Bryan Singer Reveals Name For Next X-Men Film
But get ready, it's a lot of words to say
If you thought the name of the first Percy Jackson film was long, wait until you see what's coming next for The X-Men.
The latest film in the franchise, which goes in front of the cameras in January, will be called "X-Men: First Class - Days of Future Past."
Bryan Singer, a producer on the film (and the director of the 2000 film that helped launch the franchise) revealed the name this week to IGN.
"It's going to deal with aspects of the comic and some very new things," Singer told the website.
It seems the name is no coincidence with an X-Men comic series of the same name. That series, according to Entertainment Weekly, is a time-travelling story where mutants are being hunted down and placed in internment camps. Because of the time travel aspect, it is possible that some actors from the past films would make more than just cameos, and there is a chance it could even include Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart reprising their roles from original group of films.
"I think there is a strong desire to broaden out the universe," Singer said. "The X-Men universe on its own is as big as the Marvel universe, and it might be time to reach out and explore, and perhaps bring some connectivity between the films -- as Marvel has done so well."
Singer, of course, is referring to "The Avengers," which brought together a number of their individual hero films and turned it into the third highest-grossing film of all time with well over $600 million in North American ticket sales.
"X-Men: First Class" earned $352.6 million worldwide on a $160 million budget. The film starred James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Lawrence.
Matthew Vaughn will return as director for the new film, but he will have new writers -- Jane Goldman and Simon Kinberg. Goldman was one of the screenplay writers for the first "First Class" film, and also has credits that include "Stardust" and "Kick-Ass." Kinberg wrote "X-Men: The Last Stand" and also did screenplay work for "Jumper" and "Sherlock Holmes."
"X-Men: First Class - Days of Future Past" will premiere July 18, 2014.
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