FIRST LOOK: Jennifer Lawrence As Mystique On The Set Of X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Peter Dinklage Will Play Main Villain Of X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, Could It Be Graydon Creed?

Remember when I originally stated that Bryan Singer would be looking at Peter Dinklage for a villain role in X-Men Days of Future Past? Others had him pegged as Alpha Flight member Puck in an already overloaded film of mutants heroes. It turns out my hunch was on the right track, as Variety says that Peter has landed the main villain role. They don't name the villain but it's likely we could see him has Nathaniel Essex (Mr. Sinister), En Sabah Nur (Apocalypse) or Sentinels/Master Mold.

It's possible he could be playing a anti-mutant human villain that helps develop the Sentinel program. Finishing the job that William Stryker (Brian Cox) started in X2. Trask (creator of the Sentinels) played by Bill Duke (Predator, Commando) shows up in X3 but isn't revealed as inventor of the Sentinels. I could see them use another character instead, Graydon Creed could be that character. The son of Sabertooth and Mystique, Graydon is abandoned when it's apparent he wasn't a mutant. He becomes apart of the anti-mutant movement heading up the group Friends of Humanity, known for hate crimes against mutants and their human supporters. It's possible FOH could push the government to finally enact the Sentinel program with Creed overseeing it. The mutant registry was already shown in X2 and could return in the new film.

Storm And Nightcrawler Returning For X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST?

Director Bryan Singer has been seemingly trying to blend both X-Men franchises into one single film likely to allow more present time films. After the horrible handing of X3 which saw the death of major characters and led to a stalemate for moving forward. The studio painted themselves into a corner and with the help of Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Simon Kinberg and Singer they're trying to fix things. Bryan was recently asked if he would be willing to bring back both Halle Berry as Storm and Alan Cummings as the highly popular Nightcrawler. He's unsure about Storm and Nightcrawler but isn't ruling it out. The latter character's parents have already been setup in X-Men First Class with Mystique and Azazel now working together in the Brotherhood of Mutants.

One major human character that will likely have to return is Bolivar Trask played by Bill Duke (Predator, Commando). As his character does invent and unleash the Sentinels on the mutant population which is funded by the government. It's possible we could be seeing a lot of these characters being killed off/captured in the beginning of the film putting into motion the element of time-travel to fix things. No word if Kitty will be the only character thrown back into time to stop the events that lead to the Sentinels being built. Singer already has a major chunk of returning X-Men such as Xavier (Stewart), Magneto (McKellan), Wolverine (Jackman), Rouge (Paquin), Kitty (Page) and Iceman (Ashmore). There isn't word if Kelsey Grammer (modern Beast), Ben Foster (Angel) or Daniel Crudmore (Colossus) will be coming back either.

Jennifer Lawrence Confirmed For First Class Sequel

HeatVision ups the original announcement of Matthew Vaughn directing the sequel to X-Men First Class. They confirm the entire cast of the original film are returning, even high profiled actors Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence. Fassbender will be shooting the indie period drama 12 Years A Slave with director Steve McQueen (Shame, Hunger) this summer. Jennifer Lawrence who leads the Hunger Games franchise is expected to start production on the sequel Catching Fire sometime soon as well. It's really the first time we've heard that Lawrence is indeed coming back to play Raven/Mystique.