Tag: Days Of Future Past

‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Will Have a ‘Rogue Cut’ To Include Some Random Mutant

by Eric Francisco

Earlier today, X-Men director Bryan Singer announced on the set of X-Men: Apocalypse via the Periscope app, which I genuinely still don’t understand, a new “Rogue Cut” of X-Men: Days of Future Past to include a mystery, fan-favorite mutant! Who could it be?

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Kidding. It’s Rogue. Anna Paquin’s role in Days of Future Past was left on the cutting room floor, but now in a home video rerelease diehard Rogue (and I guess Anna Paquin) fans will get to see their favorite do some mind stuff to Wolverine.

There’s still more to learn, but all we know is that the cut will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital HD on July 14.

Geekscape 328: Visiting ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ With Ian Kerner!

by Jonathan

’X-Men: Days of Future Past’ is upon us and here is our spoiler-filled review and breakdown of the latest Marvel Mutant Epic! Ian Kerner, the Encyclopedia of all things four color funny, joins me to discuss what this movie fixes in the X-Men cinematic universe, what it establishes and what might still be up in the air! How does the movie differ from the comic book storyline and what can we expect in X-Men: Apocalypse? If you haven’t seen the movie, you’re gonna want to steer clear… but if you have you should dive right in with all six claws swinging!

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Fox Teases Us With This ‘X-MEN: Days Of Future Past’ Trailer

by Shane O'Hare

In what can only be called a “Trailer for a Trailer” (yo dawg), the team over at Fox have pushed out a little Instagram tease. Prepping us for next weeks World Premiere Trailer.

Based off the story line of the same name (Uncanny X-Men #141 and #142 to be precise), it has a gaggle of mutants flying around through time.

The X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-Men: Days of Future Past. The characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class in a battle that must change the past – to save their future

Be sure to check back here, next Monday, to peep at the official World Wide Premiere Trailer when it launches. Catch X-men Days of Future Past when it hits theaters May 24, 2014

 

Days of Future Past…where have I heard that name before…

Mystique Appears In New ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Production Photo

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: It’s not the most exciting Days of Future Past photo we’ve seen this week, but it’s nice to see Mystique back in action.

Director Bryan Singer today tweeted a mysterious new production photo from the film. The image features Mystique (well, her leg anyways) choking a mysterious figure against a wall. Any idea who the figure may be? Take a look at the photo and sound out below!

After seeing The Wolverine (and listening to Ian Kerner’s breakdown), how much are you looking forward to Days of Future Past?

RUMOR: Fox Wants James Marsden And Halle Berry Back For ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

by Shawn Madden

Filming is set to being in April of next year on the beyond highly-anticipated X-Men: Days Of Future Past, and we should expect to see quite a few more casting reports  for the upcoming sequel. Bryan Singer has already confirmed that James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult will return for the film, as well as Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen reprising their roles from the original trilogy. It has also been revealed that Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman is in talks to join the fim.

Well, it looks like there’s a chance we may be getting even more of the original cast back. Word on the streets is that Fox wants James Marsden and Halle Berry to reprise their roles as Scott Summers aka Cyclops and Ororo Munroe aka Storm. While many may not care about Halle Berry returning, there are plenty of people out there who would be overly excited to see Marsden return after Scott Summers getting the shaft in X-Men: The Last Stand.

The original storyline that this film is based on deals “with a dystopian alternative future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps.” So, having these characters appear for small bits in the future segments can totally work easily. None of this is confirmed at the moment, but our fingers are definitely crossed that this one happens. Well, actually we just want Marsden to come back.

X-Men: Days Of Future Past is scheduled to hit theaters  July 18th, 2014.

Source: Movieweb

Did Bryan Singer Tweet The Opening Quote From ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’?

by Shawn Madden

Bryan Singer’s past X-films have opened up with voiceovers from Professor Charles Xavier, discussing evolution and the details of it. Singer recently tweeted an image featuring the cover of the script for X-Men: Days Of Future Past:

 

“As new species are formed through natural evolution, others will become rarer and rarer, and finally extinct. The forms which stand in closest competition with those undergoing modification and improvement will naturally suffer most.”

The quote, from Charles Darwin’s Origin Of The Species, could quite possibly be the opening to the film as read by either Patrick Stewart or James MacAvoy.

X-Men: Days Of Future Past is scheduled to hit theaters  July 18th, 2014.

Hugh Jackman To Receive Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

by Shawn Madden

Hugh Jackman, the actor who brought Wolverine to life on the big screen, will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, December 13, 2012. The unveiling will take place at 6931 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Madame Tussauds Hollywood. The same location where the actor has a wax figure of himself as Wolverine on display. Walk Of Fame producer Ana Martinez stated:

“Fans from around the world have been consistently asking when his star will be dedicated. We are happy to say that now is the time! Hugh is on the world’s most popular actors and we are exciting that he is joining our Walk of Fame family.”

