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Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence Returning For 'X-Men: First Class' Sequel

Posted 1/31/12 11:20 am EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News

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Looks like Matthew Vaughn isn't the only one checking in for more lessons at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

Following news that the "X-Men: First Class" director has signed on to direct the superhero film's developing sequel, Heat Vision reports that the "First Class" cast is back on board as well. Specific names haven't been dropped beyond Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence, but one assumes that at least James McAvoy is part of that returning cast list, given how crucial Professor Charles Xavier is to the "First Class" universe.

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Matthew Vaughn Back For 'X-Men: First Class' Sequel

Posted 1/30/12 12:59 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News

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Excellent news: class is back in session at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters! It will be soon, at least, according to a new report that Matthew Vaughn is officially locked and loaded to direct a sequel to "X-Men: First Class."

Deadline reports that Vaughn and 20th Century Fox have just closed a deal for the "First Class" director to come back for another "X-Men" outing. Simon Kinberg is working on the film's screenplay, as previously reported, and Bryan Singer is once again producing.

No official title or casting news just yet, though we've been lovingly referring to the film as "X-Men: Second Class" for some time now, and it's widely assumed that James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender will be back in business as Professor X and Magneto before long.

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'X-Men: First Class' Sequel Has 'So Many Interesting Places To Go,' Says Jane Goldman

Posted 1/10/12 9:17 am EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in interviews, Marvel, News

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It's hard to deny just how successful "X-Men: First Class" was. Not only did it gross nearly $150 million domestically, the film gave the series a well-deserved face lift and rewarded fans with a story and characters true to what they love. It's only natural that fans are begging for more.

But what's unique about "X-Men: First Class" is that it's not just the fans who are desperately asking for a sequel. Both of the movie's leads, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, have spoken openly about wanting to find out where Magneto and Professor X go and having their own ideas for a sequel. Enthusiasm abounds with the team behind the first film, and a second seems likely at this point. But one big question remains. Will Matthew Vaughn return to direct?

Many people, Fassbender and McAvoy included, give a lot of the credit for the first film's success to Vaughn and his frequent collaborator, screenwriter Jane Goldman. Vaughn's involvement most likely won't be decided until Simon Kinberg, the man Fox hired to write the sequel, delivers a script, and Goldman's almost entirely depends on Vaughn, according to the screenwriter herself.

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Matthew Vaughn Likely Won't Direct 'Kick-Ass 2,' Says Jane Goldman

Posted 1/5/12 2:49 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in Marvel, News

Kick-Ass 2 Chloe Moretz can't stop teasing impending good news for a "Kick-Ass" sequel, but we haven't heard any official word outside of her cryptic hints. Co-writers Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn have said that they would be interested in a second film if it could top the first, but there were no immediate plans to follow up on the 2010 superhero cult hit. Even with a second "Kick-Ass" comic series on stands, official word on a movie sequel still hasn't hit.

But we may have some of the most concrete "Kick-Ass 2" news in a while. During an interview for her latest film, "The Woman In Black," Goldman told MTV News that while she's still enthusiastic about further exploring the world of "Kick-Ass," she doesn't believe that she and Vaughn would be back as writer and director, but instead as producers.

"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," she told MTV. "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."

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Chloe Moretz On 'Kick-Ass 2': 'Call Matthew Vaughn'

Posted 11/22/11 3:07 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in interviews, News, Video

Listen Chloe Moretz, we need to talk. The game is up, and we want a straight answer.

For about a month now, you've been dropping hints, winking and teasing about some "Kick-Ass 2" news. At the Scream Awards, you said something big was coming soon. But then nothing.

Now, during the junket for "Hugo," when MTV News' Josh Horowitz asked whether the sequel to the 2010 superhero flick was going to happen, you got real quiet.

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Michael Fassbender Wants More Professor X In 'X-Men: First Class' Sequel

Posted 11/18/11 10:41 am EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in interviews, Marvel, News, Video

The last we heard about a sequel to this past summer's well-received "X-Men: First Class," Simon Kinberg had been hired to pen the follow-up. Now, one of the stars of the film, Michael Fassbender, has shared his feelings on a potential sequel with MTV News.

When asked about whether he saw Magneto, nee Erik Lehnsherr, as a true bad guy after the first one's finale, he said he wasn't so sure. "I don't think he's a bad guy. I think he's all right, isn't he?" he said. "Human beings having been doing some bad sh-- to him."

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'Kick-Ass' Duo Matthew Vaughn And Mark Millar Collaborate On New Movies

Posted 10/24/11 9:54 am EST by Josh Wigler in News

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Mark Millar fans, get ready to kick some ass again.

It's been announced that "X-Men: First Class" director Matthew Vaughn, who directed the adaptation of Millar's "Kick-Ass" in 2010, has secured the film rights to two more Millarverse titles: "Superior," the Scottish writer's superhero tale illustrated by "Secret Invasion" artist Leinil Yu, and "The Secret Service," a newly announced comic book co-created by "Watchmen" legend Dave Gibbons.

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'Kick-Ass 2' Will Likely Need New Director, Says Mark Millar

Posted 9/22/11 11:51 am EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News

"Kick-Ass" will most assuredly kick ass again — it's just a matter of who's doing the kicking, according to Mark Millar.

In a new interview, the "Kick-Ass" comic book creator strongly suggested that a sequel to the 2010 bloody action comedy is in development, but he conceded that the creative team might look a little bit different than the crew that brought the first film to life.

"Hopefully, we can use the same actors if and when we do a sequel, but getting Matthew [Vaughn] to direct or Jane [Goldman] to write a movie at this budget would be very difficult because they’re superstars now and they have projects of their own," he explained to Hero Complex. "I’d imagine, if this happens any time soon, that Matthew will produce and possibly co-write, like George Lucas did with 'The Empire Strikes Back,' and hire a new director."

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Matthew Vaughn Talks 'X-Men: First Class' And 'Kick-Ass' Sequels

Posted 5/27/11 3:58 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Marvel, News

Kick-Ass 2 It won’t be long before “X-Men: First Class” is in theaters, and then we’ll see if it does well enough to make a sequel a real possibility. However, talk of sequels is already out there — especially during our "X-Men: First Class" junket interviews — and director Matthew Vaughn has an answer ready, too.

“You could do hundreds [of sequels],” he said in an interview with Slash Film. “We’ve got from '62 to 2000, whenever that was set. The fun thing for this, sequel-wise, is you can go through the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s now.”

Still, nothing is guaranteed... yet. Read More...

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'X-Men: First Class' Director Talks 3-D, Costume Choices, And Attracting A Female Audience

Posted 5/25/11 5:01 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Marvel, News

DESC The release of “X-Men: First Class” is almost upon us, and director Matthew Vaughn explained in a recent interview why we won't be seeing the film in 3-D, how they chose the costumes, and his method for getting more women into the audience.

“I’m not a big fan of 3-D,” he told Hey U Guys. “I think 'Avatar' works for 3D, because they really shot and designed it . . . [Avatar director James] Cameron knows what 3D means, but the rest of these directors... You know when they do this post-conversion sh--, you can’t even... It cuts too quick.”

Vaughn said that he thought Hollywood was “cheapening the process” of 3-D, and it seems he didn’t want to be part of that. Read More...

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