“X-Men,” “Independence Day” spots tease end of the world (video) February 8, 2016 - 11:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |