“X-Men,” “Independence Day” spots tease end of the world (video)  February 8, 2016 - 11:43 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - During Super Bowl 50 telecast on Sunday, February 7, "X-Men: Apocalypse" and "Independence Day: Resurgence" released new ads that have a similar theme. Both TV spots highlight an impending doom on Earth and the actions taken by the movies' heroes to prevent it, AceShowbiz said. In "X-Men: Apocalypse", the titular villain is the main perpetrator as he aims to "destroy this world." "Everything they've built will fall," Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) claims, but our beloved mutants won't give up without a fight. "Let's go to war," says Jennifer Lawrence's Raven, who is later seen being choked by Apocalypse. The "Independence Day: Resurgence" ad, meanwhile, sees alien invasion that begins during a football game. "What goes up must come down," says Jeff Goldblum's David Levinson, as he witnesses the return of the aliens. "X-Men: Apocalypse", starring Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult and many others, is directed by Bryan Singer. The conflict begins when the titular big villain awakens after thousands of year, asking his Four Horsemen, Magneto, Storm, Psylocke and Anger (Ben Hardy), to help him initiate an epic annihilation in order to vanish humanity and take over the world. It is slated arrive in U.S. theaters on May 27. "Independence Day: Resurgence" takes place 20 years after the events in the first film, 1996's "Independence Day". Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Judd Hirsch and Brent Spiner are among the returning stars, while Liam Hemsworth, Maika Monroe, William Fichtner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joey King and Sela Ward join the cast in new roles. The sci-fi movie will be released Stateside on June 24.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
