The X-Men franchise is branching out onto the small screen with spinoff shows Hellfire and Legion, and it seems they could examine previously unexplored areas of the mutant world.
Apocalypse director Bryan Singer, who serves as executive producer on both shows, has teased what we can expect from Hellfire, which deals with the notorious Hellfire Club seen in First Class.
"I think the underbelly [could be explored]," Singer told Variety. "There's always something interesting about a school that's got a military aspect beneath its classrooms.
"Is there another layer to all of that? Is there another layer to the Hellfire Club? The idea of, 'Who's running the world?' - that's something that was touched upon in First Class but has yet to be fully explored.
"It just has to be explored in a very gentle, methodical way. And I've seen it go haywire. I'm not going to be specific where I believe it has. The audience will tell you. But when it's done right, it all can connect."
Singer, who has been involved in the mutant universe since 2000's X-Men, still seems invested in that world, and admitted that he'd find it hard to leave.
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"When you spend nearly two decades in a universe, to simply say, 'I'm done', or, 'I'm going to abandon it', just wouldn't make sense to me," he continued.
"I'm very connected to this universe and a lot of these actors, and also the characters, whomever plays them. So never say never."
X-Men: Apocalypse is released in UK cinemas May 18, and US May 27. Watch a trailer below:
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