Fox's X-Men movie franchise has had a solid run with Bryan Singer, but it looks like the studio is changing directions. According to a recent report from THR, Fox sees "signs of wear and tear on a franchise." X-Men: Apocalypse flopped, and Hugh Jackman is about to end his run as Wolverine with Logan. The contracts for Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, and Nicholas Hoult are also done. Fox would have to offer them more to renew their contracts.
Box-office analyst Paul Degardabedian told THR, "You're gauged by the success of the franchise. This one [X-Men: Apocalypse] didn't engender the love of previous movies. It's time to go back to the drawing board."THR also says that it's looking to reboot the franchise without Singer:
Elsewhere, the reset button has been pressed. Sources say the flagship series will be reconfigured, with Simon Kinberg, overseer of the franchise as producer and writer, working on a new script. Singer, who directed four X-Men movies, will not be returning, according to insiders, but the script is being written with Lawrence, Fassbender and McAvoy optimistically in mind.
Although Singer is not expected to return, it's good to know that Fox is still interested in bringing Lawrence, Fassbender, and McAvoy back. Maybe they'll bring back the young mutants introduced in Apocalypse back.
Fox hasn't officially announced a director for Deadpool 2 since Tim Miller left the project, but Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods, Daredevil), Magnus Martens (Luke Cage), and David Leitch (John Wick) have been considered. The report went on to say that the studio is already developing Deadpool 3, and that they are "readying a filmmaker search for a storyline that will involve another X-team, X-Force."
So how would you like to see the X-Men franchise rebooted?
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