Bryan Singer Teases Something New In X-Men: Apocalypse

Bryan Singer is teasing something new hidden behind a familiar door. Singer posted a photo to Instagram of himself standing in front of what looks like the door to Cerebro in the X-Mansion of the X-Men films.

Singer's status reads: "I know. Old door. But there'll be something new behind it. #XmenApocalypse"

So what does the director mean by that? It seems like they may be planning on upgrading the look of Cerebro for X-Men: Apocalypse. While its been shown in various stages of completion, the design of Cerebro has remained consistent since the first X-Men movie, and has even influenced how the mutant-tracking device looks in Marvel's X-Men comic books. However, the timeline alterations caused by the events of Days of Future Past leave room for a new version of Cerebro to appear in Apocalypse, perhaps even rechristening it Cerebra, after its modern comics counterpart.

 

I know. Old door. But there'll be something new behind it. #XmenApocalypse

A photo posted by Bryan Singer (@bryanjaysinger) on Feb 9, 2015 at 9:59am PST

Another possibility is that the door will contain something new entirely, like the Danger Room. The X-Men's famous training ground has only appeared in one film so far, X-Men: The Last Stand (and is foreshadowed by the bunker where Havok's training takes place in X-Men: First Class). Perhaps what Singer means is that the door prop will also be used as the entry way into the Danger Room. A new Cerebro seems like a safer bet, but a Danger Room is possible.

X-Men: Apocalypse opens May 27, 2016.