Just a couple of weeks ago it looked
like X-Men:
First Class, the prequel to the X-Men films,
would mark Bryan Singer’s return to the franchise. But now things are
looking less certain, as HitFix
has learned that Fox
is meeting with other directors to fill Singer’s shoes.
The
reason? Singer is knee-deep in Warner Bros’ Jack the Giant Killer,
and it seems unlikely that he’ll be able to do that and a new X film. So why the heck was there
this big LA Times article last week about Singer doing the movie? Mr. Beaks
at Aint It Cool thinks it
could be because Singer and Lauren Shuler Donner are trying to convince
Fox to keep the seat warm for Singer as he runs out the door to direct Jack the
Giant Killer.
This all confirms the feeling I had
that Singer wouldn’t really be coming back for the film; we might see
him as some kind of producer, but it seems likely that Bryan Singer’s
days as the leader of the X-Men are at an end.
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Am I the only one who doesn't even remotely care about this? I thought the accepted logic was that you NEVER hold on past the third entry in a franchise. How many great 4th films can you think of? Star Trek, maybe…Harry Potter, maybe…On Her Majesty's Secret Service, certainly…but c'mon, what else?
on her majesty's secret service wasn't 4th. It was the fifth film in the franchise. thunderball was fourth and i definitely second that opinion.
Am I the only one who thinks Singer is somewhat overrated in the context of X-Men? Neither of the first two films are classics ala Iron Man/Dark Knight. And the quality drop in X3, helmed by a truly awful director, isn't all that substantial. I wish Drew had released the names of some of the possible "big name" alternate directors. Assuming his description holds up, sounds like that might be just the direction the series needs.
^They were solid, entertaining flicks, but certainly not great. But it was nice to see a director take a silly property (and it is silly) and take it seriously. The improvement in quality between the first and second was pretty big (ala the Spider-Man flicks) so it's a shame it all went to hell (again, just like the Spidey flicks).
On Her Majesty's Secret Service was the sixth James Bond film, following You Only Live Twice.
Anyway, all these 'further adventure' X-Men films sound terrible and I can't imagine audiences getting excited about them in any way at all.
What the hell happened to Singer, anyway? Looks like he's settling for sloppy seconds these days,
I hope Bryan Singer doesn't direct any more X-men. I would like a watchable X-men movie very much. The guy is easily one of the most overrated directors around. Have you seen the Usual Suspects lately? That movie is all screenplay and performance with a liberal coating of hacky shit. Also, Hitfix is garbage floating in orbit around the great Drew McWeeny.
Any industry folks want to comment on what seems like a recurring trend with Singer here, mainly his ability to just commit to a fucking project and see it through? I mean if I were a studio head or a shot caller of some kind I would not want this guy playing musical chairs with my tent poles, regardless of his skill set behind the camera. Jumping ship on X3 to Superman Returns is one thing, but he has announced about a dozen projects since then that haven't come to fruition, and now if he's trying to "keep the seat warm" for further X-Men movies it sounds like he's back up to his old shenanigans. Get rid of the guy, he's pedestrian at best and his take on X-Men is far from perfect. He's been coasting on the fumes of that "superheroes as metaphors for minorities" theme for three movies now, and although that's a big part of X-Men I don't think he has anything else in his bag of tricks. 10 tries to pass verification so far…
Please, God, be true. Singer's the worst part of the first 2 movies.
After completely raping Superman Returns, I'm glad!
X2 is a bona fide fucking great comic book movie. X-Men 1 is pretty good. X3 is awful, awful shit.
Really think Singer could come back with a quality movie one day – he's not too old, after all – but I'd rather it be something original than another comic book flick (and I hope he doesn't get his proposed Galactica movie made either). While the thought of another X-movie directed by him was interesting to me at first, I'd love to see what someone else could bring to the material. It's time Singer branched out – Jack the Giant Killer is another opportunity to do that. Valkyrie was ultimately a disappointment, but it showed signs of life.
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