{"id":38099,"date":"2016-04-18T10:12:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T17:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=38099"},"modified":"2016-04-18T19:52:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T02:52:59","slug":"xmenapocalypse-viral-marketing-ramps-up-with-focus-of-apocalypse-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=38099","title":{"rendered":"X-MEN: APOCALYPSE viral marketing ramps up with focus of Apocalypse in history."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fox.co\/ApocalypseTimeline\" target=_blank><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?attachment_id=38100\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AgesOfApocalypse.png?fit=1173%2C852&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1173,852\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AgesOfApocalypse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AgesOfApocalypse.png?fit=640%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AgesOfApocalypse.png?resize=640%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AgesOfApocalypse\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AgesOfApocalypse.png?w=1173&amp;ssl=1 1173w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AgesOfApocalypse.png?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AgesOfApocalypse.png?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AgesOfApocalypse.png?resize=1024%2C744&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AgesOfApocalypse.png?resize=193%2C140&amp;ssl=1 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>20th Century Fox is ramping up promotion for next month&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/films\/x-men-apocalypse\/\">X-MEN: APOCALYPSE<\/a> using clever viral marketing. A new 80&#8217;s-style video documentary (low quality video graphics and all) briefly details the secrets of En Sabah Nur, the world&#8217;s first mutant which appeared thousands of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xmenmovies.com\/apocalypse-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (or the image above) to view a visual timeline showing how Apocalypse has effected history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xlPw8NUZuuU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Apocalypse has been credited with the decline of the Mycenaeans, the sinking of Atlantis and many other devastating historical events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-38099-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/x-menfilms.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/IMG_20160418_194942.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;38117&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_20160418_194942&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/x-menfilms.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/IMG_20160418_194936.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;38118&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_20160418_194936&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/x-menfilms.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/IMG_20160418_194929.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;38119&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_20160418_194929&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/x-menfilms.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/IMG_20160418_194917.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;38120&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_20160418_194917&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/x-menfilms.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/IMG_20160418_194907.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;38121&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_20160418_194907&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Apocalypse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Apocalypse<\/a> will rise again. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XMen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XMen<\/a><br \/>1200 BC: The Decline of the Mycenaeans <br \/>Casualties: 225,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nghoPFPf8d\">pic.twitter.com\/nghoPFPf8d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XMenMovies\/status\/722107647130906624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When Apocalypse rises, civilizations fall.<br \/>Atlantis Sinks <br \/>Casualties: 20,000 \u2013 40,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V0mEmijQF5\">pic.twitter.com\/V0mEmijQF5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XMenMovies\/status\/722077309100949505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From their ashes, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Apocalypse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Apocalypse<\/a> will rise. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XMen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XMen<\/a><br \/>July 19, 64 AD: The Burning of Rome <br \/>Casualties: 500 \u2013\u00ad 1,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XjOpgErjHA\">pic.twitter.com\/XjOpgErjHA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XMenMovies\/status\/722198105244901376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unearth the wrath of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Apocalypse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Apocalypse<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XMen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XMen<\/a><br \/>August 24, 79 AD: The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius <br \/>Casualties: 20,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3kPdLRM4lM\">pic.twitter.com\/3kPdLRM4lM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XMenMovies\/status\/722167898102345728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The bringer of death. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XMen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XMen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Apocalypse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Apocalypse<\/a> <br \/>430 BC: Mysterious Plague in Athens <br \/>Casualties: 75,000 \u2013 100,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8RWPwp9G0j\">pic.twitter.com\/8RWPwp9G0j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XMenMovies\/status\/722137694122303488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38105\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?attachment_id=38105\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/xmenteamx.png?fit=514%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"514,453\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"xmenteamx\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/xmenteamx.png?fit=514%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/xmenteamx.png?resize=514%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"xmenteamx\" width=\"514\" height=\"453\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/xmenteamx.png?w=514&amp;ssl=1 514w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/xmenteamx.png?resize=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/xmenteamx.png?resize=159%2C140&amp;ssl=1 159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><br \/>\nStarring James McAvoy as Professor X, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Jennifer Lawrence as Raven\/ Mystique, Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert, Evan Peters as Quicksilver, Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, Tye Sheridan as Cyclops, Alexandra Shipp as Storm, Lucas Till as Havok, Olivia Munn as Psylocke, Ben Hardy as Archangel, Lana Condor as Jubilee and Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler.<\/p>\n<p>Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse (Isaac), the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel\u2019s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20th Century Fox is ramping up promotion for next month&#8217;s X-MEN: APOCALYPSE using clever viral&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[26,5,79,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos","category-video","category-viral","category-x-men-apocalypse"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38099\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}