âBryan let the cat out of the bag on Twitter,â Stewart told EW. âAnd it included announcing that Sir Ian and myself were going to be in this movie. We are, you know, under contractual oath with 20th Century Fox to say nothing about any prospective X-Men movie including the old team. I use âoldâ advisedly. So itâs a kind of awkward position, because lovely Bryan Singer just blurted it all out there. For me the big thrill is knowing that Bryan Singer is attached to this movie, because not only is he a brilliant director, but also I adore him and hope that it might be true and that we do work together at some point in the future. But Iâm not being coy. I know nothing about this project. And Iâm hoping that might change in the future.â
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He added: âI donât know that weâre doing it. I have not signed a contract yet. I know there is a project in development, but we have no dates. No detailed casting. Thrilled to hear that my dear friend and colleague Ian McKellen is on board, but Iâm sorry, you know, you need to understand, Iâm not being cute. I know nothing.â
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What about the master of magnetism? âI mean they talked to me about it and I said, âWouldnât it be fun if it happenedâ, and I didnât hear any more,â McKellen told Hollywood.com. âAnd then suddenly Bryan Singer tweets his friends and says, âIâm gonna make X-Men with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellenâ, so thatâs how I learned that I got the job!â
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Fans shouldnât worry though as the pair will no doubt appear in the film, and you canât blame Bryan Singer for sharing the very exciting news a little early.
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Scheduled for release on July 18, 2014, X-Men: Days of Future Past boasts a script by Simon Kinberg and is said to be inspired Chris Claremont and John Byrneâs comic book storyline that ran in Uncanny X-Men #141 and 142 back in 1981. âDays of Future Pastâ introduced the idea of an alternate future for Marvelâs mutants that grew out of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants killing an important senator, leading to a future where all mutants are hunted by Sentinels.