Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen Visit the Past
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Bryan Singer, who helmed the first two superb installments that launched the franchise at Fox and whom Deadline was first to reveal will helm X-Men: Days of Future Past, has just Tweeted the following news:
“I’d like to officially welcome back James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and Nicholas Hoult to X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Also thrilled to announce Sir Ian Mckellen and Sir Patrick Stewart.”
The previously announced return of Singer as director coupled with the timey-wimey nature of the film’s storyline — an adaptation of Chris Claremont’s beloved Days of Future Past arc from 1981 — means that Stewart and McKellen’s involvement with this new project isn’t exactly a shock. While this development will likely further confuse the already convoluted continuity of the X-Men film series, it does gives the pair the chance to redeem themselves following X-Men: The Last Stand. So consider me officially excited about this news. But what about you guys? Would you rather have had just one Professor X and Magneto in the flick? Make like Banshee and sound off about this below.
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Chris Cummins is a pop culture writer and Archie comics historian who has contributed to The Robot's Voice, Den of Geek US, Philebrity, Geekadelphia, Uproxx, and Unicorn Booty. He is the co-producer and co-host of Nerd Nite Philadelphia, and is regularly involved in producing and hosting New York Super Week events. In 2014, Chris began Sci-Fi Explosion, a mix of live performance, trivia and funny clips celebrating the weirdest in science fiction that regularly travels around the United States. He wrote the introductions to the compilations Archie's Favorite Comics From The Vault and (with Paul Castiglia) Archie's Favorite High School Stories. You can find Chris on Twitter at @bionicbigfoot and @scifiexplosion.