Bryan Singer Returns to X-Men
Thu, December 17, 2009 
True, we’ve heard this before. But it was nothing more than non-news at the time. A couple of months back Bryan Singer stated he’d be interested in returning to the X-Men franchise. Of course, we’re sure he’d also love to helm another Superman film and maybe that Star Trek movie he’s had in his head for years. Sorry, but someone saying they’re "interested" doesn’t automatically translate to "That means its happening!" like a lot of Internet fanboys tend to assume.
Welcome to the exception to that rule. The director revealed on the "blue carpet" at last night’s Avatar premiere in Los Angeles ("blue carpet," get it?) he’d recently signed on the dotted line to helm X-Men: The First Class. He’s already working on Jack the Giant Killer for Warner Brothers and it appears the plan is for him to jump immediately back on Team Mutie next.
What this means for the Battlestar Galactica reboot at Universal and that Excalibur remake with WB remains to be seen.
I’m 50/50 on this. On the plus side, Singer’s better strengths came out through his two X-Men films. Like it or hate it, he was one of the key filmmakers responsible for the superhero boom in the past decade. The real issue, for me, is this is a prequel to the first three films and a follow-up to last summer’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Now the guy responsible for this franchise has to adhere to continuity already established by him and the producers/screenwriters of X-Men: The Last Stand?
Granted, there were certain restraints placed on Bryan by the studio forcing him to work around issues like budget during X-Men and X2. "Art thrives on restrictions," anyone?
Special props go to Flickchart and our pals at Screen Rant for posting said information first!
Reader Comments (5)
My pants just got tighter cause I love this!
It's hilarious to see Singer slinking back to the X-Men his tail between his legs. After he cost Warners $250 million with his awful, awful Singerman Repugnant movie no other studio will touch him.
Also, his first two X-Men movies were awful. His third one will be just as bad.
@RealSupermanFan.
Dude, Superman Returns came out three years ago, let it go.
I think this is good news, I like most of Singer's movies and I think he suites the X-universe well.
I think this is a mistake if you ask me. Singer returning to direct X4 or Wolverine 2, sure. Returning to direct the Teen Titans of the X-Men universe. I don't get it. Its a downgrade.