20th Century Fox's writer and executive producer Mark Millar has teased the future of the X-Men motion picture franchise today. Speaking to Collider, the man behind Kick-Ass has commented on where the saga of comic-book adaptations could go in the future, looking ahead beyond The Wolverine (out now) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (Summer 2014) to his own X-Force movie amongst other potential instalments.
Here's our round-up of what Millar had to say regarding where the X-Men franchise could head once its time-travelling antics are done:
- ON THE FRANCHISE'S GROWING CONTINUITY- "It's so hard because I can't really say what it is, but it's building towards something I'm working on right now. I'm talking to some people, bringing in some people."
- ON X-FORCE'S DIRECTOR- "I brought in Jeff- I really wanted Jeff after he had done such amazing work on Kick-Ass 2. I said to the Fox guys, 'Look, this guy's going to blow up. He's going to become massive after Kick-Ass 2. Get him now because Warner Brothers or Sony or somebody's going to come in with a great offer for him.' So I brought him in now, you know, and there's a few other directors I'm talking to."
- ON THE FUTURE POTENTIAL OF THE FRANCHISE- "Fox are aware of that. At the moment though, you've got to be smart about that. You've got to grow it organically. We're not talking crossovers or anything just yet, the idea is to build it quietly in its own way and bring in the best possible talent. So we're sitting on gold right now. I think there's a good five to ten golden franchises in there."
X-Men: Days of Future Past teleports into cinemas worldwide on May 23rd, 2014, with a 2016 release expected for Mark Millar's new franchise instalment X-Force.
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