X-Men Vets Return For "Future Past" Sequel

Deadline New York reports Bryan Singer has tweeted that both Sir Sir Ian McKellen
and Sir Patrick Stewart will return for .”X-Men: Days of Future Past, the sequel to X-Men: First Class.

 

 

Singer--the man who started the X-Men films worked with both men on the first two films as the older versions of Professer Charles Xavier and Magneto.

Singer penned the treatment and produced 'First Class' which was directed by Matthew Vaughn. Now, their roles will be completely reversed for this sequel with Singer helming the film while Vaughn wrote the treatment and will produce with Lauren Shuler Donner and writer Simon Kinberg.

The sequel is based on a -2 issue story arc in the 'X-Men' comics published in 1981. Kinberg (Sherlock Holmes) is on board to pen the screenplay which will include New Mutants. Magneto and his relationship with Charles X. Xavier will be front and center as well.

The entire cast is set to reprise their roles, including James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), and Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert), January Jones (Emma Frost) and Nicholas Hoult (Beast).

Singer is in New Zealand for meetings, just in time to attend the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Expected Journey".

Scheduled to begin shooting early next year, "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" hits screens July 18th 2014.