Movies and TV ‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel Titled ‘Days of Future Past’? - Page 20

**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

**Bowser** · 05-22-2014, 09:17 AM

I've got quite the nerd chub for this movie. Hopefully it's as good as it's being billed.

Sure-Oz · 05-22-2014, 10:56 AM

I heard the 3D version isn't worth it...I wasn't going to see in 3d anyway

Fish · 05-22-2014, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

I heard the 3D version isn't worth it...I wasn't going to see in 3d anyway

Why?

**Bowser** · 05-22-2014, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

I heard the 3D version isn't worth it...I wasn't going to see in 3d anyway

As a general rule, 3D sucks, but I really want to see this in the Prime Theater at Barrywoods, so I'll have to suck it up.

**Rausch** · 05-22-2014, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowser

I've got quite the nerd chub for this movie. Hopefully it's as good as it's being billed.

I do too.

It just so happened that when I hit my pre-teen/teen years the best writers in the Comix biz were working on Hulk and X-Men. That's what I became a fan of.

My wet dream would be Chris Claremont scripting an X-Men movie and Peter David writing the next Hulk film.

Why not?

Frank Miller did it...

Sure-Oz · 05-22-2014, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

Why?

Its not that good apparently

http://www.cinemablend.com/m/new/3D-...ket-43114.html

unlurking · 05-22-2014, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Its not that good apparently

http://www.cinemablend.com/m/new/3D-...ket-43114.html

Strange in comparison to his scores for Godzilla.

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/3D-Or...ket-42967.html

I watched in IMAX 3D, and came away with a very different opinion. While I don't think it was bad, the 3D in Godzilla was very subtle and mostly provided depth. It was nice, but it was also rather forgettable. I saw CA2 in the same theater and also came away with a much better impression, especially in his "before the window" scoring category.

I'll be seeing Xmen in 3D this weekend mainly because that's my only option for a large screen, but it will be RPX D3D instead of IMAX 3D. I hope it's not as bad as this reviewer experienced, considering I didn't think Godzilla was nearly as good as his experience either.

Fish · 05-22-2014, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Its not that good apparently

http://www.cinemablend.com/m/new/3D-...ket-43114.html

Cool. Thanks for that info.

keg in kc · 05-22-2014, 03:52 PM

I was fine with Godzilla in IMAX 3d, but this has never struck me as a spectacle film. So the plans always been 2d.

**007** · 05-22-2014, 04:21 PM

Outside of Avatar, I haven't seen a film yet that I thought was worth the 3d I paid for. Tron used 3d badly. Thor was decent but nothing great. Amazing Spiderman was meh. Gravity was cool in 3d but being a 90 minute movie I ultimately felt ripped off.

**The Franchise** · 05-22-2014, 04:36 PM

I have never seen a movie in 3D.

Pepe Silvia · 05-22-2014, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

That's great.

**Anyong Bluth** · 05-22-2014, 04:53 PM

Metacritic has it sitting on a composite score of 74 based on all their collected reviews... ?

Still a high score.

bowener · 05-22-2014, 06:46 PM

Bought tickets to see it at 10 tonight. I usually don't go for the first night.

Deberg_1990 · 05-22-2014, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bowener

Bought tickets to see it at 10 tonight. I usually don't go for the first night.

Are you dressing as Wolverine or Beast?
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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
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