Movies and TV ‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel Titled ‘Days of Future Past’? - Page 38

**007** · 07-27-2012, 03:03 AM

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

ThaVirus · 07-31-2015, 09:54 PM

SheVirus? What the balls is that?

**DaneMcCloud** · 07-31-2015, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

SheVirus? What the balls is that?

It appears to me that your estrogen level has been elevated as of late. You've been complaining quite a bit, so I figured that was appropriate.

Just ****in' with you, Bro.

ThaVirus · 07-31-2015, 10:51 PM

😆

It's July, man. The unbridled optimism has been getting under my skin lately.

**DaneMcCloud** · 07-31-2015, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

😆

It's July, man. The unbridled optimism has been getting under my skin lately.

Don't worry, it will be dampened soon enough

Psyko Tek · 07-31-2015, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth

How they can omit one of his defining physical features and skip the design of his mouth is a crime against humanity.

yup he needs to be a foot taller with the mouth thing
not liking this

**DaneMcCloud** · 07-31-2015, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psyko Tek

yup he needs to be a foot taller with the mouth thing
not liking this

Pre VFX

Jamie · 08-01-2015, 03:03 AM

Height is pretty easy to manipulate (Tom Hardy is 3 inches shorter than Christian Bale for example) but that EW cover is how Apocalypse will look. They're not going to put unfinished VFX on the cover of a magazine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamie

Also blue is an odd choice for his skin color, since he's always had grey skin in the comics and they already have three other blue mutants in this movie.

I've been thinking about this, and I'm starting to wonder if it's plot related. Like maybe the twist is that Apocalypse is Mystique's father. Their powers are kind of similar.

-King- · 08-01-2015, 06:32 AM

It's 2015 and people are freaking out over set pics? Post production editing exists you know. And it's pretty ****ing good.

Do comic book heads NOT freak out about anything?

-King- · 08-01-2015, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I love how random 5'6" henchwoman is taller than him. Apocalypse should be like 7 feet tall. I mean, he can change his size at will but his base size should be pretty huge.

So...they should have asked him to grow to 7 foot?

**Anyong Bluth** · 08-01-2015, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -King-

It's 2015 and people are freaking out over set pics? Post production editing exists you know. And it's pretty ****ing good.

Do comic book heads NOT freak out about anything?

Yeah, that's understood, but the other photo is a magazine cover - so that's been touched up and corrected .

unlurking · 08-01-2015, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -King-

So...they should have asked him to grow to 7 foot?

Yes

**Rausch** · 08-01-2015, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I love how random 5'6" henchwoman is taller than him. Apocalypse should be like 7 feet tall. I mean, he can change his size at will but his base size should be pretty huge.

Random 5'6" henchwoman is Storm.

Who somehow became less black AND a minion of evil when she shaved her head...

**Rausch** · 08-01-2015, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Pre VFX

Singer is trying to destroy this franchise but the studio keeps giving him enough talent to salvage (most) of the films.

Think of this like doing the Star Trek reboot only the characters are Picard, Spock, Scotty, Levar Burton, the guy from Quantum Leap, and a Zorn...

ThaVirus · 08-01-2015, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -King-

So...they should have asked him to grow to 7 foot?

Uh, yes.

**Anyong Bluth** · 08-01-2015, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rausch

Random 5'6" henchwoman is Storm.

Who somehow became less black AND a minion of evil when she shaved her head...

Diligent sunscreen user these days

07-27-2012, 03:03 AM
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $14060126 VARSITY	‘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
Posts: 65,554

07-31-2015, 09:54 PM	#556
ThaVirus Settle this once and forever Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $2172369	SheVirus? What the balls is that?
Posts: 44,146

07-31-2015, 10:51 PM	#558
ThaVirus Settle this once and forever Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $2172369	😆 It's July, man. The unbridled optimism has been getting under my skin lately.
Posts: 44,146

08-01-2015, 06:32 AM	#563
-King- ▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▓ Join Date: Jan 2009 Casino cash: $2575743	It's 2015 and people are freaking out over set pics? Post production editing exists you know. And it's pretty ****ing good. Do comic book heads NOT freak out about anything? __________________ 🏁
Posts: 63,865