Thursday, May 15, 2014

X-Men Days Of Future Past film informatics Part 01: Introduction


X-Men: Days of Future Past is a 2014 American superhero film, based on the fictional X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics and on the 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline "Days of Future Past" by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Directed by Bryan Singer and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it is the seventh film in the X-Men film series and the third X-Men film directed by Singer after 2000's X-Men and 2003's X2. It stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Nicholas Hoult, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. The story is written by Simon Kinberg, Matthew Vaughn, and Jane Goldman, with Kinberg writing the screenplay. Days of Future Past acts as a sequel to both 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand and 2011's X-Men: First Class. Principal photography began in April 2013 in Montreal, Canada and ended in August 2013. The film premiered in New York City on May 10, 2014 and is scheduled to be released on May 23, 2014 in 2D and 3D.

Future
Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X (old)
Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (old)
Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
Halle Berry as Ororo Munroe/Storm
Ellen Page as Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat
Shawn Ashmore as Bobby Drake/Iceman
Daniel Cudmore as Peter Rasputin/Colossus
Omar Sy as Lucas Bishop/Bishop
Booboo Stewart as James Proudstar/Warpath
Fan Bingbing as Clarice Ferguson/Blink
Adan Canto as Roberto DaCosta/Sunspot
Kelsey Grammer as Hank McCoy/Beast
Anna Paquin as Marie D'Ancanto/Rogue (cameo)
James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops (cameo)
Famke Janssen as Jean Grey (cameo)

Past
James McAvoy as Charles Xavier/Professor X (young)
Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (young)
Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme/Mystique
Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy/Beast (young)
Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Trask
Evan Peters as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
Josh Helman as William Stryker, Jr.
Lucas Till as Alex Summers/Havok
Evan Jonigkeit as Mortimer Toynbee/Toad
Gregg Lowe as Eric Gitter/Ink
Jaa Smith-Johnson as Spyke