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Several Directors In Contention For X-Men: First Class?

Apparently Mathew Vaughan has passed on the project, and Fox are looking for one of these guys to bring the teeny bopper mutants of X-Men: First Class to the screen...

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By Mark "RorMachine" Cassidy - 5/2/2010
As Josh reported yesterday Vaughan was offered the directing gig for First Class, but according to THR Blog he has passed(possibly a [frick] you over X3?) and Fox are now looking at Daniel Espinosa( the Swedish director behind the European crime thriller Snabba Cash)..

.."First Class," meanwhile, is a franchise reboot of Fox's "X-Men" movies, focusing on teens learning to use their mutant superpowers. Espinosa is one of several directors Singer and Fox are meeting with, but the fact that he even is in contention speaks to the swiftness and height of his rise. (Reports that "Kick-Ass" director Matthew Vaughn is going to direct the project are incorrect; he passed days ago. Rupert Sanders also is no longer in contention.)



It seems Fox are really scrambling for someone at this point. Cinematical report the following..

Reportedly, Fox is now looking at Louis Leterrier (who could use it to nurse his wounds over not getting The Avengers), Jonathan Mostow, Daniel Espinosa, and Rupert Sanders. Timur Bekmambetov, David Slade, and Carl Erick Rinsch are also in consideration. Perhaps it might be easier to make a list who isn't up for the job!

If Sanders(A rookie director with projects in development) has indeed passed and these names are in contention, my vote goes to either Slade(30 Days Of Night, Hard Candy) or Bekmanbetov. I wasn't a fan of Wanted at all but I did like Nightwatch and I think his style would lend some originality to the proceedings. Keeping in mind that this movie will have to go a long way to impress a lot of us anyway, who do you think would be the best fit?
Source: cinematical.com
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fanboiii - 5/2/2010, 6:07 AM
it would be great if directors boycott :D give the rights back to marvel! x-men is one of marvel's biggest worlds yet to be seen on film. a bunch of mutants in a forest doesn't cut it.
RorMachine - 5/2/2010, 6:13 AM
At this point I honestly don't mind either way. I would like to see a couple more X movies with Jackman as Wolverine..but short of that [frick] em. I'm not sure First Class will be successful no matter what, at least for me, I just don't think the school days of Cyc, Beast etc is very interesting. But it would be nice to see it done well too. Just keep LL away from it!
1chris2 - 5/2/2010, 6:25 AM
i would rather marvel get the rights back and remake this. but since they do not give it to someone who can make a great story driven films with really good characters development,and effects. louise lettier should do the return of the hulk.i want to know why beast was a human in x-2 and blue in x-3? and what ever happened to night crawler,and if gambit was in wolverine why he was never in x-1,2,or 3?and why none of the real X-MEN never really got any story in any of the film? MARVEL save us.
IronMarvel - 5/2/2010, 6:33 AM
I wish the rights were going back to Marvel too but since they Cant I want Leterier!!!!!!!!!!
LEEE777 - 5/2/2010, 6:50 AM
Just REBOOT the sucker!!!!!!!!!!

This needs it much more than SPIDER-MAN & DAREDEVIL ffs!

[frick]ing FOX, oh and SONY! : P

(They can still make their WOLVERINE 2 and DEADPOOL, less X-connected the better on both cases).


People @ seriously, its kinda MARVEL's own fault they still have the rights lol!
marvel72 - 5/2/2010, 6:58 AM
reboot x-men definetly,fox give it back to marvel studios then everyone will be happy.
love to see jj abrams direct it.
save matthew vaughn for any of the following marvel films.
1.deadpool
2.daredevil reboot
3.the avengers
fanboiii - 5/2/2010, 7:02 AM
it might have been marvel's mistake in hindsight, but that's only because studios they trusted made trash out of their properties. that's hardly their fault. they had to start from somewhere until they had enough to finance their own film studio and protect other properties.
Gotbatman - 5/2/2010, 7:05 AM
My vote out of those guys goes to David Slade
The guy can make a pretty god story driven movie
and through in some more action than usual and we'd get one hell of an X-Men movie xD

If Leterier touches this movie I'm not going to watch it!
Yeah Hulk was good but I'm pretty sure that was only because of Edward Norton :P
Hawksblueyes - 5/2/2010, 7:13 AM
It doesn't really say if Sanders passed or was dismissed from contention. If Sanders "passed" on this (a film that could have given him great recognition) then the script is probably as big a mess as X-3 and any expectations I had for this film were pointless.
lc - 5/2/2010, 7:32 AM
dont know much about this but well done ror ror :)
BruceWayneNewton - 5/2/2010, 7:57 AM
I'm fine with rebooting the x men franchise but I do not want to see the school days filled with teen angst. I want an action movie using one of the great storylines from the comics. I want to go to a superhero movie and see something super for once.
RorMachine - 5/2/2010, 8:14 AM
" strip EVERY character of all the traits & guirks that made them popular in the first place!"

