By Peter Sciretta/April 30, 2010 3:14 pm EST
EW notes that Vaughn “could very well turn down the First Class offer” especially considering the filmmaker’s history with the X-Men franchise. The studio is also said to be speaking with other possible directors. Deadline New York’s sources claim that “Vaughn’s negotiations have been touch and go, and sources close to the director said he’s passing. " But even Flemming seems unsure if that is really the case, adding, “Let’s see if that holds true.”
The box office for Vaughn’s Kick-Ass has been below expectations despite overwhelmingly great buzz. Vaughn has originally hoped to film a sequel, but it doesn’t seem likely at this time. Vaughn has also been considering an adaptation of Jonathan Ross’ Turf and was in talks for a big screen adaptation of Bloodshot.
But Singer’s treatment was a Str Trek-style reboot/prequel, which will focus on “the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where there [sic] relationship took a wrong turn.” Singer has previously admitted that First Class would “probably utilize some of the [planned/announced X-Men Origins:] Magneto story because it deals with a young Magneto,” and that “it might supersede” that plan because this new movie would explore “that relationship between a young energetic professor and a disenfranchised victim of the Holocaust.”
“It’s basically about the formation of the X-Men. How they began and the relationship between a young Xavier and a young Magneto.”
