Well, this is unexpected — Bryan Singer, the director of X-Men and X2 who abandoned the series to embrace the failed Superman reboot and direct Valkyrie, is considering a return for X-Men IV. This is great news for everyone who sat through the mediocre X-Men: The Last Stand and the abomination that is Wolverine.
According to The Hollywood Reporter:
“‘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. He said he likes to ‘trick audiences into thinking they’re seeing fireworks, but they’re learning about themselves and listening to what I have to say.’”
This is far from a commitment from Singer, but nevertheless is a great sign for fans who adore the comics. If it does happen, though, The Last Stand will forever be a weird black sheep for the series, which is always annoying to me. After Wolverine last summer, Singer is just the shot in the arm that the series needs.
However, I’d take it with a grain of salt until he signs a contract — Singer’s a busy guy, with projects in development ranging from Excalibur to Jack the Giant Killer and a potentially unnecessary reboot of Battlestar Galactica.
