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    18 Things You Need To Know Before Seeing X-Men Days Of Future Past

    Planning on hitting the theaters this weekend to see the new X-Men film? Read up on these 18 tips so you're not lost in the action.

    1. The Simple Plot:

    2. Bolivar Trask

    3. There will be destruction. And a lot of it.

    4. Bryan Singer is the director.

    5. It's a Sequel to 'X-Men: First Class'

    6. It's Also the Sequel to 'X-Men: The Last Stand'

    7. Hugh Jackman's media appearances have been spectacular.

    8. Quicksilver will play a major role.

    9. Bryan Singer filmed Quicksilver's scenes in a special format of 3600 frames per second.

    10. There is a post credit treat.

    11. Shooting went on under the working title "Hello Kitty."

    12. Here's a recap of the X-Men movies in 3 minutes.

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    13. If you want to really get down to business, read 'The Uncanny X-Men,' issues #141 and #142: Days of Future Past

    14. Dinklage's role of Tyrion Lannister inspired Singer to cast Dinklage as Trask.

    15. A life-size model of a 1973 Sentinel robot was constructed for filming.

    16. Bryan Singer had a two-hour conversation with James Cameron--director of The Terminator--about time travel, string theory, and multiverses in order to prepare for the upcoming film.

    17. Quicksilver will also be in the Avengers 2.

    18. So what's next for the X-Men series?