Jackman’s big debut stateside was as Logan in Bryan Singer’s X-Men and has gone on to appear as the character five more times since then. With the upcoming The Wolverine and his possible appearance in X-Men: Days Of Future Past, that will bring the total up to seven appearances as the mutant berzerker. Congrats, bub.

Source: The Examiner

Patrick Stewart And Ian McKellen Sign On For ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

by Shawn Madden

Well, it’s been speculated for quite some time now that we’d see cast members from the original X-Men films returning for the sequel to X-Men: First Class and now director Bryan Singer has made it official. Singer has revealed that the story will indeed focus on past and future/young and old versions of the characters and has officially welcomed Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier) and Ian McKellen (Magneto) to the cast of X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Singer tweeted minutes ago:

It’s definitely worth noting that the director ended with “more to come”. From the sounds of it, we should expect even more casting news coming very soon. Dear Mr. Singer, let’s bring back James Marsden as Scott Summers. Just saying.

Bryan Singer Eases Concerns About ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Costumes

by Shawn Madden

Earlier this week director Brian Singer tweeted that he would be teaming up again with costume designer Louise Mingenbach for the sequel to X-Men: First Class. Instantly, fans assumed the worst and believed they would see the return of the leather costumes seen in the first films. Well, the latest Tweet from the director should ease your concerns about this one:

 

So, ease your concerns. We’re sure to see the return of the yellow and blue costumes that we saw last time around at least. Hopefully, we will even see some more traditional comic costumes as well. We’ll find out in a few months when production on X-Men: Days Of Future Past gets into production! So far it sounds good.

RUMOR: Matthew Vaughn In Talks To Direct ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’

by Shawn Madden

Expect a lot of rumors to surface when it comes to Star Wars: Episode VII until any official announcements begin to get made. The biggest question that is surrounding this film is who will be directing. Last week I did a list of directors who should direct the next film and it appears that one of the names on that list has surfaced in connection to the film. According to Collider, while this rumor has not been confirmed, X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn may actually be in talks to direct the next chapter in the Star Wars saga.

I’m hearing that Matthew Vaughn, the director of Kick-Ass, Stardust, Layer Cake, and X-Men: First Class, is in talks with Lucasfilm to helm Star Wars: Episode VII. My sources tell me this is the main reason he dropped out of the X-Men sequel (which Bryan Singer is now directing).

So, could this be the real reason Vaughn left the sequel to X-Men: First Class? Quite possibly. Do I think Vaughn would be a fantastic choice to breathe fresh air into this franchise while keeping the things we love about it intact? Definitely. With plans to release Episode VII in 2015 we should definitely be expecting some form of official news regarding the film in the coming months.

Bryan Singer To Direct ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

by Shawn Madden

After work broke that Matthew Vaughn would no longer be directing the sequel to X-Men: First Class, many had begun to wonder who would direct the upcoming sequel. Some even speculated that we would see Bryan Singer, who directed the first two X-Men films, back in the directors chair once again.

Speculate no more because Bryan Singer is back! Well, he never technically left because he was the producer behind First Class. But this time around he’s back in the directors chair for the franchise that he started out with Vaughn producing the film. Singer will start filming the upcoming sequel this January.

The film will follow the 1980s’ comic storyline written by Chris Claremont that alternates between a present day battle against the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and a future timeline where an assassination of a government official has led to Sentinels roaming the land and mutants held prisoner in internment camps. The entire cast from First Class is expected to be returning with rumors of cast members from the original trilogy appearing as well.

X-Men: Days Of Future Past hits theaters July 18th, 2014.

Source: Deadline

Matthew Vaughn No Longer Directing ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

by Shawn Madden

Probably some of the most unexpected news of the day. Matthew Vaughn, who directed X-Men: First Class, has decided not to direct the sequel X-Men: Days Of Future Past for 20th Century Fox. Instead, Vaughn’s next project will be the big screen adaptation of The Secret Service, a comic book series which he co-plotted with writer Mark Millar and artist Dave Gibbons.

With the film having a release date set for July 18th, 2014 and filming set to begin in January, the studio is now looking for a replacement for the director. They may already have a director on the top of their list though, none other than the director behind the first two X-Men films, Bryan Singer. Matthew Vaughn will still produce the film but won’t be sitting in the directors chair. If anyone is to direct this film, Bryan Singer would probably be the smartest choice for Fox.

