Anna Paquin's Rogue makes surprise return appearance in X-Men: Days of Future Past
Eagle-eyed fans spotted Anna Paquin's name listed in the credits of the X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer, which premiered online Tuesday.
20th Century Fox confirmed to BuzzFeed that the 31-year-old Oscar winner - who plays mutant Marie/Rogue - is officially in the 3D film due out May 23.
'Essentially, [it's] a cameo,' the studio revealed.
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Rogue's return! Eagle-eyed fans spotted Anna Paquin's name listed in the credits of the X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer, which premiered online Tuesday
The True Blood actress was originally cut from a scene where she's held prisoner by mutant-hunting Sentinel robots at Xavier Mansion.
'Through the editing process, the sequence became extraneous,' director Bryan Singer told Entertainment Weekly back in December.
'It's a really good sequence and it will probably end up on the DVD so people can see it. But like many things in the editing process, it was an embarrassment of riches and it was just one of the things that had to go.'
The four-time Emmy nominee continued: 'Unfortunately, it was the one and only sequence Anna Paquin was in, the Rogue character was in. Even though she's in the materials and part of the process of making the film, she won't appear in it.
'Essentially, [it's] a cameo': 20th Century Fox confirmed that the 31-year-old Oscar winner - who plays mutant Marie/Rogue - will officially appear in the 3D film due out May 23
'The sequence became extraneous': The True Blood actress was originally cut from a scene where she's held prisoner by mutant-hunting Sentinel robots at Xavier Mansion
Due out May 23! The 1970s-set Marvel flick will also feature Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Peter Dinklage, and Michael Fassbender
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Vulture discovered that Rogue will be included in a scene where she must absorb the time-traveling powers of Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page) for the sake of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman).
However, the action scene involving Rogue's actual rescue from Xavier Mansion will not be in the theatrical version.
The 1970s-set Marvel flick will also feature Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Peter Dinklage, and Michael Fassbender.
Anna will also reprise her vampy character Sookie Stackhouse in the seventh and final season of True Blood, premiering June 22 on HBO.
Premiering June 22! Anna will also reprise her vampy character Sookie Stackhouse in the seventh and final season of HBO's True Blood alongside real-life husband Stephen Moyer
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