The Old and the Young

Yeah, it's THAT cool.

It's the tweet heard round the geek world.  Director Bryan Singer confirmed on Twitter that both Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen will be appearing in the upcoming X-Men:  Days of Future Past, the sequel to X-Men:  First Class.  He also announced that the younger versions of their characters will also be played by the original actors, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy.  The film is planned to be released on July 18, 2014. Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult are also returning for the sequel.