X-Men: Days of Future Past

[Snadinator]

It was literally two comics, actually But if the scrawny little Hobbit book warrants 9 hours of movie, then I guess DOFP deserves 4 hours. I do hope Jean Gray is here is some capacity, though I'm kind of indifferent as to who plays her so long as it is played well. Famke is a bit old now relative to Jean's age in any of the comics I read.

Considering the majority of the hobbit film is incredibly accurate to the book and that the appendices, and unfinished tales are used to flesh out the happenings such as Gandalf and the White Council's assault on Dol Guldur, it isn't surprising at all that 3 filns can be made. Middle earth has a huge offering of information.

But are you seriously comparing two dinky comics to a full novel? You can read 2 comucs in about 20 minutes, and that is taking the time to admire artwork.

 

[CriterionCollector]

Considering the majority of the hobbit film is incredibly accurate to the book and that the appendices, and unfinished tales are used to flesh out the happenings such as Gandalf and the White Council's assault on Dol Guldur, it isn't surprising at all that 3 filns can be made. Middle earth has a huge offering of information.

But are you seriously comparing two dinky comics to a full novel? You can read 2 comucs in about 20 minutes, and that is taking the time to admire artwork.

Those two dinky comics are classics by Byrne and Claremont.
In addition it took Thor, Captain America and bits of Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk just to make the Avengers.

 

[karamazov80]

But are you seriously comparing two dinky comics to a full novel? You can read 2 comucs in about 20 minutes, and that is taking the time to admire artwork.

It was a tongue-in-cheek analogy, but my wife just got that book today, and as far as books go Hobbit is incredibly dinky. I've seen lots of book to film translations, and never seen a book so small expanded to anything like this. I did really enjoy the Hobbit movie, by the way. And to be serious about it, there are lots of things that happen in DOFP on- and off-page that could easily be expanded into two films.

 

[thenammagazine]

Those two dinky comics are classics by Byrne and Claremont.
In addition it took Thor, Captain America and bits of Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk just to make the Avengers.

I'd also argue that it'd be a lot quicker to read The Hobbit and LOTR trilogy than the full run of any given hero's comics. So any snobbery comparing books to comics in that aspect is silly.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Exclusive: Famke Janssen on X-Men: Days of Future Past

A few of the original cast members from Bryan Singer's X-Men films have been confirmed to return for the upcoming sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past, including Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, but will there be more?

We spoke with Famke Janssen at the Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters junket this weekend and asked her about a possible return.

"I'm sitting by the phone waiting, call me up Bryan!" she said, adding, "I think their challenge is that I died as Jean Grey and I died as the Phoenix, so what else can they do. If they bring a younger version back, they'll have to get a younger actress, so what is there left to do?"

Previously, Janssen was quoted as saying: "One never knows. Jean Grey, the Phoenix … she finds a way to reincarnate herself constantly, so one never knows." She seems a little less sure this time around. There's still time for more of the original cast to be added though as no start date for the film has been announced.

The other confirmed cast members for the film are James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, and Nicholas Hoult.

Scheduled for release on July 18, 2014, X-Men: Days of Future Past features a script by Simon Kinberg and is said to be inspired Chris Claremont and John Byrne's comic book storyline that ran in "Uncanny X-Men" #141 and 142 back in 1981. "Days of Future Past" introduced the idea of an alternate future for Marvel's mutants that grew out of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants killing an important senator, leading to a future where all mutants are hunted by Sentinels.

 

[Snadinator]

Those two dinky comics are classics by Byrne and Claremont.
In addition it took Thor, Captain America and bits of Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk just to make the Avengers.

Whether they are classics or not is irrelevant to the discussion. You are claiming you can turn two measly comics into a 4 hour movie because a novel with additional appendices can be turned into a 9 hour one is a gross exageration.

 

[thenammagazine]

Whether they are classics or not is irrelevant to the discussion. You are claiming you can turn two measly comics into a 4 hour movie because a novel with additional appendices can be turned into a 9 hour one is a gross exageration.

You're ignoring that there's a certain amount of history required to sell a movie like that. The comic took for granted that readers had been on board for years. The movie can't afford that.

 

[Snadinator]

You're ignoring that there's a certain amount of history required to sell a movie like that. The comic took for granted that readers had been on board for years. The movie can't afford that.

There have been 4 x-men movies prior to this one. I think the general population understand who the x-men are, who wolverine, colossus, kitty pryde, storm and rogue are.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Nam is right (never thought i'd say that)

The Days of Future oast arc while not long in pages accounts for an entire seperate universe of characters with different interpretations.

