Now this I could definitely get on board with!
While I think Patrick Stewart is simply amazing as Professor X in the X-Men films, I also think James McAvoy was equally impressive as the younger version of the titular head of the X-Men. And now it seems audiences will be treated to not one but two helpings of Professor X. (X squared?)
At a recent discussion panel at the Montreal Comic Con, when Stewart was asked about appearing in the followup to 2011's X-Men: First Class Stewart replied, "I think there is every possibility." Now granted while this is certainly not a definitive "yes" the remark is interesting in light of the sequel's plot:
The storyline alternates between present day, in which the X-Men fight Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and a future timeline caused by the X-Men's failure to prevent the Brotherhood from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly. In this future universe, Sentinels rule the United States, and mutants live in internment camps. The present-day X-Men are forewarned of the possible future by a future version of their teammate Kitty Pryde, whose mind traveled back in time and possessed her younger self to warn the X-Men. She succeeds in her mission and returns to the future, but despite her success, the future timeline still exists as an alternative timeline rather than as the actual future.
Anytime there is a time travel storyline to a film, anything is up for grabs which tells me that barring a major catastrophe, Stewart will be in this film. If Stewart does appear this brings up another interesting thought: would Ian McKellen appear in the film as the older Magneto? Oh the possibilites!
X-Men: Days of Future Past opens July 18, 2014.
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