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

Plot

What's the story about?

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

Action Adventure Comic Book Sequel

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

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  Jennifer Lawrence

  ... Raven / Mystique

  Passengers, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1

• 
  James McAvoy

  ... Charles Xavier / Professor X

  IT Chapter Two, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

• 
  Michael Fassbender

  ... Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

  Black Bag, Prometheus

• 
  Nicholas Hoult

  ... Hank McCoy / Beast

  Superman, The Order

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  Patrick Stewart

  ... Charles Xavier / Professor X

  Green Room, The Emoji Movie

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  Ian McKellen

  ... Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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  Hugh Jackman

  ... Logan / Wolverine

  Deadpool & Wolverine, Van Helsing

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  Anna Paquin

  ... Marie / Rogue

  American Underdog, Scream 4

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  Ellen Page

  ... Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat

  Inception, Lioness

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  Shawn Ashmore

  ... Bobby Drake / Iceman

  The Quiet, The Day

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  Halle Berry

  ... Ororo Munroe / Storm

  Never Let Go, New Year's Eve

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  Omar Sy

  The Book of Clarence, The Killer

Crew Behind the Film

The X-Men: Days of Future Past behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Bryan Singer last directed Bohemian Rhapsody and X-Men: Apocalypse. The film's writer Simon Kinberg last wrote The Killer's Game and The 355.

Director

Bryan Singer

Screenwriter

Simon Kinberg

Producers

Lauren Shuler Donner
Simon Kinberg
Bryan Singer
Matthew Vaughn

Production Details

What we know about the X-Men: Days of Future Past movie production.

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.

Production Updates for X-Men: Days of Future Past

May 2014

Completed

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

Jan 2014

Post-Production

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

May 2013

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.

Jan 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.

Apr 2012

Development

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

Dec 2011

Development

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

Jun 2011

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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