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Overall I understand everyone reluctance to accept this new development/production idea. Every movie has major hurdles to overcome while fans wait. Any previous films will generally be used as benchmarks for expectations regarding the future release whether they are good or bad. If the previous film was bad then the next one is generally assumed to be equally bad. If the previous film was good, exceptionally good, the sequel is generally...

I posted this in the News Briefs, but in Variety's article on the news, they actually talked with Singer about the film, and he said: "This is the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where their relationship took a wrong turn. There is a romantic element, and some of the mutants from X-Men will figure into the plot, though I don't want to say which ones. There will be a lot of new mutants...

Perhaps a soft reboot is in order? I think X3 pushed ahead too far to the Phoenix saga, which was too rushed, not well done, and, frankly, pushed the boundaries of being kitsch. The X-movies seem to be less about solid storytelling, and more about shoving as many recognizable characters into the film at one time. Everyone gets a cameo. X3 certainly took that route, and Wolverine Origins came close. While X1 and X2 were fun, and we were excited...

Quote: Originally Posted by Michael Regan All titles would be best under the Marvel Productions umbrella to offer hope of crossovers. I agree...Plus the movies that are produced in house just turn out better.

Whiplash looks quite good here, and I gots ta say that this trailer has made the best use of AC/DC's The Razor's Edge evvah!

Sounds good. Singer did a good job with the first two movies. Hopefully, this movie isn't as Wolverine-centric.

Waste of time. Lets be honest. Singer did a decent job but I dont think there is much you can do with a "first class" story that wont suck. For all its faults at least X3 took us forward. Now Fox only seems interest in looking back.

Marvel sold out to Disney, so Marvel movies made in house will be done by DISNEY from now on. As for the X-Men Movies, Disney could probably buy back the rights from Fox, or at least negotiate more control and influence. I think because of how X-Men 3 ended, that Fox decided they needed to simply reboot the franchise and start all over. I tend to agree.

Lots of Thor news this week... I guess I missed the whole Rene Russo getting added to the cast part on IMDb.

There were some good moments in X1 and X2 (X3 was utter craptacular IMO), but overall, they ween't that great movies, especially when you think about the potential of the X-francise. A reboot is the only way to go I think, if only because of X3.