If you were hoping to see Stan Lee popping up for his customary Marvel cameo in X-Men: Days of Future Past, then you’ll have no doubt been disappointed by his absence in the mutant superhero epic. Speaking to CNN, the comic book legend has revealed that scheduling issues meant he was unable to feature in the film, as well as offering up a humourous alternative theory…
“In the new X-Men movie, I don’t have a cameo because it was shot, I think, somewhere in Europe and I wasn’t able to go there… It could also be they didn’t want me to do the cameo, because without my cameo the movie will make more money. Somebody watches the movie, and the movie ends, and the person says: ‘Wow, I didn’t see Stan’s cameo. I must have missed it.’ So what do they do? Right back to the box office, buy another ticket, and watch the movie again. I think it’s a big money making ploy on the part of the producers.”
X-Men: Days of Future Past is out now and sees X-Men veterans Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Lucas Till (Havok), Halle Berry (Storm), Anna Paquin (Rogue), Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde), Shawn Ashmore (Iceman) and Daniel Cudmore (Colossus) joined in the cast by franchise newcomers Evan Peters (American Horror Story) as Quicksilver, Booboo Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) as Warpath, Omar Sy (The Intouchables) as Bishop, Fan Bingbing (Iron Man 3) as Blink, Adan Canto (The Following) as Sunspot, Evan Jonigkeit (The Following) as Toad, Josh Helman (Mad Max: Fury Road) as William Stryker and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) as Bolivar Trask. Read our reviews here and here.
Originally published May 28, 2014. Updated April 15, 2018.
