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X-Men First Class Sees Return of Director and Entire Cast Matthew Vaughn has signed on to direct the upcoming "X-Men: First Class" sequel. Bryan Singer will also be returning as producer for the film.The entire lead cast, which includes James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, will also be reprising their respective roles. The original film wasn't a huge blockbuster but did manage to bring in a decent $353 million w...
Jackman Speaks About Next Wolverine Film Hugh Jackman recently spoke with MTV news about his upcoming film, "The Wolverine", while promoting his current flick, "Real Steel".Jackman stated that James Mangold's "Wolverine" won't make the same mistakes that "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" made. In fact, he is hoping for an "R" rating for the film. "There's such great temptation to make an R-rated Wolverine. I'...
Bryan Singer Talks About Future "X-Men" Films Bryan Singer recently sat down with Total Film and discussed the possible future of upcoming "X-Men" films. "X-Men: First Class" is set in 1962, but the producer commented that there is a possibility that other decades, such as the 70s and 80s, could be explored in future releases. "That's an idea that's been discussed, how the characters go through time. But only to a point - they can't age too f...
Rodriguez Rumored to be Directing Deadpool According to the LA Times Blog, Robert Rodriguez has been rumored to be directing the upcoming "Deadpool" film. Though the rumors have been denied by Rodriguez as well as 20th Century Fox for the past few weeks, it seems the director is finally in negotiations with Fox. There also has been a script, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Rodriguez currently has a full plate, making "...
Alice Eve To Portray Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class Heat Vision has reported that Alice Eve from "She's Out of My League" will be starring as Emma Frost in the upcoming 20th Century Fox film, "X-Men: First Class". The character, who was once an enemy of the X-Men, has evolved into an essential member of their team. She is also known as the White Queen. The film, which is being directed by Matthew Vaughn, is due out for a June 3, 2011 releas...
Magneto Confirmed for X-Men: First Class According to "Deadline", Michael Fassbender (Inglorious Basterds) has been offered the role of Magneto in the upcoming film, "X-Men: First Class". Although the only confirmed casting announcement, as of yet, is James McAvoy as Professor X, there have been rumors that Ben Walker (Flags of Our Fathers) has been linked to the film as well. he would be playing the role of the young Hank McCoy/Beast. A...
Matthew Vaughn To Direct X-Men: First Class As reported yesterday in the trades, Matthew Vaughn was the front runner to direct the upcoming film, "X-Men: First Class". Now that he is officially on board with the project, things are moving along fast with production. The film is slated for a June 3, 2011 release date, and production will begin this summer, according to Variety. Bryan Singer will be producing the film alongside Lauren Shuler ...
Bryan Singer To Return To X-Men With X-Men: First Class According to Variety, Bryan Singer is set to direct the upcoming Twentieth Century Fox film, "X-Men: First Class". The film will be written by Jamie Moss and produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg. Singer, who worked on the first two installments to the X-Men franchise, said that he finally decided to return to the project because he found a storyline he could get behind. "This is...
Bryan Singer To Possibly Return to The X-Men? According to Dark Horizons, Bryan Singer said that he would be interested in directing a fourth installment to the "X-Men" franchise, if given the opportunity. The director said that he has even discussed it with 20th Century Fox already. Singer, who spoke about the film while attending the South Korean Pusan International Film Festival, didn't state whether or not the film would be a spin off or...
X-Men Wolverine Sequel To Film In Japan Hugh Jackman recently spoke to MTV while on the red carpet of the Teen Choice Awards, giving some information on the upcoming Wolverine sequel.Jackman told them that "Japan is where we're heading. We're starting to work on it now. We're in the first steps of developing that story." He also commented on the Miller and Claremont story arc, stating, "I think the fans love that saga. It's my favorite...
World's Only Wax Figure: Hugh Jackman as Wolverine Headed for Co... One of the world's most popular anti heroes, "Wolverine," as portrayed by superstar Hugh Jackman in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," will be at Comic-con (7/23-26), exclusively presented in the Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment booth (Booth #1429 - Twentieth Century Fox), prior to its arrival at Madame Tussauds Hollywood on Aug. 1. "I'm thrilled for Wolverine that h...
Ryan Reynolds Talks Deadpool Ryan Reynolds, star of the upcoming "Deadpool" film, spoke with MTV Splash Page recently about the direction the film will be taking and the control that he has over the character as well."I get to be the authentication police, in a weird way. To their credit - the studio's credit - they want to make an authentic ‘Deadpool' movie; they want to make it as close to the source material as possible."<...