Confirmed: Bryan Singer Is Directing X-Men: First Class

The man behind the first 2 X-movies is getting back behind the lens for the teeny mutant adventures. Now we have video confirmation..

Ok, I just received this info from CBM user Erickz.

He writes:

"dude, I was watching the live stream for 'Avatar' on myspace and Bryan Singer just popped up on the red carpet. And they asked what projects he has coming up and he mentioned he is doing 'Jack the Giant Killer' but the moment that shocked me was...right after he said that, he also stated that just yesterday he signed the deal to do the 'X-Men: First Class movie.' And when they told him they were broadcasting live, he made the face of "oh sh*t".So I guess he is returning to the franchise. Anyway, I just had to tell you that so you can post it up or something. And man. I'm not lying here. O had to come and tell another comic book freak like me. Hope this information helps."

Thanks a mill for the scoop Erickz. Obviously this will have to remain a rumor until we get confirmation. But if it turns out to be the real deal I think it's a good thing. Even though I have little to no interest in a 'First Class' movie, no matter who may be directing.

Update: Erickz has sent me a video of Singer confirming he is the director.

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RorMachine
12/16/2009

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204 Comments

	I really wish he'd have stayed on and directed X-3, yet at the same time, I don't think he should direct First Class.We need to start over with the actual original team, but I would bet that Singer would want to stay in the continuity he created. If he sticks to it, he's seriously limiting himself story wise.Certain characters that appeared in the current films can't be used in the new series.As much as I dislike the way Wolverine is always given the spotlight, I still like him to be a part of the team.Just not center stage.Also, they couldn't use Rogue, Shadowcat, Iceman, Angel, Colossus, Nightcrawler or Psylocke.You couldn't kill any characters who are alive in the original movies.And many movies can you get out of it.Depending on how old Scott and Jean are in X-Men 1, I say mid to late 20s, it wouldn't take long to catch up. tazmaniak - 12/16/2009, 9:02 PM
	I say [frick] the X-FRANCHISE it needs rebooting from the beginning with the ORIGINAL X-MEN! ; D LEEE777 - 12/16/2009, 9:02 PM
	nah its all good man!! i finally made my account...haha Erickz - 12/16/2009, 9:04 PM
	well i think leather mite look good but then again am kinky hahahaha lc - 12/16/2009, 9:05 PM
	I think they can get away with costumes now... as Superhero movie is an accepted genre already. And yes to an X-Men reboot @LEEE but seeing that this is still from Fox... My hopes are not going thru the stratosphere... ACCESS - 12/16/2009, 9:06 PM
	Erickz @ Welcome man!!! Beverley Hills Cop [frick]ing sweet movies! Lc @ Lmao! ; D ACCESS @ Hey i think even FOX knows the [frick]ed up big time with X3!! An your right, at the time of X-MEN 1 they couldn't so much get away with the costumes,but now they can easy! Black leathers done to death now! LEEE777 - 12/16/2009, 9:06 PM
	so erickz did you make your account two time's lol only joking with you :) lc - 12/16/2009, 9:07 PM
	haha thanks :) yea i dont know what happened with the double post there...hehe Erickz - 12/16/2009, 9:09 PM
	Well, I think we would at least have a better chance of not getting teeny bopper actors for First Class with Singer back at the helm. I love the first 2 X-films, but he didn't make a great Superman film (by that I mean it wasn't very faithful to the comics), so I don't know. InTylerWeTrust - 12/16/2009, 9:11 PM
	um to many click's ive done it myself one to many times haha i hate waiting for things to happen lol lc - 12/16/2009, 9:11 PM
	Ah there you are! Great stuff man. We will see how long this stays up now..if it really is something Singer should have kept to himself we will be asked to whip it down. You might just get some variation on the costumes. Im sure he will want to do something different to his other movies...I wouldn't hold out much hope for the yellow suit though! RorMachine - 12/16/2009, 9:12 PM
	how about if they dont put anything on lmao soory ror am abit hyper to nite lol :) lc - 12/16/2009, 9:14 PM
	Welcome Erikz! As for Singer, no. We need something fresh, I'm tired of the X-Men/Homosexual allegory and that seems to be his only take on the franchise, so I hope they find a new director. Allegory is great and X-Men is ripe for it, but just not the same one over and over. Give us new take. NERO - 12/16/2009, 9:15 PM
	I hope for at least some personality in the costumes. The black leather fetish just never sat well with me. The X-Men should have suits that match them in powers and personality. Not all identical (save for one or two subtle changes) black leather outfits. If this is true, I'd be cautiously optimistic about First Class. Optimistic because we probably aren't getting teen actors in the roles, and because Singer has shown he is a competent director of films (The Usual Suspects) but cautious because he wasn't the most faithful CBM director. InTylerWeTrust - 12/16/2009, 9:18 PM
	Well, if its faithfulness to the source you will be looking for, worry about who they get to write it. Singer will only direct the story he's given..although costumes and the like will prob be his call for the most part. Who knows..all i ask for is a good movie..and by good I mean not Zac [frick]ing Effron as Cyclops or something. LC, i could go for that..nudist X Men FTW! RorMachine - 12/16/2009, 9:22 PM
	Or Miley Cyrus as Jean Grey.... Or Taylor Swift as Supergirl ;) InTylerWeTrust - 12/16/2009, 9:23 PM
	ROR @ Stop swearing and don't give anyone ideas man lol! ZAC [frick]ING EFFRON nooooooooooooo! : D Even if they do reboot this, i reckon WOLVERINE franchise can stand on it's own now, an DEADPOOL supposed to be doing its own thing anyway now right?? LEEE777 - 12/16/2009, 9:26 PM
