- X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
Director Bryan Singer has now confirmed that the upcoming
X-Men: Days of Future Past will mix cast members from his X-Men and X2 with
those from Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class.
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| James McAvoy & Michael Fassbender |
Taking to Twitter, Singer tweeted that Ian McKellen and
Patrick Stewart are set to reprise their roles as Magneto and Professor X with Michael
Fassbender and James McAvoy returning to play younger versions of the same
characters.
Singer goes on say that Nicolas Hoult will be back as Beast
and Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique. His original tweets read as follows:
@Bryan Singer
"I'd like to officially welcome back James McAvoy, Jennifer
Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, & Nicholas Hoult to #XMEN for
#DaysOfFuturePast"
@BryanSinger
"Thrilled to announce @ianmckellen118 & @SirPatStew are
joining the cast of #XMEN #DaysOfFuturePast #magneto #professorX More to
come..."
Scheduled for release on July 18, 2014, X-Men: Days of
Future Past boasts a script by Simon Kinberg and is said to be inspired Chris
Claremont and John Byrne's comic book storyline that ran in Uncanny X-Men #141
and 142 back in 1981. "Days of Future Past" introduced the idea of an
alternate future for Marvel's mutants that grew out of the Brotherhood of Evil
Mutants killing an important senator, leading to a future where all mutants are
hunted by Sentinels.
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| Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart |
Although not yet officially listed, Singer's "more to
come" is likely to also include Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. In addition to
playing a key role in the comic book version of the story, Wolverine has
appeared in every live-action X-Men film to date and will star in his second
solo adventure with the July 26 release The Wolverine.
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