Ever since filming began, Bryan Singer has been hard at work tweeting pictures of his new X-Men: Days of Future Past.  We’ve been graced with pictures of all sorts of folks thus far, though a few still remain.  Earlier today we here at Nerd Bastards sent you a pic of Hugh Jackman looking a little bit disheveled.  Now, here’s one more pic, this time of young Professor X, AKA James McAvoy.

Seems like they got him all dressed up like a reject from a 90s grunge band.  Either that or the singer of a successful modern-day indie band.  But whatever…  Stay tuned for even more pics as we feed them to you.

Thanks to ComicBookMovie for the heads-up.

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So far, the majority of the announced cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past have been returning mutants, but what about new mutants. Well hint, hint, Bryan Singer‘s dropped a little knowledge on us this morning in the form of a Vine video. The 6-second clip from the social networking site reveals several directors chairs with the names of various X-Men characters on them. So we get to see names like “Magneto,” “Storm,” “Kitty Pryde,” “Bobby ‘Iceman’ Drake,” and… Wait, what’s that? “Bishop,” and “James ‘Warpath’ Proudstar?!

To the uninitiated, Warpath is the brother of John Proudstar, a mutant who went by the code name Thunderbird and joined the X-Men after the original team was kidnapped by Krakoa, the living island. Thunderbird was killed on another mission a short time later, but his brother James would go on to join the upstart mutant group X-Force. Bishop, meanwhile, is a refugee from the future where mutants were rounded up into concentration camps by Sentinels. After being liberated, Bishop joined a group of mutant cops only to end up going back in time to the 20th century during the pursuit of a mutant fugitive.

So who’s playing Bishop and Warpath? Well, French actor Omar Sy was already rumored to be playing Bishop in the film, and Booboo Stewart, by virtue of being Native American, is probably a safe bet for Warpath.

Days of Future Past is currently in production for a July 18, 2014 release. The film co-stars Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Fassbender, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, and Peter Dinklage.

X-Men: Days of Future Past hits theaters on July 18, 2014.

Source: Coming Soon

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Relativity’s reboot of Alex Proyas’ Gothic-Punk classic: The Crow (based on the comic book by James O’Barr) has, over the years, gone through more lineup changes than Van Halen. First on the roster were Blade director Stephen Norrington at the helm, and Mark Wahlberg starring. Wahlberg quit when Norrington decided to pass on the project.

Then Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) stepped up to the plate (forgive the baseball metaphors) with Bradley Cooper as Eric Draven, but a distribution rights feud between Relativity and The Weinstein Company effectively hamstringed this project–leaving it once again short a director and a star once the dust settled.

Now Bloody Disgusting is reporting that James “Young Charles Xavier” McAvoy is mulling over the iconic role made famous by the late Brandon Lee….

While nothing is set in stone, this news does come from the same source that leaked Wahlberg’s involvement in the reboot’s first iteration–which few believed until the actor himself confirmed it. Thus, it’s probably worthy of consideration, if not blind acceptance.

Source: Screenrant

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We’ve been hearing a lot of talk about which X-Men, past and present, will appear in the upcoming sequel, but who’s being left out of the loop? Well, it appears that everyone’s second favorite telepath may be one of the mutants who will sit out the next cinematic chapter of X-Men, at least that’s according to her portrayer, January Jones.

Talking to Collider while attending the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jones let it slip that she doesn’t know much about X-Men: Days of Future Past, up to, and including, whether or not she’s in it.

“I don’t know that I’m in it, I don’t think Emma’s in this one,” she said. “Well they haven’t told me if I am.”

Weird, right? Considering that X-Men: First Class ended with Emma being recruited into the first iteration of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants by Magneto (Michal Fassbender). But according to Jones, she didn’t even get a chance to read the script for First Class until she was on her way to the set, and besides, everything she’s heard about the film, she’s not even sure where Emma fits in.

“It’s called Days of Future Past I think, and I think it’s more about James [McAvoy] and Michael [Fassbender] and then Patrick [Stewart] and Ian [McKellan], and I think it’s gonna go back and forth with those so I don’t think Emma’s in those bits. I don’t know, I really don’t know,” Jones said.

Cast members already confirmed for the film include McAvoy, Fassbender, Stewart, and McKellan, along with Nicholas Hoult (Beast from First Class), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique from First Class) and Hugh Jackman (Wolverine who’s appeared in all X-Men movies thus far).

X-Men: Days of Future Past is scheduled to be released on July 18, 2014. Expect production to begin sometime later this year, and expect more casting news anytime now.

Source: Cinema Blend

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Actor Sir Patrick Stewart  is most recognized for playing the best captain in Star Trek (he is the best, don’t try to argue) and teaching mutants how to behave accordingly as Professor X in X-Men. In regards to the latter, it was thought that X-Men The Last Stand was the last time we’d see him play the telepathic mutant; considering the characters unfortunate demise in the middle of the film.

Well, a news report from Newsarama is saying he will return to the wheelchair once again in a future X-Men movie.

At this year’s Montreal Comic Convention, a fan asked Stewart about his chances of returning to the film franchise to which he replied, “I think there is every possibility,” and then began to say the names of his female co-stars, “Halle Berry! Famke Janssen! Rebecca Stamos! Anna Paquin!” All these leading ladies have returned to reprise their roles in the X-men film franchise, Stewart went on to say, “Yes, I’ll be reprising…”

There’s no word yet on whether or not Stewart was making an official announcement or he had just gotten away with the best fan trolling of the year. It may have been his way of saying he’ll make a return in X-Men: Days of Future Past, but that’ll have to wait until some kind of official statement is released.

