X Men 4 And New Mutants Movies In The Works!

X Men 4 And New Mutants Movies In The Works!

Lauren Shuler Donner confirmed that we will indeed be seeing a fourth outing for the X-Men, as well as the feature debut of the original X-youngsters, The New Mutants!

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 21, 2009 02:09 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
Source: slashfilm.com

At a Fox Blu-Ray press event in Beverly Hills, Lauren Shuler Donner, X-producer responsible for all of the mutant movies so far, first addressed the (supposed) Tweets by actor Tim Pockock(young Cyclops in Wolverine) which stated..

"currently shooting Australian TV series till February 2010…then X-men first class ;)"

Followed by this...

"victim of cruel prank.last tweet=NOT me.AM filming Aussie show till2010.no official word on XM:FC but am interested.please post retraction."

Shuler claims there is no truth to this whatsoever, and although there is a First Class movie in the works, no shoot date has been confirmed nor any actors signed on at this stage.

When asked what other Mutant related projects we could be seeing in the future, she said she is currently "cooking up plans for" X4, reuniting the X-Men and a big screen outing for The New Mutants. X4, she said, had yet to be pitched to the studio, however.



This report comes from Brendon Connelly over at Slashfilm, who is sending over the info as he gets it live from the press event. So in the event of more lovely Mutie related news, watch this space.
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JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/21/2009, 2:30 PM
I dont know all that much about The New Mutants - Astonishing X-Men was all I read until the recent Utopia crossover with Dark Avengers which has me reading Uncanny again!

X-4 could work but as Ive said before - it'll take a lot of work to undo the mess that Ratner created!
ItsNotASchooner
ItsNotASchooner - 9/21/2009, 2:31 PM
first
ItsNotASchooner
ItsNotASchooner - 9/21/2009, 2:32 PM
Damnnnnnnnnnnn!
whatsinthebox
whatsinthebox - 9/21/2009, 2:33 PM
Give us a good Deadpool and a good Magneto movie.
JonF
JonF - 9/21/2009, 2:39 PM
Joshw24 - Let me encourage you to buy Marvel Graphic Novel #4 and New Mutants vol.1#'s 1 -100! You won't be disappointed!

Everytime I hear about a possible X4 I just deep sigh and roll my eyes.
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 9/21/2009, 2:40 PM
meh, I've always thought that the new mutants were kind of lame, they had weird powers and their stories were always flat.
6of13
6of13 - 9/21/2009, 2:41 PM
Lets hope that X4 can surpass X3. It should be easy. It couldn't be more disappointing than X3. Can it?
If indeed we see Mr Sinister as the main antagonist, then that is at least the first step to actually extending the X-men into the realm that an X-men film truly deserves.
6of13
6of13 - 9/21/2009, 2:47 PM
Not a continuation, just another X-men movie. But seeing how X3 worked out, well, I suppose X4 could end in a mess to. Sad.
longshot234
longshot234 - 9/21/2009, 2:48 PM
So for X4, Bishop travels from the future, a future decimated by poor Hollywood-produced comic book movies. He returns during the year 2006, just in time to see X3: The Last Stand. After the movie ends, he travels back in time two more years, kills Brett Ratner and convinces Brian Singer to return to the franchise he made great!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/21/2009, 2:50 PM
I hope they don't continue on from X3. They f*cked the continuity sideways in that one.

I'd rather see a First Class movie, but it doesn't have ties to the previous X-films so it can avoid a mistake Wolverine made: we know what's going to happen in the end.
JonF
JonF - 9/21/2009, 3:02 PM
The sad thing is there was no need to create a mess in the first place! Claremont, Louise Jones Simonson and Ann Nocenti had the house of X in perfect order from '75 - '91! Why go and wreck it all? It's just discouraging.

With the X-Men, any attempts to change the correct course of events will inevitably result in disaster! Much like with people thinking the Avengers movie should be based on the Ultimates, it just creates too many problems!

Something like Age of Apocalypse can be enjoyed by longtime fans who apply the proper perspective and context to the story, but for film adaptations it's imperative to stay close to the classic canonic interpretations!!

We need to make sure that younger generations understand that things have been modified to appeal to wider audiences than the comic book buying public!

