"Chronicle" Star Up For "Fantastic Four" Role?

"Chronicle" star Michael B Jordan is rumoured to be up for the role of Johnny Storm in Josh Trank's 2015 "Fantastic Four" reboot. Personally I think this would be a very interesting casting seeing as a white girl is being cast as Johnny's sister, Sue. How could this be done? They could be half brother and sister or even adopted? Either way, Jordan was great in "Chronicle", so this could work.

"Toy Story 3" Writer Pens Scripts For New "Star Wars" Trilogy?

Writer Michael Arndt is reported to have completed 40-50 page treatments for all three of the new trilogy of "Star Wars" films. Deadline confirmed this on their site that this was happening. It's also been reported that the the treatments are heading out to key directors for the films. Names such as Steven Spielberg, JJ Abrams, Brad Bird and Matthew Vaughn have all been mentioned. 
Vaughn may be the closest to getting the job and friend and comic book writer Mark Millar thinks he would be amazing in the role,

"Star Wars has since, of course, announced an Episode 7 and he's been touted as a possible director for that movie. All I can say is that if he does get picked to helm the next Star Wars there would be nobody with more passion or enthusiasm for the project.

"I really don't think there could be a better choice, especially as we've referenced Star Wars pretty much every day in the five years we've known one another."

UPDATE: It's been confirmed that Arndt will indeed be writing the scripts for "episodes 7, 8 & 9".

"Star Wars-Episode 7" Directing & Casting Rumors!

Soooooooooooooooooo the latest rumors on whats happening on over at the Disney camp is that they are on the mad hunt for a new director to helm the 7th film in the long running sci-fi franchise. Word is that the studio are looking at BIG names such as Matthew Vaughn and Robert Rodriguez to helm the new film/trilogy.
Reports are saying that Vaughn left the "X-Men: First Class" sequel to begin talks with Disney to direct the new film, which is set for a 2015 release. With Rodriguez, Disney would be taking a BIG risk seeing as he seems to have lost his touch with the kids seeing as the last "Spy Kids" film was a complete mess. I hardly think Disney would take that risk and left him take on the new "Star Wars". Plus, would Rodriguez go "Spy Kids" style and aim it for the kids or would he play in the best of both worlds like the first three films from the 70's and 80's.
On the news of casting, Mark Hamill has confirmed that he will be returning to the role of Luke Skywalker in some sort of a way. Supposedly he's appearing as a Obi Wan Kenobi type character. This is what Hamill said during an interview,

Hamill revealed, "[George] said, 'Um, how'd you like to be in Episode nine?' This is 1976. 'When is that going to be?' '2011.' I defy anyone to add 36 years to their lives and not be stunned." Hamill then added, "I said, 'Well, what do you want me to do?' George said, 'You'll just be like a cameo. You'll be like Obi-Wan handing the lightsaber down to the next new hope.'"

He said that Carrie Fisher will also be returning and so will Harrison Ford, though it's unsure if he'll appear in any scenes with Fisher or Hamill, seeing as the both hate each other.
An insider has commented on Ford returning by saying,

“Harrison is open to the idea of doing the movie and he’s upbeat about it, all three of them are,”

THIS FILM COULD BE REALLY GREAT!!! LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CASTING TO SERIOUSLY BEGIN!!!

UPDATE: Carrie Fisher has confirmed that she would love the chance to return as Princess Lea in "Episode 7"...............so that's all three lead cast members confirming that they want to return. Listen to this Disney and don't not include them!!!

Vaughn Not Directing "First Class 2" But Singer Is!

I've been talking about Bond so much and totally forogt to mention the disapointment that Matthew Vaughn has sadly had to give up helming the highly-anticipated 2014 "X-Men: First Class" sequel, "Days Of Future Past".
There's no official news on why he's left, but rumors have it that he's left because he's directing Mark Millar's "Secret Service" BIG-screen adaption. On a very high note, Bryan Singer, director of the first two "X-Men" films is making his grand return and is taking over from Vaughn in the directing department.
I hate the fact that Matthew Vaughn isn't directing the new film, but come on...............Bryan Singer is back!!! Singer could make this amazing. Might not be as amazing as what Vaughn did, but it could be nearly equal.
Now that Singer is back, there's more rumors that other major characters from his first two "X-Men" films are coming back for the new prequel. Patrick Stewart is confirmed, Famke Janssen, Shawn Ashmore and Daniel Cudmore are all possibly returning as there original roles. 

