Most Anticipated Films of 2014

Jay's Picks:

Here's is a list of the movies that I am most excited about seeing in 2014. They are in no particular order. I usually find that many of my favorite films each year end up not being on my "anticipated" list, so I know there is going to be pictures out there that I haven't even heard about yet. These are the ones I do know about, though, and they are all worth getting excited about.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Directed by Wes Anderson

Starring Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Edward Norton, Bill Murray and Saoirse Ronan

My love for everything Wes Anderson does knows no bounds. He is one of my favorite film makers working today. I know for many he is an acquired taste, but I find his style and themes of family dysfunction to be wonderful. This is his follow-up to Moonrise Kingdom which was a big critical and commercial success for the director. Ralph Fiennes takes on a rare comedic role and heads up an all-star cast filled with Anderson regulars. He stars as Gustave H., a famous concierge at a European hotel, and the movie is about the theft of a priceless Renaissance painting.

Intersteller

Directed by Christopher Nolan

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain

Maybe it's a good thing that Christopher Nolan has put Batman behind him. While it had some good moments and the spit and polish that's typical of Nolan's movies, The Dark Knight Rises didn't fire on all cylinders for me. Interstellar is kind of shrouded in mystery. I know it has to do the a team of explorers who discover a wormhole that allows them travel to the far reaches of space. What they find, I'm sure will be very interesting.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Directed by James Gunn

Starring Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel and Karen Gillan

Marvel's big gamble culminates in this summer's, Guardians of the Galaxy. With this movie they are going to take these series of films, that started with 2008's Iron Man, into a whole different direction. For me, having grown up reading these comics, especially the Infinity Gauntlet limited run, I could not be more excited. James Gunn (Super, Slither) is the perfect director to take on this weirder more alien-focused group of superheroes.

Inherent Vice

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jena Malone, Sasha Pieterse, Reese Witherspoon and Josh Brolin

Paul Thomas Anderson brings Thomas Pynchon's famous novel to the screen. Who knows what we are going to see, since Anderson is not know for delivering faithful adaptations (see There Will Be Blood which bears little resemblance to Upton Sinclair's Oil!). Taking place in Los Angeles in the 70's the plot concerns on a drug-loving detective searching for his missing former girlfriend. I'm hoping that it is great because list last film, The Master, was not one of my favorites from him.

Gone Girl

Directed by David Fincher

Starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike and Neil Patrick Harris

David Fincher continues to be one of the most successful filmmakers who can straddle the line between making movies that are both critically loved and commercially viable. His American version of Steig Larson's bestselling novel, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was terrific, even though it might not have been the runaway hit at the box office the studio was hoping for. This year he will return with another movie based on a blockbuster thriller, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl. It is about one man's search for his wife, who disappeared o their wedding anniversary. Did he have anything to do with it? Guess I'll have to go see it.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo

Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Redford and Sebastian Stan

One of the most popular story lines from Captain America's run makes it's way to the screen this April. I loved Captain America: The First Avenger. It was shining homage to the golden age of comics and did a great job of defining what this character first meant to a country at war and how Marvel resurrected him for a new age. The Winter Soldier is one of his greatest rivals and the one he has the most emotional connection to. I feel like this is going to be the best of the post Avengers, pre-Avengers 2 stand-alone films.



Nymphomaniac: Parts 1 & 2

Directed by Lars Von Trier

Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgard, Shia LeBeouf, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman and Willem Dafoe

The third part of his "Trilogy of Depression", which includes 2009's Anitchrist (maybe the most disturbing movie I've ever seen) and 2011's Melancholia, Lars Von Trier's latest picture is one of the most talked about of the year. It hasn't even come out yet and already the controversy surrounding it is palpable. Charlotte Gainsbourg stars as Joe, a self-described nymphomaniac who describes her erotic adventures to a man who rescues her from an attack. Von Trier has always skated on the outskirts of great film making. He is capable of greatness (The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Melancholia), so every time he makes a new movie I pay attention.



