One of the many things that came out of Comic Con 2013 that I forgot to cover was that some brilliant new posters for X-Men: Days of Future Past had been released.
Since the movie stars both Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, and with Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender as Magneto, it makes sense to combine the two together, and they're done a great job of doing so with these new posters.
I love the combination of the two faces using the X-strip. I'm getting pretty excited about this movie.
Source: Superherohype
Plot Summary (from Comingsoon): The film will be based on the comic book storyline "Days of Future Past," which ran in Uncanny X-Men #141 and 142 back in 1981 during Chris Claremont and John Byrne's run and introduced the idea of an alternate future for Marvel's mutants that grew out of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants killing an important senator, leading to a future where all mutants are hunted by Sentinels.
They look a damn sight better than the less-than-average Photoshop efforts made on the posters for X-Men: First Class:
Source: Movieline
UPDATE (25/07/13) - After these posters were released, one fan thought it would be a good idea to throw another mutant into the mix,showing what Wolverine would look like with his past and future selves merged together (hint: it's the same damn person). It's funny and it also makes a good point.
What do you think of the new posters? Let me know in the comments!
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