Age of Apocalypse would have to be done across three films for this same reason.

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Famke was one of the few who didn't pop for me in the original, i'd prefer they recast her

 

[thenammagazine]

There have been 4 x-men movies prior to this one. I think the general population understand who the x-men are, who wolverine, colossus, kitty pryde, storm and rogue are.

Have you ever read the story? That's like me arguing that Jackson is milking the Hobbit by turning into a trilogy because everything there is to know about the Hobbit was addressed in the LOTR trilogy.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

That is why I said if and simply because it could lead into a movie with Sinister, which could lead into Apocalypse.

Apocalypse on screen would be AMAZING

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Re: Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Mcavoy's Xavier will begin to lose his hair in DOFP.

Not sure how i feel about that yet, how will he look bald

 

[karamazov80]

Re: Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past

I don't know why they feel the need to attach the baldness to some kind of storyline-related gimmick (like Rogue's white streak in X-1). Why can't he can't just lose his hair because of male pattern baldness over time? Not a big deal, but I thought it was a bit refreshing that they didn't feel the need to do that in First Class.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Re: Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past

With Rogue i thought that was cool, i mean how often does someone have a natural white streak of hair?

Plus Magneto's mocking of her streak in X2 was great

For Xavier having it linked to the plot isn't ideal i mean his Paralysis was done that way, though to perfection, in First Class

It might lead to a "what'll Xavier lose in the third sequel? His eye's?"

 

[karamazov80]

Re: Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past

Well first, hair turning white immediately from fear is not realistic, and second, these are mutants. They are inherently characters with wacky genetic mutations. So, why is it such a stretch to say, not only can she suck life away through touch, but she had an odd hair issue as well? Most of the Morlockes in the comic had odd physical abnormalities due to their mutations.

 

[The Josh]

Re: Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past

With all that has happened within the world of the X-Men and this story line I could see the needs for a longer movie or two movies. Just allows you to flesh things out and put more meat on the bone. It makes for a better story which is what Jackson is doing with The Hobbit.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Re: Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past

Well first, hair turning white immediately from fear is not realistic, and second, these are mutants. They are inherently characters with wacky genetic mutations. So, why is it such a stretch to say, not only can she suck life away through touch, but she had an odd hair issue as well? Most of the Morlockes in the comic had odd physical abnormalities due to their mutations.

Good point about mutations, but i didn't see it being fear that turned her hair, more like the machine coupled with the stress of using her powers so hard.

 

[Buttmunch]

Re: Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past

With all that has happened within the world of the X-Men and this story line I could see the needs for a longer movie or two movies. Just allows you to flesh things out and put more meat on the bone. It makes for a better story which is what Jackson is doing with The Hobbit.

A good movie with lots of material can be 4 hours long and be enjoyable. "Fleshing things out" in most movies means long periods of boring where the audiences fall asleep. That's more likely what you would get here if they tried that. I think its just Jackson's style to make films 3+ hours long. I don't think Singer could pull it off like him, even if he story is complex.

Superhero movies really aren't in the same category as LotR/Hobbit. Those are a bit higher class if you will. Comic based movies need more explosions and fighting than character development. At least that is what the audience is expecting. The Dark Knight is the exception to that rather than the norm. I mean, even Fantastic Four and Ghost Rider did well enough to get sequels.

In the right hands, a long film could be just fine. But I don't feel Singer needs to make this a 3+ hour film when the usual 2-2 1/2 hours would do just fine.


On the bald note, I'm glad its happening. He didn't really feel like Professor X in the first film because he was walking around with a full head of hair. Slowly crippling him and making him lose his hair will make him feel more and more like the Professor X is know him as, so I have no problem with him losing his hair in this one, plot device or not. Its like saying Magneto getting his helmet in the first film was dumb because it tied into the plot

I mean if you want to get technical, the dialogue in X-men 1 basically said the helmet was a new invention of his as a result of Cerebro existing. So he really shouldn't have even had the helmet yet, according to Singer cannon. But they did it so he would look more like the character we know him as. Sure some of these things may deviate from the comics, but what film doesn't take liberties on its source? Heck, even the Hobbit was half new because of liberties taken

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Re: Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past

This movie is sounding better & better

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Re: Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past

Can't wait for news on the story. Man i hope we see Sentinels or Bishop in the future scenes, i'd hope Bishop wouldn't be racelifted though.