Mark Millar Talks Upcoming "First Class" Sequel!

While chatting with SFX Magazine about his new role over at Fox, Mark Millar commented on what the plan is for Matthew Vaughn's upcoming 2014 "First Class" sequel, "Days Of Future Past".
Here's what Millar said about what to expect from the new "X-Men" film,

"[Matthew] Vaughn is going for a big sci-fi style thing with X-Men: Days of Future Past....(it's) X-Men meets The Terminator. You've got robots, you've got time travel, you've got superheroes - it's got everything in one film. He also said that it is "no spoiler on [his] part" to say that the film goes into an apocalyptic future. Cost-wise it's going to go up, and ambitious-wise it's gone up. But Vaughn can handle it. Vaughn made Kick-Ass for $28 million." 

So it all sounds good for fans of the franchise. I think that it will work and there are rumours that the Sentinels could finally be making an appearance in full form like originally planned before in the first "X-Men" film. 
Also, amazing news that I never got to blog about because I've been busy is that Patrick Stewart has signed onto future instalments in the "X-Men" franchise. It's rumoured that he's coming back for a possible "X-Men 4", appearing in the upcoming "Wolverine" reboot or the "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" adaption. Famke Jansen, who played Jean Grey in the first three films has also said that she is opened to return to the "X-Men" universe. She's rumoured to be popping up in "The Wolverine" reboot, which could possibly lead into crossing over to the "Days Of Future Past" film. 

"First Class" Sequel Will Be Called "X-Men: Days Of Future Past"

Various sites are confirming that Fox have confirmed themselves that the 2014 sequel to Matthew Vaughn's "X-Men: First Class" will indeed be titled "X-Men: Days Of Future Past". The plot of the sequel will be taken straight from the "X-Men" comics story-arc which is also titled "Days Of Future Past". This means that Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Gambit, Storm and Jubilee will all be the films official "X-Men". The Sentinels will also have to be making an appearance in the film too.
No news on wither Hugh Jackman will return as Wolverine, but I'm sure he will seeing as he's just started filming the sequel/reboot to his own spin-off adventure. And also there's no news on wither some original "X-Men" will return too seeing as the stories plot is all about traveling back and forward through time.

UPDATE: Bryan Singer has confirmed this title for the "First Class" sequel!

Co-Writer Talks "X-Men: First Class 2"

Simon Kinberg, co-writer of the new sequel to Matthew Vaughn's "X-Men" prequel/reboot has said that the sequels is planned out to be, "unlike the other X-Men movies and yet very much a celebration of the X-Men movies.". He also said, "We really went into it, Matthew, Jane and myself, just wanting to create a movie that was as… I’m very proud of First Class… as dramatic as that movie. I think it is as dramatic as that movie, but more epic, mythic in a way as well. So, there are ideas that we’ve started with that haven’t survived, there are ideas that we started with from conversations we had from making First Class that are going to be in the sequel."

"First Class" Get's Official Release Date & Possible Plot Idea And Title!

Fox have officially announced that their highly-anticipated "X-Men: First Class" sequel will get a July 18th, 2014 release date. The also confirmed that production will begin in early 2013 with all of the cast and crew from the first film all returning.
Now it's been rumored that the films plot will follow the "Days Of Future Past" storyline and that the title will then supposedly be "X-Men: First Class-Days Of Future Past" or just plain old "X-Men: Days Of Future Past". Someone over at ComicBookMovie.com commented saying that one of their very reliable sources mentioned that 20th Century Fox had registered the title, "Days Of Future Past" over at the MPAA Title Registration Bureau. This is something very interesting.
Some of "Days Of Future Past" storyline was used at the very very beginning of "X-Men: The Last Stand", which featured basically what's in the picture above, only Wolverine won and decapitated the Sentinel. The popular storyline features the Sentinels, Kitty Pride and Wolverine big time. I take it they will all be in the film then. Can't wait to see the Sentinels on the BIG-screen. They were meant to be in the first and second "X-Men" film, but they got taken out sadly. I wonder if Fox will bring Hugh Jackman in as Wolverine, or recast him???? BIG QUESTION!!!!

