Tag: Simon Kinberg

QUICKSILVER CONTROVERSY In X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Quicksilver in Son of M #1 courtesy Marvel
Quicksilver in Son of M #1 courtesy Marvel

Of all the Marvel heroes who would have thought Quicksilver would be the co-star of two major movie franchises and the eye of storm among fans.

 

Shortly after Joss Whedon revealed Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) would appear in Avengers: Age of Ultron…fans learned Quicksilver (Evan Peters) would be in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

 

The twins are the children of Magneto who first appeared in the X-Men comics but later reformed and became Avengers so both Marvel Studios and Fox can use them.

 

Both versions of Quicksilver will differ from his comic book origins. X-Men Producer/writer Simon Kinberg says they had not anticipated the mixed fan reaction to having the mutant speedster in the sequel Continue reading QUICKSILVER CONTROVERSY In X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

X-MEN Producer Joins FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot

Fantastic Four #1 courtesy Marvel
Fantastic Four #1 courtesy Marvel

Simon Kinberg is moving from the Xavier mansion to the Baxter Building! Kinberg will write and co-produce Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot according to The Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision.

 

Kinberg joins Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class director) as a co-producer. Josh Trank (Chronicle) is on board to direct. Kinberg worked on X-Men: The Last Stand, First Class and the upcoming Days of Future Past. Continue reading X-MEN Producer Joins FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot

STAR WARS Sequel Writers Hired?

If this turns out to be true – the Force is with us! Disney and Lucasfilm are recruiting from the X-Men movie franchise and bringing back what you could call a Jedi Master of writing from the Lucasfilm family.

Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg have signed deals to write installments of the new Star Wars trilogy according to The Hollywood Reporter. The team will write and produce but the exact responsibilities have not been divided yet.

Kinberg is writing X-Men: Days of Future Past and produced X-Men: First Class and co-wrote X-Men: The Last Stand.

Kasdan co-wrote The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Still no word on how the new stories will play out. I’m still rooting for Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire book trilogy may be a story element for the new trilogy.

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