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Oscar-winner Lawrence returns as the blue, shape-shifting
Mystique, while McAvoy plays the younger, mind-reading Professor
Charles Xavier, a role portrayed by Patrick Stewart in the
franchise's first films.
In the movie, the world's first mutant Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac)
awakes in 1980s Cairo after hibernation in ancient Egypt and
embarks on a mission for global power with his new recruits,
including Magneto (Michael Fassbender).
Professor Xavier seeks to defeat him with the help of Mystique
and other mutant students from his school - characters
introduced in the original "X-Men" movies and brought to life
here by a younger generation of actors.
"...none of these superheroes in these movies are that capable
of winning the day on their own," McAvoy told Reuters in a joint
interview with Lawrence.
"They're all fairly flawed... They need each other, and what I
like about it is that it's about community and it's about
society and it's about family."
The movie is the latest superhero action flick hitting screens
as Hollywood continues to expand its comic book cinematic
universe.
This month, Disney-Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" brought
together Marvel characters such as Iron Man, Ant-Man, Black
Widow and Scarlet Witch as well as a new Spider-Man on screen.
Asked if they could see their mutant characters joining forces
with other superheroes in a franchise crossover, Lawrence said
"no".
"Maybe when people get really tired of superhero movies, they'll
do it as one last ditch desperate attempt to kind of milk the
cow dry," McAvoy said.
"I think there are so many characters in the X-Men universe that
we could go and explore before we have to go and mash up with
those guys," he said.
"X-Men: Apocalypse" hits cinemas worldwide from May 18.
(Reporting by Sara Hemrajani; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian;
Editing by Louise Ireland)
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