Example: Iron Man:Armored Adventures - this series was created with the youth demographic in mind! This is high quality animation with solid storytelling! Because it's understood that everything has been changed from the ground up, I accept it as a TOTALLY different version of the property! So I'm able to enjoy it for what it is as opposed to judging it by the standards of the comic! So long as it adheres to its own continuity, It's fine.

Now in the Iron Man MOVIE, obviously things were updated to give the story a contemporary background! Amazingly, everyone on this site loves the IM film, but wholly rejects the new 'toon! ....Okaaaaayy....

Now no one is able to look at the X-flicks the same, as we're always trying to sort out the mess in our minds and arm-chair edit, instead of being able to sit back and enjoy the films!! This is just a sad situation! X3 F-cked up the franchise FAR more than FF2 did to Marvel's first family!!!
IronMarvel
IronMarvel - 9/21/2009, 3:05 PM
Wow so many X-projects that I hope to God see the light of day!X4 should crossover with the FF...get it...x--4! hahaha im excited I want more xmovies
Gose
Gose - 9/21/2009, 3:06 PM
Good show FOX !!!, making The NEW MUTANTs in X4 is a continuity... the Xmen is gone in X3,
SoulAllFlush
SoulAllFlush - 9/21/2009, 3:08 PM
they need to go back to basics with Xmen4. We need less (or no Wolverine) and the other characters portrayed a little bit more generously.

Cyclops needs to come back (dunno about who to play him) if they want to do Apocalypse or Sinister, although personally I'd prefer a Sentinels storyline - as I said back to basics.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/21/2009, 3:08 PM
Im connected!!! ; D

Friggin' BROADBAND lol.

Only way to change or DELETE the mess of X3 is =



BRING IN CABLE (TIME TRAVEL) Taaa Daaa done and dusted!!!

Easy as that and HELL YES to a NEW MUTANTS movie!!! ; )

Denn1s
Denn1s - 9/21/2009, 3:10 PM
yes!!!!X4!!! but cut the hyper-realistic singer crap and bring apocalypse and phoenix back with cyclops. have jean control the phoenix and use it to revive cyclops and defeat apocalypse and sinister. use the ultimate storyline which rocked...
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/21/2009, 3:12 PM
I really want Cyclops to have a major role in the next X-film. He was criminally underused in the other movies, and not only that, he was KILLED OFF!

Altogether, counting all 3 X-films, Cyclops had, at best, 45 minutes of screen time.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/21/2009, 3:13 PM
If there is an X-4 but Cyclops isnt in it i wont be going!!! They should use the Astonishing roster and have Joss Whedon write the screenplay! :)

TYLER: I hated how Cyclops was treated in all 3 films (and that is one of the main reasons i hated X-1 and X-2) Instead of being the confident and smart leader he should have been he was the whiney, jealous Ultimate version competing with Wolverine for Jean Grey's affections!! Another reason why Singer should be banned from going near a CBM ever again!!!
BryEL
BryEL - 9/21/2009, 3:19 PM
Yeah, we can pretty much all agree that Cyclops, the fearles leader, got the shaft BIG time. Although First Class will probably make him the star, I'm still confused on how they're going to put the other characters in it. Oh, and I doubt Iceman wll be in it (watch Wolverine and there is a Icegirl who fled with them).
6of13
6of13 - 9/21/2009, 3:20 PM
Hey Tyler, WHAT IF Storm and company feel that Cyclops is not dead. No body, remember? So,they search for Cyclops and cross paths with Sinister which will inevitably lead to Apocalypse. Otherwise, bring in Cable.
If Cyclops was at the battle in the last stand, he could have just blasted Phoenix and the mutants of the Brotherhood. I think that would have been sooooo much better than what the film actually gave us.
Imran
Imran - 9/21/2009, 3:21 PM
I hate waiting
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/21/2009, 3:22 PM
I saw someone say before that they should go back to the basics with the next X-movie. I definitely agree with that. They need to shorten up the roster of X-Men in the next one, and just shorten the roster of characters altogether.

I want the next X-Men line-up to be:

1. Cyclops

2. Jean

3. Xavier

4. Beast

5. Iceman

6. Angel

7. Maybe Storm
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/21/2009, 3:23 PM
You GUYS NEVER listen! IF CABLES in it, he can go back way before CYCLOPS gets killed an wipes out most of X3!!!