	Lol @ TYLER!!! LEEE777 - 12/16/2009, 9:26 PM
	Nooooooooooo!! He has to get away as far as possible from this franchise. He had his chance... he blew it... bring on a more talented director. Raimi+Singer= Superhero killas! CaptainProg - 12/16/2009, 9:27 PM
	Good news to me - Singer's a solid director. I'm very curious as to how you cast Hank McCoy as a young lad... convincingly... SciFiNut - 12/16/2009, 9:27 PM
	Oh god no! Keep him the hell away from this and all other CBM movies. Ozymandias - 12/16/2009, 9:27 PM
	I want to throw myself off a bridge. This guy ruins everything he touches. He has no respect for the source material. doctorretroandthepogs - 12/16/2009, 9:30 PM
	I'll give Singer a shot. Was X2 not awesome? All I want is variations on the costumes, a less annoying Cyclops, and a less wooden Jean and I'm set :) InTylerWeTrust - 12/16/2009, 9:31 PM
	X-Men 2 was fantastic, The first was good. Ratner can f#$k off! Angelo - 12/16/2009, 9:32 PM
	lol, how the hell did he "blow it"? X2 is considered by critics and the public alike to be one of the best Cbms ever. Just because it didn't meet every fan boy's requirement of what a "good" comic book movie should be, does not mean he failed. Those first X movies were class..with or without brightly colored [frick]ing costumes. RorMachine - 12/16/2009, 9:32 PM
	SWEET!! Spilox - 12/16/2009, 9:34 PM
	SINGER is best for X-movies more so than the SUPERMAN franchise, he tried though, but X3 could've a lot better with him at it, oh well. Looks like he might get another change, pretty good news! X2 = [frick]ING amazing film!! LEEE777 - 12/16/2009, 9:36 PM
	Who cares about what the critics say. The guy is a just terrible director. I'll give him credit where credit is due. He can cast his aassss off. However, he thinks it's perfectly fine to take 40+ years of continuity, throw it in a bucket and pull out what he wants. He took one of my all time favorite X-Men villains the REVEREND William Stryker and turned him into some military guy. And gave him a son who is a mutant. Turned Iceman into a student while Cyclops and Jean are adults. This guy has ZERO resect for this franchise and the wonderful writers and artists who created a world around these characters that has been succsessful for 40+ years. doctorretroandthepogs - 12/16/2009, 9:41 PM
	Dude, why are you blaming the director of those movies? Singer didn't write the screen plays! And by your comments, am I to assume you feel this way about every CBM there has been(yes, even the all holy Iron Man!)? Since none of them have remained completely..and in some cases not at all faithful to the comics? And yes, I know some liberties are bigger than others and there are little fanboy rules and regulations to these things..But seriously, if your going to allow these things to tarnish your enjoyment of an otherwise great movie, whats the point? Just read the comics. RorMachine - 12/16/2009, 9:44 PM
	shit, tired of watching that [frick]ing good trailer, well he definetly has to come back, he made two high quality x-men movies, i was thinking he should direct wolverine movie, because he was the only director who made wolverine be bad ass, and x-men 4 because he made the best x-men movies ever, one of the best comic movies ever, but i wonder he make wolverine the star again for the fourth x-men, and forget cyclops, he also should make a good reintroduction of Gambit on the team, wolverine should star he second solo movie, i think a cameo of him in x-men for would be perfect brazilianbatman - 12/16/2009, 9:44 PM
	I'm of a mixed opinion about this 'news'. Both the X films he directed were good but it would be nice to see a fresh take on the series, even if they don't decide to reboot it and First Class turns out to be about the early years with in the already established movie universe. comicguy - 12/16/2009, 9:45 PM
	it can't start over, how u gonna ignore what happened in x-men and x-men 2, no rebooting, so if feavrau mess up iron man 3, they shouldnt make a squel, they would have to star over, common, x-men movies were not batman forever and batman and robin, get this reboot out of our heads brazilianbatman - 12/16/2009, 9:50 PM
	Just wanted to say hey, I'm the new guy. Long time reader, first time typer. See you later. By the way, loose the leather and get the real costumes. MarkII - 12/16/2009, 9:52 PM
	MarkII @ Welcome dude, glad ya writing!!! LEEE777 - 12/16/2009, 9:54 PM
	as stand along movies i enjoyed the first two x-men movies. my only problem is if they are going to go back and redo it to have the original 5, it would clash with the current storyline they have going now. I'm actually getting a little tired of movies having to go back and be "redone" a few years after they have come out. If they keep the story straight from the beginning, they wouldn't have to go back and change things. LadyArkham - 12/16/2009, 9:55 PM
	Just wanted to say hey, I'm the new guy. Long time reader, first time typer. See you later. By the way, loose the leather and get the real costumes. MarkII - 12/16/2009, 9:58 PM
	Arkham @ Yeah, but what can ya do lol, [frick]ing HOLLYWOOD 4 ya!! : P LEEE777 - 12/16/2009, 9:59 PM
	Personally I'd rather see them go ahead with an X4 but they kind of wrote themselves into a huge ditch with X3. I think, unless there is some very clever writing, that a sequel will just seem like a movie about Wolverine and the X-Men, not the X-Men. comicguy - 12/16/2009, 9:59 PM
	I completely understand where your coming from Rorschach, but there is a huge difference between taking a few liberties like Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk and doing what he did. I don't want to watch a shot for shot remake of a comic. What is the point of that? There is creative liscence and blatant disrespect. He falls into the latter category. Him, Tim Burton, and Brett Ratner. I would also like to say that I really like the fansite you have here and I'm just stating my opinion. In no way do I mean any disrespect. I just putting my perspective out there. doctorretroandthepogs - 12/16/2009, 10:03 PM
