We get news about the upcoming Magneto project from our friends at moviesonline (and it sucks.)
Variety is reporting that David Goyer is directing the upcoming Xmen spin off Magneto. That said when Sheila sat down and interviewed David Goyer a few weeks ago about his latest project invisible there was no mention of it. As far as I am concerned the more mutant movies we get the better!
The studio hired Sheldon Turner (“The Amityville Horror”) to write the screenplay. The movie will likely show the early years of Magneto, so it is not clear if Ian McKellen will be back to reprise his role. Also Professor X will be involved. While Magneto was send to a concentration camp, Professor X was a soldier of the allied Forces.
Sheldon Turner said: “”I pitched a film that is almost ‘The Pianist’ meets ‘X-Men,’ about a guy who, after watching his e (save for maybfamily slaughtered, has an awakening of his powers and seeks revenge.”
Well this news is pretty fucking horribe. Goyer directed the third Blade film and that pretty much took away all faith I will ever have in him as s a Director. We now learn that he is the director for Magneto? – fuck that shit.
Now Goyer was responsilble for writing Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Blade 1,2,3 and Dark City. The man can write (save for Blade 3) I just do not want to see him in the directors chair. The Magneto character is pretty badass, and you should really have a seasoned Director helm the project. I am aware that it is a “comic book movie” but the reason comic book stories are so important to us is because they are our modern day myths.
Spiderman, Superman, Magneto, Wolverene – these are members of a pantheon. We relate to these characters like the ancients used to relate to the tales of Thor, Loki, Zeus and Mercury. Goyer may do a great job directing and I very well may eat my words, I am just concerned for the project and think the director’s chair may not be the best place for him to sit.
International friends: Do I have cause for alarm? Or am I just over-reacting due to Blade 3?
