A 'Pivotal Meeting' to Take Place in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past,' Plus Jennifer Lawrence Bares All

With all of the buzz surrounding Warner Bros.’ The Man of Steel and Marvel Studios’ upcoming releases, it’s easy to forget that Twentieth Century Fox is chugging along with its X-Men franchise. Later this summer we get The Wolverine — an apologetic sequel to the dismal X-Men Origins: Wolverine — and next year we get Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. Singer’s return to the franchise, loosely based on the timeline-jumping comic book story arc of the same name, serves as a bridge between X-Men: First Class and the original trilogy.

In other words, the film intends rectify a muddied chronology. That’s X-Men for ya.

Earlier today, Bryan Singer tweeted out a photo from the set of the sequel, hinting at a “pivotal meeting” in the Oval Office involving Richard Nixon. I’m not a betting man, but I’m guessing the meeting could have something to do with the growing mutant menace. Fingers crossed for Sentinels, Nixon-style!

In related Days of Future Past news, Jennifer Lawrence was recently spotted exiting her trailer in her Mystique body suit and blue makeup, and although I can’t post the photos here, I would be doing you all a disservice if I didn’t point you in the right direction. Get an eyeful over at TMZ.

New Photos Emerge from 'The Dark World'

Dark Elf Malekith the Accursed (Chris Eccleston) looks how I feel in the new batch of Thor: The Dark World photos up now at Marvel.com. Given the outlandish characters and large-scale battles the sequel promises, it looks like we’re going to be getting that “epic” follow-up to Marvel’s The Avengers that we didn’t quite get with the more subdued Iron Man 3.

For more photos from the flick — including a look at more elves that make neither cookies nor toys — head over to Marvel.com.

Thor: the Dark World hits theaters Nov. 8.

I Never Thought I'd Say This ...

... but "Weird Al" Yankovic totally rocks in concert. I had the privilege of seeing His Weirdness at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre, and I'm more convinced than ever that many of his tunes are more iconic than the songs they parody. Also, "White & Nerdy" is still in many ways my theme song after all these years.

For more snapshots from the show, visit me on Tumblr.