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I’m not particularly enthusiastic to see X-Men going backwards into prequels instead of venturing into a glorious future, but I’m happy to see Bryan Singer return to the franchise. The director sat down with Hero Complex and Lauren Shuler-Donner to discuss the past, the present, and the future of the X-Men franchise. It’s a very enjoyable read, but it’s also full of maddening off-the-record moments that are going to set the rumor mill churning.
Singer casually mentions he met with Hugh Jackman recently to discuss a project, and drops strong hints that Jackman wants him to direct Wolverine 2. Naturally, they’re also trying to find a way to work Wolverine into X-Men: First Class](X-Men: First Class (2011) - Movie | Moviefone). Continuity holds no weight with Old Canucklehead anymore, so why the heck not? Singer half laments his commitments to Warner Bros and* Jack the Giant Killer*: “I wish I could be four people,” he moans. “I could make everybody happy.”
Shuler Donner is also open about having offered X-Men 4 to Singer, and the director is quite determined he’ll take the job at some point. During the interview, he tells Donner to “Hold that one off for just a little, I’m fixated on the other one right now”, and she agrees. “I will, I will … I’m holding it open with high hopes. It’s totally different [from ‘First Class’] and it will be so interesting for you.” At that point,* Hero Complex* notes the conversation went off record, but hints there’s more than just vague ideas being tossed around. It’s as if Singer had a taste of the world outside of the X-Men, and didn’t like it, so he’s selling them his soul. And that’s okay by me. I could use another X2 to make me appreciate my favorite superhero team again. Maybe he could even rescue Movie Wolverine.