"X-Men: First Class 2" Set For 2013/2014 Release!

20th Century Fox CEO Tom Rothman seems to be talking a lot about future Marvel films. First he spoke about the planned "Fantastic Four: Reborn" reboot film. Second he spoke briefly about a "New Mutants" film. Third he spoke about "The Wolverine" and finally he's speaking about the upcoming sequel to Matthew Vaughns 2011 "X-Men" reboot/prequel epic, "X-Men: First Class".
He said that "First Class 2" will hopefully see either a Christmas 2013/Summer 2014 release date. And he also confirmed that the sequel is planning to begin filming sometime in January 2013 too. He also mentioned that Matthew Vaughn, Simon Kinberg and Jane Goldman are currently working on the script right now.

"Kick-Ass" Creator Gives Update On BIG-Screen Sequel!

"Kick-Ass" creator Mark Millar has yet more updates on the progress of the BIG-screen adaption of "Kick-Ass 2: Balls On The Wall", "I literally just got a hard copy of the screenplay delivered this morning. What can I tell you that nobody knows? Actually, not a lot if you’d read the book because it’s a very close adaptation. I can tell you that Chloe’s a lot taller. Her brother’s about 6’5 or something so I’m hoping she stops growing soon as we’re planning a third one too." 
"Kick-ass 2 films this Summer. I expect there will be an announcement of some sort in the next week. Certainly before Kapow next month for sure." 
"Matthew is co-writing and producing, Kick-Ass being a labour of love for him. He selected the perfect director last year and we're very, very happy. Trust him...he knows what he's doing." 

"X-Men: First Class" Sequel Will Begin Filming In 2013!

Finally we have confirmation that the next "X-Men" film, featuring the "First Class" team will begin filming sometime in January 2013.
All cast members are expected to be returning, especially James McAvoy and Michael Fassbeneder. "Hunger Games" star, Jeniffer Lawrence will also be returning to her role of Mystique, as it was recently rumored that she might not be coming back. Fox have managed to work their way around her shooting dates for the "Hunger Games" sequel with Lionsgate.

Matthew Vaughn Returns To "X-Men"

"X-Men: First Class" director, Matthew Vaughn has confirmed that he will be returning to the take the helm on "X-Men: First Class 2", which is under the rumoured working title of "X-Men: Second Class", which I said before......that would make a hell of a lot of sense.
The full cast have also been confirmed to return. but we knew this already anyway. All I can say is this is amazing and the film better be EPIC!!!!

"X-Men: First Class 2" is expected to be released into cinemas sometime in 2014.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Matthew Vaughn & Jane Goldman Aren't Kicking Ass Anymore!

While at the premier of her new film, "The Woman In Black", writer Jane Goldman confirmed that neither herself or director Matthew Vaughn aren't coming back to write and direct "Kick-Ass" sequel, "Balls On The Wall".
This is sad times guys and gals. Hopefully the studio behind the film get a good writer and director onboard for it. Here's hoping too that Matthew Vaughn has maybe now really got his eyes on "First Class 2".

Jane Goldman Discusses "X-Men: First Class" Sequel!

After mentioning that neither herself and director Matthew Vaughn will be returning for "Kick-Ass 2", Jane Goldman has sat down and discussed the highly-anticipated "X-Men: First Class" sequel with online interviewers. The sequel, which is rumored to be under the working title of "X-Men: Second Class"........so very original, is suposedly quickly going into pre-production over at Fox, with "Sherlock Holmes" writer, Simon Kenberg penning the script.
This is what Goldman said about her and Vaughns involvement in the sequel,
"James and Michael brought so much to them that I think it's entirely natural to be talking about where those characters would go next. It was inherent in their stories and their arcs. There are so many interesting places to go."
"In terms of what's going on with that, again from my point of view, it's down to what Matthew [Vaughn] decides to do. If he decides he wants to direct the next one and if he wants me on board, I'm 100 percent there."

