• Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket

How much of Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: Days of Future Past script made it into the movie?

December 23, 2014 by Thomas Roach

X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn was originally set to return to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past but eventually bowed out in favour of directing another project of his, Kingsman: The Secret Service. Vaughn had written the original screenplay alongside Simon Kinberg, but it was unclear how much of his story made it onto the big screen when Bryan Singer replaced him as director. Now, in an interview with Collider, Vaughn has spoken about the movie, and how much of his original vision was retained by Singer in the final film:

“I’d say 90%.  I mean, we worked on the script [Simon] Kinsberg and I.  It was a really tough decision for me, because I pulled out just because I’d finished the Kingsman: The Secret Service script at the same time and I was like ‘My god if I don’t make a fun spy movie right now, somebody else’s going to do it.’  And I think there’s five coming out next year now.  So we’re going to be the first of it not the last.  Bryan [Singer] did a few things, which I thought were genius that weren’t in my script.  I had Juggernaut breaking into the Pentagon, he changed it to Quicksilver and did that fucking brilliantly, I have to add.  My idea was the sentinels at the end, I wanted them to look like Mystique.  I thought there should be thousands of mystiques attacking them in the future.  He changed a few more of the mutants, but it was pretty close.  Yeah, it was pretty close.”

Vaughn’s next film Kingsman: The Secret Service is set for release on February 13th, with a cast that includes Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Taron Egerton (The Smoke), Samuel L. Jackson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Michael Caine (The Dark Knight Rises), Mark Strong (Kick-Ass), Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean), Sofia Boutella (StreetDance 2), Lady Gaga (Machete Kills) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars: The Force Awakens).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&list=PL18yMRIfoszH_jfuJoo8HCG1-lGjvfH2F&v=3n3TnGczwV4

Originally published December 23, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.

Filed Under: Movies, News, Thomas Roach Tagged With: Marvel, Matthew Vaughn, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past

FMTV – Watch Our Latest Video Here

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

Johnnie To, Hong Kong Cinema’s Modern Master

Awful Video Game Movie Adaptations You’ve Probably Forgotten

10 Great Cult B-Movies of the VHS Era

Francis Ford Coppola In And Out Of The Wilderness

Eight Essential Sci-Fi Prison Movies

Great Vampire Movies You May Have Missed

Cannon Films and the Search for Critical Acclaim

10 Essential Action Movies from 2005

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Revisited: The Birth of a Horror Icon

20 Essential Criterion Collection Films

WATCH OUR MOVIE NOW FOR FREE ON PRIME VIDEO!

Top Stories:

90s Guilty Pleasure Thrillers So Bad They’re Actually Good

Movie Review – Black Phone 2 (2025)

Movie Review – Frankenstein (2025)

Movie Review – Good Fortune (2025)

The Top 10 Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes

Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 4 Review – ‘Missiles’

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Picard Omnibus

Movie Review – Ballad of a Small Player (2025)

10 Must-See Horror Movies Guaranteed to Make You Squirm

Hasbro unveils new Star Wars: The Black Series Darth Vader, Boba Fett and Purge Trooper & Patrol Trooper figures

STREAM FREE ON PRIME VIDEO!

FEATURED POSTS:

Great Creepy Dog Horror Movies You Need To See

The Essential Films of John Woo

Six Overhated Modern Horror Movies

The Rise of John Carpenter: Maestro of Horror

Our Partners

  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

© Flickering Myth Limited. All rights reserved. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content without permission is strictly prohibited. Movie titles, images, etc. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you can read this, you don't need glasses.


 

Flickering MythLogo Header Menu
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles and Opinions
  • Write for Flickering Myth
  • About Flickering Myth
  • The Baby in the Basket