	If he stays with the current movie continuity Iceman and Angel are out but that does leave us with three of the original five. Storm seems to be a given considering the movies but who will make number 5? And truthfuly I don't understand why X3 was considered so bad. Was it as good as the first two. No not really but given all the changes from sourse in the first two, what the heck was so wrong with it? juggy4711 - 12/16/2009, 10:05 PM
	@Leee yeah they are interested in making money, not pleasing the fans. i guess the know all of us fangirls and fanboys will go spend the money at the theaters to see it anyway haha @comicguy yeah it would take some EXTREMELY good writing to pull it off. not that it isn't possible, but based on what we have seen so far, it wouldn't happen. LadyArkham - 12/16/2009, 10:06 PM
	Arkham @ yEAH YOUR RIGHT LOL! its a pity we don't many good cbm movies like WATCHMEN an IRON MAN etc, but i suppose we are all a bit spoiled nowadays, atleast we dont havta wait every 3 years for a BAT Movie anymore to come out lol. Hopefully FOX will wake up an make a great FIRST CLASS movie for us all anyway, fingers crossed!! LEEE777 - 12/16/2009, 10:25 PM
	Just remember something here singer gave the world X-2. A movie far superior to all but a few comic films. Watchmen, Batman Begins, Iron Man, and Sin City stand strong with it. Don't even try to debate this shit anymore, you'll only make a complete ass of yourselves. ASSASSIN666 - 12/16/2009, 10:31 PM
	I'm with you juggy, I didn't think X3 was as bad as alot of people say it was though they could have done the Mutant Cure and Phoenix/Dark Phoenix saga in two seperate movies instead of putting them both into one. Plus they tried to introduce too many new characters all at once. As for the members of the First class, if you include Woverine into coninuity, we've got Cyclops, Jean, Storm, Beast and Emma Frost. If an X4 is made and if Wolverine continues to be the center of attention in the movies then I propose that they change the name of the X-Men movie franchise to Wolverine and the X-Men or something along those lines comicguy - 12/16/2009, 10:32 PM
	does anyone agree with me when i say : "Fcuk this First Class Bullshit!!!"....i rather the companies invest in titles like Cable,Iron Fist,Deadpool,Bishop,Silver Surfer,Dr.Strange,Inhumans etc....it's been less than 5 years and they want a [frick]ing pre-quel?give me X-men:First Class when i'm a Grandfather and 65 years old.maybe that time i may be in the mood for Nostalgia!!! Fcuk First Class! (good find tho Ror!) Kes - 12/16/2009, 10:35 PM
	Kes @ Lol! I say [frick] FIRST CLASS if its a WOLVERINE spin off, but im up for a proper X-MEN movie with the ORIGINAL five!! [frick]ing CABLE, IRON FIST SS etc would be really sweet!! LEEE777 - 12/16/2009, 10:43 PM
	@ Kes, yeah, I agree. Though I wouldn't use such vulgar language! My stars! It would be like trying to make the seriously GENIUS first 5 minutes of the Watchmen into a feature. It don't add up. Plus, I am a little done with x-men all over the place, really. With the mixed awesomeness trilogy and wolverine, they keep milking the same cow, she gon' get chapped teets. And all her milk will taste terrible. and they will call the milk "Superman Returns". LobsterJohnston - 12/16/2009, 10:49 PM
	Hey, maybe this could be the best choice. He, more than anyone, would learn from his mistakes and start fresh. Jus Sayin DogsOfWar - 12/16/2009, 11:04 PM
	this is great news! now we can go back to a good story with good action! Wadey09 - 12/16/2009, 11:09 PM
	This is another blow (no pun intended) to Marvel! This guy is a hack. He needs to stay away from CBMs. Phinehas - 12/16/2009, 11:43 PM
	this is fox's chance to do the x-men right. they should treat this as a continuation of the series but also redo some aspects of it like the costumes, number 1. deadpool21 - 12/16/2009, 11:44 PM
	First class would be good if they actually went with the first class. Meaning Jean, Scott, Beast, Iceman and Angel, not shadow cat and the teenie bopper squad. Also doctorretroandthepogs, I want to point out that bobby(iceman) was always shown to be substantially younger than the rest. So the fact that he was a student was actually about right...except he was also the second person to be recruited by Xavier so he should have figured in more prominently in the movies. thwhtGuardian - 12/16/2009, 11:46 PM
	Original Beast with no fur could be really cool. I am envisioning an epic parkour scene already DogsOfWar - 12/17/2009, 12:12 AM
	Yeah, I always liked the furless Hank the best. thwhtGuardian - 12/17/2009, 12:13 AM
	they need 2 move on 2 other x-franchises...like x-factor or x-force..if they want 2 do like a 1st class thing or a xavior school thing they should do a tv serioes like smallville...marvel dosnt hav a live action tv show yet..and that would be perfect! that way u could hav cameos thruout the series!!!.. ~X XmutantX - 12/17/2009, 12:23 AM
	I'm torn on the X-Men. X2 was a fan-damn-tastic movie. The first X-Men reintroduced the CBM idea to the mainstream and did it well. However, they have strayed so far off the source material that it is hard to redeem it. That being said, I welcome Singer back with open arms after the abortion that is The Last Stand. For those that question Singer's directing skills, go watch The Usual Suspects...AMAZING FILM!!! ecksmanfan - 12/17/2009, 12:43 AM
	DUDE, YOU ONLY GOT FOUR CHARACTERS!(IF YOU STICK WITH CONTINUITY YOU CREATED SINGER)..BEAST-OK..CYCLOPS-OK...JEAN-OK...ANGEL...NOT BORN YET OR A CHILD, STORM...OK.BOBBY(ICEMAN) IS NOT EVEN BORN YET OR A TODDLER....HONESTLLY I DUNNO..SEEMS LIKE THEYRE TRYING TO DO TWIGHLIGHT WITH IT... GUNSMITH - 12/17/2009, 1:30 AM
	What Superman Returns wasn't green lighted for a sequel? Peteyparker - 12/17/2009, 1:33 AM
	What Superman Returns wasn't green lighted for a sequel? Peteyparker - 12/17/2009, 1:52 AM
