...taking over the reigns of X3 after reading this....( just a
little less...
)
Director Brett Ratner Talks 'X3'
Author: Alan Stanley Blair
Date: 06-12-2005
Source: AllHipHop.com
When Bryan Singer jumped ship heading to Warner Bros to work on the latest Superman movie, “X-Men 3” was left without a commander-in-chief until director Matthew Vaughn stepped up to take control. Later, as the film entered the early stages of production, Vaughn also dropped out of the project. Thankfully, long-time comic book fan Brett Ratner has taken control of the mutant franchise.
"Ever since I was a small kid I read comic books," Ratner said. "Directing 'X-Men 3' is a dream come true!"
Ratner was initially one of the main candidates to take control of the comic-book adaptation when the first X-Men movie debuted in 2000, but the role was assigned to Singer.
According to reports, all of the original X-Men stars have been signed on to shoot the third installment of the film, but this time the talents of Kelsey Grammar, Vinnie Jones and Maggie Grace, will also be gracing the screens for new mutant chatacters, including fan favorites Beast, Juggernaut, Angel, Kitty Pryde and Dark Phoenix.
"Singer's set the standards very high," added Ratner. "It will be a huge challenge for me. But I am confident because of the excellent script I was given."
X-Men 3 is slated to launch in summer 2006
O.K. the fact that he says he's a long time comic fan has me feeling at least a little bit better. ( It might be of note that he didnt say whether or not he was an X-MEN fan though as I was hoping for a SAM RAIMIesque affection for his source material ) Also like the fact that he was in consideration for the job on the first flick back when SHULER/DONNER, De SANTO and co. were part of the production team.
It sucks of course that SINGER's not doing the sequel but they could do worse (much worse!) than RATNER.
We'll see....!
BAMF!