Bryan Singer will direct X-Men: Days of Future Past

October 30, 2012 by | 2 Comments

bryan singer Image When X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn decided against directing X-Men: Days of Future Past last week (he’ll remain as a producer) there was talk of X1 and X2 director Bryan Singer being at the top of 20th Century Fox’s list. Now Deadline confirms that Singer has just signed his deal to direct, which makes me a very happy X-Men fan.

Singer was actually set to direct X-Men: First Class but had scheduling issues with Jack the Giant Slayer over at Warner Bros. so he remained on as producer and Vaughn was hired. Now they’re essentially switching roles.

The Days of Future Past comic storyline alternates between present day, in which the X-Men fight Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and a future timeline caused by the X-Men’s failure to prevent the Brotherhood from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly. In this future universe, Sentinels rule the United States, and mutants live in internment camps.

Story elements will obviously change to fit within the movie universe, but the prospect of seeing Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and others among the current line-up is something for X-fans to geek over. Filming is set to begin in early 2013 for a July 2014 release.

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  • moviebuff456

    YES ! . This is great news . Bryan singer is great choice to come back and direct because he understands what the x-men are about . Being gay himself he understands the x-men cause they are simply hated for being different in a society where people don’t except you just because they don’t look like them .

  • http://[email protected] Route

    I agree with originally from older x men casts such as :

    1. Halle Berry as Onroro Munroe / Storm
    she MUST along there with Lucas Bishop. and Terry Crew is best for Bishop!

    2. Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnserr / Magneto
    He comes with his daughter Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
    Angelina Jolie is best for Scarlet Witch

    3. Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine

    4. Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier / Professor X

    I think this story to tell when Professor X wakes up from his coma, Apocalypse Mister Sinister Exodus Archangel and Holocaust will have to rise to destroy and rule with Sentinels. Age of Apocalypse.
    I know Bastion, Nimrod is Villains for DOFP too but X fans would want to see Apocalypse, Mister Sinister, Exodus, Archangel. they can be dealing plot together!