Yeah, so file this one under "Don't Try This At Home," kids. Self-professed X-Men fan Everett Bradford recently posted video of a wrist-mounted flamethrower he created to mimic the powers of Pyro, the Marvel mutant created in the '80s by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
Able to manipulate flame and hurl it around in much the same way Bobby "Iceman" Drake handles the frozen stuff, Pyro made an appearance in both "X2: X-Men United" and "X-Men: The Last Stand," played by Aaron Stanford. In the case of Bradford's real-life "Prometheus Device," however, the wearer is able to generate large bursts of flame from an assembly that wraps around one's wrist and forearm (sorta like Spider-Man's web-shooters). Read more...
On Sunday, director Bryan Singer confirmed his interest in coming back to the “X-Men” film series and revealed that he has been speaking with Fox about his potential return.
"I'm still looking to possibly returning to the 'X-Men' franchise," Singer told an audience at South Korea's Pusan International Film Festival. "I've been talking to Fox about it. I love Hugh Jackman. I love the cast."
MTV News first raised the possibility of Singer’s “X-Men” return back in August, when Singer’s “Usual Suspects” collaborator Christopher McQuarrie signed on to write the sequel to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” With the “Superman Returns” sequel stuck in development hell and Singer’s “Battlestar Galactica” remake currently being fast-tracked by Universal, an “X-Men” movie would fit nicely into Singer’s schedule. Read more...
One of the great "What If?" situations of comic book movie history centers on Bryan Singer's departure from the "X-Men" franchise. What if he hadn't abandoned the third X-film in favor of "Superman Returns"? How different would his version of the movie have been from "X-Men: The Last Stand"? And now that his days with "Superman" appear numbered, will Singer once again set foot inside of Xavier's School for the Gifted?
The answer could well be yes, if a well-hidden bit of news is any indication. At the tail-end of a Variety article detailing Bryan Singer's upcoming obligations as a director and producer, it's mentioned that the filmmaker is "flirting with directing 'X-Men: First Class,'" marking a potential return to the mutant franchise he pioneered on the big screen. Read more...
Filmmaker Brett Ratner undeniably left his stamp on the comic book movies with "X-Men: The Last Stand," but don't expect the director currently slated to helm "Youngblood" (and formerly attached to "Conan") to take another shot at Marvel's mutants.
"The thing with the 'X-Men' universe is, I feel like I've already done it," Ratner told MTV News when asked whether he'd ever consider returning to the X-Men film franchise. "Certain things I would go after, and certain things only if the script is great."
According to Ratner, some of those projects he'd be interested in as both a filmmaker and fan include the oft-mentioned "X-Men Origins: Magneto" and "X-Men: First Class." Read more...
This shouldn't come as much of a surprise to longtime followers of Marvel's mutant community, but it seemed worth a post here -- if only to confirm what we've all thought about the love lives of the men and women of the X-Men universe.
Over at UncannyXMen.net, they've assembled a diagram of who's been "more than friends" with whom, and where those relationships fall on the scale of simple flirtation, one-night stand or long-term commitment. While Wolverine's promiscuity was pretty much a given, it's interesting to see where some of Marvel's other mutants have made their booty calls, and how much of a mess alternate realities can make out of a character's love life. Read more...
It's hard to think of the 1990s "X-Men" animated series that ran from 1992-1997 without hearing the theme song run through your head. However, for quite a few comic fans out there, that might not be a bad thing.
Not only did the cartoon have a cool intro, but it's widely regarded as one of the best animated adaptations of a comic book series thus far -- right up there with "Batman: The Animated Series" (and maybe even "The Maxx," too). Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that it will release DVD collections of the third and fourth volumes of the "X-Men" animated series on September 15, and offered the full specs on what you'll find in each volume. Read more...
Yesterday, we reported on "X-Men Origins: Magneto" writer/director David Goyer's comments regarding the scheduling of various X-Men movies after the success of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" at the box office. With a sequel to "Wolverine" planned and a "Deadpool" spin-off movie green-lit almost immediately after the first "Wolverine" box office report arrived, there's now some uncertainty about when we'll see previously announced films like "X-Men Origins: Magneto" or "X-Men: First Class" go into production.
Here at Splash Page HQ, we're wondering which of the X-Men films you'd like to see first. Are you hoping for more of Ryan Reynolds and the "Merc with a Mouth" before diving into the origins of the "Mutant Master of Magnetism"? Would you rather see a Logan-less team of X-Men coming together for the first time, or more of Hugh Jackman's adamantium-filled adventures? Read more...
Bryan Singer's decision to leave the "X-Men" franchise to direct "Superman Returns" was met with mixed results from both a creative and commercial standpoint. General disappointment with the "Superman" sequel has caused Warner Bros. to reboot the franchise, leaving Singer without a superhero project to call his own -- so naturally, the director is looking to go back home.
The Geek Files has posted excerpts from a Total Film magazine interview with Singer, in which the filmmaker says that he'd like to return to the "X-Men" franchise -- in fact, he regrets ever leaving in the first place.
"I'm eternally intertwined with 'X-Men' now," Singer said. "What takes an audience four hours to watch -- the first two movies -- took six years of my life. So, to not be part of it... it's a shame." Read more...
Super-powered civil rights activists can breathe a sigh of relief. According to faux news site The Onion, U.S. President Barack Obama has vetoed the Mutant Registration Act.
The bill, which The Onion reports to have made its way through the Senate earlier this week, would have required all "Mutant Americans" to register their identities and powers with a specially created federal agency. It's unclear whether or not the House Un-American Activities Committee, which forced the Justice Society of America to disband, was involved in creating the bill. Read more...
Writer Matt Fraction certainly seems to have the ear of Hollywood these days, from his trip to Los Angeles to consult with Jon Favreau about “Iron Man 2,” to the optioning of his independent comics “Casanova” and “Last of the Independents.”
Since he's also the writer currently tasked with scripting Marvel's most prominent and longest running titles in their mutant universe, "The Uncanny X-Men," we caught up with the hardworking scribe to get his thoughts on the future of the X-Men film franchise and what's new with his optioned projects. Read more...
