Now that X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn has stepped down from directing X-Men: Days of Future Past, Deadline is reporting that Bryan Singer, who directed X-Men and X2 will take his place. The reason behind Matthew Vaughn's (who will remain on board as producer) departure is because he's currently developing the comic book Secret Service for the big screen.
So now that Bryan Singer is back on board, does this mean that the new movie will have more of a queer feel, since X-Men and X2 had gay undertones throughout (especially Ice Man's storyline of him coning out as a mutant to his parents).
“The gay rights/post-Holocaust Jewish identity/civil-rights allegory stuff was all put in there on purpose,” First Class screenwriter Zack Stentz posted online. “Joss Whedon designed the whole ‘Cure’ storyline in the comic books specifically as a gay allegory, and Bryan Singer wove his own feelings of outsiderdom as a gay man into the movie series.”
While I love what Matthew Vaughn has done in regards to bringing substance to comic book films (like XMFC and Kick-Ass), I'm actually quite excited that Bryan is back to take over the franchise again. Now if only we can get Northstar to make an appearance.
First Class stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence are all on board to return in Days of Future Past, set to hit theaters July 18, 2014.
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