	How can anyone say singer is a bad director? they must have missed the usual suspects! wards - 12/17/2009, 2:14 AM
	hell yeah bryans singers back maybe he can get the x-men back on track. and maybe when hes done doing x-men first class he'll do x-men 4, and 5 back to back.bring us more cyclops,angel,beast,gambit,nightcrawler,iceman,colossus,rogue,emma frost,beak,chamber,husk,glob herman,sinister,apocalypse,and the sentinles.bryan singer is a great director. 1chris2 - 12/17/2009, 4:30 AM
	Lolz, Ratner better than Singer? Are you high? InTylerWeTrust - 12/17/2009, 4:38 AM
	Singer did a great job with the first 2 X-Men movies. If he is, indeed, directing, that would be sweeet! :) Runefyst - 12/17/2009, 4:42 AM
	Oh God, please say this isnt true!!! I know a lot of you guys enjoyed the first two X-Men movies (and a few of you even enjoyed Superman Returns) but I cant stand any of Singers movies! I hated what he did with the first two X-Men movies and IMO they were as bad as Ratners! The fact that Lauren Shuler Donner and Fox will be involved has already doomed First Class and Singers involvement would just ruin it completely for me! Dont get me wrong, I enjoyed Valkyrie but Singer's touchy feely comic book movies suck. The fact he abandoned the X-Men franchise to go and ruin Superman means he shouldnt be allowed to come back and [frick] up the X-Men as well IMO! JoshW - 12/17/2009, 4:42 AM
	bad news grif - 12/17/2009, 5:26 AM
	You all guys know that how good could be a movie by Fox is more matter of fox itself than the director. And talking of Singer you know how good is his entire production. I mean he partially failed only with superman. So give him more credit :-) MisterFixit - 12/17/2009, 5:28 AM
	And for the costumes thing,i totally agree with access@. This super hero genre is now well known and even more accepted than few years ago. They will surely try to do more personalized uniforms MisterFixit - 12/17/2009, 5:34 AM
	@Superkal27 You need to clam the frak down. These guys (or girls)are allowed to express themselves how they wish. I may be the Negative Nelly but you are worse with the name calling and bad spelling ( "Trully an idiot....") Truly ,You sir, are the idiot. Skyh00k - 12/17/2009, 6:10 AM
	Does this mean he'll actually READ a comic book, or is he going to base this on ANOTHER cartoon?! loganoneil - 12/17/2009, 6:28 AM
	hmmmm. Well... I sort of hated him for dropping the ball on X Men because the result (X3) of him doing that was so aweful. Unlike most people I thought SR was ok. I don't regard this as bad news really. Im going to keep an open mind. I hope that this time around he takes some risks when it comes to some of the details. You know when they make a movie about a comic book character and then the story or the personality or the powers are better as they are in the comic book, then it's only natural that people will view it as a blunder. @ Superkal: lc is spoken for, fella. By LEEE777 And your not playing with a full deck if you think Ratner's better than Singer. That's just crazy talk @ Dogsofwar: I like where your heads at. What Hank does is like Parkour on crack! SixSixteen - 12/17/2009, 6:44 AM
	In all actuallity, this is the perfect time for a reboot.Start at the beggining the way it should have been done. And if they do it properly the costumes shouldn' be too far off, remember they all matched and weren't full of color. Hawksblueyes - 12/17/2009, 6:50 AM
	I kinda like this. I mean, they could do much better, but aren't you guys glad that it's not Ratner? JJMeylar - 12/17/2009, 6:53 AM
	Oh, no! All I got to say! OH, NO! DDD - 12/17/2009, 7:06 AM
	@Superkal27 You stink. Is that troll I smell??? And saying Ratner is better than Singer? No. I only need two characters brought to the big screen to prove this: Nightcrawler from X2(IMO, still the most well done superhero brought to the big screen) vs "I'm the Juggernaut bitch" (Just.......awful......and he lost to Kitty......because he lost his mutant powers.......and he's not supposed to be a mutant....just....awful) Runefyst - 12/17/2009, 7:09 AM
	If this is true then I am going to look forward to these movies. Singer is the best X-men director yet. akthunder - 12/17/2009, 7:12 AM
	Actually I got more to say! They need to start with the real First Class: JEAN, CYCLOPS, BEAST, ANGEL & ICEMAN. Start over and get it right this time! Then make a whole new trio of New X-men, WOLVERINE, JEAN, CYCLOPS, BEAST, NIGHTCRAWLER, ROGUE (grown woman), ICEMAN, etc. Ralph Fiennes should be younger Xavier in FIRST CLASS. This is who should play WOLVERINE... CHRISTIAN KANE from ANGEL-- RALPH FIENNES as XAVIER ELIZA DUSHKU as ROGUE DDD - 12/17/2009, 7:23 AM
	Superkal, your not helping people take your opinion on board by acting like a complete and total blithering c#nt. RorMachine - 12/17/2009, 7:25 AM
	rune@ u speak the truth brotha..preach on!!! SUPERKAL=TROLLLLLLLL!! XmutantX - 12/17/2009, 7:35 AM
	I know Im probably going to be hung by my toenails by everybody here for saying this, but I always thought McG would be a great director for movies of the superhero type. I mean, have you seen the Charlies Angels movies? Very comic bookish and campy, but if they actually had a decently written script, they might have been okay. Gideon - 12/17/2009, 7:35 AM
	Superkal: There is a NO MORONS rule at this site that you are in serious violation of. Hawksblueyes - 12/17/2009, 7:35 AM
	Jack the Giant Killer? I take it they are remaking all the Harryhausen movies? WTF. I am going to kick and scream the entire way to the theatre. TheJester - 12/17/2009, 7:40 AM
	I mean, sure, the costumes for the X-Men movies sucked. But that was really the only complaint (other than minor ones) that I had about the first 2 movies! If costumes are your only problem, that's not so bad. :) Runefyst - 12/17/2009, 7:49 AM
