Matthew Vaughn will direct X-Men 3

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Ain't it Cool News has confirmed that Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake) will be directing X-Men 3. Of course Bryan Singer will not be back because of his dedication to Superman. I don't blame him for that. I think I would want to move on to another story after directing the first two films as well. Especially if it was a chance to revive a movie like Superman.

So far not much is known about the plot. The only thing that is apparent is that they are going to include the Phoenix Saga in the next film. Also Hugh Jackman (who is also producing), Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming and more are all coming back. The only big star that is unsure is of course Halle Berry. Here is a comment she made not to long ago.

I have not read the script. All I have asked, is that if I come back as Storm, she need to be closer to the comic book. So, if they have in fact written her closer to the comic book character, then I'm in. If not, I'm out. I hope I'm in though. I love Storm, and really want to be part of the last film.

I'm guessing that Halle doesn't read many comic books and is just using that as an excuse. X-Men is pretty much on target with everything except timelines. Anyway, the release date for the third installment looks to be around Memorial Day, 2006.

Source: Ain't-It-Cool-News

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