With principal photography now underway on "X-Men: Apocalypse," new glimpses of the actors and locations from the 2016 mutant movie have emerged. Fans got their first look at Nightcrawler earlier this morning, and now a piece of the film's set has been posted online via the film's screenwriter and producer, Simon Kinberg.
The photo, embedded below, plays up the film's '80s setting by depicting a movie theater marquee advertising a screening of 1983's "Return of the Jedi." Aside from "Jedi" being easily the most iconic movie of 1983, it's worth noting that this could be a playful wink from Fox -- the movie studio that owns the X-Men's movie rights -- to Disney -- the company that now owns both Star Wars and Marvel.
Day 1 of the Apocalypse.... Back to the 80s.... pic.twitter.com/0ecjnXX23l- Simon Kinberg (@Kinberg) April 27, 2015
This photo depicts only part of a larger 1980s shopping mall set that has been constructed for the film, pictures of which have been uploaded to Imgur. In fact, a "Return of the Jedi" movie poster can be seen in one of the photos.
Considering that Jubilee, a character portrayed in "Apocalypse" by Lana Condor, made her debut in both the comics and TV series as a mallrat, it looks like the '80s set film might be pulling a lot from the source material.
"X-Men: Apocalypse" opens on May 27, 2016