	DDD nice picks.... Damn I have to say I like that.... I still like Hugh Jackman as Wolverine tho and prof X is still good. Kane is on Leverage now...he dont seem as tough on that show... All of those actors would be good on a TV show version of First class... I dont really want to see a new begining...I mean it needs it but, id rather get into more current stories and have characters like cable in it. vonstallin - 12/17/2009, 8:03 AM
	I'm interested to see how will FOX save the franchise in X4 after the shit (literally), that Ratner did to X3. ThalesNJ - 12/17/2009, 8:16 AM
	No worries doctorretroandthepogs, I never got that from you at all. Nothing wrong with a bit of heated discussion! I totally get where your coming from too, I just think that whats good for the goose is good for the gander. If you can live with the likes of Favreux mixing 2 minor characters together to basically create a new villain, you should be able to live with Singer changing Stryker from a clergyman to an army Major. RorMachine - 12/17/2009, 8:18 AM
	Its confirmed!!!! [frick]ING A!!!! ; D I remember saying he should get FIRST CLASS months ago!! Lets hope he don't [frick] it up! : P If he does do it, he'll wanna do something different, and stay away from ORIGINS, well hopefully anyway lol! LEEE777 - 12/17/2009, 8:22 AM
	CONFIRMED: If Bryan Singer is directing this movie, I wont be going to see it. ;) JoshW - 12/17/2009, 8:29 AM
	Okay, i'm not getting into a 92 comment readtime, but this is pretty good news. Not GREAT news, but still pretty good. Compared to Favreau, Singer's a jackass. But compared to Schumaker, Singer's a visionary genius. We're not talking about the guy that made Blade Trinity, Elektra, Ghost Rider, FF, War Zone, Catwoman or B&R/Forever here. We're talking X1 & X2 here. Not the best CBMs but certainly not the worst. I loved his take on the X-Men even though he didn't stick close enough to the source, he still made two damn enjoyable CBMs. Right now, Singer's as good as Raimi since both of them have two great CBMs to their names and one failure each. BUT AT LEAST IT'S NOT GOYER, is what i say about this! ED HARRIS FOR MAGNETO!!! As Xavier's School Headmaster!!! DDD- AGAIN with the perfect casting choices!!! What's wrong with you!?!?!?! Are you my clone from another lab?!?!?!?! Shaman - 12/17/2009, 8:30 AM
	He is the worst choice in the world - he put the X-Men in identical costumes with no character to them, screwed up the origins of characters like Sabretooth, Iceman and Rogue and generally made two boring X-Men movies that ruined other characters like Cyclops (turned him into an asshole) and Magneto (barely menacing old man) WORST. NEWS. EVER. JoshW - 12/17/2009, 8:31 AM
	No it's not Josh. Don't sit there for one instant and tell me that you would have prefered Goyer or Schumaker. Don't lie to yourself now. And if you're not lying to yourself, please post your list of CBMs in order of which you prefered to which you hated the most, right here. IMO, that's just illogical. I understand that you didn't like X1 & X2 cause... they were way far off of the source, but in the factor of "enjoyability", how bad were they really when compared to total shit fests like Trinity and B&R? Didn't you absolutely LOVE Ironman??? Why? Cause he had the right color in his armor? I'm sure there was more to it since they were also off from the source. Shaman - 12/17/2009, 8:38 AM
	Shaman: I would say that movies like Catwoman, Elektra and Fantastic Four were worse films. Forgetting the fact that they're based off comic books, looking at them just as movies, they were worse. However, when I then look at them from a comic book fans point of view I'd have to say I hated the first two X-Men movie more because they went so far against what I consider to be the X-Men that I just couldnt enjoy them! I didnt enjoy Fantastic Four all that much either but at least there were aspects of that I could sort of relate to - I've watched the first two X-Men movies 3 or 4 times and I honestly hated every single moment of both of them! I know that I'll be in the minority with this opinion but for me, this is terrible news. JoshW - 12/17/2009, 8:47 AM
	I DONT CARE WHAT ANY OF YOU SAY....JUST B/C X1 "BROKE DOWN DOORS FOR OTHER CBMS" THAT SHIT STILL SUCKED! AND I OWN 88% OF THE X-MEN (ABOUT 50 YRS OF CONTINUITY). SO I SHOULDA APPRECIATED THE ATTEMPT, BUT X1 WAS HORRIBLE NO MATTER HOW YOU CUT IT. AND HALF THE CAST SUCKED (AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED HALLE BERRY, TYLER MANE, ANNA PAQUIN, AND CYCLOPS, SUCKED) I WOULD NOT HAVE CHOSEN ANY OF 'EM. I OF COURSE LIKED THE 2ND FILM FOR WHAT IT WAS. BUT OTHER THAN THAT? I ONLY LIKED USUAL SUSPECTS BY SINGER. GET SOMEBODY WHO AT LEAST "KNOWS SHIT ABOUT THE CHARACTERS" WHO CAN DIRECT. OR/AND HELP WITH ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THE FILM LIKE NOLAN DOES WITH BATMAN. dellamorte1872 - 12/17/2009, 8:47 AM
	WHAT DID YOU SAY DELLAMORTE? I DIDN'T HEAR YOU! ;) Runefyst - 12/17/2009, 8:56 AM
	Dude, Michael C. Hall for Hank McCoy.. He just has the face for it. Shruberry - 12/17/2009, 9:02 AM
	dellamorte1872: Thats exactly what I want! Someone who actually knows about these characters!! Didnt Singer confess he wasnt an X-Men fan? As I said above to Shaman, there have been worse movies than the X-Men ones but when I look at them from a comic book fans POV I feel like Singer has spat in my [frick]ing face. JoshW - 12/17/2009, 9:07 AM
	I AGREE, X1 AND X3 SUCKED! I LOVED SEEING NIGHTCRAWLER ON SCREEN, AND COLOSSUS (WITH HIS "ACTUAL" DARK HAIR). SINGER DID MAKE THAT COMMENT @JOSHW, YOU ARE CORRECT AND I WILL NEVER FORGET IT! dellamorte1872 - 12/17/2009, 9:14 AM
	@ Josh24. He did. Before X1 he said it, and then repeated again about two years later. He said that he wasn't a fan previously but he had read a lot of them since he got into doing the movies. Better late than never? :s SixSixteen - 12/17/2009, 9:20 AM
	JOSH @ I doubt SINGER wants to redo what he's already done man, hopefully he'll want a truer X-MEN movie!! DELL @ X-MEN 1 is not sh1t by a mile, X3 is the only sh1t one! If it wasnt for X1 we wouldnt have half the movie we have today! LEEE777 - 12/17/2009, 9:25 AM
