Rumor Mill: Wolverine In ‘X-Men: First Class’ And Ex-‘Brave’ Director Brenda Chapman Out At Pixar?
By Germain Lussier/Nov. 1, 2010 5:00 pm EST
Comic Book Movie was alerted to a Facebook status message from a cab driver in Georgia which said the following:
The second rumor is way less exciting. A few weeks back, we ran a story that Brenda Chapman had been replaced in her directorial duties for Pixar’s Brave, formerly titled The Bear and the Bow, which is scheduled for Summer 2012 release. Considering Chapman wrote the film, and was being touted as Pixar’s first female writer director, this was certainly unexpected news (though, Peter pointed out, this sort of this does happen at Pixar). Now, the rumor is that not only is Chapman out as director, but out of the company as a whole. An anonymous tipster said the following to the Pixar Blog:
Does that mean there is bad blood around this film, being billed as Pixar’s first fairy tale? Only time will tell. But, knowing Pixar, they’ll surely end up making it all work out.
Brenda has left Pixar but is still technically on payroll because of squabbles over her contract. Once those are resolved, she will be officially out of the company.
So Wolverine or Brave, which rumor seems more likely? And if either is true, does it change your opinion of either project?
