The 2016 film X-Men: Apocalypse represents a pivotal chapter in the prequel trilogy of the mutant saga. Directed by Bryan Singer, the movie introduces the first and most powerful mutant, En Sabah Nur, also known as Apocalypse. After thousands of years, he awakens in the 1980s to find a world he deems weak and unworthy. He recruits four powerful followers—the Four Horsemen—to help him "cleanse" the earth and create a new world order where only the strong survive.