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Simon Kinberg To Write X-Men: First Class Sequel

SuperHeroHype has learned that Simon Kinberg, who was a co-writer on 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand and 2009's Sherlock Holmes will pen the script for the sequel to X-Men: First Class. Hit the jump for more info...

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By ComicBuzz - 11/3/2011


SuperHeroHype has learned that Simon Kinberg will be writing the script for the as yet untitled X-Men: First Class sequel.

You may not know him by name - but this guy has a history with the X-Men movies..

SuperHeroHype has learned that Simon Kinberg is writing the sequel to 20th Century Fox's X-Men: First Class, which has earned over $350 million since opening in theaters this June.

Kinberg produced the first film and was a writer on X-Men: The Last Stand. His other writing credits include Mr. & Mrs Smith, Jumper, Sherlock Holmes and the upcoming This Means War and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. He is a producer on the latter two as well and is a producer on Neill Blomkamp's next, Elysium.


So - as the co-writer of the slammed X-Men: The Last Stand, but the well received (certainly by most) Sherlock Holmes - what can we expect from Simon Kinberg? Be sure to share your thoughts below!

X-Men: First Class is a 2011 American superhero action drama film by Matthew Vaughn and produced by Bryan Singer, based on the characters appearing in Marvel Comics. The fifth installment in the X-Men series was released on June 1, 2011, in the UK and on June 3 in the U.S., achieving positive reviews and box-office success.

The film acts as a prequel for the X-Men trilogy, set primarily in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It focuses on the relationship between Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr and the origin of their groups, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. The film stars James McAvoy as Xavier and Michael Fassbender as Magneto. Other cast members include Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Zoë Kravitz, Nicholas Hoult and Lucas Till.



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WolvieCBM - 11/3/2011, 4:23 PM
BRING IT! I really hope Vaughn is coming back.
RunDTC - 11/3/2011, 4:30 PM
NO!!!!!!!!
Sherlock Holmes was good but the rest sucked!
WolvieCBM - 11/3/2011, 4:31 PM
Oh and was a co-writer on X3. Not the only one. Penn pretty much ruined that one.
RobGrizzly - 11/3/2011, 4:41 PM
Not feelin this guy's credits...
xizorkatarn - 11/3/2011, 4:43 PM
I agree with RobGrizzly here...
JoshWilding - 11/3/2011, 4:43 PM
As long as Vaughn rewrites the script, we'll be fine.
jimoakley666 - 11/3/2011, 4:43 PM
Aw, shit...
WolvieCBM - 11/3/2011, 4:45 PM
With Vaughn = we don't need to worry. Without Vaughn = panic attack.
ManOfKrypton - 11/3/2011, 4:47 PM
Why couldn't they use Jane Goldman again? She's Matthew Vaughns script writing buddy! Stardust, Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class.... Need I say anymore?
ComicBuzz - 11/3/2011, 4:47 PM
Lol - I dunno if Vaughn will be back, but my fingers and toes are crossed.
tweeeeenkies3 - 11/3/2011, 4:48 PM
Ehh...I will keep faith, for now.
I try not to judge this early in development. I just want to see a young Jean, Scott...and possibly Psylocke OR Dazzler.
tweeeeenkies3 - 11/3/2011, 4:48 PM
Ehh...I will keep faith for now.
I hate to judge this early in development.
I just wanna see young Jean, Scott...and possibly Psylocke or Dazzler.
jjmeylar - 11/3/2011, 4:49 PM
I'm not TOO annoyed that he worked on X3. I mean: he DID work with Penn on a Ratner directed film. Kinberg's work in Holmes is enough to sell it to me.
RorMachine - 11/3/2011, 4:53 PM
Ahhhhh
RainbowRaider - 11/3/2011, 4:58 PM
I really hope ''Xavier'' doesn't stay as jerk that invades and manipulates innocent people's minds for no reason this time around. It's the complete opposite of how he is in the comics. What a joke that first movie was. Why even call him ''Xavier''?
kingmonkeyman - 11/3/2011, 4:58 PM
Uh-oh...X-men 3. I sure hope Sherlock Holmes is in this then. Justin Beiber as Dazzler FTW!!
AiyalKilU - 11/3/2011, 4:59 PM
not gonna be as good as First Class is the only guarantee at this point since Goldman's not returning
gambgel - 11/3/2011, 5:01 PM
I HATE this news.

