Lauren Shuler Donner was interviewed about producing a number of comic book related films like the proposed First Class and a possible Constantine sequel, but more importantly she talks about X-Men Origins: Magneto.
Today’s producer in the spotlight is Lauren Shuler Donner, who recently spoke with SCI FI Wire about Cirque du Freak, First Class, the Magneto prequel, and the potential Constantine sequel.
When asked about whether or not the Magneto movie would hit ever hit screens Donner said, “I don’t know. Magneto is a fantastic script, and hopefully we’ll make it.”
When asked if the uncertainty around Magneto had anything to do with waiting to see how X-Men Origins: Wolverine does in theaters, she said that might have something to do with it.
I imagine that EVERY X-Men spinoff movie is going to be affected by the success of the most recent effort to come out. This is how they gauge if the market is still hot for this type of film. No rocket science there.
I would be curious to see what angle they are going with for a Magneto origin story. We already saw a very young Erik get the heel end of a rifle in a Nazi concentration Camp. I imagine they would lead in with that. Maybe catch up years later with him struggling as a survivor of the war.
But I can’t see this having any value without Xavier. The whole point of telling an origin story with this character would be dependent on his relationship with Charles, discovering other mutants and choosing to do something about it. Together they build Cerebro, and since neither seems to have an engineering degree, maybe describe how it is that they did this (introduce Forge?)
Magneto’s early days as an active in the mutant world is just as dependant on Xavier as I would think Xavier’s is dependent on Magneto.
And of course you know they will name drop a dozen or so mutants to appear later like they did in all the X-Films. I look forward to playing “spot the mutant” in Wolverine next week.
