UPDATE 2: X-Men: First Class Next Up for Fox

UPDATE 2: X-Men: First Class Next Up for Fox

Tim Pocock, the actor who played young Scott Summers in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, tweets that his next acting gig will be X-Men: First Class.

By bsprecher - Sep 21, 2009 12:09 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: First Class
Source: RealTimPocock

Producer Lauren Shuler Donner has been at the center of a lot of the recent comic book movie news. However, because of her position, she's not always able to give out all of the information at her disposal. Recently, while promoting the release of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine Blu-Ray DVD, Shuler said that she did not know what the next X-Men project for Fox would be:

"I think there are some wonderful storylines I'd like to pursue in X-Men 4 and 5, but who knows? Obviously, Fox is my partner, so we're in discussions about what will be next."

However, actors are not always as tight-lipped as executives, and twitter makes their musings available to the world. According to a recent tweet from Tim Pocock, the actor who portrayed Scott Summers in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class will be up next:

"currently shooting Australian TV series till February 2010...then X-men first class ;)
7:27 PM Sep 14th from web




UPDATE 1: Well, apparently someone has been playing with Tim Pocock's twitter account, because this was posted today:

"victim of cruel prank.last tweet=NOT me.AM filming Aussie show till2010.no official word on XM:FC but am interested.please post retraction."
about 16 hours ago from web


Was it really a prank or did Fox come down hard on Pocock for leaking the news? I guess we'll have to wait and see...

UPDATE 2: Lauren Shuler Donner says that there's no truth to Tim Pocock's initial claim and that there's no chance of XMFC shooting in February. She also said that no actors were signed to appear in XMFC, but that all of the young mutants who appeared in XMOW are under option for additional films.
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CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 9/17/2009, 12:08 AM
YESHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
bobbo68
bobbo68 - 9/17/2009, 12:19 AM
Cool
Bijous
Bijous - 9/17/2009, 12:31 AM
I just hope they don't go too teeny-bopper with this one...
Bijous
Bijous - 9/17/2009, 12:32 AM
...I mean, I know 10-year-olds want superhero movies too, but there's A LOT of us (semi) adults who want our superhero movies, too, damnit!
stupify_me
stupify_me - 9/17/2009, 5:22 AM
Not looking forward to this at all
SuperAsianGoku
SuperAsianGoku - 9/17/2009, 5:33 AM
PLEASE FOX!!! NO MORE EMO CYCLOPS!! WE WANT TO SEE THE REAL CYCLOPS IN THE COMICS!! THE MASTER & COMMANDER OF THE X-MEN!!! THE STRATEGIST! THE TACTICIAN!

We all know that Cyclops wasn't treated fairly in the X-men Movies because they focused too much on Wolverine. But I think NOW is the right time to give Cyclops the proper characterization he truly deserved.

Please 20th Century Fox and Lauren Shuler Donner. Just give Cyclops a chance, give him the Main Spotlight. And a chance to redeem himself.

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TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 9/17/2009, 8:14 AM
Maybe X-Men First Class....tv show?

hmmm....

lol. I liked him in Origins Wolverine. In fact, i loved the movie. Does that make me a noob? Great news.
HeckYeah
HeckYeah - 9/17/2009, 9:08 AM
WTF....I didn't think he was all that in Wolverine. Who knows this might end up in the crapper like the Justice League CBM.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/17/2009, 9:43 AM
I TOLD YOU!!!

If they don't do X-MEN: FIRST CLASS with the ORIGINAL X-MEN!!! FOX can [frick] OFF!

No one (With any taste) wants a BORIGINS spin off of [frick]ing X-MEN 90210!!!!

No [frick]ing way!

Just do X4 (with CABLE) an 5 lol.

[frick] FIRST CLASS IF its not the ORIGINALS! ; )
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/17/2009, 9:45 AM
That guy can still be CYCLOPS but [frick] the BORIGINS WHITE QUEEN an sh!te lol.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 9/17/2009, 9:59 AM
The only reason these prequels keep getting made, is because fox doesn't know how to move forward after that tragedy of x-3.

