X-Men: Days of Future Past

About X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past is a 2014 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Simon Kinberg from a story by Kinberg, Jane Goldman, and Matthew Vaughn. It is a sequel to 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand and 2011's X-Men: First Class and the seventh installment in the X-Men film series. The plot is based on the 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline "Days of Future Past" by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. It follows an alternate future in which mutants are exterminated by Sentinels, robots programmed to target them. Wolverine is sent back in time to 1973 to prevent this dystopian future from happening.

Making / Production

The production of X-Men: Days of Future Past began in April 2013 in Montreal, Canada and ended in August 2013. With a production budget of nearly $200 million, it is the most expensive film in the X-Men series to date. The set pieces were ambitious, with scenes that feature the X-Men battling the Sentinels and the construction of a replica of the White House.

Actors

• Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine: Jackman reprises his role from previous films, bringing a combination of brutality and vulnerability to a character who is forced to right the wrongs of the past.
• Jennifer Lawrence as Raven / Mystique: Lawrence's Mystique is at the center of the film, torn between Xavier and Magneto's contrasting ideologies.
• James McAvoy as Charles Xavier / Professor X: McAvoy once again shines as the founder of the X-Men, who must overcome his own personal demons to help his students.
• Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto: Fassbender delivers a complex performance as Magneto, who pursues his own agenda as he attempts to ensure the survival of the mutant race.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The film reunites cast members from the original X-Men trilogy and the X-Men: First Class cast.
• Hugh Jackman has the most appearances of any actor in the X-Men film franchise, having appeared in nine films.
• The film features a post-credits scene that serves as a teaser for the next film, X-Men: Apocalypse.

Awards

X-Men: Days of Future Past received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects, making it the first X-Men film to be nominated for an Oscar. It also won several awards at the Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film and Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Lawrence.

Quotes

• "Just because someone stumbles and loses their way, it does not mean they are lost forever." - Charles Xavier
• "There's so much more to you than you know, not just pain and anger. There's good in you too, and you can harness all that. You have a power that no one can match, not even me." - Professor X to Raven
• "Pain will make you stronger, if you let yourself feel it. You have to embrace that side of yourself." - Raven to young mutants

Music, Soundtrack

• "Main Titles" - Composed by John Ottman
• "Time's Up" - Composed by John Ottman
• "Hope (Xavier's Theme)" - Composed by John Ottman