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X-Men: Days of Future Past Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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X-Men: Days of Future Past

Release Date: Friday, May 23, 2014 Theaters

Director: Bryan Singer

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence James McAvoy Michael Fassbender Nicholas Hoult Patrick Stewart

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Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
The story is partially set in an alternate future where surviving mutants have been penned in concentration camps, giant robots called Sentinels patrol America, and most of the X-Men have been hunted and killed. In the present day, the X-Men were forced to stop a key event from unfolding in order to keep that future from occurring.
Cited as modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com
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Who stars in X-Men: Days of Future Past – Cast List

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  • Jennifer Lawrence
    Jennifer Lawrence

    ... Raven / Mystique

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  • James McAvoy
    James McAvoy

    ... Charles Xavier / Professor X

    The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, IT Chapter Two

  • Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender

    ... Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

    Black Bag, X-Men: First Class

  • Nicholas Hoult
    Nicholas Hoult

    ... Hank McCoy / Beast

    Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Superman

  • Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart

    ... Charles Xavier / Professor X

    Avengers: Doomsday, The Sheep Detectives

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    Ian McKellen

    ... Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

    Avengers: Doomsday, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • Hugh Jackman
    Hugh Jackman

    ... Logan / Wolverine

    The Death of Robin Hood, Song Sung Blue

  • Anna Paquin
    Anna Paquin

    ... Marie / Rogue

    American Underdog, True Spirit

  • Ellen Page
    Ellen Page

    ... Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat

    Inception, Juno

  • S
    Shawn Ashmore

    ... Bobby Drake / Iceman

    It Feeds, The Ruins

  • Halle Berry
    Halle Berry

    ... Ororo Munroe / Storm

    Crime 101, Never Let Go

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    Omar Sy

    I Was a Stranger, The Strangers' Case

Who is making X-Men: Days of Future Past – Crew List

A look at X-Men: Days of Future Past behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Bryan Singer last helmed Bohemian Rhapsody and X-Men: Apocalypse. The film's writer Simon Kinberg last penned The Killer's Game and The 355.

Screenwriter
Producers
Lauren Shuler Donner
Simon Kinberg
Bryan Singer
Matthew Vaughn

Production – What we know about the X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Key Facts

  • The beloved characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class, in an epic battle that must change the past to save our future.
  • As The Hollywood Reporter wrote in December, sources indicate stars of the original trilogy will appear mostly in scenes depicting a dystopian future, so time commitments for the actors are likely to be minimal.
  • Said to be inspired by Chris Claremont and John Byrne's comic book storyline that ran in Uncanny X-Men #141 and 142 in 1981.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Completed

Changed X-Men: Days of Future Past movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Principal photography began in April 2013 in Montreal, Canada. Director Bryan Singer has stated that filming will continue until at least September 2013.

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Eyeing an April 2013 start date and is slated for a July 18, 2014 release.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Set to begin filming January 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Concept

Changed the movie production status to Concept. Director Matthew Vaughn described potential plot points for a sequel although there has not been confirmation from Fox of active development

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sequences of intense sci-fi violence and action, some suggestive material, nudity and language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Untitled X-Men: First Class Sequel, X-Men: First Class 2

Language
English
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X-Men: Days of Future Past Trailers and Clips

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X-Men: Days of Future Past Release Date: When was the film released?

X-Men: Days of Future Past was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, May 23 , 2014. There were three other movies released on the same date, including Blended, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn and Words and Pictures.

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