Bijous
Bijous - 9/17/2009, 10:04 AM
I thought that kid was alright as Summers (too bad about his last name; that must be rough). It's definitely not going to feature the original 5 members b/c Angel's story is already f-ed up, thanks to Rat-turd!
Talontd
Talontd - 9/17/2009, 10:29 AM
@SUPERASIANGOKU-

I'm with you bro, PLEASE FIX CYCLOPS and PLEASE FIX ICEMAN. ICEMAN should've been about a million times cooler than he was (along with being much older). Personality wise they needed to make him more akin to THE HUMAN TORCH.

But c'mon, he's one of the most powerful mutants in the universe!!! GET IT RIGHT!!!
RedHeadBruno
RedHeadBruno - 9/17/2009, 10:32 AM
Guys its ok... Cyclops is gay anyways.
RedHeadBruno
RedHeadBruno - 9/17/2009, 10:32 AM
I'm just kiddin! No rock throwing!
CrashTest
CrashTest - 9/17/2009, 11:09 AM
PLEASE FOX!!! NO MORE EMO CYCLOPS!! WE WANT TO SEE THE REAL CYCLOPS IN THE COMICS!! THE MASTER & COMMANDER OF THE X-MEN!!! THE STRATEGIST! THE TACTICIAN!

Yes please listen to @SUPERASIANGOKU! Cyclops was raped in the Xmen Films. He was not the Cyclops I grew up on and pretending to be. We all love Wolverine but DAMN! Its called the Xmen, not Wolverine and the Xmen! Good cartoon but I would like a X-MEN FILM! Team work attacks, Cyclops giving out orders, Wolverine talking shit but follows, because he knows Summers knows what he's talking about. Dammit read the Messiah Complex. The opening is a perfect example of how Cyclops be. Plus what kid wouldn't want a Cyclops eye Visor????? with sound effects!

Talontd

I agree with you on Iceman. I have said this many times. " How in the Hell dont you have Iceman sliding through the air on ice?? Perfect movie scene. Bobby needs to be play by someone like Chris Evans. He was a good Johnny Storm. not saying that they should get Evans for the role but his attitude is what Iceman needed. And he should have been covered in ice sooner into the movie, besides just at the end.And how wack was that? (you need to chill) Damn, damn , damn.

In the end, I have very LOW hopes for this film. Fox cant make Superhero movies for shit. Each film that they have made has had its good moments but in a whole, I don't think they were done right. I wish that Marvel would buy the right back and do the X-men films themselves, same goes for Sony and Spider-man.
Rolanddeschain19
Rolanddeschain19 - 9/17/2009, 11:22 AM
i have loved all the x men movies and wolverine.
really dont like the idea of this first class thing going on, but hopefully it might surprise us, i think that in first class it would only make sense to keep cyclops close to how he was in the last movies....but defentily give him a much massive part in x 4, and get that sinister rivalry going on.

but for future film that have to keep james marsden his parts i the x films were small but he still acted flawlessy. his interprtation of how scott was when jeam died could be any closer to how he was in the comics, i even think maybe wovelrine should take a hike for the x 4, to leave room for scott.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 9/17/2009, 11:39 AM
Im expecting to be pleasantly surprised by this.

