X-Men: Days of Future Past

Director: Bryan Singer Bryan Singer

Overview

In order to prevent a grim future in which mutants and their human sympathizers are systematically hunted and killed by towering, unstoppable robots called Sentinels, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) travels back in time to change the course of history in this sequel that finds X-Men and X2: X-Men United director Bryan Singer returning to the helm. The film opens in a dark and desolate future that was set in motion in 1973, when brilliant scientist Dr. Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) created a series of giant robots called Sentinels for the sole purpose of wiping out mutants, whom he claimed were a direct threat to the human race. Although initially programmed solely to target mutants, the Sentinels soon began eradicating humans who possessed the DNA to breed mutants, and eventually, any mortal mutant sympathizers. Desperate, Prof. Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) devise a plan to have Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page) send Wolverine back to the year when Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) assassinated Trask -- it turns out that Mystique inadvertently accelerated the Sentinel program when she was subsequently captured by Sgt. William Stryker (Josh Helman), who succeeded at harvesting her DNA to make the robots more powerful than ever before. Upon arriving in the past, Wolverine quickly seeks out a much younger Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), as well as Beast (Nicholas Hoult) and Quicksilver (Evan Peters), and together they help break a young Magneto (Michael Fassbender) out of a heavily fortified prison cell hundreds of feet beneath the Pentagon. Meanwhile, with the help of Havok, Ink, Toad, and Spike, Mystique is already moving in for the kill. Although Wolverine, Beast, Charles, and Magneto manage to thwart the assassination, Charles and Magneto once again find themselves at odds after the latter attempts to alter the plan at the last moment, creating a mass panic during a post-Vietnam War peace summit in Paris. And Dr. Trask, still fuming from having had the Sentinel program rejected by Congress, takes his proposal directly to President Nixon (Mark Camacho), laying the groundwork for an even darker future than the one Wolverine was sent back to prevent.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/01/2016
UPC:	0024543261551
Original Release:	2014
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Format:	Blu-ray

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Hugh Jackman	Logan/Wolverine
James McAvoy	Charles Xavier/Professor X
Michael Fassbender	Erik Lensherr/Magneto
Jennifer Lawrence	Mystique/Raven
Patrick Stewart	Charles Xavier/Professor X
Ian McKellen	Erik Lensherr/Magneto
Nicholas Hoult	Hank McCoy/Beast
Peter Dinklage	Bolivar Trask
Omar Sy	Bishop
Fan Bingbing	Blink
Daniel Cudmore	Peter "Colossus" Rasputin
BooBoo Stewart	Warpath
Evan Peters	Quicksilver
Anna Paquin	Rogue
Lucas Till	Alex Summers/Havoc
Halle Berry	Storm
Shawn Ashmore	Bobby Drake/Iceman
Ellen Page	Kitty Pryde
Evan Jonigkeit	Toad
Adán Canto	Sunspot
Josh Helman	Stryker
Mark Camacho	President Nixon
Alexander Felici	Young Mutant Scavenger
Jan Gerste	Gwen
Massimo Cannistraro	Ramone
Mike Dopud	Pinstripe Mafioso
Lee Villeneuve	Black Coast Mafioso
Andreas Apergis	Col. Sanders
Robert Montcalm	Vietnam MP Guard
Greg Lowe	Ink
Jaa Smith-Johnson	Mutant Soldier
Alex Ivanovici	Quarantine Doctor
Patricia Tougas	Quarantine Nurse
Alain Dahan	Quarantine Doctor #2
Michael Lerner	Senator Brickman
Chris Claremont	Congressman Parker
Lenn Wein	Congressman Davis
François Paquette	Congressman McCarter
Zabryna Guevara	Trask Secretary
Zehra Leverman	Ms. Maximoff
Angela Galuppo	Pentagon Tour Guide
Milo Chang Sigel	Pentagon Tour Boy
Kiana Chang Sigel	Pentagon Young Girl
Kyle Gatehouse	Pentagon Cook
Jean-Sebastien Côté	Mustachioed Kitchen Guard
Stéphane Julien	Kitchen Guard
Taris Tyler	Pentagon Elevator Guard
Darryl Scheelar	Armed Kitchen Guard
Thai-Hoa Le	General Nhuan
Johnny Tran	Vietnamese Captain
Gregory Hlady	General Petrov
Dan Quoc Thinh	Vietnamese Translator
Vladimir Aksenov	Russian Translator
Jimmy Chan	Chinese Translator
Julian Casey	Peace Summit Reporter
Robert Crooks	Nixon Aide
Matt Cooke	Secretary of Defense
Tim Post	US Army General
Jason Deline	Desk Anchor
Karine Vanasse	French Emergency Nurse
Pierre LeBlanc	French TV Reporter
Jude Beny	Female Traveler
Arthur Holden	Blue Suit Traveler
Sean Curley	Airport Backpacker
Susanna Fournier	Flight Attendant
Andrew Peplowski	White House Reporter
John Moore	White House Lawn Reporter
Moe Jeudy-Lamour	White House Ticket Man
Harry Standjofski	Groundskeeper
Brianna Bone	Red Haired Girl
Neil Napier	Secret Service Agent
Jason Koehler	White House Stage Guard
Miya Shelton-Contreras	Peter's Little Sister