Matthew Vaughn & Jane Goldman Not Gonna "Kick-Ass" Anymore?

"Kick-Ass" and "X-Men: First Class" co-writer, Jane Goldman was speaking to MTV about the possibilities of herself and director, Matthew Vaughn returning to work on "Kick-Ass 2". This is what she had to say on the subject,
“I think the only thing that is fairly sure is that right now, Matthew doesn’t have any plans to direct it. He and I are not currently talking about writing it either. It may well be that Matthew oversees ['Kick-Ass 2'] in a producer role, and I may also be involved in that capacity. I know that there is somebody that Matthew has been talking to who would be interested in writing and directing that. That would be cool.”
I love Matthew Vaughn as a director, and would love to see him make "Kick-Ass 2", but maybe he would rather make "X-Men: First Class 2" instead and I'd rather see him make that. But I wonder who he's been speaking to? Maybe Bryan Singer? Singer would be a good choice. Let me know what you guys and gals think!

Work Begins On Script For "First Class" Sequel!

20th Century Fox have hired Simon Kinberg to start work on a script for "X-Men: First Class 2", which is rumored to be under the working title of "X-Men: Second Class"...........which would make sense!
Kinberg previously worked on scripts for "X-3: The Last Stand", "Sherlock Holmes" and "Mr & Mrs Smith".
It's not been confirmed if either director Matthew Vaughn or the cast will return for the sequel. The cast have all said that they are up for returning, but Vaughn hasn't said anything, but I'm sure everyone will return.

"First Class" Sequel Heading For The 70's?

While chating to Crave online, "X-Men" franchise producer, Lauren Shuler Donner spoke out about a possible sequel to Matthew Vaughn's "X-Men: First Class". She said that she thinks that the sequel will head foward to the 70's. Below is the whole interview,
For future films in the franchise, will you keep doing the historical thing or will you go back to the more modern era anytime soon?
Lauren Shuler Donner-Well, if we were going to sequelize this and keep on going, we would stay in the next [time] period. Probably we’d go to the 70’s.
‘X-Men: First Class.’ The best ‘X-Men’ movie so far. I think so, other people think so. A lot of people didn’t think the last two were good. Was there a concerted effort to do something differently with ‘X-Men: First Class,’ besides obviously the period change?
Lauren Shuler Donner-Yeah. Every time we make a movie we try to make it a little bit different, so that you’re not seeing the same thing over and over again. But yes, you know, we were aware that… I wasn’t too pleased with those movies. We just wanted to make something that was a fan-pleaser. There are many elements that go into making a movie, and not all of them came together. But in this one, yes, we made a concerted effort to reinvent it.
Was it easy getting Matthew Vaughn back? He was on ‘X-Men 3’ for a little while, but it didn’t happen. Did he have to be convinced?
Lauren Shuler Donner-Well, this time we had a really good script! And it was sort of the right place at the right time, you know, and as I said, Bryan [Singer] said, “Hey, look at the script. I can’t do it. Read it.” And Matthew said he read the script, hoping he’d hate it. [Laughs.] And he called up Bryan and said, “I like it!” And that was it! Everybody made up and said, hey, let’s do it. And by the way, Matthew also directed Kick-Ass, which was so good…

The New "X-Men" Is First Class!!!

