Singer: "I've been talking to Fox about it"
Even though X-Men director Bryan Singer opted out of directing the most recent X-Men film, 'X-Men: The Last Stand,' in a recent interview this past Sunday he cited his interest on working on another 'X-Men' film, given the opportunity according to a report from AP.
During open talks during the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea, he expressed exactly why he has such an affinity for the X-Men films and the science fiction and superhero genre."I'm still looking to possibly returning to the 'X-Men' franchise. I've been talking to Fox about it," Singer said at a talk at South Korea's Pusan International Film Festival.
The idea that the stories behind the X-Men characters and movies are essentially about the human condition seem to be pretty accurate. The books have always dealt with tolerance and the idea that just because something is different, that it does not make it bad. Whether I believe Singer when he says that his love for the franchise is due to the "human condition" issues that are prevalent in both the characters and themes in the series; or because the 'X-Men' have been a clearly profitable franchise, is a different thing entirely. I will admit though that it is nice to see Singer value the issues that the characters represent."The excitement about working in science fiction and fantasy is — the stories, if they are good, are about the human condition,.. [I like to] trick audiences into thinking they're seeing fireworks, but they're learning about themselves and listening to what I have to say."
As a fan of the 'X-Men' books and franchise, did you see a difference between Singer's 'X-Men' films (X-Men, X2: X-Men United) from the Brett Ratner directed 'X-Men: The Last Stand' and Gavin Hood's 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'? Which film did you prefer? Would you like to see Singer return as the director of the franchise?
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