With just a few shorts months away from principal photography, director Matthew Vaughn has departed the directorial chair of X-Men: Days of Future Past.
"Deadline" broke the news just a few days ago and although Vaughn did not state why he was stepping down, he did say that he will remain on as a producer. The top choice to replace Vaughn is actually another producer, Bryan Singer, who directed the first two X-Men movies.
To say this sequel has been a whirlwind for Vaughn doesn't even scratch the surface. First he passes on directing the sequel, then he comes back to write the script treatment, then he decides to direct it after all, and now he steps away to direct another comic book film called Secret Service but will still stay on as a producer.
Somebody please remove the adamantium claw from my brain.
Despite Singer's recent disappointments (his film Jack the Giant Slayer has bounced around more than Sofia Vergara's chest and the his Munsters television reboot "Mockingbird Lane" has the gone the way of a Halloween special) I still think he's a good director and no one knows the X-Men franchise better. Plus he's already a producer and a known commodity so the choice seems like a non-brainer for Fox. If they dick around too much looking for a "fresh new director" it's unlikely that they will meet the the July 18, 2014 release date for the film.
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