Just saw the new "X-Men" the other day and it's literally amazing, actually PERFECT, well apart from Matthew Vaughn trying to recreate the start of the original film. He recreated the Nazi scene, with young Magneto bending the gates. It was a really shitty recreation, but apart from that the film was perfect. It's starts off very much like the start of the 2009 "Star Trek" reboot does, with 5-10mins of the young Xavier and Magneto (X-Men: First Class) and the young Kirk and Spock (Star Trek).......brilliant!!!
I know I love a lot of films, but there are some films that I walk away from and think they are outstanding.......and this is deffo one of those films. Well better than the previous films. If Fox had never done an "X-Men" film before, this would be an EPIC start to a franchise.
Now, obviously I'm not going to talk a lot about the film, don't wanna give the plot away for those who haven't seen it yet. So much happens in this prequel/reboot film. It deffo sets up for a "First Class 2&3" and kinda sets things up for the original films, well kinda. There are some things that are in the first three films, but there are also brand-new things that make you think "Oh my God!". It kinda tells the fans to forget about "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", as wee see what happens to Xavier and how he gets into his wheelchair, where as Patrick Stewart is still walking and bald in the Wolverine prequel film. We've to kinda forget about some things in the first three films, but still keep them in mind.
Matthew Vaughn has done a great job on this film. I truely can't believe he walked away from "X-Men: The Last Stand". If he stayed on to direct it, it would have been EPIC! Once you watch this film, at the end you kinda want it to finish there and not ruin it with sequels. But so much is still to happen and it deffo sets up for a "part 2" story. It's that good that you want more and more. I really don't want Fox or Marvel to make an "X-Men 4&5", eventhough they have both been greenlighted. I think (now) they should just concentrate on the "First Class" films. I just wanna watch it again and again. I'll probably go and see it again either this week or next.
The cast all play their characters well, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender are just outstanding as Xavier and Magneto. Fassbender has a quick "Bond" moment about 20mins into the film. Same as the moment that Daniel Craig had in "Layer Cake", which was also directed by Matthew Vaughn. And Craig became the new James Bond. I truely have a funny feeling that Fassbender may actually become the next James Bond after Craig. His name will deffo be considered anyway. Jennifer Lawrence is the perfect choice for the younger Mystique. Such a hottie in the film, even when she's blue. January Jones was the shit as Emma Frost. She literally does walk around in her underwear for like most of the film. At first when I saw Beast, I thought he looked fucking stupid, but then I really got into him. The effects for him are pretty good looking. I originally thought his make-up was all CGI, but you can see in the behind the scenes pics, the effects are all real.
The young team also make up the names for each of the heroes, even Xavier and Magneto. Xavier's right hand girl, Moira MacTaggert, who's played by Rose Byrne gives the X-Men their, well X-Men title. At first they're called the G-Men, as they all work for the Goverment. Kevin Bacon is so cool in the film. He plays Sebastian Shaw, who is basically the film's lead villain and creator of Magneto. Magneto does make a comment on Shaw being Frankenstien and Magneto being his monster. Quite a kick-ass reference.
The cameos are amazing. There are two ones that are obvious, but I wont tell you who they are. All I'm saying is that they are two of the best cameos in comic-book history. Deffo in the top 5 list. Number 1 being Robert Downey Jr's cameos as Tony Stark. There's also a few name drops too.
I really wanna see what Vaughn and Singer do next with the sequel/s. Singer has spoken out about sequel details. Vaughn has also commented on the fact that he's excited about doing the sequel. EXCITING!!!

Magneto As Bond?

Hi guys, I'm back after my "WOW" two week absence. Just been really busy with work and college work. So let's get some news out there. Starting off with this "AMAZING" piece of news. 

"X-Men: First Class" director, Matthew Vaughn has said that he would love to see the new Magneto, Michael Fassbender play the next 007. I think that's a fucking awesome choice. Vaughn also said that he'd love to (someday) get the chance to direct his own "BOND" film, obviously with Fassbender in the lead role.

Vaugh, Singer & McAvoy Talk "First Class" Sequels!

In an interview with Total Film, Matthew Vaughn, Bryan Singer and James McAvoy discussed the possibilities of "First Class 2&3" and what fans can expect from them, if they really happen.
First, this is what Vaughn said, "1962 is far more grounded in the world of the ’50s,". He added, "I think it takes about five years for a decade to really start getting its identity, so the fun thing about this for me would be doing [a sequel] in the latter part of the decade, where you’ve got The Stones, The Beatles, Flower Power…"
This is what Singer said, "That’s an idea that’s been discussed,". Singer also said, "How the characters go through time. But only to a point – they can’t age too fast!"
And finally, this is what McAvoy said, "In First Class he uses Cerebro for the first time and maybe it unlocks something in his head – maybe he can’t keep the voices out or something... So in the second movie his journey could be about getting himself out of a mess. And then in the third movie he become[s]… Patrick Stewart!". He also mentioned that he wants to see is Xavier get messed up through the possible trilogy.