X-Men: Sentinels To Debut In Days of Future Past

Despite being such a huge part of the comic book canon, we weren't sure the X-Men movies would ever explore the mutant-hunting robots.

But, it seems we were wrong.

20th Century Fox's creative consultant Mark Millar has promised we'll see the Sentinels hit the silver screen in upcoming sequel, Days of Future Past.

"I don't really want to give too much away but the Sentinels are a big feature of this story," he told SFX magazine. "They will be cool and this will deliver on all of the teasers.

"We've all been waiting for this ever since X-Men: The Last Stand showed us one of their heads. Now it is finally coming, and we only have to pay ten quid to see it in the cinema whereas they're having to pay $100 million to deliver it. So I'm delighted."

Millar went on to compare the film to ensemble productions Star Trek and Lost, promising that "every character gets their own moment to shine".

With a cast list this big, that's a mighty promise, Mr Millar. We're very much hoping Fox can deliver.

X-Men: Days of Future Past will debut on July 18, 2014.