Fox planning reboot of 'X-Men' films, 'Gambit' on hold

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By Darian Scalamoni

            It seemed that Fox was in pretty good shape with their superhero universe after the release of the R-rated, Deadpool which shocked everyone. I even have it currently, in my top 5 films of the year, having said that, X-Men: Apocalypse was a huge disappointment. After X-Men: Days of Future Past, which was one of my favorites of 2014, Apocalypse just didn’t strike the same chord as its predecessor. It is shocking however, to get news from The Hollywood Reporter that their X-Men universe will be going under some changes.

            The contracts of stars Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy and Nicholas Hoult who play Mystique, Magneto, Professor X and Beast respectively have come to an end. Because of this, the studio has decided that they’re going to “reconfigure” the property, Simon Kinberg will return to write the script Bryan Singer who has directed four of the X-Men films will be finished with the franchise. The most surprising part of this report though is that the studio is holding a flicker of hope that they could possibly recruit their main stars again. This would be tough to do not only because their rise in fame has made their potential payment higher than ever but Lawrence especially has been vocal that she isn’t pleased with the number of hours the makeup takes for her character.

            These obviously aren’t the only issues within the X-Men cinematic universe as Deadpool 2 lost its director and composer recently over creative differences. Also, the long-developing Gambit movie that is set to star Channing Tatum is currently on hold as he finishes shooting Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky. That film hasn’t had the easiest road to production either as Rupert Wyatt and Doug Liman have both dropped out. The next film they plan on getting into production on though is New Mutants which could start filming in the Spring.

            What do you guys think about the soft reboot ahead for Fox and the X-Men? Will Deadpool become the new central character when Hugh Jackman exits as Wolverine or will they give it to someone else? Comment below and let us know!