Bryan Singer loves Hugh Jackman, interested in more X-Men
Though X-Men and X2 director Bryan Singer has a ton of projects on his plate there’s been plenty of talk about his potential return to the X-Men universe over the last few months.
More recently, X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner confirmed there was a possibility that Singer would direct X-Men: First Class, the new X-Men prequel movie Fox has in development.
On Sunday Singer weighed in, confirming that he’s interested to make more X-Men films, but X-Men: First Class wasn’t the film he might have hinted at.
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Discussions underway for X-Men 4 and X-Men 5
Recently a special event was held to promote the soon to be released X-Men Origins: Wolverine DVD and Blu-ray. X-Men Origins: Wolverine director Gavin Hood attended the event together with X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner.
I’ve already posted the key info that surfaced regarding Gavin Hood, which was basically that he’s not yet attached to direct X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 and that the film is still a long way off. You can read that article here.
But it seems the most interesting information to surface came from Donner who served up some tidbits on X-Men 4, X-Men 5, and X-Men: First Class. She also commented on what she thinks about the controversy surrounding Ryan Reynolds taking on the starring roles in both Deadpool and The Green Lantern.
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Bryan Singer eyeing the directors chair of 'X-Men: First Class'
Bryan Singer (Superman Returns / X-Men) will be directing a Battlestar Galactica feature film for Universal Pictures, but not yet.
It seems his next directing effort will most likely be a remake of Jack the Giant Killer for New Line and Legendary Pictures, a version of the Jack and the Beanstalk fable that revolves around a young farmer who leads an expedition into the land of the giants to recover a kidnapped princess.
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Transformers 2 - Filming on location at the Pyramids
Avatar - Total Film have posted an exclusive interview with James Cameron where he gives you a gazillion reasons why you should be watering at the mouth over his upcoming sci fi blockbuster, Avatar. At the start of the year I voted Avatar as the most anticipated movie of 2009 and although you’re not seeing mass marketing information about it like you are Terminator: Salvation or Transformers 2, read this interview and you might just share my view.
X Men Origins: Wolverine - A cameo with Storm was shot for the movie but, alas, its not going to find its way into the movie. But we should still see it on the DVD when it finally makes it there. How do I know? Widscreen have posted an exclusive video interview with the film’s producer Lauren Shuler Donner here.
X Men: First Class – Yes, this is an all new live-action X Men movie that’s in development with a scheduled release date of 2010. Josh Schwartz is writing the script but given that there’s no director on board as yet it’s not looking 2010 likely. Recently Schwartz told MTV that he wasn’t allowed to divulge anything regarding the script, saying only that it’s exciting and going to be huge.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – As we anticipate a little more footage from the new movie (new trailer to be released Monday), Michael Bay has told the guys at Collider that Transformers 2 is “Epic in Scale” and that he has made it darker and given the Transformers more personality. At present the film, which is still being edited, will run almost two and a half hours. Additionally Transformers 2 has been shot using IMAX cameras, and Bay is quoted as saying that the IMAX version of the film is very different to watch than the standard cinema, citing the IMAX footage as “Awesome.” Read the rest of this entry »
