Bryan Singer Says He's Stepping Away From The X-MEN Franchise, But Not Forever

Bryan Singer Says He's Stepping Away From The X-MEN Franchise, But Not Forever

X-Men: Apocalypse is now in theatres, and it looks like director Bryan Singer is looking to take a step away from the franchise for the foreseeable future...

By MattBellissimo - May 31, 2016 02:05 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: Apocalypse
Source: CBR
Director Bryan Singer has had a lot of say in the X-Men film franchise for the past 16 years. Minus his absence with X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the director has had a large hand in bringing the mutant team to life and helping pioneer the superhero film genre as a whole. Now, after the release of his most recent installment, X-Men: Apocalypse, Singer is looking to take a break from the film series. "I recently met [Oscar-winning director] Danny Boyle -- he and I have known of each other for many years but never met. He was prepping 'Steve Jobs' at the time and I was doing this and he said, 'Are you going to be doing 'X-Men' movies forever?' And I didn’t actually say no. The reality is, even though I’m very desperate to jump to something completely different, I’ve spent so many years in this universe and I love this cast and the characters so much, I just don't see myself abandoning them forever. Perhaps as a consultant, as a producer, even as a director, I could see myself returning in the future. Just right now, once this one is done, I’d like to do something really different." Given that Singer has had such heavy involvement with the franchise, it seems reasonable that he would want to try his hand at something else. With Apocalypse's mixed reviews, it may come as a relief to some fans to have the director take a step back and have someone fresh take his place.

Do you want to see Singer stay on with the X-Men franchise? If not, who would you want to see at the helm? Sound off below!

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Jaspion
Jaspion - 5/31/2016, 3:17 AM
Why not step away forever? Just to see how it goes.
Talontd
Talontd - 5/31/2016, 7:18 AM
This might be the happiest day of my LIFE!!!

Talontd
Talontd - 5/31/2016, 11:58 AM
I'm still freaking out!!!

Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 5/31/2016, 3:30 AM
I was aware of this, he just said the same thing but...more clearly!
BUT he needs to tell the Phoenix Saga or this will be another Last Stand scenario...
2 films directed by him and a third one directed by someone else who screw ups with the Phoenix!
Not again Singer! :(
SuperCat
SuperCat - 5/31/2016, 3:32 AM
Can't say I'd lose any sleep if he doesn't return.

MattBellissimo
MattBellissimo - 5/31/2016, 3:42 AM
@SuperCat - Lmao!
HappyHater
HappyHater - 5/31/2016, 3:34 AM
May he steps far far far far way and fall into some kind of big hole and wait death there !
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 5/31/2016, 5:13 AM
BEST.NEWS.EVER!
I hope this means there will be a reboot, as the time line is so messed up now that nothing truly makes sense. while movies are fictional and are not supposed to apply to any realistic rules, they are supposed to follow the rules of their own universe, and Jubilee being 16 in the 80's AND in the 00's makes no sense, unless that is her new mutant power....and this is only ONE of the many things about the X-men cinematic Universe that is wonky.
DarthNihilus
DarthNihilus - 5/31/2016, 5:21 AM
too much of one director isn't always good anyways... he did the last two, another director will be nice to keep it fresh... but i think that he should always stay as a producer tho
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