Psylocke Replaced [Spoiler] as a Horseman in "X-Men: Apocalypse"

[CBR News]

Simon Kinberg reveals how fan art convinced him to cast Olivia Munn as Psylocke in "X-Men: Apocalypse."


Full article here.

[Star_Jammer]

I think I wouldn't have liked that.

[nieman]

In X-Men: Evolution, the Horsemen were Storm, X, Magneto & Mystique

[ignition]

Xavier as a horseman... so basically it would have been Apocalypse and Onslaught versus everyone else in the world. That would have been a bit... much.

[CraigTheCylon]

...I would've liked to see Horseman Xavier, honestly. Would make a more dramatic debut for the new kids, having to fight their own headmaster.

Also, McAvoy would've rocked the thong-leotard something fierce.

[Triniking1234]

And then someone told Kinberg to stop completely ripping from X-Men:Evolution.

[butterflykyss]

I think I would have preferred Xavier to psylocke. if Apocalypse is looking for the strongest telepath why would he pick her over him?? guess the movie will explain it

[kumagawa]

I think I would have preferred Xavier to psylocke. if Apocalypse is looking for the strongest telepath why would he pick her over him?? guess the movie will explain it

Isn't Psylocke still an omega level telepath? with bonus secondary abilities.

[Master Man]

Good job they didn't use Bing, they would have gone blind.

[a0040pc]

Yeah X-Men Evolution did it first, basically replacing Angel with Mystique but other than that it is the same. Either go with a classic line-up or one that has never been seen before (like I'm trying to do in my current X-Men fanfic).

[ciscostudent561]

cmon CMB forum.
I just log in and u have plastered across the banner a huge spoiler.

[Captain Nash]

Well thank god for that replacement then. Psylocke looks awesome, I can't believe that such a (IMO) trashy actress may actually be spot on with the character look. At least she didn't replace Sinister, Selene or Exodus (I'm aware Selene and Exodus have never been portrayed as Horsemen in any reality, but I'd love to see them as such.)

[Zero Hunter]

This kind of shows again that Singer and Kinberg take more ideas from the cartoon series than they ever have the comics proper when it comes to X-Men movies.

[Ken Ashcroft]

I would have liked them to have introduced Sunfire at this point.

[MetalPsyc]

Thank God. I would've not liked Xavier as a horseman. Well.. maybe if they completely re-wrote the script. And I think it'd require at least 2 part movies to do it justice.

Isn't Psylocke still an omega level telepath? with bonus secondary abilities.

Yes she is. But Omega level what-ever is boring and tend to be deus ex machina, especially with so many mutants being Omega now. Writers tend to toned down her power and balancing it with her martial art skill.