Line #6 Trivia/XMenDaysOfFuturePast


1	* AbilityOverAppearance: In the comic books, Bolivar Trask is a taller fellow while Creator/PeterDinklage, who portrays him, has dwarfism. He's an Emmy-winning actor whose performances are frequently met with critical acclaim, and since his appearance has very little bearing on the character, nobody has made anything of it.
2	* ActorInspiredElement: By his own admission, Creator/MichaelFassbender slightly altered his voice so that he would sound a little more like a younger Creator/IanMcKellen compared to how he sounded in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', as he wanted to be able to bridge their respective performances of Magneto together since they both would appear in the same movie.
3	* AllStarCast:
4	** From the original ''X-Men'' film trilogy: Creator/PatrickStewart as future Charles Xavier, Creator/IanMcKellen as future Magneto, Creator/HughJackman as ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, Creator/ElliotPage as ComicBook/KittyPryde, Creator/HalleBerry as ComicBook/{{Storm\|MarvelComics}}, and Creator/AnnaPaquin as ComicBook/{{Rogue}} [[BillingDisplacement for three seconds]]. [[spoiler:Creator/JamesMarsden (as ComicBook/{{Cyclops\|MarvelComics}}), Creator/FamkeJanssen (as ComicBook/JeanGrey) and Creator/KelseyGrammer (as the older Beast) all made a cameo.]]
5	** From ''First Class'': Creator/JamesMcAvoy as Charles Xavier, Creator/MichaelFassbender as ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, Creator/JenniferLawrence as Mystique.
6	** New addition: Creator/PeterDinklage as Bolivar Trask. Creator/FanBingbing (Blink) isn't as well known in the West but she's the biggest actress in China.
7	** With the new additions and cameos from older casts, this comic book movie featured at least 10 Oscar nominees or winners.
8	* AshcanCopy: While the treatment is mostly for predecessor ''First Class'' (done to keep X-Men within Fox's domains), the film can be considered the greatest ashcan copy of all time, if aggregate reviews are anything to go by.
9	* AwesomeDearBoy: [[spoiler:Kelsey Grammer]] loved playing [[spoiler:Beast]] so much that when Patrick Stewart and Ian [=McKellan=] let him know the band was being put back together for ''Days'', he immediately called Bryan Singer to get him in the movie, somewhere, and was flown in on Singer's private jet in secret for a last-second cameo.
10	* BillingDisplacement:
11	** Anna Paquin only appears in a brief cameo with no lines, but is listed higher than Peter Dinklage and Creator/ElliotPage, whose characters have plenty of screentime and are essential to the plot. Paquin's scenes were restored on ''The Rogue Cut'' Blu-Ray/DVD release, but Rogue's part is still small.
12	** Storm was only a minor character, yet Creator/HalleBerry's name is listed above Nicholas Hoult's, who had a large supporting role.
13	** Omar Sy's name is shown before Evan Peters' and Creator/JoshHelman's during the end credits despite the fact that Bishop was merely a glorified extra who speaks a few words while Quicksilver and Major Stryker had a lot more dialogue.
14	* CaliforniaDoubling: The Paris scenes were filmed in Old Montreal, and parts of the Pentagon (like the area where we see visitors touring the building, and when Charles and Logan are walking alone in a basement corridor) are from the Arts Building at [=McGill=] University. The Moscow bunker is located beneath the rafters of The Big O (the informal name of Montreal's Olympic Stadium). Mystique jumped out of the window of the mayor's office at Montreal City Hall.
15	* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JoshHelman was originally cast as a younger version of ComicBook/{{Juggernaut\|MarvelComics}} before the role was replaced by Quicksilver. He was then cast as the young William Stryker to compensate for his role being cut.
16	* CelebrityVoiceActor: In the Japanese dub, Ayame Gouriki (who played Shiori Genpo in the ''Manga/BlackButler'' live-action film) voices Mystique.