	yes Singer veered from the source material but they were still good movies. He didn't go too far from the origins of any of the characters he used in the story, except by changing the order in which the characters joined the team. Besides, it was not Singer that wrote the script, he just directed the movie. Now for what seems to be the main issue with everyone on here, who would be in a First Class. Yes doing a movie with the orginals would be great but in all honestly we won't be getting that. What we will get, depending on if Singer and his writers include Wolverine in the coninuity which he most likly will, is the early years of Cyclops, Storm, Beast, and Jean as well as Emma Frost and the other kids that went with Xavier at the end of Wolverine. comicguy - 12/17/2009, 9:26 AM
	dellamorte1872: I cant believe they even hired the guy! He abandoned the X-Men franchise (leaving us with Twat-ner as director of X-3) to go and direct Superman and what did he do with that? He killed the franchise. I'm also sick with Singer filling the X-Men movies (and Superman to a lesser extent) with his obviously disguised feelings about homophobia! He's even admitted to doing that: (http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/04/25/bryan_singer_x_men_2_interview.shtml) So you're exploring your own situation in these films? "Absolutely. And what better way than in a giant, action, summer event movie! I could think of no better place to spill out one's own personal problems and foist them onto the world [laughs]. And for that, I apologise." I want to see an X-Men movie authentic to the comic books that doesnt involve the director forcing his personal feelings/opinions into it! JoshW - 12/17/2009, 9:27 AM
	Wow Josh, that's a real intense vibe you got there. Same goes to dellamorte. I might go off on a limb here but i think we can know if you liked Singer's X-Films or not buy which x-character you're a fan of. I think almost every "Wolverine" fan loved his movies while the "X-Men" would shit on them free of charge if asked. Does that sound about right to you guys? Cause i felt that Singer NAILED Wolverine with Hugh even though he doesn't fit the measurements. comicguy- We're definitely getting the bridge of the gap between Wolverine: Origins and X1. So anyone of the young'uns at the end following Xavier will be in first class. I just hope Magneto's the headmaster (Ed Harris of course) and the team should probably be Cyclops, Emma, Hank, Ororo, Pietro and introducing Jean(Rachel McAdams maybe, i know there are plenty of good choices). Shaman - 12/17/2009, 9:27 AM
	DarthMulder: Lol, sadly that fills me with no more hope that he's the right guy for the job, lol! LEE: I'll wait and see. Maybe nearer the time when I hear some more info and see some clips I'll reconsider but right now I can 100% honestly say that I will not be going to see this movie! ;( JoshW - 12/17/2009, 9:29 AM
	I'm optimistic... for now. Ryguy88 - 12/17/2009, 9:30 AM
	Shaman: I cant argue with you that he did a decent enough job with Wolverine (especially casting Jackman in the role) but its really the X-Men that bother me so you're right in that respect! And I hope nobody reads my comments and thinks I have a problem with Singer because he's gay - that couldnt be any further from what my problem with him is. Its the fact that he so strongly injects his own personal feelings into these movies that really bothers me! I was hoping that First Class would be a fresh start but bringing Singer back couldnt be any less of one. In fact I can see it now - we wont get the original team. Instead we'll have a love triangle between Scott, American instead of British Emma and Jean and several cameos by characters that dont belong there. JoshW - 12/17/2009, 9:34 AM
	True that, Josh. This PROVES beyond a doubt that this is in no way a reboot. Like i said to comicguy, we're definitely getting the bridge of the gap between Wolverine: Origins and X1. All i want is a damn X-4 with Traci Lords as Emma Frost joining back with the team! Is that too much to ask? Duh, i guess. Shaman - 12/17/2009, 9:39 AM
	CONFIRMED: X-Men: First Class will now be Second Class! Today is a sad day for CBM fans. I hope that Singer gets influenced by movies like Iron Man, TDK and Watchmen and makes a true X-Men movie. And please... no Wolverine or Jackman. CaptainProg - 12/17/2009, 9:44 AM
	blah... im tired of singer and his one-trick directing... HelaGood - 12/17/2009, 9:44 AM
	FIRST CLASS WILL CONSIST OF...CYCLOPS,BEAST,JEAN GREY, STORM, AND EMMA FROST. THEY OBVIOUSLY WANNA DO A "LOVE TRIANGLE" KINDA THING. IF THEY HAVE ANY OTHER X-MEN I SAY BANSHEE WOULD WORK. SO WOULD SUNSPOT BUT I DONT LIKE HIM. MIMIC WOULD BE AWESOME BUT I DOUBT THEY WILL HAVE HIM. OR POLARIS (TOO CONFUSING FOR THE MASSES WITHOUT FOX SAYING SHES HIS ILLEGITAMATE CHILD, AND SINCE CHARLES AND HE NEVER MENTION HER) I DOUBT IT. HAVOK? SAME AS POLARIS IN A WAY. SCOTT AND JEAN NEVER TALK ABOUT SCOTTS BRO dellamorte1872 - 12/17/2009, 9:46 AM
	Shaman: When it comes to Fox, I think that anything us comic book fans want (the people who actually make these characters a success every month) is too much to ask! I was hoping this would be either a new spin-off series of movies after X-Men 3 almost killed the franchise and that we would one day get some sort of X-Men 4. But no, we're just going to get some mess of a movie like Wolverine was. After all of the crappy CBM's I've gone and seen, I think this will be the one I dont go and see. Thank God, I still have Captain America, Thor and The Avengers to look forward to!! JoshW - 12/17/2009, 9:48 AM
	Well GUYS @ Its out of our hands, i suppose we'll havta hope for the best!!! I like SINGER but i will too not watch it, if its that FIRST CLASS in ORIGINS! Hopefully SINGER will want the original 5!!! [frick] it, it works for BATMAN, why not X-MEN! I suppose we will all just have to wait for more news on this before we can love or hate this decision. LEEE777 - 12/17/2009, 9:49 AM
