James McTeigue is NOT Co-Directing X-Men Origins: Magneto

James McTeigue is NOT Co-Directing X-Men Origins: Magneto

The Ninja Assassin director (and rumored Superman relaunch director) denies being attached to Magneto.

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By bsprecher - Oct 03, 2009 12:10 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men Origins: Magneto
Source: First Showing







Director James McTeigue, the man many believe may be helming the next Superman movie, was recently rumored to be in talks to co-direct X-Men Origins: Magneto with X-Men Origins: Wolverine director Gavin Hood.

However, McTeigue says that is not the case...at least, not right now:

"I think [screenwriter] David Goyer would probably be surprised about that, actually. I think that's just one of those rumors that kind of starts...Until [Hood] drops out!"
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flames809
flames809 - 10/3/2009, 1:03 PM
SO THERE NO MAGNETO MOVIE?
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 10/3/2009, 1:24 PM
DO. NOT. WANT.

His origins can be done and over with in the first 20mins of First Class - they're definitely not interesting enough for a solo movie anyway!!!
Pym
Pym - 10/3/2009, 1:27 PM
Magneto would make an excellent film. Shame on all of you. A younger Magneto could actually kick some ass. Plus it could have Logan and Captain America cameos had it be a product of Marvel and not Fox.

But what the heck is even happening with any of these films...we hear nothing anymore. Nothing but wishful thinking.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 10/3/2009, 1:59 PM
This movie is ridiculously unnecessary. I'd much rather they just not make it. His origin has no need to be told.
sugarman123
sugarman123 - 10/3/2009, 3:07 PM
why don't they just keep making the x-men movies this is bull *****
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/3/2009, 3:50 PM
What AXL said!! ; )

MAGNETO is something different, for a start its a Supervillain movie, i hope we get a DOOM movie too if this does good! MAGNETO is a complex character anyone who dont want this probaby wants a brain-dead ackles bobbin G*Y movie instead lol. A comic book movie where you actually use your brain is well needed!!

i SAY yAY to his movie!!! MAGNETO'S A MUST!

CLIVE OWEN is MAGS!!! : )
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 10/3/2009, 3:55 PM
For anyone who would actually go and see the completely pointless Magneto movie just head over to Wikipedia. His origns are incredibly straight forward and not too interesting. Fox would just take the character, screw up the origins and throw in a pile of idiotic and unnecessary cameos as they did with Wolverine!!! Who the hell wants that!?!
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 10/3/2009, 4:04 PM
BREAKING NEWS! Fox have released this exclusive preview of their Magneto movie! ;)

magneto

(Hell, this is probably better than what Fox will come up with anyway!)
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 10/3/2009, 4:07 PM
YOU KNOW..THEYVE DONE MAGNETO FOR 3 FILMS....THREE..WE HAVE A GENERAL IDEA OF WHERE HE CAME FROM..I HONESTLLY DON'T SEE WHY WE HAVE TO RE-SAY HOW HE CAME TO BE OR WHAT...I REALLY JUST WANT AN X-4...APOCOLYPSE, THE HORSEMEN, SINISTER AND HIS INTREST IN CYCLOPS, OH AND BRING CYCLOPS BACK,MAYBE THEY CAN SAY SINISTER TELEPORTED HIM TO HIS LAB BEFORE JEAN GREY OBLITERATED HIM...THAT SHOULD CLEAN UP THE RATNER POOP.ID LOVE TO SEE ARCHANGEL TOO,IF ANYONES SEEN THIS MARTIAL ARTS EFFECTS MOVIE ZU WARRIORS, THERE WAS A GUY WITH METAL WINGS IN IT, IT LOOKS BAD ASS ON LIVE ACTION FILM IF THE CG IS DONE WELL..I REALLY DON'T LIKE THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE MORE MONEY ON SPIN OFFS RATHER THAN GIVE US WHAT WE ACTUALLY WANT..X-MEN.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/3/2009, 4:10 PM
Heh heh lol @ JOSH!! : D
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/3/2009, 4:12 PM
JOSH @ You told me you liked BORIGINS lol???! : /

Hey dude ive just left comments in ya DD artilcle by the way, dunno how long im on line lol!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/3/2009, 4:13 PM
GUNSMITH @ We all want X4 dude, fingers crossed!

