Speculation has been revolving around actor Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) as to which role he would fill for the upcoming “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” At first, some sources believed he would portray the diminutive Canadian Alpha Flight team member Puck. Now, it has been confirmed that Dinklage will be the film’s villain Bolivar Trask, a scientist and creator of the mutant hunting Sentinels. Bryan Singer tweeted a photo of a movie extra getting a snack at the craft service table, while wearing a Trask Industries work suit. Do the two images add up?
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Here is the plot for “X-Men: Days of Future Past:”
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 (giant mutant-hunting robots) 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.
“X-Men: Days of Future Past” comes to theaters on July 18, 2014. The film stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, Booboo Stewart, Evan Peters, and Omar Sy. Simon Kinberg and Matthew Vaughn wrote the screenplay, which is adapted from the comic book story written by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. The film is directed by Bryan Singer.
Sources: Bryan Singer via Twitter, MTV Geek, IMDb