New 'X-Men' images: One shows the comic book series' iconic Sentinel robots
A decade ago, when moviegoers were jumping back and forth between , Spider-Man and Fantastic Four films 鈥� before Marvel Studios even existed as a self-financed production house 鈥� Marvel Comics fans were eagerly awaiting the chance to see the towering from the X-Men books appear on screen. These lethal, mechanical beasts are a nightmare for mutantkind, designed with the sole purpose of tracking, capturing and/or killing mutants globally 鈥� they are the frightening symbol of anti-mutant hysteria.
Since anti-mutant sentiment has been a running theme through the entirety of the聽X-Men film franchise, it鈥檚 shocking that it鈥檚 taken seven movies to finally see them in action on screen 鈥� not counting the Danger Room cameo of a Sentinel鈥檚 busted head appearing in the intro of聽X-Men: The Last Stand. The X-Men were training to battle Sentinels in this summer we鈥檙e finally going to see that training pay off.
奥丑别苍听X-Men: Days of Future Past made a buzzworthy last summer, with Twentieth Century Fox and director Bryan Singer bringing the film鈥檚 entire cast onstage together, they teased the big show with clever viral marketing with a display honoring Bolivar Trask (creator of the Sentinels) along with some fake protesters. Whether you鈥檙e pro-mutant or anti-mutant, it was hard to avoid the . It was the head of the first Sentinel units put into the field, beginning in 1973 鈥� Mark I units that stand two to three times taller than an average person. These units even served on President Richard Nixon鈥檚 protective detail.
In the 40 years since, many advancements have been made by their creators at and in the near future the massive Mark Xs have scoured the planet, hunting the last surviving mutants. It鈥檚 been a long wait, but the Mark X design has finally been revealed as part of聽Empire Magazine鈥檚 .
It鈥檚 very alien in nature, almost organic-like in its design. Could it be leading to a possible introduction of Nimrod, the more advanced futuristic Sentinel created by Sentinels?
What are your thoughts on the iconic Sentinel design and does it compare to the Sentinels frequently seen in the comics and cartoons?
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