Last night Bryan Singer set the internet on fire with the announcement of another X-MEN film following next years X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST titled was set to hit theatres May 2016.
This came as quite a shock given that there had been no prior rumours that had lead us to believe this film was even in development. Next year’s X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST reunites original X-MEN director Bryan Singer with the majority of the cast seen in the first film released all the way back in 2000. The reunion film was starting to look like it may be the last we see of some of the original characters in an epic swansong to one of the first superhero film franchises. However, it’s now looking more like the film is actually a two-parter of sorts and will connect directly to X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. The film is said to want most of the cast from both the past and present timelines to reprise their roles which would be fantastic, however, some may be more reluctant to return than others…You can check out the report below:
‘Days of Future Past will lead directly into Apocalypse. There’s a clear narrative thread that will string the two pictures together, and the character of Apocalypse is a good part of how this will work’.
‘Several cast members of Days of Future Past will be wanted back for Apocalypse, including members of both the “past” and “present” timelines’.
‘I can’t find out who has signed or even who might have entered negotiations, but I do know who is on the shopping list and, in short, it’s everybody. Or, to be more precise, it’s a direct continuation, a next chapter that picks up the status quo at the end of Days and carries on developing it’.
This is all very intriguing news and it just makes next years crossover event all the more exciting especially as we now know it may not be the last time we see some of our favourite X-MEN characters. It will also be interesting to see where this leaves the in-development X-FORCE, DEADPOOL and untitled THE WOLVERINE sequel in terms of timeline and potential releases.
Source: Bleeding Cool
