It seems like the one comment made by a Studio Exec (about this being the end for the X-Men franchise) is being pretty much universally rejected by everyone who has worked on the film. A little while ago we had a story about Patrick Stewart gawfing at the idea that there would be no more X-Men films, and now it looks like he’s being joined by Sir Ian McKellen.
The good folks at Superhero Hype give us this:
Sir Ian McKellen was on the Jonathan Ross show here in the UK earlier. Ross had seen X3 but Sir Ian hadn’t yet so Sir Ian asked Ross “was Magneto playing chess at the end of the film?”. Ross said yes and deduced that Sir Ian was checking whether or not the film would be left open for further sequels. Sir Ian was pleased to learn that that the chess scene was in the final cut, suggesting that the film IS being left open for further sequels and that he would be very happy to return as Magneto!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… the ONLY factor that will mean anything in the debate to make a 4th X-Men film anytime soon will be X-Men 3. How well the film turns out and how well it is received by the public is all that matters at this point. We’ll have to wait and see. Just two more weeks folks! (Thank to Pineapplehead for the heads up)