Thanks Fox.
TheRedSkull - 11/3/2011, 5:07 PM
Bear in mind he's just the writer guys, its what the director does with that script that counts
tweeeeenkies3 - 11/3/2011, 5:10 PM
@Kingmonkeyman...Oh lord! I would go on a killing rampage if he was Dazzler -_-
We need Aly Michalka for the role of course!
OdinsBeard - 11/3/2011, 5:12 PM
great producer. ok writer...
The4thWall - 11/3/2011, 5:15 PM
So lets see
X-Men: Last Stand: Shit
Sherlock Holmes: Very Good
Mr. and Mrs. Smith: Good
Jumper: Mostly Shit
This Means War: Looks ok
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: Interesting

They should've stayed with the original writers but it might be good
RorMachine - 11/3/2011, 5:17 PM
I'm not gonna flip out until they sign a director but he does not have a good track record. And yes I am including Sherlock Holmes!
Fireblade - 11/3/2011, 5:24 PM
Hmmm...too early to judge just yet, this is just the very first step - getting something down on paper to show they are beginning the process.

I think it will take ages to get going on a First Class sequel because Wolverine starts shooting next year and all focus will be on that.

This news just sounds like they are getting the ball rolling. After all, it was publicly stated that Kinberg did some rewrites on First Class, so he had some involvement already in the script process.

As for The Last Stand, well we can only hope they learned from that...
Fireblade - 11/3/2011, 5:40 PM
^^They did a lot right in X3 - As well as Beast and that Xavier/Phoenix battle, Angel looked great, Storm finally flew (and had a hairdo that didn't look like a white wig for once), some of the other Phoenix stuff was excellent (like the talons of water rising round the island, similar to that comic art of the firebird talons round a planet). But the film threw too much in, and didn't tie together the cure/Phoenix plots enough. And Rogue should never have been cured, but First Class hinted that a cure could end up enhancing mutation.

We can only pray that Singer/Vaughn/Goldman end up involved in the FC sequel.
nighteagle - 11/3/2011, 5:41 PM
NO NO NO!!!! he destroyed X3 and even listen to the commentary. it was all filled with, shouldn't have done that and whoops, should have stuck to what i wrote the first time... and he laughed about it!! butchered a classic and laughed about it!!! Please don't let him ruin another x film... please!!
BezierCurve - 11/3/2011, 5:42 PM
This guy is the plot man. The first draft writer. Do you know what happens the instant a Director (especially one like Vaughn) is brought on to a movie? THEY THROW THE FIRST DRAFT AWAY.
At most it's just getting a sequence of events on paper for team to discuss.
Be still fanboys, it's all going to be okay.
PreparationH - 11/3/2011, 5:43 PM
Worried about this crap, they should have another writer with him
Fastestmanalive - 11/3/2011, 5:49 PM
I dont get it? why not just use the same writers from the first one? it worked the first time. ever heard the expression if it aint broke, dont fix it?
Viltrumite - 11/3/2011, 5:50 PM
Wow, I'm really not too jazzed with the choice of writer. All I can say is: I hope Vaughn or Goldman re-writes the script.
SithLord - 11/3/2011, 6:17 PM
The Last Stand was the worst X-Men movie, and the news that this guy is writing the second installment of First Class is a HUGE mistake.
shadow314 - 11/3/2011, 6:20 PM
^^^^ agreed

if not sentinels, then at least give us Mr. Sinister. Throw Cyclops + Jean + Sinister = easy and perfect story line
rlamb6747 - 11/3/2011, 6:22 PM
sherlock was awesome, but i really hope he doesnt butcher an amazing xmen movie with a crappy follow up
Fireblade - 11/3/2011, 6:38 PM
It's no good just having fanboy tantrums for Sinister or whatever to be thrown in so you get a hard-on. The story comes first. Throwing in things for the sake of it resulted in X3 and XMO:W

None of you would have screamed for Cold War or Cuban Missile stuff yet that backdrop/storyline is what made FC work really well.
Moakynubs - 11/3/2011, 6:43 PM
Raise your hand if you're judging this man's work by the quality of the film (which has several outside forces at work in it, such as actors, directors, and producers).

Now raise your hand if you're judging his work by the quality of his literature (which I'm sure NONE of you have read on his/her own).
Bodwulf - 11/3/2011, 6:45 PM
Great, just what we need more damn dirty mutants......
Beast,Worf,Cha-Ka,Gremlin,Teen Wolf,Teen Wolf too,The Grinch,The Cat in the Hat,Beauty and the Beast,Planet of the Apes,Mr. Tumnus,Bigfoot,The Cowardly Lion,Ewok,Wolfman,Chewbacca
SUPERBATSPIDERMAN - 11/3/2011, 6:58 PM
Vaugh better be back or this movie is effed.
marvel72 - 11/3/2011, 7:01 PM
cyclops,marvel girl & the sentinels or don't f*ckin bother.

@ intruder

loving your avatar.
mgeoff88 - 11/3/2011, 7:11 PM
I really enjoyed First Class so I'm glad they're working on a sequel. I'm just not sure about this writer.

