I still believe that in order for someone to do a good job at Xmen it needs to be done by people that actually read comic books. Otherwise it is like having someone make a movie about racing that has never actually driven a car.
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > After the debacles that were X3 and Wolverine: X-Men Origins, I'm not > really all that excited about this. Granted, Singer wasn't behind either of > those flicks. But you have to feel the studios have big say now (he even > says as much in terms of financial clout) and that makes me nervous. Also, > after three flicks, I think the excitement of X movies is wearing off me > given the choices made in them: Halle Berry as Storm, Ice Man and Rogue > too young, key powers changed (Juggernaut, Leech, Callisto), a lackluster > Dark Phoenix storyline. The energy and excitement is leaving, and I worry > about the ability to make something that's closer to the comics in spirit > and less just movie versions. > It might be, too, that I'm leery even with Singer returning, because his > weak effort in "Superman Returns" (overly sentimental script, some bad > casting) makes me afraid of what he'll bring to a fourth X-Men movie. > > > ******************************************************************************* > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i30e7feb16ddb0207ec91e06b9521cbc4?imw=Y > > Bryan Singer wants more 'X-Men' Director of first two films has discussed > return with Fox > > Associated Press > > Oct 11, 2009, 09:06 AM ET > [image: hr/photos/stylus/61119-singer_bryan_341x182.jpg] > > Bryan Singer is interested in directing another 'X-Men.' (Getty) > BUSAN -- Bryan Singer said Sunday he's interested in making another > "X-Men" movie and has discussed the possibility with Twentieth Century Fox. > > The American director made "X-Men" and "X2: X-Men United," but passed on > the third installment so he could make "Superman Returns.""Rush Hour" > director Brett Ratner ended up shooting that film, "X-Men: The Last Stand." > South African filmmaker Gavin Hood made another spin-off, "X-Men Origins: > Wolverine," which was released earlier this year. > > "I'm still looking to possibly returning to the 'X-Men' franchise. I've > been talking to Fox about it," Singer said at a talk at South Korea's Pusan > International Film Festival. > > "I love Hugh Jackman. I love the cast," he said, referring to the > Australian actor who plays Wolverine. > > Singer said he enjoyed making science fiction and fantasy movies because > they allowed him to discuss serious issues through entertainment. He said > the "X-Men" series, which follows a group of mutants with superpowers who > struggle to fit in with humans, is about tolerance and social structures. > > He said he likes to "trick audiences into thinking they're seeing > fireworks, but they're learning about themselves and listening to what I > have to say." > > "The excitement about working in science fiction and fantasy is — the > stories, if they are good, are about the human condition," Singer said. > > Appearing at a panel discussion with South Korean director Kim Ji-woon, the > American director also said he appreciated the creative freedom South Korean > filmmakers enjoyed to make the final cut, compared to Hollywood, where > directors must negotiate with studio executives. > > Hollywood movie budgets are so high that "the risk is too great to leave it > in the hands of a filmmaker," he said, adding that he "has a responsibility > to help studios feel secure in their investments." > > Singer made his name with the 1995 critically acclaimed thriller "The Usual > Suspects" but later earned a strong following among comic books fans for his > adaptations of popular comic book series. > > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
