We are officially living in the age of the superhero; we've been wowed by the reboot of Superman, captivated by the success of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, and thrilled by the billion-dollar ambition that was The Avengers. It would seem that this type of movie is here to stay... and we might just be on the cusp of the biggest superhero flick yet. X-Men: Days of Future Past promises to be the biggest, boldest, most daring superhero film that we've ever seen; taking its cues from Nick Fury, it reunites X-Men past and present, as Wolverine is sent back to 1973 to save the world from a near-apocalyptic doom. It has all the makings of a huge blockbuster hit, and though no X-Men film has ever grossed over $500 million, director Bryan Singer must fancy his chances for this to be an explosive hit. But while the execs behind Days of Future Past probably have Hollywood box office records in their sights, this is a film that has united comic book fans and cinephiles a-like in mouth-watering anticipation; Bryan Singer's back, it's one of the most revered comic stories of all time, and it's a sci-fi epic dressed as a fantasy flick with nearly all of our favourite characters invited along for the ride. Anything can happen, of course, and the internet is currently bristling with fervid speculation; here are the 8 most intriguing theories that the world has about this X-Men film right now...
