X-Men: Days of Future Past is the Best X-Men Film Yet

It's been awhile since we've seen the X-Men. No, I don't mean the X-Men we've seen in the tepid, unnecessary Wolverine films these last few years, nor the ones we saw in the inspired reboot/prequel, "X-Men First Class" (directed by "Kick Ass'" Matthew Vaughn). The series' veteran director Bryan Singer (who directed the first 2 films in the series) returns at the helm to inject the series with a shot of adrenaline it hasn't had since his masterful "X-2". Singer blends the very best elements from the old films, and the newer ones with an artful, dark twist that recalls Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. 

X-Men: Days of Future Past Trailer

The first real trailer for Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past is here (I say, first real trailer because a teaser appeared on the web a few months ago), and it's chock full of action, explosions, and stoic cutaway shots.

The film stars some actors from the most recent addition to the X-Men franchise (Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence) and some from the old series (Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Page, Patrick Stewart) in a story stemming from the acclaimed comic book of the same name. The film will blend the past and present incarnations of the characters (for example, Ian McKellan and Michael Fassbender will play Magneto, while James McAvoy and Patrick Stewart will play Charles Xavier/Professor X).