The Hobbit: There and Back Again

Directed by Peter Jackson

Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly and Orlando Bloom

The final installment of Peter Jackson's prequel comes out next December and it promises to be the most action packed. Those that have read J.R.R. Tolkien's famous novel know that the story doesn't end after Bilbo faces Smaug the dragon and the kingdom of Erebor is returned to Thorin and his dwarves. One of Tolkien's greatest battles is ahead of us, the Battle of the Five Armies. Also, look for Jackson to resolve Gandalf's storyline and connect these three movies to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Directed by Bryan Singer

Starring Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Ian McKellan, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Patrick Stewart

Bryan Singer returns to the series he made great by bringing one of the most beloved storylines from the comic to the screen. When he left after making X-Men 2 (one of my all-time favorite comic book movies), Brett Ratner was brought in to deliver X-Men: The Last Stand (one my most hated comic book movies). It was so bad that, along with the deplorable X-Men Origins: The Wolverine, it nearly destroyed the franchise. Thank goodness that Matthew Vaughn was chosen to make X-Men: First Class, which single-handedly resurrected the X-Men series with its unique way of combining history with the origins of the X-Men in the 1960's. Now that Singer is back I have high hopes. My only worry is that it looks like he is deviating quite a bit from the original Days of Future Past story (Wolverine travels back in time instead of Kitty Pryde?), but I'm in for the ride.

Noah

Directed by Darren Aronofsky

Starring Russell Crowe, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Hopkins

If this material were not in the hands of Darren Aronofsky it wouldn't have been on my list. I just don't find the story that compelling, since I know the biblical story of Noah and don't see how a full-length feature film can made out of it. But, it's Aronofsky who makes it worthwhile. Requiem For a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler and Black Swan are some of the best movies of the last 15 years. I hope he can turn this classic story into something special.



Midnight Special

Directed by Jeff Nichols

Starring Kirsten Dunst, Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton and Adam Driver

For those of you who don't know him, Jeff Nichols is certainly a filmmaker to watch. Both 2011's Take Shelter and last year's Mud were excellent films, heralding the coming of a very talented director. He teams up again with Michael Shannon (Take Shelter, Man of Steel, TV's Boardwalk Empire) for this new movie which also stars Kirsten Dunst. It is described as a science fiction drama that tells the tale of a father who goes on the run with his son after he discovers the child has special powers. By the way, if you haven't seen Mud yet, what are you waiting for?!

Birdman

Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Starring Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts and Zach Galifianakis

One of Mexico's most vibrant and talented directors, Inarritu delivers his next film this November. It's about a washed-up actor who at one time was famous for playing an iconic superhero on screen. Now he has to overcome his ego and family troubles in order to stage a comeback on Broadway. Amores Perros (2000) was one of the most amazing debuts for a filmmaker I've ever seen. 21 Grams, Babel and Biutiful were all excellent as well, so I have every reason to believe that Birdman is going to great as well.

Boyhood

Directed by Richard Linklater

Starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke

A project that Linklater started in 2002 is now finally coming to fruition. Back then he got Patricia Arguette and Ethan Hawke, along with a young boy named Ellar Coltrane together to begin making a movie about family and the changes that come as a child ages. Every summer the actors and director would meet to film, and every summer Ellar was one year older. Linklater has experimented with this kind of thing before in the "Before" Trilogy. How passing time effects not only characters, but the actors and the audience as well. This idea of actually filming a boy come-of-age is intriguing to me and I can't wait to see the final result.

 Jupiter Ascending

Directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski

Starring Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne and Sean Bean

I am a fan of the Wachowski's last film, Cloud Atlas. I read the book as well and I think they did as good a job as could be done bringing that novel to the big screen. I think they've found their voice after making that movie, with Tom Tykwer, and now they are poised to release their next sci-fi epic, Jupiter Ascending. It stars Mila Kunis as a young woman who's destiny has her next in line to inherit something that will alter the course events throughout the universe. It is for this fact that the queen wants her eliminated. I know one thing for sure, it will most likely divide audiences like most of their movies do.

Veronica Mars

Directed by Rob Thomas

Starring Kristen Bell, James Franco, Krysten Ritter and Jason Dohring

Thank you, Kickstarter! Rob Thomas is finally bringing his cult-hit television show to the big screen this March. I was a fan of the show when it was on, especially the first season which is one of the best of any show you could watch. Kristen Bell reprises the role that made her a star as Veronica Mars returns home years after leaving her life as a private eye behind her. But a murder investigation involving her old flame, Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring) pulls her back in. Here's to hoping Thomas can recapture what made the show so great. 

