Days of Future Past The William Stryker Problem

[thejon93]

Age is obviously an important thing to keep track of with these X-Men films, but one major problem I've noticed recently is really starting to irritate my brain the more I think about it, and the question I have to ask is, why is Stryker even in this film? In X2: X-Men United, Stryker is played by Brian Cox and he looks to be about 50-60 years old (this film takes place in the mid-2000s). In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, he seems to be about 30-40 years old (this film takes place in the 70s and 80s). Somehow in X-Men: First Class, he appears to be the same age as he was in X2 (about 50-60 years old, and the film takes place in the 60s). And now, in Days of Future Past, he appears to be about 20-30 years old (and the film, or at least his section, takes place in the 70s):

So, my question is: how is this possible and why do they keep insisting on bringing this pointless character back? Is there an explanation as to why he so rapidly ages and de-ages like so? Is he like Sebastian Shaw? What's going on?

 

[JEM]

In First Class, it was his father !

 

[Great Mind(s)]

The Stryker in FC was William Stryker's father. He was thinking about William when Xavier read his mind. This new Stryker is the same guy from X2

This isn't a fan explanation for a mistake like Emma, its what they intended with FC

 

[strikezone89]

This thread is a fail.. can we close it? lol Great Mind(s) resolved the issue. CASE CLOSED!

 

[JP]

The hell?