Lauren Schuler Donner Talks X-Men First Class And Deadpool

Lauren Schuler Donner Talks X-Men First Class And Deadpool

More from Collider's awesome coverage of the Saturn Awards. This time X Movie Producer Donner talks a little about the Deadpool movie and the upcoming mutant throwback movie, X-Men: First Class

By MarkCassidy - Jun 26, 2010 09:06 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
Source: collider.com

Richard Donner and Lauren Shuler Donner Talk GOONIES and DAVE Going to Broadway; DEADPOOL, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, and Laura Wants t from ColliderVideos on Vimeo.



The interview is with both Donners(Lauren and Richard) and they discuss a variety of things. The CBM stuff comes in around 7:25. Here are the details.

Donner says that Ryan Reynolds has been working closely with the writers on Deadpool. They hope to get things off the ground next year. She says Reynolds IS Wade Wilson, then corrects herself and says IS Deadpool! She also says that we are going to love the film.

She talks about the Wonder Woman campaign, but it's exactly the same interview from the earlier article.

On First Class, she said they start filming in August and in London, mostly in studio and they want to go practical. She goes on to say they raise the bar for the action scenes. When asked if there is any particular set piece she is exited about, she just says "yes." Paraphrasing: it's great to be working with Bryan Singer again and that Mathew Vaughn has no problem making the transition from the comparably smaller Kick Ass(which she loved) to a bigger film like First Class, although its not THAT much bigger. She somewhat confirms Michael Fassbender will play Magneto, but is hesitant about coming right out and saying it. And there will be more casting announcements coming very soon.


It's worth watching the video to see Richard Donner walk around in the background impatiently because he wants to go get a drink. I have to say, my excitement for First Class has gone from practically zero to..well, higher! And I'm also pretty confident that the Deadpool movie will go some way to righting the wrongs of Barakkapool in Wolverine.
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bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 6/26/2010, 10:15 AM
great find man. i am actually not to worried about first class becasue with Vaughn directing i cant help but think it is at least gonna be then X3
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 6/26/2010, 10:23 AM
Hoping the best for Wonder Woman and Deadpool.
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 6/26/2010, 10:37 AM
Good interview.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/26/2010, 10:45 AM
ORIGINAL FIVE X-MEN or don't bother FOX!

Looking forward to a REAL DEADPOOL movie!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/26/2010, 10:45 AM
How anyone can think X Men 2, regardless of the changes they made to the comics, is actually a bad film is beyond me.
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 6/26/2010, 10:49 AM
@Rormachine nice find man! I like Ryan Reynolds alot...he plays the perfect smart-ass...hopefully the Deadpool spinoff will redeem the merc w/ a mouth's rep on the silver screen...(please god NO CYCLOPS EYE-BEAM OR TELEPORT!!!) I hope he doesnt have the adamantium blades that come of his arms like Wolvey, but I'm sure thats too much to ask from the ppl currently in control of the X-Men franchise...(ie return the rights to marvel & make Deadpool & Wolerine 2 rated R!!!!!) like I said, too much to ask, but hey a fan boy can dream
Rumble
Rumble - 6/26/2010, 10:52 AM
Can't wait for Deadpool & X-Men: First Class.

Hope Lauren Shuler Donner gets Wonder Women too.
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 6/26/2010, 10:53 AM
I wish there was a little more movement with the Deadpool movie.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/26/2010, 11:01 AM
Tea, she is a looker for her age isn't she? The thing is, she actually looks better now that she did when she was younger! At least it looks that way from ol google images!

I think with RR being such a fanboy himself, Deadpool will be faithful to the character this time around, I'm more worried that the weirdness just won't translate to the screen too well.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/26/2010, 11:15 AM
ROR @ Yeah, we want this =



You've got a point with the fourth wall though, i suppose as long as they don't over do it, it could work.
kylemf88
kylemf88 - 6/26/2010, 11:17 AM
Kind of a dick move not letting her go, he said one last question at least 3 times.
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 6/26/2010, 11:20 AM
@Hamm3rtym3 ah...my mistake haha guess they thought it made more sense to make them mutant powers?? idk we'll see how it turns out
@LEEE777 NICE BOX ART MAN!
Codeseven
Codeseven - 6/26/2010, 11:24 AM
it doesn't matter what she says, first class and deadpool are still going to blow because fox has control.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 6/26/2010, 11:36 AM
They need to start on this movie as quickly as possible. Once GL comes out it wont be too long before Ryan is brought into yet another superhero franchise!
antz1104
antz1104 - 6/26/2010, 11:41 AM
Yeah gotta say they haven't sold me on 1st class yet.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/26/2010, 11:41 AM
SPIDEY @ Yeah its pretty cool dude, tho i cant take the credit making it, i wish i could do photoshop that good, but i suck at it lol! : P

TAB @ Me too, fingers crossed!

