Get Your First Official Look At The ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Rogue Cut
In the mutant-packed extravaganza that wasX-Men: Days of Future Past, there was one glaring omission. Fan favorite Rogue got dropped from the film, afterAnna Paquinhad already shot her scenes.
But as you’ve probably already heard, she’s being reinstated in theX-Men: Days of Future PastRogue Cut, out on Blu-ray and DVD later this month. Today, we have our first official glimpse of Paquin in the movie. Get yourX-Men Rogue Cutfirst look after the jump.
TheX-Men Rogue Cutfirst look image fromTHRis set in the not-too-distant future, where Sentinels are threatening to wipe out all mutantkind. Rogue teams with former nemesis Magneto (Ian McKellen) to fight the good fight.
Brazilian fan siteUniversoXmenposted a few other stills on theirInstagramas well.
TheX-Men: Days of Future PastRogue Cut runs about 17 minutes longer than the theatrical cut. Rogue doesn’t just appear incidentally; she has her own subplot involving Magneto, Professor X (Patrick Stewart), and Iceman (Shawn Ashmore). She also steps in for Kitty (Ellen Page) at one point.
Weirdly, Rogue seems to have made a habit of getting axed fromX-Menmovies. She was originally supposed toappearinThe Wolverine, but screenwriter Mark Bomback nixed her before the project actually moved into the production phase.
TheX-Men: Days of Future PastRogue Cut goes on saleJuly 14. Besides the additional footage, the Rogue Cut DVD / Blu-ray will have new extras not included with other editions.
But it’ll really be unveiled a few days before that at San Diego Comic-Con. TheX-Men: Days of Future PastRogue Cut will play on four screens at the Reading Cinema on July 11 at 8 PM. Fans can get tickets by buying the Rogue Cut at either the Fox both or the Nerd HQ lounge.
