Ratner has been making the rounds promoting his "remixed" Bollywood film Kites where he took a two hour and 40 minute movie down to just 90 minutes for an American release. Those pesky X-Men questions keep popping up everywhere. Here are some excerpts that apply to his superhero resume.
IESB interview:
IESB: Are there any other comic book properties you would like to turn into film?
Brett: "I love comic books. I love superheroes. I grew up reading about them and watching cartoons. I would love to do another comic book movie. It's absolutely living out childhood fantasies. That's all it is."
IESB: If you could go back and do X-Men 3 differently, would you?
Brett: "No. I loved it! I'm right, and they're wrong."
Webchat from Empire
Supernova: Was X3 an enjoyable experience for you? How do you feel about the direction the franchise has gone since then (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and also the direction that it is heading (X-Men: First Class)?
"I love the X-Men series, and I'm a fan and I'll go see any X-Men movie opening weekend. I'm not as fanatic as all you people out there in live-webchat land. I know how difficult the process of making a movie is, and how you can't please everyone. So I'm more tolerant, and try to just sit back and enjoy any X-Men film as any regular audience member."
Harry Fender: You were developing Superman before Bryan Singer, and he was obviously working on X3 before you took it over. Do you ever wonder what might have happened had you both stayed with the original project?
"I would have been hated much less than I am today. But I hope that both our films will get a second life in the year 2020. And that they're re-released in 3D."
Chip Denver: I've heard all kinds of wild rumours about the reason why Jean Grey doesn't speak in the second half of X3... what's the real story?
"I have no idea. It wasn't a plan that she was mute."
Rgirvan44: Tom Rothman: good boss?
"The best. He backed me 100%. The producers were questioning some of my ideas, and he listened to both sides and at the end of the day deferred to me. Which is why they're still on the franchise and I'm not - just joking. He really cares about X-Men and movies in general, and is a great boss to have when your back is against the wall."
Harry Fender: Did you ever film a death scene for Cyclops?
"No."
jebutlin: A lot of people say that X3 became a bit overloaded with characters. What are your thoughts on those criticisms?
"The more the merrier."
Harry Fender: What would your take on Superman have been?
"My version of Superman was a script written by JJ Abrams, which took place predominantly on Krypton, which is something that we hadn't seen before."
Brett Ratner is also working on
Beverly Hills Cop 4 and developing a biopic on Hugh Hefner. Many thanks to
The Geek Files for their compilation article idea.
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