.” When he arrived on the set, he was covered in prosthetics and he wore a heavy suit that limited his movements. He could not even see anybody, which evidently took away the fun. TheDuneactor lamented how he was with talented actors whom he admired but could not even see their faces.
It seems that most of the actor’s concerns were directed at his cumbersome costume. Despite the wardrobe disaster, Isaac doesn’t seem to think his time working onApocalypsewas terrible at all.
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Oscar Isaac ThinksX-Men: ApocalypseCould Have Been Better
In the same interview with theNew York Times, Isaac spoke of the Marvel film with a positive attitude. Although it was not incredibly fulfilling on his part, he believed it could have been improved. The actor added:
“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.”
It is quite delightful to know that Isaac’s experience inApocalypsedid not make him turn away from superhero roles. Had he felt quite sour about it, fans would never have met him inMoon Knight, which is one of Marvel’s top-tier shows.
X-Men: Apocalypseis available to stream via Disney+.
Sources:GQ,New York Times
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