Topic: X-Men: Days of Future's Past (Read 30865 times)

LeeC · « **on:** 19 Jul 2013, 08:13 »

I thought it was all rumors and here-say. but no they are actually doing it!

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http://io9.com/meet-x-men-days-of-future-pasts-sentinel-or-at-least-827448875

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1877832/

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #1 on:** 19 Jul 2013, 20:44 »

Oh yeah, they've been talking about it for awhile now. It's going to be the sequel to First Class and it's gonna deal with the Day's of Future past storyline from the comics. Also, Peter Dinklage is going to be Bolivar Trask

Lupercal · « **Reply #2 on:** 20 Jul 2013, 03:00 »

Man. X-Men is becoming a very weird series, with all the prequels, sequels, and sequels to prequels, and now an alternate time/storyline.

I think this is why The Wolverine may not perform too well - it won't share any of the brightness of First Class and can only really hope to be better than Origins and simultaneously less bloated than The Last Stand.

I will however, keep going to watch these films...as Prof. X and Magneto look badass here.

Edit: oh fuck, looks like they didn't leave Shawn Ashmore behind. Arghgh.

WebcomicUnderdogs · « **Reply #3 on:** 28 Jul 2013, 14:43 »

This is one of the very few superhero movies I'm looking forward to, most especially from Marvel. Brian Synger is coming back to direct I think, yes? Even though he has done some real crap recently (Jack the Giant Slayer), I still think he'll do a great job with this film. And I simply love Michael Fasbender as young Magneto.

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #4 on:** 28 Jul 2013, 15:21 »

I grew up reading the X-men comics so I'm kind of looking forward to this, and hopefully they might be able to restore several characters who were killed off in the original films.

Actually the biggest problem I have with the film is that its supposed to be the reason why Peter Jackson is moving the last part of the Hobbit to Dec 2014, to avoid having to compete with it for the summer box office.

Thrillho · « **Reply #5 on:** 29 Jul 2013, 11:39 »

Having now seen X-Men First Class, I am marking out bro for this film. Colour me intrigued.

LeeC · « **Reply #6 on:** 01 Aug 2013, 08:36 »

LeeC · « **Reply #7 on:** 29 Oct 2013, 08:31 »

I am in tears of nerd gamas!

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #8 on:** 29 Oct 2013, 08:48 »

....I'll be in my bunk

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #9 on:** 29 Oct 2013, 09:30 »

Over the next few days I'm going to be finishing the colour on my two full sleeve tattoos, all X-Men characters. I am pretty excited for this.

I am a little disappointed that it's going to be focusing on Wolverine's point of view though. The Days of Future Past storyline in the comics follows Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page) travelling back in time to

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and there's really no reason we couldn't see her do that on screen, especially since she was already introduced in The Last Stand so it's not like a lot of people don't know who she is. I mean, I like Wolverine (he's on my right forearm!) but I would like to see an X-Men film that isn't about him now? The whole point of the comic series is that's it's an ensemble thing and the dude has had 5 films in which he's basically the central character, two of which are named after him. Give someone else a go, you know?

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #10 on:** 29 Oct 2013, 10:07 »

Yeah, I thought that Wolverine thing was weird too. While I was incredibly excited watching the trailer I was wondering, "Why is this centering around Wolverine again." Though has Kitty even been born yet?

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #11 on:** 29 Oct 2013, 12:39 »

From the trailer it sounds like Future Logan's consciousness will be transferred into his past self's body whereas in the comic I think it was just full bodily time travel. Frankly in a film featuring super powered mutants and giant robot killing machines and time travel I don't think they need to quibble about what method of time travel is more believable.

But in answer to your question, no. Kitty would have only been born 16-18 years prior to the events of The Last Stand so if that's the method of time travel they're depicting they wouldn't be able to use her.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #12 on:** 29 Oct 2013, 12:50 »

Wiki says the Future Kitty was sent back into her younger body.

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The present-day X-Men are forewarned of the possible future by a future version of their teammate Kitty Pryde, whose mind traveled back in time and possessed her younger self to warn the X-Men

And holy fuck

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The storyline alternates between present day of 1980, in which the X-Men fight Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and a future timeline, taking place in 2013, is caused by the X-Men's failure to prevent the Brotherhood from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #13 on:** 29 Oct 2013, 14:07 »

Yeah but you have to think about the timelines in the film series.