(Oh plus CABLE cameo). ; )
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/3/2009, 5:03 PM
Thats JUGGER-CAT!!! : D
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 10/3/2009, 5:37 PM
Lee, I can't believe you want to see this movie, after you famously hate Wolverine.
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 10/3/2009, 5:41 PM
can someone give me a text tutorial on how to write articles
Minotauro
Minotauro - 10/3/2009, 6:33 PM
@Tea - Probably the only thing we'll agree on! ;D

That and a cup of tea! XD
WeaponX
WeaponX - 10/3/2009, 6:39 PM
FOX don't know what they're doing. L.S. Donner doesn't know what she's doing. Those people who have the most creative control don't know what it means to "stick to the source material". They just figure that saying those words gets a positive reaction. They are like that kiss ass retard who has a list of "power words" in his day book to impress anyone who will hear their bullshit, yet they themselves have no [frick]ing idea what those words mean.

Magneto could be a great story, there have been a few in the comics that would make a good fantasy-drama. Exploring how he ultimately becomes like those who persecuted him during the war. But can FOX and Donner handle anything that offers the potential for depth and real character study? If XO:Wolverine is any example, than, hell no.

The only reason I wouldn't want to see a Magneto film is because the studio doing it doesn't know how to make a comic book movie. If Singer was on board, then the idea has a life line because let's face it, Singer is the only director who has shown he can run the Donner/FOX gauntlet and come out the other side with a good X-film.

JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 10/3/2009, 7:43 PM
LEE: I thought Origins was decent enough CBM but it cant be denied that Fox [frick]ed up a hell of a lot! From Gambit being introduced 20 years too early in continuity to Deadpool and right to that damn magic bullet they screwed a lot up! I just cant imagine what they'd to Magneto! Oh and I got your comments, thanks! I've left you a reply over there so check it out when you get chance!

teabag: lol, yeah i found that image by accident but i thought it was pretty good! :) Knowing Fox, I wouldnt be suprised if thats actually part of the movie! Magneto's origins are so boring they might as well fill the time with pointless cameos and product placements! ;D

Oh and everyone - dont forget to check out my DAREDEVIL FAN POLL under "FEATURES"!
TheGeekFiles
TheGeekFiles - 10/4/2009, 5:00 AM
A few points to raise here...

1) This article has quoted the original source wrong. It's not 'until [Hood] drops out', it means until Goyer drops out. Goyer rewrote the Magneto screenplay and is also the director. What McTeigue is saying is that he would love to do it IF Goyer drops out. Hood has also expressed an interest.

2) I've got the Magneto script and it's pretty good. There are not dozens of cameos in it. I actually thought it could do with one or two more characters - like adding in Mystique as the wartime spy she was in the comics. There is no Quicksilver and no Scarlet Witch in it either. That's partly because Marvel retains the rights to Witch, they are not at Fox.

3) Wolverine was not that bad. It was all the fanboys like you lot on here that wanted Gambit etc, added to the story, so quit whining. It's like a meeting of the Never Satisified Society. And what happened to Wade Wilson is just the origin of the character, at least it explains his name as being a 'dead pool' of other people's powers, as was stated in the movie. Doesn't mean he will keep the powers.I thought he had a pretty good introduction.

4) Someone on this site, i think it's LEEE, keeps stealing my Captain America manips off my Geek Files blog, so please STOP DOING IT unless you give me a credit as the source. Pinching other people's work is not on. If you carry on, I'll beat the livin' crap out of ya, okay!?

I know a lot of stuff, and a lot of people in the industry...so ask whatever questions you want and I'll try to answer...

David
The Geek Files
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 10/4/2009, 6:48 AM
TheGeekFiles: I have a question - The Magneto script you have...I take it you wrote that yourself?
TheGeekFiles
TheGeekFiles - 10/4/2009, 8:29 AM
@ Teabag...lol...err...dunno
@ joshw24...No, it's the David Goyer rewrite I have here and I'm not David Goyer. I got my hands on it, I'm not allowed to describe the whole story of what's in there, Fox has jumped on me once for that already...
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 10/4/2009, 8:47 AM
what is ninja assassin??? i'll have to look it up, it sounds interesting. and i don't think a magneto movie will be a big money maker.
TheGeekFiles
TheGeekFiles - 10/4/2009, 10:36 AM
Magneto movie could work if they get McKellen for a bookending voiceover, and good actors for young Xavier and young Magneto...and a decent director. The script is pretty good, just a few things need fixing and I 'm gonna try to let them know about those!
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 10/4/2009, 11:11 AM
@ thegeekfiles

scarlet witch and quicksilver probably SHOULDN'T be in it. mags didn't even know they were his children until long after they were in the brotherhood
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 10/4/2009, 12:51 PM
TheGeekFiles: Ok, fair enough! But how did you get it, lol!?!
TheGeekFiles
TheGeekFiles - 10/4/2009, 1:20 PM
Josh, scripts often float around, they are often 'leaked' deliberately to get some feedback. It happens less these days as studios are trying to keep control of copyright to stop people on the net getting everything for nothing!
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 10/4/2009, 3:48 PM
correct, CorndogBurgler.

