Director Exits "X-Men 3"

[RebelMan]

Matthew Vaughn Exits "X-Men 3"
Source: Ain't-It-Cool-News
June 1, 2005


With just nine weeks to go until principal photography starts on "X-Men 3", director Matthew Vaughn has exited the 20th Century Fox project for personal reasons.

London-based Vaughn had planned to travel between his home and the film's Vancouver locations, but as the shooting schedule evolved, he realized he would have to move to Los Angeles and Vancouver for at least a year. Not wishing to uproot his family for an extended period, Vaughn opted to depart the production.

"This is not a case of creative differences," Marvel Studios' Avi Arad told Ain't-It-Cool-News. "This is a personal decision by Matthew, and I can tell you that he is heartbroken. He loved this material, and he wanted to make this film." The site says Marvel and Fox are expected to make an announcement in the next few days regarding both the casting of Angel and the new director.

All the cast members of the first two films are coming back for the third installment. It was recently announced that Kelsey Grammer would play Beast and Vinnie Jones is taking on Juggernaut, with Lost star Maggie Grace in talks for the role of Kitty Pryde.

Having produced Guy Ritchie's "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch", Vaughn made his directorial debut with Layer Cake. "X3" would have been Vaughn's first big-budget studio project.

"X-Men 3" is still scheduled for a May 26, 2006 release date.

Why won't Singer do it?

[RebelMan]

Originally posted by Abstract:
Why won't Singer do it?

Singer is doing "Superman: Returns".

When it was announced that "X3" & "Superman: Returns" were going to be made, Singer had to choose between doing both or just one. So he chose "Superman: Returns".

[SilverSpoon]

I'm glad Singer chose Superman, otherwise they would've either gotten some hack to do it just to get it done, or it would be delayed for another decade.