; D

By the way, that would mean though CYCLOPS had an affair with whats her name, who's pregnant with CABLE, easy an drama! ; )
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/21/2009, 3:24 PM
TYLER @ I want that LINE UP for FIRST CLASS!!! ; D

Minus STORM lol.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/21/2009, 3:25 PM
CABLE can change the whole Franchise for the better!!!

Think about it! ; )
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/21/2009, 3:26 PM
I want the next movie to be First Class, hence why I said next X-movie line up :)
JonF
JonF - 9/21/2009, 3:28 PM
Wasn't Madelyne Pryor Cable's mother?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/21/2009, 3:29 PM
GRIF @ In your own words, IF CYCLOPS is not in X4 it will be =

FAIL! ; D

JonF @ Good man! Yes she was!! ; )
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/21/2009, 3:30 PM
GRIF @ Seriously, you cant be much of an X-MEN fan if you don't want CYCLOPS back dude!

TYLER @ ; )
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/21/2009, 3:31 PM
That's exactly why we want him back grif, because he did nothing. We want him to be a major character this time, and actually act like a leader and be important!

That whole Cable storyline you described Lee, while interesting (so don't take this the wrong way), sounds extremely complicated and very confusing, at least for the average movie-goer. It seems like there would be tons of explaining and that just gets boring if there is too much exposition.

Please, don't take that the wrong way.
JonF
JonF - 9/21/2009, 3:31 PM
Grif - people want the REAL Cyclops, not the movie version! One thing that kills me about the Wolverine and the X-Men cartoon is that Scott and Logan's roles have reversed! Screw that! Scott is the glue that holds that team together, dammit!
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/21/2009, 3:32 PM
I agree with TYLER's picks for the First Class roster (apart from Storm maybe) but my choice for X-4's potential roster would be...

Cyclops

Emma Frost

Wolverine

Beast

Colossus

Shadowcat

Iceman

And possibly introduce Havok, Polaris and Cable.

I would quite like new actors for some of these parts but ill get round to that after i finish my new Captain America fan cast! :D
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/21/2009, 3:34 PM
TYLER @ Dude if the average movie-goer can stick with TERMINATOR they can digg CABLE!

You digg! ; D

An TYLER, i wont take it the wrong way lol, but they can easily explain CABLE changing X-History,

Hell they've done it with FRIGGIN' STAR TREK for the better might i add! ; )
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/21/2009, 3:35 PM
I'd rather they leave Storm out as well, I just included her because I wouldn't be totally against her if they used Storm. But I would be against Halle Berry again!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/21/2009, 3:36 PM
JOSH @ Have you a love affair with Ackles dude, you've done about FOUR CAP AMERICA FAN CASTS if you include INVADERS, AVENGERS etc, actually you've probably done even more than that lol!: D
THULK
THULK - 9/21/2009, 3:37 PM
Like Tyler said, we need to have Cyclops, Jean, Prof X, a "hell-of-alot better" Beast, Iceman, Angel, Storm, Woleverine, and Night Crawler. Can not forget, Colossus!
Going against the Sentinels then through Apocalypse in the mix and maybe a cameo from Sinestro.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/21/2009, 3:38 PM
All im saying,,,, if they can do it to TREK for the better they can do it for X-MEN!!!

It wasn;t just COMIC BOOK FANS that didn't like X3 much lol.

JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/21/2009, 3:39 PM
LEE: sigh, if only they hadnt killed off Cyclops they could just do X-4 and pretend that X-3 never happenned, sorta like what the did with The Incredible Hulk! the Cable idea could be over-complicated but its the only way to undo the damage! :)

Oh and lol, i did The Invaders, then the Captain America movie and now a new one with some new choices (and not an Ackles in site, lol!) This time im including his newer villains like Faustus and Sin rather than just the WWII caracters! :D
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/21/2009, 3:39 PM
Well, with that Cable story, they'd have to explain that:

1. Cable is from the future and his story (which would take up a fairly large sum of screen time)

2. He changed the past

3. Why he did what he did

4. The Cyclops/Pryor storyline (also a large sum of screen time)

That's quite a bit for the audience to swallow in one movie

THULK: Sinestro is DC....I'm guessing you meant Mr. Sinister lol
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