In October 2012, it was announced that Singer would direct the next movie in the series, '; Vaughn stayed on as a producer and screenwriter, and the film was released in May 2014. Singer produced the commercials for the ice cream Magnum Gold, which featured Benicio del Toro. In 2012, Singer was the executive producer alongside Jane Lynch of the short film, "Ronny and I", directed by Guy Shalem that screened at Outfest and Cannes. Singer directed another X-Men film, ', that he also produced and co-wrote with Simon Kinberg, Dan Harris, and Michael Dougherty. "Days of Future Past" stars Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, and Evan Peters re-teamed with Singer for "Apocalypse".