17	* CreatorBacklash: Creator/MichaelFassbender really isn't fond of the scene where Erik gives a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Charles while on the plane, as he felt that his performance amounted to little more than "some dude shouting".
18	* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/BryanSinger cast Creator/PeterDinklage as Bolivar Task because he and his wife were fans of ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
19	* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/BryanSinger has admitted at both the SDCC panel and the "X-Men Unguarded" group discussion on ''The Rogue Cut'' Blu-Ray/DVD that Professor X is his favourite X-Men character (he even got a Cerebro helmet tattoo with Creator/PatrickStewart providing him moral support after this movie broke the $700 million mark). This is why the younger Xavier gets to be the central figure of ''Days of Future Past'' instead of the younger Magneto for the second time in a row as Creator/MatthewVaughn had originally planned. (Erik is Vaughn's favourite.)
20	* DawsonCasting: Creator/EvanPeters, who was 26 years old during filming, portrays the teenaged Peter Maximoff.
21	* DeletedRole: Creator/AnnaPaquin's role as Rogue was all but cut out of the original theatrical (and the regular Blu-Ray/DVD) release, leaving her with a major listing in the closing credits and even her own poster, but a grand total of 3 seconds (that's being generous) of actual screen time and not a line of dialogue.
22	* DeletedScene: [[DeletedScene/XMenFilmSeries See here]].
23	* DisownedAdaptation: Creator/JohnByrne [[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/05/20/john-byrne-wasnt-invited-to-cameo-in-x-men-days-of-future-past-but-hed-have-said-no/ said]] that if he had been invited to cameo in the film, inspired by [[Comicbook/DaysOfFuturePast an arc of the comics he penciled]], he would feel "a lot like the prom scene in ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''" given "I've haaaaaaaaated what [[Film/XMenFilmSeries the movies]] have done with the X-Men".
24	* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', both also being Marvel films made by different studios. ''Cap'' and ''Days'' wound up virtually even critically and commercially; both topped $700m worldwide (''Cap'' made slightly more in the US, ''Days'' slightly more internationally) and ''Days'' finished with a 91% Rotten Tomatoes critic approval aggregate, with ''Cap'' at 89%.
25	** With ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''. Reportedly, when Marvel Studios announced that Quicksilver would be appearing in ''Ultron'', Fox decided to beat them to the punch by adding Quicksilver to their lineup.
26	* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/HughJackman has declared this when he was warned about this film during the shoot of ''Film/TheWolverine'':
27	-->"I must admit I was starting to see a life free of steamed chicken breasts. They told me the idea and, at the time, it was Matthew Vaughn [directing]. Instantly, I knew it was a winner. It just felt like everything was coming full circle. However, I must admit my stomach and my mind were like, 'Oh no.'"
28	* ExecutiveMeddling: While no cases have been known, it was enough to spark CreativeDifferences for producer Lauren Shuler Donner to make her leave the franchise ([[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/we-were-wrong-behind-dark-phoenix-foxs-dismal-x-men-franchise-finale-plans-1216859 she's still credited in all following movies due to her contract]] - to the point that Donner eventually tweeted "Save your condolences. I had zero, nothing to do with ''Film/DarkPhoenix''. Or ''[[Film/XMenApocalypse Apocalypse]]'', or ''[[Film/TheNewMutants New Mutants]]''.").
29	* FakeNationality: In addition to the ones from the previous movies, Australian Josh Helman as the young William Stryker (American), Mexican Adan Canto as Sunspot (Brazillian), Canadian Creator/MarkCamacho as UsefulNotes/RichardNixon (American, obviously) and Canadian Brendan Pedder as Apocalypse (Egyptian).
30	* FollowTheLeader: The CrisisCrossover and huge cast were conceived in response to the success of ''Film/TheAvengers2012''.