	Still [frick]ing H8 FOX though for you know what lol! : P LEEE777 - 12/17/2009, 9:50 AM
	LEE: I've already decided that I HATE it, lol! By the way, I took your advice and Im currently putting the finishing touches to a Batman: Arkham Asylum fan cast!! :) JoshW - 12/17/2009, 9:54 AM
	Cool @ JOSH!! I was gonna do that lol! : P Seriously, i had'nt done a BAT cast yet heh heh, kudos dude, im sure your pick some good uns!! Remember NO ROBIN! ; ) LEEE777 - 12/17/2009, 9:58 AM
	too bad its not going to actually be THE first class. It's probably going to be 20th Century Fox's version to include Storm, Cyclops, Jean Grey and who ever else they decide (probably Wolverine somehow). Hell let's just throw Jubilee in there while we're at it. GreenLanternSector2814 - 12/17/2009, 9:59 AM
	GreenLanternSector2814 @ My thoughts exactly, though SINGER may want the original cast!! IF he does, FOX might just bend. LEEE777 - 12/17/2009, 10:00 AM
	LEE: Lol, I've based it on the game so definitel no Robin! :D It should be up within the next hour or so! JoshW - 12/17/2009, 10:02 AM
	@ LEEE777 I agree. With everything you just said, but I wouldn't worry too much about it being like Deplorigins. SixSixteen - 12/17/2009, 10:03 AM
	JOSH @ Cool man, lookin' forward to it! DARTH @ Kudos an yeah your right lol! Suppose it's just a waiting game now. LEEE777 - 12/17/2009, 10:09 AM
	If Jean was 10, 20 years before the X-men (last stand) and Scott was 15, 30 years before the X-men (X-origins: Wolverine) then that makes Scott and Jean 15 years apart in age difference. So, do they meet when Scott is 25 and Jean is 10? Or is Jean 18 and Scott 33? Why would they put Scott in Wolverine ?? This whole continuity is screwed!! Ryguy88 - 12/17/2009, 10:10 AM
	Ryguy88: Yup, they really screwed continuity up with Wolverine which is why I was hoping that First Class would be a reboot/new standalone series. Its just one giant mess and throwing Singer into the mix is just the final nail in the movies coffin IMO! :P JoshW - 12/17/2009, 10:15 AM
	Marvel studios need to bring back all the licences. Look at the things they've done since they've started producing! Incredible Hulk was great! Iron Man was great! IM2 looks great! I guess we can keep on hoping right? Runefyst - 12/17/2009, 10:26 AM
	How do you guys think First Class will do at the box office considering the money that Wolverine made even though it followed the unmentionnable X-3? The more money these Fox0ups make, the more they'll multiply. The only way Marvel will ever get their rights back is if Fox's films bomb big time. Shaman - 12/17/2009, 10:34 AM
	I'd really like to see this if they do it right!!! FCK YEAH!!! It won't be done right at all, but if it was!!! OOOOH MAAAAANNN!!!!! I guess it's that I have no faith in FOX. Even though they did a great cartoon in the 90's, they haven't got me with a movie yet. I fell asleep during an action scene in Wolverine Origins. Am I alone? batfan39 - 12/17/2009, 10:37 AM
	Look, I am not sure if Singer is the right guy. I certainly think there are better choices, but there are a lot more that are worse. This is an excerpt from Lauren Shuler Donner-Exec producer of all mutant movies so far: The Future Of The X-Men Franchise X-Men: First Class "Harry Potter is a bit of a role model for us, absolutely. But we want it to be like the recent, darker Potters. It should not be a kiddie movie - we're in the X-Men world so you can't suddenly change the tone. The First Class comics are really fun - they're funnier than any other comics I've read. Basically in each one the kids are fighting strange villains, sometimes it's aliens, sometimes it's monsters. I want to get a flavour of that world. Occasionally the kids will be in class, but more often they'll be off on adventures. Which Professor X isn't too happy about! There's nothing more interesting than a bad kid, and this is full of naughty children. Cyclops, for example - he's a tough kid that bobbed from foster home to foster home, until he ends up at the school and becomes the leader. There's also still an element of friction between the mutants and the outside world. Remember that this will be set way back before anyone knew mutants existed. Right now the script is not done -we're not where we want to be yet. We have to be careful that we don't tread on familiar territory, that people don't say, "Oh, I've seen that, been there." But (screenwriter) Josh Schwartz has a great young pulse and he's doing an amazing job bringing the characters to life. We want to make this a franchise, following these kids at the school, so the casting of the child actors will be all-important." If they stay with this, it will be a DARK (comic hot word) teen movie DogsOfWar - 12/17/2009, 10:38 AM
	Im with joshw24 Singer SUCKS ASS! the X-men movies SUCKED ASS! they were nothing close to what a Xmen movie should be. There was so much missing out the movies and so many things done wrong that I dont even wont to mention them all, Colossus without a Russian accent? enough said. I got my nephews and all his 8 year old friend on the 80's cartoon dvd's that i own and comic books. After compering the movies to the comic/cartoons movies, I walk in on them all talking about how all 3 movies sucked and were nothing like what the read or viewed on the cartoon. Now I was impressed that six 8 year olds were sitting around discussing what they would have and wouldnt have dont in a movie. Im not saying all kids but if kids in general think these movies sucked then in my book they really were garbage. BBBBBBBBBBBBooooooooo Singer REBOOT THE WHOLE FRANCHISE! Give us a strategic Cyclops, a leader and dont make Wolverine the focus of all three damn movies. Its the Xmen, not Wolverine and the Xmen. CrashTest - 12/17/2009, 10:54 AM
	Guys, go check out my BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Fan Cast!!! http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/joshw24/news/?a=12910 JoshW - 12/17/2009, 10:55 AM