Source: Deadline

James Mangold’s ‘The Wolverine’ To Be Set AFTER The Original X-Men Films

by Shawn Madden

While the film was originally believed to be a prequel, director James Mangold has confirmed that his upcoming film The Wolverine will take place after all of the previous X-Men films. Yes, that even includes The Last Stand sadly. In The Last Stand we saw Logan forced to kill Jean Grey. Professor Xavier and Scott Summers (Please Fox…fix this one!) are believed to be deceased, and the team has parted ways. Could the recent rumor of Jean Grey appearing in the film turn out to be true? Could they be fixing the things about The Last Stand that pissed everyone off so much? Mangold stated:

“Where this film sits in the universe of the films is after them all. Jean Grey is gone, most of the X-Men are disbanded or gone, so there’s a tremendous sense of isolation for him.”

“That’s something that for me was very important, that I land in a very specific place in his timeline. I wanted to be able to tell the story without the burden of handing it off to a film that already exists and having to conform to it. The ideas of immortality reign very heavily in this story and the burden of immortality weighs heavily on Logan. For me that’s such an interesting part of Logan’s character that is nearly impossible to explore if you have a kind of league or team movie.”

We will have to wait and see what they’re up to. For now though, check out the newest still from the recent issue of Empire Magazine!

The Wolverine slices into theaters July 26th, 2013.

Source: Empire

Famke Jansenn May Also Be Returning For ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

by Shawn Madden

Ever since the title to the sequel to X-Men: First Class was revealed many have been speculating how the time travel will play into the film. Just recently it was revealed that Patrick Stewart may be reprising his role as Professor Charles Xavier and now it seems he may not be alone.

Well, now it’s Famke Janssen, who played Jean Grey, who may be dropping some subtle hints about making a return to the franchise. In a recent interview with MTV the topic of X-Men: Days Of Future Past came up and if she will be appearing in the film. Jansenn replied:

“One never knows. Jean Grey, the Phoenix…she finds a way to reincarnate herself constantly, so one never knows.”

However, the actress did make a point to state that she is “in no position to say anything” too definitive. She also stated that she has no idea if she will return but that fans should “stay tuned”. While, this is definitely not confirmation that the actress will be back it definitely does feel like there is a chance based on her reply.

Patrick Stewart Appearing In ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’?

by Shawn Madden

X-Men: Days Of Future Past starts filming next January and other than the title of the movie we haven’t heard much about it. There has been a rumor about Patrick Stewart appearing in the film and many just shrugged it off as a rumor. Well, there is a definite chance that it is more than a rumor. During a panel at the 2012 Montreal Comic Convention, Patrick Stewart made an interesting comment. Or at least started to make one.

Sir Patrick Stewart closed out the 2012 Montreal Comic Convention by offering up a tantalizing tease for fans of the X-Men film franchise. If hisrecent nod at an Apple store seemed to suggest he’d be returning to the silver screen in the role of Professor X, when asked directly by a fan during his Q&A panel, the Englishman gave a knowing smile and spoke the words many have been waiting to hear: “I think there is every possibility.”

 He proceeded to enthusiastically run down the list of his female co-stars: “Halle Berry! Famke Janssen! Rebecca Stamos! Anna Paquin!” The crowd roared back with delight, opting not to point out his mistake regarding Rebecca Romijn’s current last name. He continued, saying “yes, I’ll be reprising…” only to be cut off by his son Daniel, who proceeded to throw out the names of his father’s male co-stars, Hugh Jackman and Sir Ian McKellen.

Now, while he was cut off it appears that he may be reprising his role in the next film. But after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand how would the character appear? Being that the movie deals with time travel they could fix the events of the third film. Or maybe time travel and never have Brett Ratner direct it?

Source: Newsarama

X-Men First Class’s Lucas Till In Talks To Star In Werewolf Movie ‘Wolves’

by Shawn Madden

Looks like we may be getting some non-teenie bopper werewolf movies again! Deadline is reporting that X-Men: First Class‘s Lucas Till is in negotiations to star in the feature directorial debut of David Hayter (X-Men, X2, Watchmen), Wolves. The actor is currently filming the thrill Paranoia and recently wrapped up the indie thriller Crush.

Hayter wrote the script for Wolves, which centers on a young man (Till), who transforms into a werewolf and finds himself falsely accused of murdering his parents. He goes on the run, eventually arriving at a small town named Lupine Ridge that has a history of supernatural happenings. There he finds the secrets to his past.

It looks like Till is going to have a busy year or two here. That’s three movies plus the upcoming X-Men: Days Of Future Past he has lined up. We will keep you updated on Wolves as more news breaks.