31	* HideYourPregnancy: Creator/HalleBerry's role as Storm had to be rewritten following an unexpected pregnancy. Though they were able to finish shooting while Berry could still fit her costume (though only by a week or so), all of Storm's flight and hand-to-hand combat scenes had to be cut from the script.
32	* LyingCreator: Prior to the release of the movie, Creator/BryanSinger, [[spoiler:Creator/FamkeJansen]], and [[spoiler:Creator/JamesMarsden]] all claimed that [[spoiler:ComicBook/JeanGrey]] and [[spoiler:ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}]] would not be appearing in the film in any way. They lied to hide the fact that [[spoiler:Cyclops and Jean]] were shown BackFromTheDead in the surprise [[spoiler:EveryoneLives]] ending.
33	* MeaningfulReleaseDate: ''The Rogue Cut'' was released in North America on July 14, 2015, which is the 15th anniversary of the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''.
34	* TheOtherDarrin: In ''The Last Stand'', Creator/BillDuke played a Senator Trask. Which was a possible SequelHook, but wound up in turning that into another guy with the surname Trask given Bolivar became Peter Dinklage, rendering standard other Darrin-ing impossible due to the substantial physical differences between the two actors.
35	** In the Japanese dub of ''The Rogue Edition'', older Magneto is voiced by Katsumi Cho, rather than Creator/IemasaKayumi like in the theatrical release, because the latter passed away at the time when that edition was released in Japan. The same goes with Mystique, as in the theatrical release she was voiced by the movie actress Ayame Gouriki, but she's replaced with Hiroko Ushida in the dub, possibly due to licensing.
36	** In the Latin American Spanish dub, Creator/RicardoTejedo replaces José Arenas as the younger Magneto.
37	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/JamesMcAvoy's portrayal of a mentally ill Xavier in ''Days Of Future Past'' is the complete opposite of the WideEyedIdealist we saw in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' (which is the actor's most notable example of TypeCasting).
38	* PromotedFanboy: Creator/JamesMcAvoy gets to play a scene with Sir Creator/PatrickStewart, whom he is a fan of, and isn't shy about expressing how much that delights him in interviews. The standard Blu-Ray release includes a featurette called "Double Take: Xavier & Magneto" where [=McAvoy=] can't stop fanboy-ing over Stewart.
39	* RealitySubtext: A major theme is the concept of a second chance in the face of the mutant race's impending extinction. This could be seen as a nod to the fact that the movie is seen by some as a last-ditch effort to revitalize the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', which had been in a box office tailspin since the release of ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' and ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''.
40	* ReferencedBy:
41	** In the HISHE parody of ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', there is a joke where the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjZP4XzHfI0&feature=youtu.be&t=1m28s MCU's Quicksilver rescues an ally from a hail of bullets much like FOX's Quicksilver does in the Pentagon kitchen scene]], complete with a spoof version of Music/JimCroce's "Time in a Bottle" playing in the background.
42	** In ''Series/TheFlash2014'' episode "Elongated Journey in the Night", Barry makes two bad cops knock each other out in the same manner as Quicksilver.
43	* SimilarlyNamedWorks:
44	** The film is in no way connected to the album ''Music/DaysOfFuturePassed'' by Music/TheMoodyBlues.
45	** Also not to be confused with the similar sounding trope DaysOfFuturePast.
46	* ThrowItIn: In a DeletedScene, Logan learns about what the time travel process entails and at the end him and Storm share a kiss before he goes to do the procedure, implying they've had a relationship going on for some time and know whatever happens this will be their last time together. This was not in the script and happened because of a HilariousOuttake where Jackman and Barry improvised a comical, sloppy kiss and when it was done Logan brushed it off and Storm went happily skipping out of the scene. Singer liked the idea and tried to integrate it into the actual scene, the scene itself ended up cut because of pacing and blocking issues.
