In a bit of a news roundup, I’m trying to cover all the press material literally flying out of X-Men: Days of Future Past. After the success of The Wolverine and the post-credits scenes that more than hinted at the next step in the X-Men film franchise, Days of Future Past is gearing up to pull a bit of an Avengers move in bringing together the entirety of the X-Men film universe.
The first bit is a promo teaser that comes from the perspective of Trask Industries, the enemy in this next installment that threatens to eliminate all of mutantkind once and for all. “Join Trask Industries” it says, “as we celebrate 50 years of the Sentinel program and look forward to an even brighter future.”
While I’m not quite up to snuff on my X-Men mythology, Sentinels are giant, killer robots seen as the solution to the “mutant problem.” The leader of Trask Inc.? Peter Dinklage.
Take a look at Dinklage as Bolivar Trask as well as a picture of a full-sized sentinel from the set that director Bryan Singer tweeted earlier today.
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| Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Trask |
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| Bryan Singer on set with full-sized sentinel. |
X-Men: Days of Future Past is directed by Bryan Singer and stars Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Ian McKellen, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Ellen Page, Anna Paquin, Shaun Ashmore, Omar Sy and Evan Peters. It hits theaters on May 23, 2014.
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By: Matt Oakes
Started blogging about film in college when the university paper wouldn’t have him. Dislikes your consensus film Twitter favorites. Devotee of horror movies that make him die a little inside. Catches films at festivals when he can. Proud SFCS and OFCS member and Tomatometer-approved critic. Editor-in-chief of Silver Screen Riot.
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