We had our hunches this was happening, but this is still a pretty big deal to see that it is indeed becoming a reality. The X-Men: Days of Future Past reunion of the old X-Men trilogy just booked the returning talents of Ellen Page (Kitty Pride,) Anna Paquin (Rogue,) and Shawn Ashmore (Iceman.) The specifics of what they will be doing remains on the down low, but this is going to set up one hell of a movie going forward. Continue Reading
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While we certainly will not know the extent of the appearance until opening day in summer 2014, it is expected to be something on par with what fans saw in X-Men: First Class. For those who did not see the movie, there is a scene with James McAvoy’s Professor X and Michael Fassbender’s Magneto are trying to recruit anyone with mutant powers to their cause. Upon their arrival to a bar with Wolverine, the immortal mutant promptly tells them to “f- off”–a comic relief moment in the film. Continue Reading
Under the direction of Bryan Singer, the film will feature a lot of cross-over with the initial trilogy. Before he was appointed the man behind the camera on this one, he informed numerous outlets as a producer that the plan would be to do such a thing, specifically citing the inclusion of an alternate future reality; however, the subtleties of that comment were masked by the ‘too good to be true’ intentions thus why we are a bit blindsided by this news story. Continue Reading
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Here is a little elaboration for those not in the know. Last week, First Class premiered to roughly $56 million which is pretty decent, but not for X-Men. In fact, it only beat out the original X-Men film in terms of weekend gross or it would have been the worst opening for the franchise. By comparison, Wolverine debuted to $85 million in May of 2009 and dropped a whopping 69% the second weekend to $26 million. Where does First Class lye in its second weekend? With the final studio estimates in, the latest X-Men film grossed $25 million in its opening weekend (which could go up or down when the box office actuals come out tomorrow, but not by much).
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Do we have to say it? We might as well as nothing in Hollywood is certain until it actually happens. Wolverine will be in X-Men: Days of Future Past. THR broke the story this evening that Hugh Jackman is in negotiations for a mere cameo in the film that will feature an alternate timeline.
The original Professor X and Magneto are back! Deadline has the story today that Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are set to reprise their respective roles in X-Men: Days of Future Past. While Stewart was seen in 2009′s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, it was not since 2006 that McKellen last wore the metal helmet on the big screen.
There is not much at all to go off of here, but apparently the studio has contracted out Simon Kinberg to write the next installment of the 1960′s X-Men adaptation. Kinberg produced First Class so that should please many fans who hate the outsourcing of sequels. 
Deadline is reporting that Wolverine 2‘s production may be delayed until spring. This is apparently due to several factors, including difficulty finding spots to shoot in Japan and Hugh Jackman’s current work on Les Miserables. Production was supposed to begin in fall 2011, and while this may still happen, it is looking increasingly unlikely. This is yet another pitfall in the saga of Wolverine 2 as it has previously lost a director, and now this. Fans may have to wait a little bit longer for their first glimpse at Silver Samurai which was revealed to be the film’s antagonist at this years Comic-Con in July.