	I still say this is the perfect opportunity to back things up, and do this franchise properly. Start it off with the original members, Cyclops, Beast, Angel, Iceman and Marvel Girl. It could even work out as far as costumes go, seeing as how all their costumes matched in the beggining. Next movie, introduce the next wave, its not too difficult a situation. Hawksblueyes - 12/17/2009, 11:03 AM
	They would be smart to start from scratch but if they don't, it won't matter because the words Marvel and X-Men are attached to the titles so it will still bring in money. And say what you want about Singer but he brought it when it came to X2. Still not thrilled with Rogue taking Jubilee's spot as Wolverine's tagalong but whatever. I have faith in Singer and he seems to have a grasp on the X-Men for the most part. As long as he's not enticed with some other movie and he bails. GreenLanternSector2814 - 12/17/2009, 11:06 AM
	@ Batfan: I was too miserable to fall asleep. @ Shaman: if that's true then Marvel can forget all about getting the rights back, because ANY movie with the name X Men on it will make BANK. Wolverine was proof of that. All you guys that are talking about a reboot, I seriously doubt that will happen at all. Singer will almost certainly start up with the characters we have already seen from his movies plus Beast IF we are lucky. I know a reboot would be where they include Angel and Iceman. I know that's how it should have been all along IMO, but I just don't see him starting all over again as if his OWN movie never happened. SixSixteen - 12/17/2009, 11:21 AM
	@ DarthMulder...The darkside has spoken... GreenLanternSector2814 - 12/17/2009, 11:23 AM
	@Darth-who would it be then if they use the same timeline? Storm, Jean, Cyclops & Beast? Everyone else is too young and no one knew Wolverine from the first movie. DogsOfWar - 12/17/2009, 11:24 AM
	I never thought I'd say this... but Disney is our only hope of saving the X-Men Movie franchise batfan39 - 12/17/2009, 11:25 AM
	It's dark indeed...:( let's all enjoy it LOL :P Shaman - 12/17/2009, 11:28 AM
	either way ill be disappointed so w.e Set2Fallfirst - 12/17/2009, 11:35 AM
	@ Dogs: That's right. Storm, Jean, Cyclops and Beast as teenagers. Maybe he will bring someone else in like Mimic, Banshee, or someone like that that we haven't seen yet to round out the team. SixSixteen - 12/17/2009, 11:39 AM
	It wouldn't be my first choice but it could work. DogsOfWar - 12/17/2009, 11:42 AM
	@ DarthMulder...The darkside has spoken... GreenLanternSector2814 - 12/17/2009, 11:44 AM
	Maybe they could bring in Havok & Polaris. They were early entrants and have not been brought up in first 3 movies DogsOfWar - 12/17/2009, 11:50 AM
	That would be great. If it had been ME making the movie and not Swinger, then I would have done the first movie with the original team, and then done the second movie with Wolverine, Storm, Collossus and Nightcrawler.. basically the second team. That way everyone would have gotten to see all the great classic characters in their full glory, and not had a three movie overdose of Wolverine. SixSixteen - 12/17/2009, 11:51 AM
	@ DarthMulder...The darkside has spoken... GreenLanternSector2814 - 12/17/2009, 11:52 AM
	DarthMulder: That is exactly how the movies should have gone!! As I said somewhere above, I was hoping that First Class would be a fresh start leading to something exactly like that but I guess not! ;( JoshW - 12/17/2009, 11:54 AM
	I just hope Bryan Singer can recover from the explosive failure of "Superman Returns". Never have I seen such negative criticism from the film, even though it's garnered strong reviews from well-known critics. RoadDogXXIV - 12/17/2009, 12:04 PM
	this is good and bad, in one hand the movie will stick with continuity, but on the other hand an original team wont be seen until Fox stops making X-films and looses their rights. Osiris - 12/17/2009, 12:05 PM
	-Bryan Singer SUCKS!!! -The writers of all the XMEN movies SUCK!! -The casting directors for all of the XMEN MOVIES SUCK! -FOX SUCKS!! -The XMEN movies SUCK!! and will continue to SUCK!! and be ALL WRONG until MARVEL gets them back. thatiscrazy - 12/17/2009, 12:06 PM
	"Taylor Swift as Supergirl" Believe me, I'll take a nice girl like Taylor Swift over a snotty little [frick]tard like Miley Cyrus. RoadDogXXIV - 12/17/2009, 12:06 PM
	I liked Superman Returns. Yes, I am sick of Donner's version of Lex Luthor but it wasn't bad. Just have to wait and see I guess. GreenLanternSector2814 - 12/17/2009, 12:10 PM
	@ Josh24: I feel ya but like I said above relax bro... Maybe all is not lost. What he does might lack Iceman and Angel, but that doesn't mean it will completely blow. And who knows??? Maybe he will get some perspective between now and then and actually do a reboot. It seems unlikely but you really just never know A Greenlanternsector: Indeed sir. Indeed. SixSixteen - 12/17/2009, 12:11 PM
	@ Thatiscrazy: lots of things suck huh, man @ Roaddog: You know what I like about Miley Cyrus? What she said about Twilight lol SixSixteen - 12/17/2009, 12:16 PM
	RoadDogXXIV- Mentionning Hannah's real name in the same sentence as ANY comic book character is punishable by death, here on CBM. You've been warned. Darth- Judging by Donner's description of First Class... "she's" what's lost. Well, her brain mostly. Singer knows how to point and shoot and that's his job. I feel he does it well but is a real shitty script writer. So as long as he follows the script and doesn't go overboard with his own brainfarts, it should be fine. Then again, the script is writen in the manner that DOnner explained it which is atrocious!!! So maybe the movie's doomed either way. What did Miley say about Twilight??? Shaman - 12/17/2009, 12:23 PM
	hell yeah!!!!! singer is back. and after those films i hope he does x-men 4,and 5 back to back,and magneto origins. 1chris2 - 12/17/2009, 12:31 PM
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