X-Men director
Bryan Singer took to his
Twitter account to announce three additional original trilogy actors will be returning for
Days of Future Past.
The three latest additions to the cast as he revealed on Twitter yesterday are
Anna Paquin (Rogue),
Shawn Ashmore (Iceman) and
Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde).
He's jokingly thanking
Brett Ratner because he took over the franchise for X-Men 3, allowing the mutants played by Paquin, Page and Ashmore live for perhaps this very reason.
Let me refresh your memory a bit; Singer helmed first two X-Men films, but left X-Men:
The Last Stand in the hands of Ratner when he departed to direct Superman Returns.
It was revealed in November that both
Ian McKellen and
Patrick Stewart will be returning to
X-Men: Days of Future Past as Magneto and Professor X;
Hugh Jackman is
already confirmed to reprise his part as Wolverine;
James McAvoy and
Michael Fassbender are also coming back in same respective roles and expected to join them are
Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) and
Nicholas Hoult (Beast). The only person isn't coming back is
January Jones (White Queen).
X-Men: Days of Future Past is eyeing an April start date and will arrive on July 18th, 2014.
Hopefully we hear more soon!
