Oscar Isaac Talks 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' And 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Preparations

Oscar Isaac has a lot on his plate recently with back-to-back movie projects. The actor has landed roles in two of Hollywood’s most-anticipated films. He plays Poe Dameron in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and will also bring life to the Marvel villain Apocalypse in “X-Men: Apocalypse.” These may all seem like a lot but the actor revealed he had carefully strategized his tactics when it comes to portraying each character.

Oscar Isaac revealed the preparations he made for each role during an interview with Esquire Magazine. The actor explained his different approaches to portraying as En Sabah Nur a.k.a. Apocalypse in Bryan Singer’s 2016 “X-Men” sequel, and also to portraying his role as an X-Wing pilot in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The actor admitted he basically went literal with his preparation for his role, getting his cue from the movie titles.

For his portrayal of the mutant villain, Comicbookmovie claimed Oscar Isaac was instantly curious on the history behind Apocalypse’s name, the latter being dubbed as the “the embodiment of the Second Coming with the Four Horseman.” Oscar Isaac admitted he simply explored the “philosophical expression” behind Apocalypse's name. “What apocalypse means, which comes from the Greek for ‘to reveal,’ to lift back the curtain,” he said.

As for his portrayal of the X-Wing pilot Poe Dameron in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Oscar Isaac said he had to do some research on pilots to properly execute his role. According to Galactic News One, the actor specifically referenced his search on the history of the wartime pilots to try to gain knowledge on the human conditions of pilots during the Word War II era. Explaining that since his characters’ origin are all crafted from human ideas, then his portrayal would ultimately involve a more humanistic approach.

“If it's made by humans, it's about being human. So I try to take it back to the original need for the expression,” he explained.

Oscar Isaac once said his approach to playing Apocalypse in “X-Men: Apocalypse” has a biblical approach to it. The actor said during an interview with Cinema Blend that his character would be like a “God on Earth” in the extent that he can do anything and be anything.

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