However, for the sequel they need to bring in the real First Class or at least start building towards it. We already have Beast; we just need Jean Grey, Cyclops, Angel, and Iceman.
Supes17 - 11/3/2011, 7:14 PM
X-cellent! :D
imnotahero - 11/3/2011, 7:28 PM
FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUCK that.
Minghagz - 11/3/2011, 9:29 PM
With the continuity all [frick]ed up I really don't see it getting any better from here. But we'll see as this progresses.
xXkryptoniteXx - 11/3/2011, 9:56 PM
Seriously??? Why bring this guy when this is a new xmen??? Why can't we get the writers that did x1 n x2? W/e this franchise will bomb once again. Screw fox.
croniccris - 11/3/2011, 10:14 PM
[frick] first class 2 bring on deadpool!
SciFiNut - 11/3/2011, 11:03 PM
The two movies on his credits everyone's concerned with (Last Stand and Jumper) started out with good scripts, and were butchered by studio interference and directors. When his writing actually makes it to the screen, Kinberg delivers. A solid choice, if you ask me.

And besides, Im sure he'll be collaborating with Vaugn and McAvoy and Fassbender on this.
Tainted87 - 11/3/2011, 11:05 PM
Vaughn made a lot of alterations to the First Class script.

Kinberg and Vauhgn worked together briefly on The Last Stand before Vaughn had to bail.

For what it's worth, I think the actors and director did a great job with what they had to work with. Ratner came in so very late and although he got on with the crew, he had to rush production because of the studio. It's kind of ironic actually. The reason production was forced so early was because the actors were only contractually obiligated for so long, and getting such an ensemble cast together at a later time would be next to impossible. Still, at all times, it never felt like a conclusion to a trilogy, or even a conclusion to the story (that being the Dark Phoenix Saga).

- The cure came from "Gifted"... no coincidence that Whedon was on the short list of directors. This stole the focus away from the Dark Phoenix plot.

- Cyclops was killed off because of Marsden's interest in Superman Returns. This brought the entire protagonist spotlight onto Hugh Jackman, an effect that changed the movie entirely. If Cyclops survived, the movie would be completely different.

- Budgeting constraints (believe it or not) forced effects-laden characters to be scaled back. Nightcrawler was cut completely because of this; while Colossus had only a few actual metal shots; Mystique is depowered early on and dismissed; Grammer's double has less than 30 seconds of action shots; Bobby only ices up for a brief (but awesome) CG shot; Angel betrayed the audience into thinking he would be a main character with his opening scene, but the wings got too cumbersome...

- Hugh Jackman's own production company (Seed) got its start with this movie... no coincidence that his screen time is at least twice that of any other actor in the film.

The Last Stand had Singer's cast bringing THEIR established characters to life, as the studio wasn't going to risk any replacements disrupting the series' cinematic presence or character expectations. Where Cyclops could have been recast, he was killed off. Where Storm could have been recast, her role was expanded to accomodate Halle Berry's demands, but not to the proper effect.

This all meant nothing when suddenly we see all these characters, not obscure by any means, popping up completely out of character to the point of the writers losing track of them for some unimportant cameos.

The movie really shouldn't have been made, but what we got wasn't the worst thing in the world. The actors did their part, Ian McKellen understood the absurdity in the script and went with it, and Ellen Page successfully reintroduced Kitty Pryde. In hindsight, it's kind of funny seeing Anna Paquin in the background (one of their biggest mistakes) as opposed to her current role in HBO's True Blood.

It is amusing, if you're interested... all the (comic-based) relationships/romances that are completely ignored or made more or less impossible by the situation...
-Angel/Psylocke (they both get around, but it's basically Jean and Scott switched around)
-Kitty/Colossus (always a sense of permanence)
-Storm/Callisto (super rivals who respect each other in abundance)
-Rogue/Mystique (adoptive daughter and mother)
-Xavier/Juggernaut (resentful step-brothers)
Ranger14 - 11/3/2011, 11:27 PM
Didn't really care for First Class, so I really don't have much expect much but another crappy adaption, okay film for anything they do in this franchise. Continuity is already jacked up so I am curious to see where they choose to go from here.
Deathlok - 11/3/2011, 11:58 PM
This guy sucks!!! You know, if everyone just boycotted these movies, Fox would eventually sell the rights back to Marvel. Power to the people!
Tainted87 - 11/4/2011, 12:15 AM
Not enough people would boycott. Too many non-fans. I liked First Class as a movie. As an adaptation, it sucked. Your choice of how to see it.
spiderneil - 11/4/2011, 12:23 AM
why don't they bring back jane goldman? she wrote kick ass and first class. I've got a bad feeling about this...
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