Technical Credits

Simon Kinberg

Bryan Singer	Director,Producer
Daniel Auclair	Production Manager
Marc Beaujeau	Animator
Craig Berkey	Sound/Sound Designer
Liz Bernard	Animator
Arnaud Brisebois	Art Director
Nicholas Cabana	Animator
Jean-Andre Carriere	Set Decoration/Design
Lauren Shuler Donner	Producer
Michael Galbraith	Animator
Kristopher Gee	Score Composer
Vincent Gingras-Liberali	Art Director
Jane Goldman	Original Story
Todd Hallowell	Executive Producer
Warren Hendriks	Sound/Sound Designer
Sandy Heslop	Animator
Gemma James	Production Manager
Kevin Jenkins	Art Director
Simon Kinberg	Original Story,Producer,Screenwriter
Jim Kontos	Production Manager
Brent Lambert	Set Decoration/Design
Felix Lariviere-Charron	Art Director
Raymond Larose	Set Decoration/Design
Magnolia Ku Lea	Animator
Stan Lee	Executive Producer
Kathleen McGill	Associate Producer
Josh McLaglen	Asst. Director,Executive Producer
Louise Mingenbach	Costumes/Costume Designer
Roger Mussenden	Casting
John Myhre	Production Designer
John Ottman	Score Composer,Editor
Hutch Parker	Producer
Tim Phoenix	Special Effects
Simon Poudrette	Sound Mixer
Andrew M. Robinson	Asst. Director
Brett Rutland	Animator
Valerie Scheiber	Animator
Newton Thomas Sigel	Cinematographer
Lucie Tremblay	Set Decoration/Design
Matthew Vaughn	Original Story

Editorial Reviews

In a grim future in which mutants and their human sympathizers are systematically hunted and killed by towering, unstoppable robots called Sentinels, Wolverine travels back in time to prevent mass genocide in X-Men: Days of Future Past. This deftly scripted and unusually affecting installment of the long-running series is marked by the notable return of director Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2: X-Men United), who succeeds in delivering a film that ranks among the very best of the franchise. The film opens in a dark and desolate future that was set in motion in 1973, when brilliant scientist Dr. Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) created a series of giant robots called Sentinels for the sole purpose of wiping out mutants, whom he claimed were a direct threat to the human race. Though initially programmed solely to target mutants, the Sentinels soon began eradicating humans who possessed the DNA to breed mutants, and eventually, any mortal mutant sympathizers. Desperate, Prof. Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) devise a plan to have Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page) send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) back to the year when Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) assassinated Trask -- it turns out that Mystique inadvertently accelerated the Sentinel program when she was subsequently captured by Sgt. William Stryker (Josh Helman), who succeeded at harvesting her DNA to make the robots more powerful than ever before. Upon arriving in the past, Wolverine quickly seeks out a much younger Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), as well as Beast (Nicholas Hoult) and Quicksilver (Evan Peters), and together they help break a young Magneto (Michael Fassbender) out of a heavily fortified prison cell hundreds of feet beneath the Pentagon. Meanwhile, with the help of Havok, Ink, Toad, and Spike, Mystique is already moving in for the kill. Although Wolverine, Beast, Charles, and Magneto manage to thwart the assassination, Charles and Magneto once again find themselves at odds after the latter attempts to alter the plan at the last moment, creating a mass panic during a post-Vietnam War peace summit in Paris. And Dr. Trask, still fuming from having had the Sentinel program rejected by Congress, takes his proposal directly to President Nixon (Mark Camacho), laying the groundwork for an even darker future than the one Wolverine was sent back to prevent. Between the time-traveling, the globe-trotting, and the plethora of characters both human and mutant featured in X-Men: Days of Future Past, it's something of a small miracle that the film doesn't dwarf The Wolf of Wall Street in terms of running time. Despite the challenge of telling a story that's genuinely epic in scope, screenwriter Simon Kinberg manages to incorporate all of these daunting factors into a script that's impressively lean yet rich in detail. Practically all of the key players are given satisfying story arcs that are true to their characters' personalities and motivations, allowing us to connect with them on an emotional level. Of course, it helps that a talented cast has been tasked with bringing these characters to life, and thanks to some of the most talented actors and actresses of their generation, each of their arcs possess the appropriate gravity. Fassbender and Lawrence in particular are incredibly engaging as the rogue mutants whose blinding rage prevents them from seeing the consequences of their actions, and Dinklage is deeply compelling as the man who fails to grasp the terrifying implications of his unrelenting xenophobia. It's his character who serves as the lens for Kinberg to explore the psychology of fear that has fueled horrific atrocities such as the Holocaust, and that is never quite as far from reality as some would like to believe. Much like Wolverine's mission, it all could have fallen apart so easily without a sense of focus, but Singer, returning to the franchise for the first time since 2003's X2, crafts a sequel that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the best of the series. Opening with a spectacular sequence that dares us not to blink as it introduces a nightmarish new threat, he is at the top of his game in terms of action, using spatial relations and special effects in ways that make the threat to the mutants unequivocally terrifying. Still, as any perceptive director would, Singer wisely softens the tone following the intensity of the incredibly grim introduction, emphasizing character development and humor as Wolverine arrives back in the early 1970s -- especially in a showstopping scene in which Quicksilver helps to break Magneto out of the Pentagon. By disarming us with these sequences, Singer and Kinberg allow us to focus on the characters and their relationships -- both crucial components when it comes to reinforcing the film's central themes of actions and consequence. At a time when comic-book fatigue is as much a threat to the box office as the Sentinels are to the mutants, Singer's ambitious sequel not only reinforces the strengths of the series that helped to kick off the millennial superhero-movie trend, but also maintains that, at their best, these films can be more than just mindless entertainment.

All Movie Guide - Jason Buchanan