X-Men: First Class’s forthcoming sequel recently received a 2014 release date, and things appear to be moving forward in the scriptwriting process, if the registration of a new title is a reliable indicator...
AICN has discovered that Fox have registered the title Days Of Future Past with the MPAA, which just so happens to be the name of one of the most famous X-Men story arcs from the comic-books.
The comic-book storyline jumps between the present day and a future in which mutants are an outlawed species, following the assassination of Senator Kelly by Magneto and his faction. A time-travelling Kitty Pryde manages to warn the X-Men of this potential dystopia, and the race is on to stop Magneto before it’s too late.
At this stage, nothing has been confirmed by the studio, but it sounds as though this may well be the story Matthew Vaughn chooses to tell in the sequel. That said, it may not be a straight adaptation, with Vaughn more likely to cherry pick the elements best suited to the universe he established with First Class.
In any case, Simon Kinberg (who also worked as a screenwriter on X-Men: The Last Stand) is in charge of bringing together a workable script, so we’ll just have to wait and see what he comes up with. The sequel will open in the US on 18 July 2014, with a UK date to be confirmed.
Source: AICN
Does this sound like a good storyline for Vaughn and co. to tackle? Tell us your thoughts, below...
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FBJRider
Jun 6th 2012, 6:35
Hiring the screenwriter from The Last Stand sounds like a bad move if that film is anything to go by, but I wouldn't get caught up on the title since First Class wasn't based on First Class. So for all we know it could be called Days of Future Past and be based on House of M.
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jpotts
Jun 6th 2012, 11:24
Looking forward to this one. First Class was a great reboot/relaunch/whatever and I they can deliver a film of the same quality. So many superhero films set in the present or near-future, it's something different to see a story set in a different period. For me that sets it apart from the rest of the onslaught of comic adaptations. Make Mine Marvel!
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SiMan
Jun 6th 2012, 11:47
Wonder if they could use this to re-introduce the X-Men of the first few movies in a time-travel storyline, paving the way for an X-Men 4 movie. There's also be scope for Hugh jackman to still appear in it if they don't.
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Ali1748
Jun 6th 2012, 16:31
Time travel isn't a great idea.
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sariyah
Jun 11th 2012, 3:02
^Agreed. Time travel is an overused and really improbable concept that sort of guarantees a fail with audiences over, uh, 12. Unless of course its something like that alien from the new MIB because that could sort of work if it was a mutant with that capability. But then that sort of can't work because everyone will say, 'Oh, that's just like that alien from MIB3' so... ok. Time travel is a bad idea.
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