47	* WagTheDirector: The script called for Logan to wake up in 1973 in boxer shorts. Creator/HughJackman vetoed this, in favor of waking nude, saying, "In Australia, if you're next to a really good-looking girl, you're not getting out with boxer shorts on, or briefs, or anything!"
48	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
49	** Creator/JamieCampbellBower and Creator/NicoTortorella auditioned for the role of [[Comicbook/{{Quicksilver}} Peter Maximoff]] before Creator/EvanPeters was cast.
50	** Angel, Azazel, Riptide, and Emma were intended to return, until they decided to go with the ''Days of Future Past'' story and killed the former Hellfire Club offscreen.
51	** According to Singer himself, ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} and Comicbook/{{Gambit}} were supposed to appear in the film.
52	** Among the concept art that has surfaced for the film is a [[http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/X-Men-Days-of-Future-Past-Jubilee-concept-art-2-570x988.jpeg costume concept]] of Jubilee for the future scenes, indicating that she was among the characters considered for the film. Creator/LanaCondor would play Jubilee in ''X-Men Apocalypse''.
53	** Rockslide was also planned as one of the future X-Men, but did not make it past the storyboard stage. However, a Sentinel mimicking his powers ''does'' still appear as a bit of an OrphanedReference.
54	** The mutant who helps the heroes break Magneto out of jail was originally going to be a teenage version of Cain Marko, aka TheJuggernaut. The script was rewritten to feature ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} in the jailbreak sequence instead, and Creator/JoshHelman, the actor who was cast as Marko, was chosen to play a young version of William Stryker (the BigBad of ''Film/X2XMenUnited'') to make up for his role being cut.
55	** Betsy Braddock, aka Psylocke, was also considered to make an appearance in the film, but was cut from the script early. It does not help that before the film came out, [[RacialFaceBlindness many were confusing Fan Bingbing's Blink for her.]] Psylocke is played by Creator/OliviaMunn in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.
56	** A major DeletedScene would have turned the plot of the movie on its ear had it been kept as it featured [[spoiler:Mystique returning to Charles's mansion where she has her gunshot wound tended to by Hank and is basically completely filled in on her role in the story arc, which although Mystique remains defiant, still pretty much would have left the film with nowhere to go had it been kept.]]
57	** Creator/StanLee was offered a cameo, but opted out so he could attend Fan Expo Canada in Toronto.
58	** Singer also wanted a younger Kurt Wagner, aka Nightcrawler, to show up as well, but he thought there were already too many characters as it was. However, Creator/KodiSmitMcPhee was cast as Nightcrawler in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.
59	** Comicbook/RachelSummers was originally going to be the one to send Wolverine back in time and have a complicated relationship with Storm, but her role was cut and given to Kitty because Simon Kinberg felt the movie already had enough drama and characters.
60	** Scenes [[ShipTease implying a romance]] between Storm and Logan were filmed, but cut for time.
61	** Beast was to appear in the future scenes but Creator/KelseyGrammer was busy filming ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction''. [[spoiler: His cameo was added in re-shoots]].
62	** Havok was to be captured later on in the film and used to test a prototype Sentinel. It was cut for time purposes. This explains why Havok is not seen when Magneto makes his broadcast, but Ink and Toad are.
63	** In Creator/MatthewVaughn's intended version of the film, Magneto would have intended to kill JFK as revenge for the murders of Angel and Azazel. Raven would also have attempted to pose as Kennedy, with help from Emma Frost, in an attempt to gain power. It would have backfired horribly, explaining the anti-Mutant sentiment.
64	** Vaughn's version of ''Days of Future Past'' was also intended to be the ''third'' installment of the X-Men prequel series, rather than the second. The second film would've been set in the 70s, and would've introduced a new actor as a younger Wolverine, with plans for this new version of the character to encounter the original Hugh Jackman Wolverine during the eventual ''Days of Future Past'' film, which would've been set in the 80s. Had this happened, Vaughn's pick for the younger Wolverine was Creator/TomHardy.

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