The X-Men franchise has finally worn out its use for old-timers Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan. We all knew this was coming eventually, but it still hurts.
Stewart, somewhat ironically, made the announcement during an interview with media dinosaur Larry King on Larry King Now that he and McKellen won't be back as the older Professor Xavier and Magneto in X-Men: Apocalypse.
“I was learning quite a lot more about it last night, and it is going to be looking very much at the earlier lives of all our characters. And so I don’t think we’ll be making an appearance," Stewart said.
Sure, who needs the old guys when you've got a young fresh James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender ready to go for the next sequel, due out May of 2016.
Of course, it will give America's favorite not-grumpy old men a lot more time to act like complete tourists in NYC.
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And hopefully they'll be back for a future sequel.
[Via Variety]
