On "Cerebro," Hickman agrees the movie was "terrible" overall — except for the opening sequence. "X-Men: Apocalypse" begins in Egypt circa 3600 BC, when En Sabah Nur rules the Nile Valley.

Cassian initially rejects the offer, but upon finding the corpses of other crusaders he’s led by a silver scarab to where slaves are being commanded to build by none other than En Sabah Nur ...