Avi Arad has been making comments that X-Men 2 will start development soon. However, www.guerilla-film.com tells a different story.
They report...
Some really weird news out of the bowels of Fox Studios. Zane chimes in with a report dealing with Avi Arad's statements last week where he claimed that a writer would be picked soon and the sequel was about to get under development... Zane says, 'Yeah Right'. We'll deal with them one at a time...
1) Is it true that Fox is close to picking a writer for the X-Sequel as Avi Arad stated?
"Hardly. There is some conflict over the direction of the next sequel, and the writer is just the tip of the iceberg. Avi Arad's job is to keep people excited about this project. As momentum from the first film has died down, people like Avi Arad will try to sell you a bill of goods. They are no closer to finding a writer than they are gettig Singer to sign back on"
2) Avi Arad's statements contradicted those from inside info at Fox that the X-Sequel is on hold, your comments?
"Same thing man. Avi Arad is just trying to stir up some excitement. I stand by my info, 2003 at the earliest, the only writer that I have heard discussed is Ehren Kruger (Scream 3, Imposter)."
3) Is Bryan Singer still being considered o direct X-Men 2?
"Singer is still talking, but it would still surprise the hell out of me. He has so openly expressed doing another film first, and the execs here have already started discussing who would take over the franchise."