Transcendence

Directed by Wally Pfister

Starring Johnny Depp, Kate Mara, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman and Cillian Murphy

Wally Pfister has been Christopher Nolan's right-hand-man since 2000's Memento. His talent as a cinematographer has garnered him a lot of praise. I think we can all agree that the Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Insomnia and The Prestige are all defined not only by their story's and performances but also by their look, crisp, clean and almost antiseptic. Transcendence is Pfister debut as a director and judging by what I'm reading and by the trailer it looks like it is definitely worth seeing. The story follows a brilliant scientist (Johnny Depp) who, when becoming terminally ill, downloads his consciousness into a computer. Things go wrong, though, when he begins to gain unbelievable power (why am I thinking about Lawnmower Man?).

Life Itself

Directed by Steve James

One of the documentaries I am most looking forward to seeing in 2014 is this one, directed by Steve James, of Hoop Dreams fame. James has chosen for his subject legendary film critic Roger Ebert, who died last year from the cancer he had fought for long. The movie will follow his memoir, tracking Ebert's rise as a notable writer for the Chicago Sun Times and his groundbreaking television show with partner Gene Siskel. It will also show how Ebert became a prolific cultural voice and how the physical toll and changes his disease inflicted on him never diminished his ability to remain a relevant and important voice in popular culture.

Foxcatcher

Directed by Bennett Miller

Starring Channing Tatum, Steve Carrell, Sienna Miller and Mark Ruffalo

Steve Carrell changes his appearance to take on his first dramatic role as John du Pont, a paranoid schizophrenic wrestling coach who murdered Olympic champion Dave Schultz. This one is directed by Bennett Miller who made a name for himself with 2005's Capote and 2011's Moneyball. I think this will be Carell's chance to show his range as a performer by taking on such a dark and complicated role. Channing Tatum co-stars as the brother of the slain Schultz.

Matt's Picks:

It's that time of year again! Because the dawn of a new year in film is upon us, I figured I'd share the films with which I'm most excited to see in 2014! (Please note that all release dates of the films could change). Here they are in alphabetical order:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Directed by Anthony & Joe Russo

Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robert Redford

I have to admit that I'm not a big fan of the Captain America comic. That's why I was pleasantly surprised when the 2011 film turned out to be so good. When I saw the first trailer for this highly-anticapted sequel, I have to admit to getting goosebumps. I really hope the story follows what is teased in the trailer -- particularly when Cap says, "I thought the punishment usually came after the crime," and, "This isn't freedom (pointing to the war machines and weapons), this is fear." For once, I'd love to see a major blockbuster address concepts such as this without going all "AMERICA! F*^% YEAH!!!" When it comes to comic book film adaptations, I think only Guardians of the Galaxy will give Cap a run for his money this year. Plus, with the inclusion of heroes Black Widow (Johansson) and Falcon (Mackie), and villain Winter Soldier (Stan) (which, if you know anything about comics and who the soldier is, then you knew right after watching the first film that he was destined to make an appearance!), this film is shaping up to be epic. To be released: April 4, 2014.

Edge of Tomorrow

Directed by Doug Liman

Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Kick Gurry, Charlotte Riley, and Lara Pulver

Originally based on the Hiroshi Sakurazaka 2009 novel All You Need is Kill, Edge of Tomorrow finds Tom Cruise throwing his hat in the sci-fi genre once again. The film's premise follows Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Cruise), somewhat of a bumbling desk soldier, who is dropped into battle against the ruthless, hard-to-kill Mimics -- an alien race that seems hellbent on taking over the earth. Within of his "suicide mission," Cage is killed. But he soon finds himself awakening to just hours earlier, before the battle. Cage is stuck in a time loop where he has time to get to know the enemies' techniques and become a better soldier. Along the way, he meets Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), a special forces soldier who Cage discovers is also stuck in a time loop, making her somewhat of a war hero. Directed by Doug Liman (Go, The Bourne Identity) and with a gaggle of supreme screenwriters -- including Steve Kloves (the Harry Potter films), Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects), Tim Kring (NBC's Heroes), and Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci (Mission: Impossible III, Transformers, Star Trek), this film promises to have plenty of fast-paced action and, hopefully, some good writing! To be released: June 6, 2014.

The Equalizer

Directed by Antoine Fuqua

Starring Denzel Washington, Chloe Grace Moretz, Haley Bennett, Melissa Leo, and Bill Pullman

Anyone who was a kid/teen/young adult in the mid-1980s might remember the 1985 TV show The Equalizer (starring Edward Woodward) about a retired CIA agent turned private investigator named Robert McCall who is available for hire if there is a problem one doesn't know how to solve. Screenwriter Richard Wenk (Vamp, 16 Blocks, The Mechanic, The Expendables 2) is writing the adaptation and with director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) teaming back up with star Denzel Washington as McCall, I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with it. Plus, the ultra-talented Chloe Grace Moretz's involvement helps the film's star power. To be released: September 26, 2014.