Because my expectations are just that low lol
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 9/17/2009, 11:39 AM
who is the team gonna be? Cyclops, Emma frost, Beast, Jean.. who else.. hopefully not storm.. well I guess storm would be okay because Halle Berry wont be playing her.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 9/17/2009, 11:41 AM
@Darth, your expectations have just increased so you may be disapointed again.
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 9/17/2009, 11:45 AM
His IMDB profile says he's only 5'8.That's unfortunate.
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 9/17/2009, 11:58 AM
Im a little disappointed at this news because I really had hoped idiotic Fox might turn around and make a X4 & x5 back to back to save on costs, which is the main reason (along with X3 sucking) the main X-Men movies arent continuing because they cost too much too make. I really wanted to see X4 and X5 fix the problems with the franchise and give the X-Men franchise a proper ending with a battle against Sinsiter and Apocalypse. THEN they could have gone back to the beginning of the X-Men and have a prequel trilogy showing how the team came together and their first battle against Magneto and the brotherhood. They also could have had Shadow King and Hellfire Club. But no, I think Im gonna join the X-Men movie haters because Fox is gonna [frick] this franchise up even more now. It was actually good once. But now I do expect X-Men 90210, [frick]ing Fox
Jp499
Jp499 - 9/17/2009, 12:04 PM
All of you are missing the fact that X-Men: First Class maybe and more than likely is moving ahead as a reboot of the X-Men series because of X-3.
Jp499
Jp499 - 9/17/2009, 12:04 PM
All of you are missing the fact that X-Men: First Class maybe and more than likely is moving ahead as a reboot of the X-Men series because of X-3.
Denn1s
Denn1s - 9/17/2009, 12:07 PM
no reboot dammit...just apocalypse
Pym
Pym - 9/17/2009, 12:22 PM
Its finally Cyclop's time to shine. No more f*cking Halle Berry ego to ruin the X-men films.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 9/17/2009, 12:49 PM
Ryguy:

Well that's unfortunate because as it stands it would take 20 acts of divine intervention just to lift my expectations up the blissful heights of thinking it will BLOW ASS rofl

Please excuse my crudeness friends

Really though I am just cracking jokes. Who knows how it will be? You never know , it could be great.

I didn't care much for Wolverine, and I had no idea it would be like that so who knows.

LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/17/2009, 12:59 PM
Like i said,,, TIME TRAVEL = CABLE = wipes out X3!!! ; D

Easy.
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 9/17/2009, 2:02 PM
Good to know.
theartofoneness
theartofoneness - 9/17/2009, 2:04 PM
I look forward to seeing what is created!
Gose
Gose - 9/17/2009, 3:13 PM
Great FOX !, Now a Xmen movie without Wolverine in it, Good Move !!!
Joe6Pack74
Joe6Pack74 - 9/17/2009, 4:36 PM
They can't do much worse than X-3? I am looking forward to this one. This could be an easy way to reboot the franchise.
hewilldefytheirgravity
hewilldefytheirgravity - 9/17/2009, 4:45 PM
It's going to be interesting to see who this first class is. If it's not the original five then I don't think that is gonna go over to well with the fans. The first five students to Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters was a major stepping stone for Marvel Comics. That being said Fox simply has to find a way to put Iceman and Angel in this film. The fallout will be pretty bad if they don't.
Swiftsword777
Swiftsword777 - 9/17/2009, 5:48 PM
i have no faith in fox i have a feeling this movie is going to kill x-men even more somthing just feels soooooooo wrong about this first class bullsh!t
Swiftsword777
Swiftsword777 - 9/17/2009, 5:51 PM
damn can i get a movie with cable in it please but it fox owns the rights never mind i rather him still in the comics
ThisFan
ThisFan - 9/17/2009, 6:49 PM
I did think he was a good Scott Summers for the 3 minutes we saw him but James Marsden was a better fit. But I get that Tim works for this film because it is about the original X-men when they were young. Also with productions coming up this soon 2011 sounds like it might have a lot of Marvel movies but with a Fox X-men and Spider-man 4(following Spidy 3) how good of a year can it be. Atleast we will still get Kick-Ass and Thor.


I would like to see the original X-men like Cyclops, Jean, Beast, Storm, Ice Man and Angel. Ice Man and Angel I already can guess won't be in the movie because of what they did with the original trilogy. Hopefully we will get a good villain and not another Deadpool knock off.
yanky820
yanky820 - 9/17/2009, 6:51 PM
If they do first class I just hope that they focus on how much of a bad ass cyclops can be. I hate the way that they just killed him off in X3 really pissed me off. I'm a huge fan of his and he's never been given the props he deserves in any of the X Men movies... if they do a reboot they need to just keep wolverine out of it.
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