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‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel Titled ‘Days of Future Past’?
http://screenrant.com/x-men-first-cl...t-kofi-177114/
There is word circulating that 20th Century Fox has reached out to the MPAA to secure a title for the studio’s forthcoming sequel to X-Men: First Class - and if reported accurately, that title is going to send a tidal wave of geek freak-outs across the Interwebs. The title in question is “Days of Future Past” – which remains one of the most famous and celebrated X-Men storylines of all time. More interestingly, however: “Days of Future Past” was also a X-Men story that dealt with time travel and multiple timelines – meaning that director Matthew Vaughn and Fox could be (finally) trying to organize the convoluted continuity of the X-Men film franchise, using a tactic similar to what J.J. Abrams did with his Star Trek reboot. Here is the quote from AICN reporter “The Kidd,” which first kicked off this rumor: 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. The title “Days of Future Past” is taken from the two-issue Uncanny X-Men comic book storyline written in 1981 by legendary X-Men writer/artist team Chris Claremont and John Byrne. In the story, the X-Men are trying to stop the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (led by Mystique) from killing an anti-mutant political figure named Senator Robert Kelly. This pivotal event creates a separate timeline in which the X-Men fail to stop the Kelly assassination, and as a result, mutants are hunted, imprisoned and exterminated by humanity. One X-Man from that future dystopia manages to travel back in time and warn the present day X-Men, who ultimately stop the assassination (though the two timelines both remain in existence). The X-Men Battle Sentinels in 'Days of Future Past' Given where X-Men: First Class left things, it’s easy to see how “Days of Future Past” could be reconfigured to focus on Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and his Brotherhood going after a key political figure, and the X-Men team being visited by a dimension-hopping mutant to be forewarned of what happens if they don’t stop the assassins. “Days of Future Past” also had the mutant-killing Sentinel robots, an older version of Wolverine, etc. – all of which would be awesome to see onscreen (not to mention a Terminator-style future dystopia). A “DoFP” plot could also open the door for the franchise to introduce time-hopping X-Men like Bishop or Cable to the mix. In terms of the movies: “Days of Future Past” would give Vaughn and company a way to end all this continuity madness once and for all. If time travel and alternate timelines are successfully introduced into the X-Men movie universe, then that would be a perfect explanation for why the original X-Men trilogy (and Wolverine) have plot points that contradict First Class, while allowing all of the films to remain valid (unlike the ‘forget the past’ approach of the Spider-Man movie reboot). “Days of Future Past” is an awesome story on its own – and I for one would welcome anything that could straighten out the movie continuity in satisfactory fashion. First Class was tormented all through development for not being a clear prequel OR reboot, but instead some weird amalgamation of both. I think a lot of X-Men fans would agree with the sentiment that it’s time to clean house. J.J. Abrams successfully cleared away decades of Star Trek continuity when he spun-off a new timeline for his 2009 reboot, which allowed him the freedom to tell his own stories using familiar characters. Finally, introducing alternate timelines would give Fox many new options for how they approach their other upcoming X-Men films: including already-in-production sequel The Wolverine, and the already-planned X-Men 4. In fact, “First Class Continuity (FCC)” and/or “Original Trilogy Continuity (OTC)” could be terms we all start throwing around pretty soon. Comic book geekery at its best. X-Men: Days of Future Past - if that is indeed the title – will be in theaters on July 18th, 2014. Header Image by Deviant Art User “Wobblyone“. Source: AICN |
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They do not need to depower Apoc. Keep him up there, that way it takes everyone to take down him and the horsemen.
My beef was blink and bishop were pussies. Blink could tear up all of the sentinels. Bishop was lame and that weapon. And iceman, he is an omega level mutant at that point in his life. Storm could also conjure up multiple category 5 tornados. I am happy they made all of the previous movies null and void. And we do not know Logan does not have his claws, tons of shit still could of happened in fifty years. Also, I hate speed as a superpower. Sonic booms and opening doors would create tons of force in rooms with that speed. Nothing would stop speed but an immovable object. But Quicksilver was fun to watch. |
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Nobody will pay ANY actress to play Mystique the amount of money that Downey Jr has been paid to play Iron Man. First off, Iron Man is an infinitely more important, and popular character than Mystique is. They could easily do an X-Men film without Mystique and never miss a beat, much like they've done X-2, 3, First Class, and Days of Future Past without Sabretooth. One would imagine with how they've made Wolverine the focus for so many of these damned movies, he would have been in more of them, and moreover, done correctly, but whatever. Wolverine is supposed to be short, hideous, and permanently ill-tempered also but what can you do. Not only is Mystique expendable as a character, but Jennifer Lawrence is now the second actress to play the character, and quite honestly she doesn't hold a candle to what Rebecca Romijn brought to the screen. If she's hoping to pull in that kind of payday, its going to be playing another character in someone else's universe.
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They ended up getting diamonds instead of coal with Fass and JLaw. They will make sure those characters are front and center of the movies. Just like Hugh was when he blew up. The actors themselves are going to make them staples in the movies regardless of the stories being told. Will she hit Downey Jr money? No. She did not help reignite the stage of upping the level of comic movies, and she is not a solo star in the movies. She was part of a big group and a 3rd tier actor then, now she is a A lister. |
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Every woman in the comix has a smoking hot bod. Storm is smoking hot. And an interesting character. And is skilled in hand to hand combat. And is played by ****ing Halley Berry. Yet she gets less screen time than naked Smurf ninja...
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92% on Rotten Tomatoes, for whatever that is worth. I expect to see it on Saturday.
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Halley sucked as Storm, just like Cat Woman. She deserved less time on screen.
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