Bryan Singer Confirms ‘First Class’ Sequel Title Is ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’!

by Shawn Madden

Remember when we told you that the title to the sequel for X-Men: First Class was going to be X-Men: Days Of Future Past? Well, Bryan Singer has now CONFIRMED the title! While speaking with IGN movies Singer states that Matthew Vaughn’s sequel will deal with “aspects of that comic” it is based on. Trust me when I say that the staff over at Geekscape is very excited about this news.

“I can say that it’s being written right now and it will start shooting in a few months. It’s going to be very ambitious; it’s called Days of Future Past and it deals with aspects of that comic, but also some very new things. I don’t want to give any of it away. Matthew Vaughn will be directing and I’m totally excited about it.”

“I think there’s a strong desire to broaden out the universe. I mean, the X-Men universe is every bit on its own as big as the Marvel universe. I think it’s time to reach out and explore it and perhaps even bring some connectivity between the films as Marvel has done so well. You may seem some of that.”

X-Men: Days Of Future Past hits theaters July 18, 2014!

Let’s Crash Some Planets (Or Not)! The Geekscapepod For July 29th, 2012!

by Jonathan

Let’s get some reviews going! I watch “Ruby Sparks” and say ‘forget writing up a girl… let’s write up a different ending’! X-Men First Class sequel gets a fantastic name! Geekscape casts the Fantastic Four reboot for Fox! FX refuses to give up on “Powers”! I definitely give up on the 3DS title “Planet Crashers” but it leads me back into the arms of the original Zelda! Oh sweet, sweet adventurous, exploring original Zelda arms!

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‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel Officially Titled ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

by Shawn Madden

First, we told you about the rumor about it being based on this story arc. Then we followed up with why it would be a brilliant thing to do. Well, now it looks like it is official. Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. have reportedly confirmed and a Russian news site has posted information stating that the much anticipated sequel will be lifted from the pages of the Marvel comic’s and be titled X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Now while this will not be a direct adaptation of the storyline (cue: angry internet nerds and people who liked First Class but will not admit it) this is probably one of Fox’s best moves they can make with the franchise allowing them to introduce fan-favorite characters quite possibly without having to totally disregard stories they have already told. Well, minus X-Men Origins: Wolverine which I wish I could disregard from my own memory. With the film going into production in January we should definitely be expecting a flood of news starting soon.

A translation from the Russian site Starkindustries.ru:

Film Business Today, has confirmed the rumor that the continuation of the “First Class” was the official name of X-Men: Days of Future Past. The company Twentieth Century Fox CIS successfully managed the transfer of title:

“X-Men: Days Of Future past”

The sequel is scheduled to release July 18, 2014.

Source: Film Business Today

RUMOR: Days Of Future Past For ‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel?

by Shawn Madden

With the recent announcement of the sequel to ‘X-Men: First Class’ having a release date of July 18, 2014 it is highly possible that details to the film may start to drip out and one rumor already has.

Aint It Cool is reporting something that will quite possibly make fans happy

“One of my little birds Weapon X recently dropped me some information that 20th Century Fox had recently registered the title DAYS OF FUTURE PAST with the MPAA Title Registration Bureau. The Bureau exists for studios and productions companies to stake their claims on certain titles that they intend to release and distribute, so that others can stray from using a similar title.”

Fans have been begging for Sentinels since almost around the time of ‘X2: X-Men United’ and we were given that major tease of one in ‘X3’. I was so excited when I heard there was Sentinels in ‘X3’ and as soon as the scene ended all I could say was “…wait. That was it?!”

Now some of you younger fans may not have any idea what I’m talking about here. So, from Wikipedia here a little info about ‘Days Of Future Past’ and just why this could be a very exciting story to take elements from:

“The storyline alternates between present day, in which the X-Men fight Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and a future timeline caused by the X-Men’s failure to prevent the Brotherhood from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly. In this future universe, Sentinels rule the United States, and mutants live in internment camps. The present-day X-Men are forewarned of the possible future by a future version of their teammate Kitty Pryde, whose mind traveled back in time and possessed her younger self to warn the X-Men. She succeeds in her mission and returns to the future, but despite her success, the future timeline still exists as an alternative timeline rather than as the actual future.”

The story also featured huge involvements from Rachel Summers and Nimrod. And while a direct adaptation is unlikely as hell to happen (especially since Shadowcast was like 16 in ‘X3’…unless they’re going to somehow ignore that)… incorporating elements could happen and I definitely have faith in Vaughn after seeing ‘First Class’. Another interesting element is that months back Rob Lifefeld has tweeted “Also excited to discuss possibilities of Cable in future X-films!!!” Could this film be a way to incorporate Nathan Summers? Only time will tell! Pun intended.