I don't think they did that at all. In fact they managed to remain very true to the essence of the characters for the most part. They changed some things sure but thats movies for ya. Who would be your choice for cast/director magic8?
Dickel - 5/2/2010, 8:14 AM
Yeah i'm gutted to hear that this is even happening. I do like the X-men universe and enjoyed all 3 films, yet I have no desire to see them go backwards and tell the story of teenagers!?
How boring will that be! I dont care if it's written well or not, it'd still be boring compared to a movie about powered up x-men fighting epic battles...against apocalypse or whatever.
I mean com'on! I'd imagine the majority of people would agree with this, surely.

ps- all i see this movie doing is killing the x-men franchise because it wont be all too successful.
GUNSMITH - 5/2/2010, 8:24 AM
I SAY MARVEL TELL BIG BROTHER DISNEY TO BUY X-MEN BACK FOR YOU, THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE A REAL X- MEN MOVIE..SERIOUSLY.
flames809 - 5/2/2010, 8:35 AM
they just need to do a cyclops origin movies and gambit
FORTAPACHE - 5/2/2010, 8:50 AM
I just found out that Paul WS Anderson was offered the first X-Men movie but he turned it down to do Event Horizon instead!It then went to Vaughn, then Singer.
Ryden - 5/2/2010, 8:52 AM
@flames-But cyclops' origin is WITH the X-Men.

Anyway I'm really hoping that production falls through and that they take too long to make the film and Marvel gets the rights back..that would be excellent. That way we can see actual costumes instead of gay black leather and see characters the way they were supposed to be played.

Same goes for Spider-Man, hope that reboot falls through aswell.

OMG could you imagine how cool it would be to see a Marvel Studios only reboot of Spider-Man and X-Men in the same year?!?! Amazing...
CaptainAmerica - 5/2/2010, 8:55 AM
WHAT!?!? Magic8 is bitching about something?!?! Who would have thunk it.
RorMachine - 5/2/2010, 8:57 AM
Temuera Morrison is interesting..not so much Scott Caan! Yeah he wasn't perfect, but he played a version of Wolverine. He has been portrayed by many different writers many different ways, sure there is always the berserker rage and the grumpiness, but if you think Wolvie was never brooding in the comics you need to read more of em! Plus, Jackman didn't even brood that much in the movies, he had the sense of humor and the charisma that Wolvie has in the comics, at least imo. Wolvie has been written as a nutcase, a borderline psycho and a violent bastard but he has NEVER been a morally ambiguous character. At base he was always a hero ands had a strong moral code. Jackman played teh best Wolverine he could under pg13 rules.
jimthefan - 5/2/2010, 9:04 AM
is it a reboot or a prequal
jimthefan - 5/2/2010, 9:05 AM
they never announced it, so thats has alot to do with whos gonna direct it
CaptainAmerica - 5/2/2010, 9:07 AM
Yea, i thought it was a prequel not a reboot.
jimthefan - 5/2/2010, 9:08 AM
and they cant have a reboot with a wolverine movie floating around that has to do with the past movie, it would just get to rediculious and somepoint. they should just make the deadpool and wolverine sequal and leave x-men until those 2 are finished
jimthefan - 5/2/2010, 9:10 AM
a prequel is pointless thats why nobody wants to direct it
jimthefan - 5/2/2010, 9:12 AM
@ror i agree with you on the that completely bro
jimthefan - 5/2/2010, 9:15 AM
@ryden i think marvel studios has some something to do with the spiderman reboot i the kfeige is co producing it
P862010 - 5/2/2010, 9:19 AM
Carl Erick Rinsch would bring a more sci fi feel to the series

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZkLIwbRrw
Sithsidious66 - 5/2/2010, 9:43 AM
They Should make this movie instead of this.
Bandrews1 - 5/2/2010, 9:59 AM
These are sum good choices.
YeaOkYea - 5/2/2010, 10:22 AM
Sucks MARVEL hasn't gotten their X-Men, Spider-Man, Fantastic 4, Daredevil, Blade, etc... back in their hands. Only MARVEL can reboot all these films & have it done right! I would LOVE to see 'X-Men: First Class' as a reboot but not by FOX. That company kills dreams. Let MARVEL have their rights back so we can see our beloved characters done right.
LEEE777 - 5/2/2010, 10:26 AM
No to PREQUEL...

