X-Men: Days of Future Past facts for kids
Quick facts for kids X-Men: Days of Future Past |
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| Directed by | Bryan Singer |
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| Screenplay by | Simon Kinberg |
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| Music by | John Ottman |
| Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| Editing by | John Ottman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | May 10, 2014 (Javits Center) May 23, 2014 (United States) |
| Running time | 132 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $200–205 million |
| Money made | $746 million |
X-Men: Days of Future Past is a 2014 American superhero film. It was directed and co-produced by Bryan Singer. The story was created by Simon Kinberg, Jane Goldman, and Matthew Vaughn.
This movie is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team, the X-Men. It is the fifth main film in the X-Men film series. It connects to X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men: First Class (2011). It also follows The Wolverine (2013).
The film features many famous actors. These include Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Jennifer Lawrence. The story is inspired by a comic book called "Days of Future Past". This comic was written by Chris Claremont and John Byrne in 1981.
The movie takes place in two different time periods. The character Logan (Wolverine) travels back to 1973. His mission is to change history. He needs to stop an event that will cause huge destruction for both humans and mutants.
Originally, Matthew Vaughn was going to direct this movie. He had directed X-Men: First Class. But he left to work on other films. So, Bryan Singer returned to direct. He had directed the first two X-Men movies. Many of the original crew members came back with him.
The movie cost about $205 million to make. Filming started in Montreal, Quebec, in April 2013. It finished in August of the same year. More filming happened in late 2013 and early 2014. Twelve different companies worked on the special visual effects.
X-Men: Days of Future Past first showed in New York City on May 10, 2014. It was released in theaters on May 23 by 20th Century Fox. The movie got great reviews. People liked its story, special effects, action, and acting. Some people found the time travel part a bit confusing.
The film earned over $746 million worldwide. This made it the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2014. It was also the third-highest-grossing film in the X-Men series. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. This was the first X-Men film to get an Oscar nomination. A sequel, X-Men: Apocalypse, came out in 2016.
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Meet the Characters
Here are some of the main characters you'll see in the movie:
- Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine:
- Logan is a mutant with amazing healing powers. He also has super sharp senses, like an animal. In 1973, he has bone claws that come out of his hands. In the future, his bones and claws are covered in a super strong metal called adamantium. His healing power also makes him age very slowly.
- James McAvoy and Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier / Professor X:
- Michael Fassbender and Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto:
- Erik is a powerful mutant who can control metal using magnetic fields. He often disagrees with Professor X. Erik believes mutants are better than humans. But in the future, he helps the X-Men fight against the Sentinels.
- Jennifer Lawrence as Raven / Mystique:
- Raven is a mutant who can change her shape to look like anyone. She is also Charles Xavier's childhood friend and adopted sister.
- Halle Berry as Ororo Munroe / Storm:
- Ororo is a mutant who can control the weather. She is one of the most experienced and powerful X-Men.
- Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy / Beast:
- Hank is a mutant who looks like a lion. He has super strength, is very agile, and can move very fast.
- Anna Paquin as Rogue:
- Rogue is a mutant who can take away other mutants' powers and life force by touching them. In a previous movie, she took a "cure" for her powers.
- Elliot Page as Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat:
- Kitty is a mutant who can pass through solid objects. She is one of the youngest X-Men. She plays a very important part in their fight to survive.
- Peter Dinklage as Dr. Bolivar Trask:
- Dr. Trask is a scientist who works for the military. He leads Trask Industries. He creates robots called Sentinels. These robots are designed to find and destroy mutants.
- Shawn Ashmore as Bobby Drake / Iceman:
- Bobby is a mutant who can create and control ice.
- Omar Sy as Bishop:
- Bishop is a mutant who can absorb energy. He can then release it as powerful blasts.
- Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver:
- Peter is a mutant who can move, talk, and think at super fast speeds.
- Josh Helman as Maj. William Stryker:
- Major Stryker is a military officer who dislikes mutants.
- Daniel Cudmore as Peter Rasputin / Colossus:
- Peter is a mutant who can turn his body into organic steel. This makes him super strong and tough.
- Fan Bingbing as Blink:
- Blink is a mutant who can create portals. These portals allow her to teleport herself and others.
- Adan Canto as Sunspot:
- Sunspot is a mutant who can create and control solar energy and flames. He also gets super strength and can fly when using his powers.
- Booboo Stewart as Warpath:
- Warpath is a mutant who uses knives. He is an expert tracker. He has super agility, fast reflexes, and enhanced strength.
Other familiar faces appear too! Famke Janssen returns as Jean Grey. James Marsden is back as Scott Summers. Lucas Till plays Havok again. Even the director, Bryan Singer, has a small role in the movie!
Movie Release
X-Men: Days of Future Past first showed to the world in New York City. This happened at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on May 10, 2014.
The movie was released in other countries on May 21, 2014. It came out in the United States on May 23, 2014. It was shown in both 2D and 3D theaters. Special premiere events were also held in cities like London, Beijing, and Moscow.
Watching at Home
In June 2014, the TV channel FX bought the rights to show X-Men: Days of Future Past on television.
The movie was released for digital download on September 23, 2014. You could buy it on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D starting October 14, 2014. In the United Kingdom, it came out on November 10, 2014.
The Rogue Cut
An extra version of the movie was released on July 14, 2015. It was called The Rogue Cut. This version added 17 minutes of scenes that were not in the original movie.
It included a special storyline for Anna Paquin's character, Rogue. Her part was very small in the first movie. The Rogue Cut was also shown at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Awards and Recognition
X-Men: Days of Future Past received many nominations and awards!
- It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. This was a big deal, as it was the first X-Men film to get an Oscar nomination.
- The movie won a 3D Creative Arts Awards for "Best Scene or Sequence in a Feature Film."
- It also won an Empire Award for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy film.
- The "Quicksilver Escape from the Pentagon" scene won "Best Scene" at the St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards.
- Jennifer Lawrence won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy.
- The Rogue Cut version of the film won a Saturn Award for Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release.
See also
In Spanish: X-Men: días del futuro pasado para niños
