Hated ‘The Hobbit’ in HFR? Too Bad! ‘X-Men: DOFP’ Getting 48fps Release

Youd' think with how much of X-Men: Days of Future Past was teased on Twitter by director Bryan Singer we'd already know whether or not the film had been shot in 48fps. That's the high frame rate, or HFR, Peter Jackson chose to shoot and release The Hobbit in; a decision cinephiles are still debating.

Today, AICN received confirmation DOFP was indeed shot in 48fps, as had been rumored, and is intended to be released in the same format. Here's a snippet they received from their sources,

X:DoFP was shot in HFR and will be released in 48fps. The filmmakers played coy because of the negative reaction to the technology when the Hobbit film was released, but love the results and will be standing behind a theatrical release in high frame rate.

The negative reaction The Hobbit's HFR received doesn't seem to have stalled filmmakers from adopting the new technology at all, so I can't say I'm surprised. And personally, I totally dug the HFR. Sure, it was weird at first and took a few minutes to adjust, but once I had I never wanted to see a fight scene or any fast-paced action sequence in a slower frame rate ever again! The amount of detail noticeable in the motion was incredible! I'm a fan, and I can't wait to see DOFP in the same cinema magic.

And apparently, Quicksilver's super speed was shot at 3600fps. Can't even imagine what that's going to look like!

What do you Bastards think of the news we'll have the chance to see DOFP in 48fps? Did you love it or hate it when you saw The Hobbit?

Source: AICN via Geek Tyrant

SDCC ’13: ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Character Portraits

Remember back in April when Bryan Singer released that behind the scenes shot of Sir Patrick Stewart? It wasn't just to tease us X-Men fans before Stewart started filming his scenes for X-Men: Days of Future Past, it was part of a series of character portraits, right in time for Comic Con.

Originally hosted on the official Tumblr page for X-Men, but now seemingly gone, the set revealed DOFP stars Ian McKellen, Daniel Cudmore, Patrick Stewart and newcomer Omar Sy in their alternate timeline attire with Hugh Jackman and his dual timelines also on display. Shortly after that, and thanks to Superhero Hype, X-Men: First Class alumni Nicholas Hoult and Lucas Till were also revealed. Take a first look at everyone below.

Everyone looks pretty badass and it's good to see that Omar, as Bishop, doesn't stray too far from his comic book counterpart. And it's really cool to see that Patrick and Ian will be back together on the same screen next year, and in this case actually working together. And this is only a portion of the DOFP cast, with many stars including Peter Dinklage, Fan Bingbing and Boo Boo Stewart still under tight wraps.

X-Men: Days of Future Past starring Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Halle Berry, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Lucas Till and Boo Boo Stewart hits theaters on May 23, 2014.

Sources: CBM, Superhero Hype