Producer Ralph Winter Weighs in on X-Men Sequel
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I promise we'll get off this whole "will there be another sequel in the X-Men franchise" issue soon, but important people keep commenting and inquiring minds want to know. After all, X-Men: The Last Stand has blown the doors of the box office, and everyone knows this means sequel in Hollywood, land where the Buck is King. Another nail has been driven into the sequel coffin today, however, as Fox seems adamant in their "this is only a trilogy" stance. This time, we get word straight from the mouth of producer Ralph Winter, who is of course exceedingly happy with his film's opening performance. Winter gets right to the heart of the issue, bypassing all that "the story is complete with this film" nonsense to admit the real problem with sequel potential: "This is the last movie of this type. There might be spin-offs, but it would be hard to gather this cast or a bigger one for another movie of this size."Therein lies the problems, my friends. Even if Fox wanted to put together another sequel, the cast of stars is no doubt getting more and more pricey to re-unite with every new success. Yes, the films are blockbusters and earning money like nobody's business, but there is always a line where cost outweighs benefits -- and the X-Men cast may be rapidly approaching the line.
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5-31-2006 @ 5:19PM
Cath said...
Certainly the option fees on the main characters would have become prohibitive, but they could do a sequel with just part of the team returning while introducing some of the characters who have yet to appear. It works in the books. But spinning off just one character is not as successful since what so endears this particular series is the team aspect.
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5-31-2006 @ 5:55PM
mars said...
And of course Avi Arad, on an interview on ifmagazine.com., says that:
"There’s always a chance of an X-MEN sequel. It’s more of an issue of what is the next X-Men story, and when to do it. The X-Men universe is forever and ever, and it’s the number one comic book. There are an endless amount of stories and great sagas that can go into the future, the past, and the present. There are so many more characters that we didn’t deal with yet. It’s such a rich world. I would not preclude anything."
The link for the interview is:
http://www.ifmagazine.com/new.asp?article=3021
They also talk about the Wolverine movie.
I do believe these guys need to sit around a table and talk with each other.
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5-31-2006 @ 6:49PM
Peter said...
Well Avi Arad just stepped down...
http://aint-it-cool.com/display.cgi?id=23471
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