While promoting the Digital HD and upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release of X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, writer and producer Simon Kinberg sat down with Yahoo Movies UK and answered fan questions, revealing some interesting tidbits about the film and upcoming X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (watch video).
“Apocalypse” will complete the “First Class” trilogy.
“The thrust of ‘Apocalypse’ is really to complete the trilogy we began with ‘First Class’ – to complete the stories of young Raven, young Hank, younger Charles and Erik. And complete this trilogy of four people who began the films sort of disparate and in different worlds…[and who] we’ve followed through the span of decades. So that’ll be the thrust. There will be familiar characters and new characters that we haven’t seen…ever…but it’ll be the completion of what we began in ‘First Class’.”
Cable is on their minds.
“We also talked about including him in ‘DOFP’. I will say, we love the character, we’d love to find a place for him in these movies, but I cannot confirm or deny which characters will actually be in ‘Apocalypse’ until I read some spoilers!
Psylocke appeared in early version of DOFP script.
“She’s a fan favourite, and also a favourite of mine. We have a small part that she plays in ‘Last Stand’, and we talked about including her in ‘DOFP’ quite seriously actually. There was a version of the script she was in and we even auditioned some actors in Montreal. But we didn’t feel there was enough of a part she would play in a movie that was already full of many, many mutants.
“She has a cool power. I know Bryan thinks she’s a neat character so there’s certainly a chance she’ll be in an ‘X-Men’ movie some day. Hopefully there’ll be a lot of ‘X-Men’ movies and there’s lot of mutants we’re yet to fully explore onscreen, even if they’ve had cameos before. Now we’re making more films there’s a chance to dig deeper.”
Will the original cast get another film to themselves?
“I’m entirely focused on ‘Apocalypse’ and hopefully the best film in the franchise [but] it would be lovely to work with the original actors again. Perhaps, but right now it’s all ‘Apocalypse’.”
Exploring Quicksilver’s relationship to Magneto.
“It is a fascinating relationship. Erik grew up without a family, it’s such a huge part of him, of his mission. So the idea of exploring what it means for Magneto to be a father and reconnect with a son many years after his birth, is fascinating and certainly something that would be interesting to explore in future films.
Exploring Nightcrawler’s relationship to Mystique.
“Since Azazel was killed, does this mean that Mystique gave birth to Nightcrawler in the time between ‘First Class’ and ‘DOFP’? All I will say is that ten years transpired between ‘First Class’ and ‘DOFP’, so anything is possible. She’s a young woman in her 20s going on 30s… and I will leave it at that!”
Charles and Erik of the past end DOFP on a positive note?
“At the end of the movie [Magneto] flies away without his helmet, with the implication that he’ll go off and continue to be Magneto in some form, but not be able to hide it from Charles, who‘ll be able to read his mind and track him. There’s a truce of some kind between Charles and Magneto, but there’s a part of Magneto that will always be the Magneto we know from the comics.
History has changed.
“We changed the timeline for everything that came after ‘DOFP’ – so ‘X-Men 1’, 2 and 3, even ‘The Wolverine’. So Jean [Grey] was not killed in ‘Last Stand’, nor was Scott, and a whole lot of other things rippled.”
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Now its a completion of a trilogy… after that can they now move on making more films with the original cast…
and Psylockeeeeeeeeeeeee! GOD! She’s my freaking favorite mutant of all time! I would have a total nerdgasm if they ever use her again!
The ‘First Class’ trilogy ending with the formation of the X-Men (something ‘Apocalypse’ promises to detail) makes sense, but I doubt this marks the end of McAvoy, Fassbender, Lawrence, and Hoult. The studio will be eager to keep a hold of those guys, assuming they’re amenable to continuing. Lawrence and Fassbender in particular, are pretty big stars right at the moment.
The nature of the story, and how it’s being told might change (perhaps there won’t be anymore ten year jumps for instance), and the franchise might get more fractured as they start to explore solo adventures. A outing for Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique has already been mooted.
It’ll certainly be interesting to see where things go. Whether that will include a return to the original cast? I hope so, but we’ll have to wait and see…
I hope they at least have McAvoy signed for more than three films. I can see Lawrence and (maybe) Hoult moving on. Not sure about Fassbender, but I hope they focus on other villains anyways.
I could see any or all of them moving on, but I hope that won’t happen. There’s a lot more to be done with Hoult’s Beast for instance, and Lawrence’s Mystique is now far too intriguing to let go of just yet.
You’re right though, McAvoy’s the one they’re gonna’ have to hold onto. They need Charles Xavier if they’re planning to deal with the early days of the ‘original’ X-Men.
Fingers crossed everyone sticks around.
I want to ask something, will Michael and James in the X-men Apocalypse?
Yep, Gina, both have been confirmed along with Nicholas, Jennifer and Hugh. Bryan Singer will be back directing the film.