Complete REBOOT!



Lmao @ Sith! ; D
JoshWilding - 5/2/2010, 10:29 AM
Well, with Vaughn out of the picture I find it hard to like the look of any of those mentioned above..! Leterrier maybe? (and that's only because I'm not too familiar with the rest of them! ) However, I think he's far from being the right guy for this sort of movie regardless of how good The Incredible Hulk was! Either way, like the high school Spider-Man reboot I have little to no interest in this movie to be honest!

Anyway, nice find ROR and cheers for the mention! :)
gtrman - 5/2/2010, 10:46 AM
Rather than a "First Class" I would much rather see a "Year One" X-men. I don't want to see them discovering how to use their powers, I want them to already know how. I want to see them learning team coordination and tactics, Professor X directing mentally from afar, their interpersonal interactions and them learning how much the world hates them for being different and the social situations it gets them into when they react to it. Then towards the end I want them to meet Alpha Flight and Wolverine.
eleven11 - 5/2/2010, 10:58 AM
the only origins story i want is one that comes from marvel. i mean look at wolverine borigins! that shows how "well" they treat an origin. i hope every director out there just boycott this movie to not be made till marvel get the rights back. >:(
ngu13 - 5/2/2010, 11:59 AM
reboot ...from the very begining this time ..i ho i ho its back to start we go ..
marvel72 - 5/2/2010, 12:05 PM
reboot this franchise & lets see them in the proper x-men uniforms.
RorMachine - 5/2/2010, 12:06 PM
Yes, a reboot, right from the beginning..the early adventures of young Scott Summers and his best pals, Warren, Bobby, Jean and Hank! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
CaptainAmerica - 5/2/2010, 12:07 PM
@ Teabag, [frick] a reboot! ;)
RorMachine - 5/2/2010, 12:19 PM
I'm not happy with the direction the films have gone in either, but nothing is beyond saving with a bit of creativity. New director, new writer, continue on the story. I don't want to see everything go back to the beginning like Spider man..you folks always complain that you want different villains and story-lines from the comics, well guess what? If this is rebooted your getting Magneto..again!

Tea, funny stuff!
ngu13 - 5/2/2010, 12:36 PM
james cameron ..but he wont do it
SUPERBATSPIDERMAN - 5/2/2010, 12:51 PM
If Marvel reboots X Men I would be very angry I am already angry at them for the spidey reboot I don't care what anyone says I loved all of the X Men movies even X3 and Origins I don't pick at little details like other people do. I thought when Xavier died on X3 that was very unexpected but it worked but after the credits you see that he is still alive.
RockNRollCC - 5/2/2010, 12:53 PM
@tea LMAO!!!! imagine...ms. sinister meets...Lady Magneto XD

[frick] this! we need an Xmen reboot by Marvel! hell, marvel should buy back all of their charcters! and if that ever happened, we could have a Marvel Zombies movie! that would be sick!!!




but b4 an xmen reboot, WE NEED DEADPOOL 1st!!!
KeithM - 5/2/2010, 1:13 PM
No one. I want this to fail so Marvel can get the rights back.
conformist21 - 5/2/2010, 1:17 PM
i'd rather just wait, how many years after deadpool would marvel get them back?
i even think deadpool is falling apart.
i'd rather have wolverine done and then a 5 year hiatus, and then marvel reboots it.
Ven0m - 5/2/2010, 1:32 PM
This movie will Fail no matter what as long as it is in Foxs hands.
SHAZAM171 - 5/2/2010, 1:39 PM
THIS IS SOMETHING HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS CAN'T AND WON'T DO. BECAUSE THEY ARE UNORIGINAL IDIOTS. SHEESH.
SHAZAM171 - 5/2/2010, 1:46 PM
Awesome grif!!! LMAO!!! Love it.
marvel72 - 5/2/2010, 1:58 PM
@ grif that video is excellent where did you get that footage from is it a video game.
SHAZAM171 - 5/2/2010, 2:09 PM
@deadpool72- Here you go it's from the X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE video game. Why can't they make the movie more like this!!! Ugh!! Hollywood really pisses me off!!
BrownTornado - 5/2/2010, 2:24 PM
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ..........
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