 

Gone Girl

Directed by David Fincher

Starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Fugit, Tyler Perry, and Kim Dickens

Ben Affleck has been on a roll lately. After a brief hiatus from Hollywood -- taking time to spend on his family -- he came back a stronger presence when he directed the movie adaptation of the Dennis Lehane novel Gone Baby Gone, then moving on to direct (and star in) The Town and last year's hit Argo, as well as improving his acting by taking roles in State of Play, The Company Men, and will next be seen as Bruce Wayne/Batman in the highly anticipated Batman vs. Superman. Now he's starring in director-who-can-do-no-wrong David Fincher's movie adaptation of the Gillian Flynn novel Gone Girl. Affleck will star as former journalist Nick Dunne, whose wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) goes missing shortly after they move from New York to Missouri. Was it Nick who was behind his wife going missing, or did she have a hand in her own fate? Both are deceptive and take the audience on a deceptive ride. To be released: October 3, 2014.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Directed by James Gunn

Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Benecio Del Toro, John C. Reilly, and Glenn Close

This has been the big buzz release for 2014! Marvel's movie adaptation of a comic book series which hasn't seen much following. However, now, because of its ties to the broad Marvel cinematic universe -- and a dream cast -- the film. The team is basically formed by Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) to be more proactive in protecting the galaxy from major threats, as opposed to reacting to crises as they happen. There promises to be plenty of action and I can't wait to see what director James Gunn (Slither, Super) does with it. To be released: August 1, 2014.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Directed by Peter Jackson

Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, and Benedict Cumberbatch

After the impressive second installment of Jackson's Hobbit trilogy (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug), I'm ready for Smaug's razing of Lake-town! I have to admit that I was a little worrisome and skeptical of this extended trilogy when An Unexpected Journey was released. However, after Desolation, I'm all on-board! To be released: December 17, 2014.

Interstellar

Directed by Christopher Nolan

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Wes Bentley, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck, Topher Grace, Ellen Burstyn, and John Lithgow

Christopher Nolan's next venture pits him back in sci-fi with this film about a newly-discovered space wormhole which a group of explorers and scientists travel through in order to transcend previous limitations on human space travel. The plot still remains somewhat nondescript but its buzz has got moviegoers excited seeing how Nolan is one of the new formidable filmmakers today. Plus, add a splendid cast, as well as writing by Nolan and his brother Jonathan Nolan, and you've certainly gotten my attention. To be released: November 7, 2014.



 

The Interview

Directed by Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen

Starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Lizzy Caplan, and Randall Park

After having a so-so hit with their apocalypse-themed This is the End, BFF writing team Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen have teamed up to pen their own version of a CIA comedy thriller (think Argo meets Confessions of a Dangerous Mind meets Spies Like Us). In this movie, Rogen and buddy James Franco have teamed up once again to portray television talk show host Dave Skylark (Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Rogen), who get an interview with the dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong-un. Upon hearing the news of the interview, the CIA asks Skylark and Rapoport to assassinate Kim. Comedy ensues. To be released: October 10, 2014.



Into the Woods

Directed by Rob Marshall

Starring Johnny Depp, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Christine Baranski, and Meryl Streep

Columbia Pictures first tried to have a movie made of this Broadway musical back in the early 1990s. Alas, despite dream casting (of some of the most well-known actors of that time), the production stalled and it was dropped. Flashforward 23 years later and Disney has picked it up, with the film's production being solidified when Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp both signed on. Director Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, Nine) was nabbed to adapt this musical which focuses on famous characters from Grimms' Fairy Tales (i.e., Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack (of the Beanstalk), Red Riding Hood, etc.), and is about a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) who are cursed by a witch (Streep) to be childless. In order to break the curse, they must embark into the woods to collect special objects so they can break the spell and start a family. To be released: December 25, 2014.

Maleficent

Directed by Robert Stromberg

Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Juno Temple, and Imelda Staunton

I'm not the biggest Angelina Jolie fan, but I'm excited to see this one. Maleficent comes in a close second to the Evil Queen Stepmother (Snow White) as the most evil Disney villain, and to have Jolie play her is brilliant casting! I also really love the idea of Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora. I only hope that the writers don't make Maleficent too much of a sympathetic character seeing how her past will be explored in this film. To be released: May 30, 2014.