Hey, they better use the real DEADPOOL lol!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 6/26/2010, 11:43 AM
Reynolds and the Zombieland writers give me hope for Deadpool, I just hope Fox doesn't get too involved. That's pretty much what it comes down to for both First Class and DP, Fox's level of creative involvement, which is, hopefully, minimal.
DeadPoolLax
DeadPoolLax - 6/26/2010, 11:44 AM
this is what i've kinda been waiting for with some more updates on the Deadpool movie. next year seems like such a ways away, but i cant wait!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/26/2010, 11:46 AM
Anil, but thats just decisions that you didn't like with the characters the used(didn't use) , its not a critique of the actual film. Everyone likes different stuff and the X Universe is huge. No matter who they chose to use or focus on someone was always gonna be disappointed. I also would like people like Sinister etc explored in future movies, but I thought they did well to begin with villains that were slightly easier to translate and without so much exposition needed to integrate them into the story. But like you say, diff strokes. Personally X2 is in my top 5 CBms!
jimthefan
jimthefan - 6/26/2010, 12:06 PM
Why won't they tell us if its a reboot or not
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 6/26/2010, 12:12 PM
If we have Rodriguez directing Deadpool, it will be a sure fire win!!! Waiting 4 Predators to see if it's right...
AverageCitizen99
AverageCitizen99 - 6/26/2010, 12:14 PM
Awesome find Ror! Great to hear some news on Deadpool and First Class.

It's refreshing to see a fan like RR show passion towards the character his is portraying, much like how Hugh is to Wolverine. Still have faith in First Class. In an unrelated manner, Lauren is gorgeous! :)
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 6/26/2010, 12:18 PM
He should have asked her if it was a direct prequel, loose prequel or reboot.
Codeseven
Codeseven - 6/26/2010, 12:41 PM
anil@ i agree completely. hopefully marvel can get the rights back so we don't have to settle for another x-film focused on wolverine. origins was actually just wolverine 4.
odie00
odie00 - 6/26/2010, 1:14 PM
she just said the same thing over and over that everything is going to be good and we will enjoy it. yeah we'll see. as far as deadpool goes as far as im concerned they ruined him in wolverine. they had him right in the beginning (except for that weak sword scene) it looke ridiculous. besides they used scott adkin as deadpool when he was fighting at the end cause he know ryan cant fight. so as long as they use scott adkin in deadpools suit and just have ryans voice it would work. and they need to get rid of all the other powers he had. that was also ridiculous.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 6/26/2010, 1:49 PM
@ ror

yeah, i can understand people not liking the characters they decided to focus, but X-2, AS A MOVIE, was fantastic.
UncleDrew
UncleDrew - 6/26/2010, 2:52 PM
@Ror great costume find!
Hopefully Deadpool's costume does looks like this=
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Also, she is right Ryan Reynolds is Wade Wilson/Deadpool. I'm also very optimistic that she'll make Deadpool a great movie (keeping fingers crossed she doesn't use Barakkapool).
peterparker420
peterparker420 - 6/26/2010, 3:02 PM
LEEE- I think it's just going to be called DEADPOOL

NOT.."X-Men Origins: Deadpool" well I HOPE!

REYNOLDS IS DEADPOOL!..breaking the 4th wall..A MUST!

First Class will be good..vaughn is directing..

I have HOPE!
fanboiii
fanboiii - 6/26/2010, 3:14 PM
I'm not optimistic. Other studios can't even get a good Punisher movie which is an easier character, so why expect FOX to deliver on Deadpool. Hopefully with the success of Avatar, they'll raise the quality of future movies, but I doubt it given their awful track record of ruining franchises. Everything they touch goes into reboot.
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 6/26/2010, 3:25 PM
Televizion is right, from the beginning we were told that we werent gonna like what they were doing with Deadpool in the Wolverine film. Atleast they dont lie to us.
TedTwist
TedTwist - 6/26/2010, 4:58 PM
Yeah, yeah... I know... Ryan played "Wade" in the Wolverine debacle, but seriously... he can't possibly play Deadpool after GL. I know this is a name that's floated out there for a ton of things, but tell me Jensen Ackles wouldn't be a suitable choice for Deadpool. He's a masterful smart-ass and I believe ha can handle the physicality of the role.
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