Comic-Con 2013: See X-Men: Days of Future Past PanelsPosted by Wilson Morales
July 22, 2013
After some heated rumors, 20th Century Fox surprised Comic Con audiences this weekend when the majority of the cast for the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past came together on stage to talk about the film. In attendance were Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, and Omar Sy.
The film will be based on the comic book storyline “Days of Future Past,” which ran in Uncanny X-Men #141 and 142 back in 1981 during Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s run and 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.
Singer said “There will be older versions of SInger’s cast in a battered future. Old Magneto and Old Xavier, who now stand side by side, send Wolverine’s conscience back to his younger body, where he must convince young Xavier (McAvoy) to correct past mistakes and prevent the brutal reality. The footage was a montage of character head shots, with some Magneto and Wolverine battle shots, some combat sequences, but a lack of Sentinels. No Sentinels. Thought that would be the big reveal. Singer did say the effects shots are nowhere near done.”
X-Men: Days of Future Past hits theaters on May 23, 2014.
At the press conference
