Director Bryan Singer tweets new castmembers for X-Men: Days of Future Past, including the return of Collossus!
Mar. 15, 2013
Bryan Singer has certainly been using the Twitter machine correctly, posting regular updates on the progress of X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST with fun teases, sneak peaks, and official cast confirmations. Today, the director posted an image of the cast with their collective award credentials with a follow on note, saying, "Now, let's blow shit up!" The picture confirms three castmembers we hadn't known about before, including the return of the metallic mutant known as Collossus, who will once again be played by Daniel Cudmore according to this line up. The other two additions are Boo Boo Stewart and Fan Bingbing (no, I did not make up these names), who is confirmed to be playing a mutant known as Blink.
Here's the pic:
L-R: Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), James McAvoy (Charles Xavier), Michael Fassbender (Erik Lensherr), Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Peter Dinklage (Unknown Villain), Halle Berry (Storm), Ellen Page (Shadowcat), Shawn Ashmore (Bobby Drake), Omar Sy (unknown), Anna Paquin (Rogue), Daniel Cudmore (Colossus), Fan Bingbing (Blink), Booboo Stewart (unknown).
We're all still waiting to hear if Singer can lock down the firey couple of Cyclops, played originally by James Marsden and Jean Grey, played by Famke Janssen, which would really round this bad boy out. The longshots it seems (and not, THE Longshot, mind you) are Taylor Kitsch as Gambit and Kelsey Grammer as present-day Beast. Alan Cumming is all but confirmed to not be returning as Nightcrawler, so that doesn't leave many unaccounted for unless we want to really get in the weeds.
Either way, Singer is assembling an army of talent to fill out this film, which gives me the feeling that he's really going for it. The fears of having too many mutants all at once is valid, but if you look at the comics it's always been an ensemble effort. X-MEN: THE LAST STAND aside, I think they've done a fine job of balancing it out. I'm optimistic.
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST wages war on July 18, 2014.
| Extra Tidbit: | Would Marsden and Janssen's lack of involvement be a dealbreaker for you? |
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CABLE BISHOP!!
I know she's waiting
Gambit
Extra Tidbit: I wouldnt have even cared about this film if Marsden wasnt coming back as Cyclops, but he is and I'm super-CYKED about it. On the other hand I'm really tired of the whole continuos ressurection of Jean Grey. That woman has died and come back to life more times than Jesus. You dont need her for a good X-MEN film.
What if
Her ability was a teleporter, but she was able to throw teleportation bolts at people as well.
This movie is really starting to sound like a gigantic mess. Especially if the main villain is
Her ability was a teleporter, but she was able to throw teleportation bolts at people as well.
This movie is really starting to sound like a gigantic mess. Especially if the main villain is actually who it was leaked to be earlier this week. Too many plots thrown in a blender and set on 'frappe' doesn't make for a good script...not that Singer knows what a good script looks like in the first place....
And Cyclops is always better with a Jean beside him.
And Cyclops is always better with a Jean beside him.
Awesome
My God. When you think about what Singer accomplished by gathering ALL these people.....
The 6 missing spaces...
Rebecca Romijn as older Mystique (from X-Men, X2, The Last Stand, and her cameo in First Class)
Kelsey Grammer as older Beast (from The Last Stand)
Lucas Till as Havok (from First Class)
Caleb Landry Jones as Banshee (from First Class)
I'm going to say it... I reckon there'll be a recast for Nightcrawler if Alan Cumming is passing on it. How about David Tennant?
as for the other role... hmmm... I reckon it could be a character we're don't know about..
That said I
Rebecca Romijn as older Mystique (from X-Men, X2, The Last Stand, and her cameo in First Class)
Kelsey Grammer as older Beast (from The Last Stand)
Lucas Till as Havok (from First Class)
Caleb Landry Jones as Banshee (from First Class)
I'm going to say it... I reckon there'll be a recast for Nightcrawler if Alan Cumming is passing on it. How about David Tennant?
as for the other role... hmmm... I reckon it could be a character we're don't know about..
That said I would love Cyclops to be back.
Zedlander has spoken...
Headline Should Have Read
Hey Singer, less focus on getting the "More than Twenty Recognizable Actors" achievement and focus on the "Make a decent movie since The Usual Suspects," achievement.
Hey Singer, less focus on getting the "More than Twenty Recognizable Actors" achievement and focus on the "Make a decent movie since The Usual Suspects," achievement.
Tidbit: It wouldn't be a deal breaker but it would be strange and not make any sense if they're going out of their way to bring back so many of the other cast members.
Tidbit: It wouldn't be a deal breaker but it would be strange and not make any sense if they're going out of their way to bring back so many of the other cast members.
Omar Sy
Also, I find it funny that the picture descriptions all use the "x-men" names, except Shawn Ashmore (Iceman).
Also, I find it funny that the picture descriptions all use the "x-men" names, except Shawn Ashmore (Iceman).
So...are we just dropping most of the characters from First Class?
Blink...I'm not as excited about. There's no way they'll transfer her powers from the comic to the movie. Unless she's integral in the alternate timeline plot...
Blink...I'm not as excited about. There's no way they'll transfer her powers from the comic to the movie. Unless she's integral in the alternate timeline plot...
But yeah the only thing left to make this movie complete is getting Marsden and Janssen back for Cyclops and Jean Grey. Something I am surprised hasn't happened yet. Having Gambit and older Beast would be
But yeah the only thing left to make this movie complete is getting Marsden and Janssen back for Cyclops and Jean Grey. Something I am surprised hasn't happened yet. Having Gambit and older Beast would be great too, but I'm not holding my breath for those two at this point.