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

 

Chennai: 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 US, 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 aX- Men Apocalypse' a week before the US 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.