Million Dollar Arm

Directed by Craig Gillespie

Starring Jon Hamm, Lake Bell, Bill Paxton, Alan Arkin, Madhur Mittal, Suraj Sharma, and Bar Paly

In the tradition of inspirational sports movies like Invincible, Disney is releasing this biographical film about sports agent J.B. Bernstein (Jon Hamm), who takes an unconventional approach to recruiting for the major leagues by traveling to India and recruiting cricket players (Madhur Mittal, Suraj Sharma) to play baseball back in the States. I like sports films ... especially ones that push the unconventional. So this one is right up my alley! To be released: May 16, 2014.

The Monuments Men

Directed by George Clooney

Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, Jean Dujardin, Hugh Bonneville, and Cate Blanchett

Based on the true story of specially-trained and -recruited art appraisers who were sent to Germany during World War II to save, restore and ship back priceless works of art that were seized by Adolph Hitler and his Nazi army -- as written in Robert M. Edsel's The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History. The film brings back director Clooney and his writing partner Grant Heslov, along with a brilliant cast, to tell these soldiers' tales. For those who don't think art is important, it's movies like this that make me recall the famous quote by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II. When he was asked that the arts funding be cut in order to spend more money on the war effort, Churchill shot back, "Then what are we fighting for?" To be released: February 7, 2014.

Neighbors

Directed by Nicholas Stoller

Starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jake Johnson, and Lisa Kudrow

I think what makes this film seem so funny is the fact that Seth Rogen is a married guy with a baby and married to Rose Byrne! But, if you're into frat humor, this will seem hilarious. There's not much to pick up about the story from watching the trailer other than it's the two parents who play pranks on the college frat guys, soon engaging in an epic prank war. My only guess is that the parents are hoping to get the frat guys evicted so they don't have to see or tolerate their debaucherous ways anymore. Either way, count me in! To be released: May 9, 2014.

Non-Stop

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

Starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Michelle Dockery, Bar Paly, Anson Mount, and Lupita Nyong'o

With Liam Neeson starring, there are already many comparisons to Taken. Call it what you will. I don't care 'cause it's got Neeson in it! This time, Neeson portrays U.S. federal air marshal Bill Marks, who is on an international flight from New York to London and receives threatening text messages stating a passenger will be killed every 20 minutes unless $150 million is transferred to a special account. Marks tries to figure out who is behind the operation until it is discovered that the account is under his name and people think he is the hijacker. To be released: February 28, 2014.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Directed by Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller

Starring Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green, Jaime King, Ray Liotta, Mickey Rourke, and Bruce Willis

Originally slated for release in 2013, this follow-up to the hit 2005 film Sin City was pushed back to 2014 because of production issues and not wanting to release the film at the same time as director Robert Rodriguez's other sequel due out -- Machete Kills. This film and its stories are based on comic book writer Frank Miller's stories "A Dame to Kill For," "Just Another Saturday Night," and two new, original stories -- "The Long Bad Night" and an untitled story. To be released: August 22, 2014.

 

Welcome to Yesterday

Directed by Dean Israelite

Starring Sam Lerner, Ginny Gardner, Jonny Weston, Allen Evangelista, and Sofia Black-D'Elia

Probably one of my cheesiest picks, I know! BUT I actually like the whole "found footage" effect in films like this (see Cloverfield and Chronicle). And I'm definitely a sucker for time travel movies. So this kinda gets me excited. I might wait for DVD, but it still should probably be entertaining. To be released: February 28, 2014.

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Directed by Bryan Singer

Starring Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry, Evan Peters, and Shawn Ashmore

X-Men: First Class was probably the best Marvel film (well, until The Avengers came along). It definitely surpassed any of the previous X-Men films. And I was excited at the direction with which director Matthew Vaughn was taking it. That's why I was ever-so-slightly disheartened when I found out that Vaughn was not going to direct the sequel, but, rather original X-Men director Bryan Singer would. I wasn't too crazy about Singer's take on the mutants; in fact, I felt it was too "quiet." It was cool to see the characters on screen in such a fashion, yet the story wasn't too impressive. X-Men 2 was a much better film. Nevertheless, after watching the trailer, my faith is restored. Especially when I found out the filmmakers are lifting the Days of Future Past storyline from the comics. Great story! Can't wait to see it! To be released: May 23, 2014.