James McAvoy Talks His X-Men "Future"

James McAvoy will reprise his role as young Professor X in Bryan Singer's "X-Men: Days of Future Past". The actor admitted to Red Carpet TV News that he learned about the just announced next chapter in the film series which will hit theaters on May 27, 2016 at the same time the rest of us did.

When asked about his involvement with "X-Men: Apocalypse"  he cited his contractual obligations, meaning he may be in it even if he doesn't want to be.

Nevertheless he's a big fan of the upcoming 'Days of Future Past', saying "It's the biggest X-Men film yet, without a doubt. It's a journey into darkness."

One reason he likes the next film so much is because his character is not only very different from Sir Patrick Stewart's take, but the character is also very different from the optimist he played in "X-Men: First Class":

"The personal pleasure for me in First Class was in presenting a Charles Xavier to the fans - but also a new audience - who's very different from the Charles that you expected. In the second movie, I get to present another version of Charles Xavier who's still very different from the Charles that used to exist, but he's also remarkably different from the Charles in First Class as well. So what's great is that, even though it's a sequel, even though it's a franchise, I keep getting to reinvent Charles Xavier, and that's amazing. I've got to do it twice now because the Charles in this film is unrecognizable from the Charles in the last film as well as unrecognizable from the Charles played by Patrick Stewart, who I then get to face up to. That's sort of theatrical almost, it's like we're playing a game with the audience saying, 'Look at the many faces of Charles-Patrick-Stewart-Xavier-McAvoy. It's really good fun."

"X-Men: Days Of Future Past" hits screens May 23rd 2014.