‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel Titled ‘Days of Future Past’?

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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

[salame]

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In the comics Mystique and Rogue were originally in a mother-daughter relationship. Mystique raised Rogue. I wonder what the original plans for Rogue were before they changed her part.

[Urc Burry]

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i was actually worried they were about to kill wolverine off there.

What was the after the credits about? I have no idea who that was

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by Fish

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No clue with Jean Grey. Who knows what that means..

Who says Logan hasn't met up with Stryker at that point in time? I mean, at the conclusion we see Stryker's team pull him out of the water right? Then they follow that with Logan back at the mansion? Am I remembering that correctly? I guess we don't know what happened between those two times..

It really looks as if they could do the same thing they did with Star Trek, and kind of reboot/rewrite a new parallel universe however they choose. Looked like Prof X is still doing his thing at the academy, but WTF knows with Magneto.

Wolverine isn't immortal. He can be killed by his Muramasa blade, according to one line of Wolverine comics.

Apocalypse. Ohh my damn. That could be crazy. He's immortal. Will we see mutant horsemen? Wolverine, horseman of death? Hulk, horseman of war? That could be a limitless story line.

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Nope, that was Raven looking like Stryker at the end

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth

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Nope, that was Raven looking like Stryker at the end

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Yeah, my bad. Forgot about that.

So that's a very good question. Is he still bone Wolverine?

[ThaVirus]

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I like to think he never went through the Weapon X program so he doesn't have the Adamantium.

That would make the most sense considering his seemingly positive and friendly demeanor in the new timeline. History teacher? Makes sense though.

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by Fish

What you see in the trailers is pretty much it.

One thing that bothered me about the Sentinels:

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The future-time Sentinels had the ability to absorb and use the powers of the mutants they kill. Like one of the Sentinels defeated Colossus, and gained his steel skin ability, then defeated Iceman and got his ice projection ability. And supposedly this was done via Mystique's DNA. Which doesn't really make any sense.

Colossus has been kind of a pushover in the movies thus far...

And there was nothing shown of the jump between the original turbine chested Trask Sentinels and the mutant power stealing morphing Sentinels in the future.

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Nope, they can mimic irregardless - killing one of them has nothing to do with it. One of the Sentinels mimicked Colossus's powers way early in the movie, and he wasn't torn apart until the concluding battle at the mountain temple.

[Silock]

Movie was awesome. Wasn't as good as Cap 2. That's not a knock on XMen. Cap 2 was just that good.

[Munson]

Originally Posted by Silock

Movie was awesome. Wasn't as good as Cap 2. That's not a knock on XMen. Cap 2 was just that good.

This.

Also, the end credits scene has me pumped for X-Men: Apocalypse.

Cannot ****ing wait!

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by Silock

Movie was awesome. Wasn't as good as Cap 2. That's not a knock on XMen. Cap 2 was just that good.

I actually liked this better than Cap 2. Cap 2 was well-constructed but ultimately felt hollow. I think XMen had a little more dramatic meat on its bones, even if it was ultimately one big retcon.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by Silock

Movie was awesome. Wasn't as good as Cap 2. That's not a knock on XMen. Cap 2 was just that good.

this

[unlurking]

Great movie!

As far as 3D goes, either this was better than the 3D in Godzilla (by a wide margin), or the UA IMAX 3D experience really sucks compared to the Regal RXP 3D.

[Wallcrawler]

Just saw this.

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I love that it basically gave Bret Rattner a giant middle finger and completely undid the abortion that was X-3.

A few things I wanted to see, I didn't really get and I have some minor nitpicks with the thing overall.

I wanted to see Wolverine tearing ass through some Sentinels ala his famous quote "Hey Tin-Man. Im about to send you back to OZ......in pieces." Didn't get that because of the shitty bone claws business because the time period of the story was before Weapon X. Wolverine basically has one scene of badassery in this one against a few greaseballs and that was the extent of it.

I wanted to see some Sentinels getting wrecked by X-Men, but all you really see is them getting barely slowed down, and the faces of some pretty cool X-Men just getting flat out raped. Its kinda cool, like those old What-If stories, but it was a bit of a bummer just seeing them all go out pretty unceremoniously without them really getting any cool moments of tearing some shit up first.

Sentinels looked a bit too similar to the Destroyer Armor from the first Thor for me, all the way down to where the head opens up to fire the death beam.


Should have been Rogue's DNA that was used to "steal" and adapt to any mutant power. Taking Mystique's DNA should have just made them able to look like whatever they wanted.


Hank being able to "hulk out" I didn't really like at all. Moreover, if Hank could use the serum and still "beast mode", why could Charles not use the serum to walk and call up his psychic powers whenever he pleased like Hank could? Charles is a far more powerful mutant than Hank.


As said, nitpicky. But still a very well told story overall, and the fact that it corrects all the BS from the previous films is an awesome bonus. The possible stories now are limitless, including a Dark Phoenix film done correctly.

Loved the ending where everything at the mansion is as it should be, with cameos from Scott, Jean, and Rogue, and with Charles taking a peek into Logan's head to figure out what his problem was and realizing what he'd just been through.

[JD10367]

I thought this film was good if you're a fan and liked "First Class". But it was a bit talky and light on action, and wasted most of the actors as it was mostly Jackman, Lawrence, Fassbender, and the guy who played young Xavier. The 3D added nothing. I'm also not sure how old Xavier is here since last we saw in "Last Stand" Jean Gray blew him up and the at the end of "Wolverine" he was in the airport; did I miss an explanation somewhere?

[JD10367]

On the other hand, Jennifer Lawrence in a skintight blue bodysuit is worth the price of admission. I'd wreck that ass.

[RunKC]

Loved the writing. They basically covered for the catastrophe that was x men 3