X-Men: Days of Future Past Timeline ( Real )

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April 29, 2013

Production Begins

Filming for the movie X-Men: Days of Future Past officially starts.

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May 23, 2014

Movie Release in United States

X-Men: Days of Future Past is released in theaters across the United States.

premiere
May 10, 2014

Worldwide Premiere

The worldwide premiere of X-Men: Days of Future Past is held in New York City.

X-Men: Days of Future Past Timeline ( Fictional )

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2023, post-apocalyptic future

Introduction of Post-Apocalyptic Future

In a dystopian future, mutants are hunted to near extinction by Sentinels. Remaining X-Men plan to send Wolverine's consciousness back in time to prevent this future.

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1973

Wolverine's Consciousness Sent to 1973

Wolverine's mind is sent from the future to his 1973 body to stop the assassination of Dr. Bolivar Trask and prevent the creation of the Sentinels.

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1973

Wolverine Escapes from the Military Facility

Upon arriving in 1973, Wolverine escapes from a secret government facility where his powers are being tested.

alliance
1973

Seeking Young Professor X and Magneto

Wolverine seeks out the younger versions of Professor X and Magneto to enlist their help in changing the future.

recruitment
1973

Finding Professor X with the Help of Moira MacTaggert

The team enlists Moira MacTaggert, a CIA agent, to locate and revive Professor X, who has lost the use of his legs and ability to use his powers.

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1973

Young Xavier Regains His Powers and Joins the Mission

With Wolverine and others' support, the young Professor X regains his psychic powers and commits to preventing the assassination.

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1973

Magneto's Imprisonment and Escape

Magneto is imprisoned in a plastic prison but manages to escape to join the mission to stop Trask.

prevention
1973

Tracking Down Mystique and Preventing the Assassination

The X-Men work to locate and stop Mystique, who is planning to assassinate Trask and triggers future events that lead to the Sentinel program.

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1973

Rogue Intervenes in Mystique's Plan

Rogue stops Mystique from killing Trask, choosing diplomacy over violence, which alters the timeline.

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Altered future, shortly after 1973

Sentinels Program is Halted and Future is Changed

Due to the change in events, the Sentinel program is canceled, mutants are not hunted, and peace is briefly restored leading to the altered future.

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Changed future after 2023

Return to the Future with a Changed Timeline

Wolverine's consciousness returns to the future, now altered with mutants living in better conditions and the Sentinel threat minimized.