X-Men 1 came out in 2000 and was set in the "not too distant future". They don't give a year but we can assume it's supposed to be anywhere between say 2005 to 2010. X-Men 2 came out 2003 and is set about 6 months to a year after X-Men 1. The Last Stand (2006) is set about a year after X-Men 2. That's where Kitty Pryde is introduced, she's about 16 or 17 in that one so we can guess that she would have been born sometime between 1986 to 1990. First Class was set in 1962 with Days of Future Past set some time in the 1970s and probably 2020s.

I think the important thing to remember about the Days of Future Past storyline and the way that time travel works in the MU is that the future that Wolverine comes back from is not the follow on from what we've seen in the previous films. Rather the whole point of sending him back is to ensure that that future does not happen. I don't know if they're going to introduce anything about the Multiverse in this film, I suspect that will be too complex.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #14 on:** 29 Oct 2013, 14:39 »

Oh no, I meant that the timeline in the original comic was 2013, which is also the year the movie is released.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #15 on:** 30 Oct 2013, 00:29 »

Uh, May is next year dogg...

Edguy · « **Reply #16 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 03:58 »

Quote from: Blue Kitty on 29 Oct 2013, 10:07

Yeah, I thought that Wolverine thing was weird too. While I was incredibly excited watching the trailer I was wondering, "Why is this centering around Wolverine again." Though has Kitty even been born yet?

Because Wolverine is THE ONLY good X-Men charact, and he needs MOORE expostition since he's so UNDERUSED.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 16:57 »

Quote from: Edguy on 14 Nov 2013, 03:58

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Edguy · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 19:40 »

That's correct, Mr Logan needs Moore-exposition; Roger Moore needs to play Wolverine in a reboot. That is all.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #19 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 19:46 »

Agreed.

Kugai · « **Reply #20 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 20:19 »

Roger that.

Edguy · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 Nov 2013, 11:21 »

"I'll have a Bloody Mary, please. Stabbed, but not shredded!"

Azumas_Revenge · « **Reply #22 on:** 21 Nov 2013, 13:28 »

Quote from: LeeC on 29 Oct 2013, 08:31

I am in tears of nerd gamas!

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #23 on:** 06 Dec 2013, 06:45 »

Next up? AGE OF APOCALYPSE!!

Thomas Edison · « **Reply #24 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 04:34 »

Anna Paquin/Rogue got cut out the film.

~~blacksinow~~ · « **Reply #25 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 13:19 »

Next up, X-Men VS Transformers with Micheal Bay as the director.

Kugai · « **Reply #26 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 13:22 »

With The Avengers as supporting cast.

~~blacksinow~~ · « **Reply #27 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 13:23 »

And Gozar making an appearance as the main antagonist.

Kugai · « **Reply #28 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 13:35 »

Ahh, the return of the Staypuff Marshmallow Man.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #29 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 13:53 »

Quote from: Thomas Edison on 21 Dec 2013, 04:34

Anna Paquin/Rogue got cut out the film.

I wonder what her role would've been.

LookingIn · « **Reply #30 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 14:17 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 21 Dec 2013, 13:53

Quote from: Thomas Edison on 21 Dec 2013, 04:34
Anna Paquin/Rogue got cut out the film.
I wonder what her role would've been.

Nothing big since it's been said to be extraneous, she probably might have been in a battle scene and either killed off or gone underground...
She wasn't even a member of the team until two years after the whole Days of Future Past storyline was completed so it's not really a big loss for the film.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #31 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 14:19 »

Wait, what? Doesn't the present part take place after Wolverine which takes place after X3?

LookingIn · « **Reply #32 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 14:29 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 21 Dec 2013, 14:19

Wait, what? Doesn't the present part take place after Wolverine which takes place after X3?

Sorry I meant the comic book storyline, the one from which the movie is being based on. Kitty Pryde and Wolverine were the main characters in it, Rogue didn't debut until almost a year later and that was as a villain...

