Patrick Stewart And Ian McKellen Sign On For ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

Well, it’s been speculated for quite some time now that we’d see cast members from the original X-Men films returning for the sequel to X-Men: First Class and now director Bryan Singer has made it official. Singer has revealed that the story will indeed focus on past and future/young and old versions of the characters and has officially welcomed Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier) and Ian McKellen (Magneto) to the cast of X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Singer tweeted minutes ago:

Thrilled to announce @ianmckellen118 & @sirpatstew are joining the cast of #XMEN #DaysOfFuturePast #magneto #professorX More to come…

— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) November 27, 2012

 

It’s definitely worth noting that the director ended with “more to come”. From the sounds of it, we should expect even more casting news coming very soon. Dear Mr. Singer, let’s bring back James Marsden as Scott Summers. Just saying.