Ninja Assasin is an upcoming martial arts action thriller.

I usually avoid those, but I keep seeing the previews and it's making me incredibly curious.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 10/4/2009, 7:11 PM
@ mulder

whats up buddy, yeah i watched the trailer for ninja assassin after i posted that up there. it looks awesome! i'm all over it.
hmshore
hmshore - 10/4/2009, 10:10 PM
Hey WeaponX...didn't your mommy teach you that using the word retard is just so wrong. Besides hurting people with special needs, it's best left when you're hanging with your other friends from 7th grade.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 10/5/2009, 6:22 AM
@ hmshore

jesus christ dude...oh sorry, did i offend you by using the lord's name in vain?
Talontd
Talontd - 10/5/2009, 4:28 PM
@JOSHW24

I'm honestly sick of debating the "should they or shouldn't they" with this movie; however, using the wiki reference is a bit of a low blow.

Anyone can sum up any movie in a paragraph or two, here is Batman Begins:

Bruce Wayne's parents die...he feels guilty. One day he falls into a batcave and develops a phobia. Years later he decides he wants to continue his parents legacy and clean up Gotham. He learns how criminals think, and is instructed by an expert martial artist. Later, his sensei comes to Gotham to destroy it. Batman stops him, the end.


Just because MAGNETOS' origins have been relagated to a few paragraphs on wiki, doesn't mean there isn't enough material for a film......and look at it this way, the less there is on paper, the less they have to screw with!!!


Why some of you don't wan't to see TWO OF THE MOST POWERFUL MUTANTS ON THE PLANET come into their powers is beyond me, but seriously........enough with the "there isn't enough material" bullsh!t already.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 10/5/2009, 8:40 PM
@ josh

there is actually way more material than most people know about. everyone just thinks of him being in a concentration camp. when in actuallity, thats just the beginning. he goes back and gets revenge on the nazi military, which could be very cool. he meets magda, and they have a kid, but then the townspeople set fire to their home and magda and the kid get burned alive while he watches. they COULD show the birth of quicksilver and scarlet witch. (personally i don't think they should though) his meeting, friendship, and falling out with xavier. not to mention, his transformation from eric into magneto and the formation of the brotherhood. the plot points i named right there are enough for at least two magneto movies, if they wanted.

there is plenty of material. i just don't think it would do well, and i would rather see someone else get time in the limelight. but then again, the x-movies have been horrible, so i'm ready for a Marvel studios reboot.
napoleon
napoleon - 4/9/2010, 5:13 AM
i cant belive you guys wouldnt want a magneto film (hes my favourite character you see) i know the whole holocast thing would get really old really, so instead what they could do is create a completly unique film for the character.

(my idea for example would be) the film is set in the 90's and magneto and prof x are charity workers while magneto is looking for a powerfull mutant in rawanda, he has just finished killing ex nazis who are working with the US. in rawanda he protects the mutant tusi child from the rawandan military, flash backs occur throughout the film of his time in germany. he finds out that a powerful ex nazi mutant is the military captain searching for the child (the captain and him have a lot of history, he experimented on magneto and taugt him to control his powers). magneto battles him and the army and kills a LOT of people including the captain then he returns to america with the child. please tell me what you think of my very simple idea
napoleon
napoleon - 4/9/2010, 5:26 AM
i cant belive you guys wouldnt want a magneto film (hes my favourite character you see) i know the whole holocast thing would get really old really, so instead what they could do is create a completly unique film for the character.

(my idea for example would be) the film is set in the 90's and magneto and prof x are charity workers while magneto is looking for a powerfull mutant in rawanda, he has just finished killing ex nazis who are working with the US. in rawanda he protects the mutant tusi child from the rawandan military, flash backs occur throughout the film of his time in germany. he finds out that a powerful ex nazi mutant is the military captain searching for the child (the captain and him have a lot of history, he experimented on magneto and taugt him to control his powers). magneto battles him and the army and kills a LOT of people including the captain then he returns to america with the child. please tell me what you think of my very simple idea
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