Method of Madness · « **Reply #33 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 14:30 »

Oh. So I hardly see how that's relevant

~~blacksinow~~ · « **Reply #34 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 14:46 »

Which is why I think X-Men VS Transformers would be a better movie, with Micheal Bay as director.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #35 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 14:56 »

Quote from: blacksinow on 21 Dec 2013, 14:46

with Micheal Bay as director.

No. NO NO NO.

LookingIn · « **Reply #36 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 15:04 »

Quote from: blacksinow on 21 Dec 2013, 14:46

Which is why I think X-Men VS Transformers would be a better movie, with Micheal Bay as director.

You are going to give thousands of fanboys a heart attack advocating that

Game and Watch Forever · « **Reply #37 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 16:33 »

The sentinels already felt like a joke in the original X-Men animated series... no need to make them be able to turn into monster trucks, jets, and... boom boxes....

~~blacksinow~~ · « **Reply #38 on:** 21 Dec 2013, 16:55 »

Quote from: LookingIn on 21 Dec 2013, 15:04

Quote from: blacksinow on 21 Dec 2013, 14:46
Which is why I think X-Men VS Transformers would be a better movie, with Micheal Bay as director.

You are going to give thousands of fanboys a heart attack advocating that

And what's better is I can say it with a straight face!

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #39 on:** 29 Jan 2014, 10:16 »

Empire magazine has some covers featuring characters floating around and well...Quicksilver's outfit is odd

LookingIn · « **Reply #40 on:** 29 Jan 2014, 12:19 »

...I am hoping they went with that look because he is also in The Avengers with the classic look.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #41 on:** 30 Jan 2014, 18:18 »

If they're putting him in an X-Men film they may not be able to use him in The Avengers due to licensing issues (I understand that Fox jealously guards all the film rights they have to any characters they put in their films).

Also I'm OK with the redesign. It could work. I'll have to see it in the film to actually judge but if they gave him the blue and silver spandex suit from the comics it would look completely insane so whatevers.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #42 on:** 30 Jan 2014, 19:48 »

Oh no, he's in both. They've said a while ago that he and his sister will both be in Days of Future Past and Age of Ultron.

LookingIn · « **Reply #43 on:** 30 Jan 2014, 19:53 »

Quote from: Jimmy the Squid on 30 Jan 2014, 18:18

If they're putting him in an X-Men film they may not be able to use him in The Avengers due to licensing issues (I understand that Fox jealously guards all the film rights they have to any characters they put in their films).

Also I'm OK with the redesign. It could work. I'll have to see it in the film to actually judge but if they gave him the blue and silver spandex suit from the comics it would look completely insane so whatevers.

He is already cast as is Scarlett Witch. The two companies reached an agreement that they both can have them in movies since they are equally part of both franchises. The are never referred to as mutants in Age of Ultron and the Avengers are never mentioned in Days of Futures Past.

Torlek · « **Reply #44 on:** 30 Jan 2014, 20:00 »

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are apparently a weird case because they had a very strong association with the Avengers for a period where they didn't interact with the X Men much although their association with that team and their parentage is how they're more famous now. I think there's also some way you could argue that the pair in the Avengers and the pair as Magneto's children are different characters because of all the reality breaking Wanda does during House of M, that came along after I gave up on comic continuity.

So Marvel can use them in Avengers so long as they're not mutants and Fox can also use them in X Men so long as nobody mentions a team of non-mutant superheros that Pietro and Wanda helped out at some point in the past.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #45 on:** 31 Jan 2014, 23:46 »

Or in this case, future.

OK fair enough. I haven't been keeping up with comic news as much as I used to because I like being surprised. Also anyone else think the Future Sentinel is obviously a recoloured Nimrod? Which is awesome.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #46 on:** 01 Feb 2014, 21:35 »

Quote from: Jimmy the Squid on 31 Jan 2014, 23:46

Or in this case, future.

Well, both.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #47 on:** 26 May 2014, 14:06 »

Back from Days of Future's Past and I really enjoyed it, especially Quicksilver oddly enough. He definitely stole the show

Kugai · « **Reply #48 on:** 26 May 2014, 14:38 »

Great scott!!

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #49 on:** 26 May 2014, 19:09 »

*throws toilet paper*

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