X-Men Apocalypse to release in India a week before US

The film starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence will release on May 20.

April 19, 2016 10:56 am | Updated October 18, 2016 02:54 pm IST - Chennai

The Bryan Singer-directed X-Men Apocalypse , the most anticipated film in the X-Men franchise, is slated to hit the Indian screens on May 20, a week before its release in the U.S., Fox Star Studios has announced.

“The X-Men franchise in India has a huge fan following, in fact one of the highest in Asia; and releasing X- Men Apocalypse a week before the U.S. will give the Indian fans a chance to catch it prior to most countries,” Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios said in a statement.

The film will be dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

The film stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan and Sophie Turner.

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