Post by torrez on Jun 1, 2006 13:47:06 GMT -5
Marvel Studios CEO Avi Arad has left his job this week to run his own production company, and iF Magazine caught up with him yesterday just before the announcement to talk about the future of the "X-Men" franchise.
First up, "Wolverine" - is it a prequel or sequel? "I don't want to call it a prequel nor a sequel. It is Wolverine's story and it is really concentrating on him. It's about his life, his mysteries, and his loves. It's not really a prequel or a sequel. It's just a story like in the comics where we have X-Men, Wolverine, and books dealing with the other X-Men".
"Magneto" is still in the works and will span many years of the character's life. And a fourth "X-Men"? "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. 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. I would not preclude anything".
Finally, he confirmed that whilst they didn't cut anything from the film for time, they did have "things that we did specifically for the DVD" and said "Absolutely" to the chances of an extended edition DVD.
For the full interview, click here. How Arad's new arrangements will affect his involvement is unsure right now, though he's still attached to produce projects like "Hulk 2" and "Iron Man".
www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060601n.php
So I guess there's a big chance for an extended edition of the film coming to DVD ;D With that, I guess its VERY possible for a 4th X-Men film.