Thursday, July 18, 2013

SDCC '13: X-Men Days of Future Past--The Sentinels Arrive!

Fox is gearing up for its Comic-Con panel with what appears to be a first look at the head of one of the Sentinels--mutant-hunting robots--created by Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) from Bryan Singer's "X-Men: Days of Future Past"

With a 'Trask Industries' logo behind it, the head is on display outside the Hard Rock Hotel
in San Diego. At the same time, the viral site trask-industries.com has gone live.





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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.

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

Most of “X-Men: First Class” cast will reprise their roles, including James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto) Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), and Nicholas Hoult (Beast). Lucas Till (Alex “Havoc” Summers) Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert) recently confirmed that she is NOT in this film...

The original trilogy stars Sir Ian McKellen Sir Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman are already poised to return again as well. Anna Paquin (Rogue), Ellen Page (Kitty Pride) and Shawn Ashmore (Iceman)Halle Berry (Storm) While it was hoped that James Marsden (Cyclops) would be back. It seems Alan Cumming.(Nightcrawler) will not return.

Daniel Cudmore is returning as Colossus and BooBoo Stewart is also in the film--character as yet unknown. Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has joined the film--as Blink, a mutant with the power of teleportation. American Horror Story favorite Evan Peters will portray Quicksilver Aussie soap "Home and Away" actor Josh Helman -- once rumored to be playing a young Cyclops -- will portray Bill Stryker. In X2: X-Men United Brian Cox played him and in X-Men Origins: Wolverine Danny Huston took over. French actor Omar Sy and Adan Canto also star.

Production on the sequel is well underway "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" hits screens May 23, 2014.

Lastly Jackman has confirmed to Den Of Geek that mid-way through the end credits of "The Wolverine" is a "really nice little Easter Egg for what Days Of Future Past has to offer"

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