Source: Coming Soon

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Wether it’s captaining the Enterprise, training X-Men, or getting tapped on the shoulder with a sword by the Queen, Patrick Stewart always seems to come out on top. You can now add Olympic torch carrier to his long list of personal accomplishments.

Stewart is one of many fine people honored to participate in the London Olympic torch relay, which has been steadily moving through England. After passing the flame to the next runner Stewart stopped to talk about the experience.

“I didn’t realize how much it meant until it started, I didn’t realize until we gathered here at the school this morning and then went out in the bus and saw the thousands of people on the streets. The sense of exhilaration that that brought. And the evident pleasure in everyone who was witnessing it and feeling that they were sharing in something extraordinary, which they are.”

Stewart joins a list of sci-fi actors including Doctor Who’s Matt Smith and James McAvoy (Professor Xavier, X-Men First Class), who’ve each run a leg of the Olympic torch’s path to the stadium in London. The final runner of the Olympic torch has not been announced publicly. Check the news Friday to find out who will carry the torch the final leg of the journey. My money is on Prince William or Henry.

Watch Stewart make his run in the video below and also check out what Matt Smith had to say when he stared off the torch’s journey:

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X-Men: First Class completely reinvigorated the the mutant franchise and we’re all eagerly awaiting its sequel. It’s supposedly scheduled to begin shooting in the fall, which is why Jennifer Lawrence’s summer schedule is going to be tight, and we’ve heard the sequel is going to explore Magneto’s development even more thoroughly. But with all these snippets we still don’t really know what to expect from X-Men: First Class 2.

At last night’s Empire Awards, Red Carpet News caught up with both Magneto and Xavier, I mean, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy to see what they could squeeze out of the two about First Class 2.

In their chat with Fassbender they discussed a variety of topics: who are his heroes?, is he interested in writing?, what’s it like working with Steve McQueen? But what we’re most interested in is what he has to say about First Class 2. Jump to about 1:00 minute mark for some X-Men talk,

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To which I say, “YES! Give me more Michael Fassbender!!” Really, that’s all I need to be happy. Fassbender moving metal shit with his mind and having many, many sexy, subtext-laden conversations with James McAvoy.

Hey, a girl can have her fantasies, too.

Anyway, MTV chatted with X-Men: First Class‘ screenwriter, Simon Kinberg about writing First Class and what we’ll be seeing in the sequel,

I’m a huge X-Men fan. I grew up loving the comic books and it was really exciting to be able to do the origin story of Xavier and Magneto, and getting those two actors, [James] McAvoy and [Michael] Fassbender, were really amazing. So being able to explore those characters with actors of that quality will be exciting a second time around, and doing some things unexpected with those characters, which is the plan.

That’s what was so cool about the first one and what we want to continue. Magneto becomes the villain ultimately of the franchise but he’s a much more complicated character as a young man. He’s someone you sympathize with, you care about you root for even though might not necessarily agree with his methods, you understand his philosophy.

More Erik and Charles! Thank you, Simon for reading my mind. Now please leave before things get dirty.

Seriously, screw the rest of those mutants, they’re boring. The most captivating storyline in First Class is Erik’s journey from victim to hero to villain. Hopefully we get more of this in the sequel.

I think the truth is ultimately that because Michael is such an interesting actor, he’ll never be full-on anything. He’ll have a villainous side and he’ll have a sympathetic human side you’ll be able to relate but you’ll also be afraid of him. He becomes Magneto, he says ‘Call me Magneto’ at the end of the first movie.

Oh, and please give him an awesome Magneto costume. The one at the end of First Class is laughable. It looks like something he pulled together that morning and only because you have Fassbender wearing it does it not look completely ridiculous. But guys, come on, you can give him a better outfit than that.

Check out a video of the interview from the premiere of Kinberg’s latest film, This Means War, below.

What do you want to see from First Class‘ sequel?

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I could joke about the homo erotic undertones of Charles Xavier and Eric Lehnsherr’s “relationship” in Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class, but that would be offensive and stupid. So instead, I’ll let the deleted scene of Magneto in drag, in bed with professor X, speak for itself.

In the theatrical version of First Class, there is a scene where Eric Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) and Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) meet Angel Salvadore (Zoe Kravitz) to tell her she’s not alone.  In that scene we see Magneto levitate a champagne bucket to show off his power. Sadly, we did not get to see Professor X show of his talents. But, now we can. In the upcoming DVD and BluRay (both released Sep. 9th)  we can see the scene as it was originally intended. With Xavier showing of his mind powers to Angel by making her see Magneto in drag.

The scene itself is good-natured and hilarious. So we could do without the snide comments.

There’s no embed available yet, so click the image below to watch the deleted scene.

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One thing the Marvel movies always do right is their winks and nods to other films in the franchise. The films tied into The Avengers have been loaded with cameos and clues leading up to the colossal team up and the X-Men movies have been no different. Well, today we got the news of a huge cameo spoiler for the upcoming X-Men: First Class. Honestly, after reading it in order to write this article, I was a little upset with myself. I can’t say no to spoilers and I normally read a dozen or so before any new film but even this one had me kicking myself. This would be a great one to be surprised with in the theatre.

So take this as a warning, only if you are a serious spoiler buff and don’t give a damn about finding out anything that happens in First Class before June 3rd, read on.

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