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[[Image:Flohmarkt2.JPG|thumb|250px|A typical flea market shop]]

| name = X-Men series

| image = XtrilogyDVD.jpg

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| caption = 2006 DVD box set

| director = [[Bryan Singer]]<br>[[Brett Ratner]]<br><small>(''X-Men: The Last Stand'')</small>

| producer = [[Lauren Shuler Donner]]<br>[[Ralph Winter]]<br>[[Avi Arad]]<br>[[Tom DeSanto]]

| writer = [[David Hayter]]<br><small>(''X-Men'', ''X2: X-Men United'')</small><br>[[Michael Dougherty]]<br>[[Dan Harris]]<br><small>(''X2: X-Men United'')</small><br>[[Zak Penn]]<br><small>(''X2'', ''X-Men: The Last Stand'')</small>[[Simon Kinberg]]<br><small>(''X-Men: The Last Stand'')</small>

| starring = [[Hugh Jackman]]<br>[[Patrick Stewart]]<br>[[Ian McKellen]]<br>[[Famke Janssen]]<br>[[Halle Berry]]<br>[[Rebecca Romijn]]<br>[[Anna Paquin]]<br>[[Shawn Ashmore]]<br>[[James Marsden]]

| music =

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor = [[Twentieth Century Fox]]

| released =

| country = {{USA}}<br>{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]

| language = [[English language|English]]

| runtime =

| budget =

| gross = [[United States dollar|$]]1.163 billion

}}

The '''''[[X-Men]]'' [[film series]]''' currently consists of three [[superhero film]]s based on the [[fictional character|fictional]] [[Marvel Comics]] team the [[X-Men]]. The series began with ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' in [[2000 in film|2000]], continued with ''[[X-Men 2]]'' in [[2003 in film|2003]], and became a [[trilogy]] with the release of ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' in [[2006 in film|2006]]. [[Bryan Singer]] directed the first two films, but left the third to direct ''[[Superman Returns]]'', and [[Brett Ratner]] took over. While the films' storylines have been concluded, [[Twentieth Century Fox]] are developing [[spin-off]]s.

:''"Swap meet" redirects here. For the [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] song see [[Swap Meet]]''

==Films==

A '''flea market''', also known as a '''swap meet''', is a place where vendors come to sell their goods. The goods are usually inexpensive and range in quality depending on several factors which might include; urban or rural ___location of the flea market, part of the country that you are in, or popularity/size of the flea market. Flea market shopping is a popular pastime for many people in the Western world. If you go to a flea market in the south, you are bound to find quite possibly the dumbest group of rednecks ever in existence. The [[car boot sale]] is similar to a flea market, but is more popular in [[Britain]].

===''X-Men''===

{{Main|X-Men (film)}}

The first ''X-Men'' film introduced [[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]] and [[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]] into the conflict between [[Professor X]]'s [[X-Men]], and the [[Brotherhood of Mutants]], led by [[Magneto (comics)|Magneto]]. Magneto intends to mutate world leaders at a [[United Nations]] summit with a machine he has built, to bring about acceptance of mutantkind, but Professor X realizes this forced mutation will only result in their deaths.

In 1994, [[20th Century Fox]] and producer [[Lauren Shuler Donner]] bought the film rights to the [[X-Men]].<ref name="ultimate guide"/> [[Andrew Kevin Walker]] was hired to write,<ref>{{cite news | author = Steve Daly | title = Deadly Done Right | publisher = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = [[1995-09-29]] | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298924,00.html | accessdate=2007-05-22}}</ref> and his scripts was followed by drafts by [[John Logan]], Ed Solomon and [[Joss Whedon]].<ref>{{cite news | author = Craig Seymour | title = X-Man Out | publisher = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = [[2000-05-10]] | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,85186,00.html | accessdate=2007-05-22}}</ref> In 1995 [[Tom DeSanto]] began to convince [[Bryan Singer]] to direct.<ref name="ultimate guide"/> Singer was already looking to do a [[science-fiction film]],<ref name="commentary">{{cite video | people = [[Bryan Singer]] | title = Audio Commentary | format = DVD | publisher = 20th Century Fox | year = 2003}}</ref> and he accepted in 1996.<ref name="ultimate guide">{{cite book | author = [[Peter Sanderson]] | title = X-Men: The Ultimate Guide | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | date = 2003 | pages = 172 | id = ISBN 0-7513-4617-9}}</ref> Singer was not a fan of the comic book, but was highly fascinated by the analogies of racism, homophobia, anti-semitism and other forms of prejudice and discrimination offered by it.<ref name="july">{{cite news | title = July 14 | publisher = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = [[2000-04-21]] | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,87299,00.html | accessdate=2007-05-22}}</ref> Filming took place from [[September 22]] [[1999]] to [[March 3]] [[2000]] in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web | author = Greg Dean Schmitz | title = Greg's Preview - X-Men | publisher = [[Yahoo!]] | url = http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/preview/1808406650 | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

The vast majority of flea markets in rural areas sell goods that are second-hand. Larger selections of newer but usually inexpensive items can be found at some of the larger or more urban flea markets. They have also sometimes been used as an outlet for [[copyright infringement|bootleg]] movies or music, or [[counterfeit]] goods. The semi-spontaneous nature and vendor-oriented open-market layouts of flea markets usually differentiate them from [[thrift store]]s.

===''X2: X-Men United''===

Flea markets have analogous specialty counterparts in [[gun show]]s and [[hamfest]]s, both of which offer both plenty of new merchandise as well as used goods for those into guns or ham radio. Like the general flea markets, both gun shows and hamfests do offer plenty of surplus goods.

{{Main|X2: X-Men United}}

After Magneto is imprisoned, General [[William Stryker]] questions him about Professor Xavier's mutant-locating machine, [[Cerebro]]. Stryker attacks the [[X-Mansion]], and brainwashes Xavier into locating every mutant on the planet and kill them. The X-Men must team up with the Brotherhood and prevent Stryker's worldwide genocide.

Fox hired [[David Hayter]] and [[Zak Penn]] to write their own scripts for the sequel which Singer would pick, with an aim to release the film in December 2002.<ref name="greg">{{cite web | author = Greg Dean Schmitz | title = Greg's Preview - X2: X-Men United | publisher = [[Yahoo!]] | url= http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/preview/1808406654 | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref> [[Michael Dougherty]] and [[Dan Harris]] were hired to re-write the script in February 2002, writing around 26 drafts and 150 on set.<ref>{{cite news | author = Martin A. Grove | title = Fox's 'X2' marks spot as presummer starts May 2 | publisher = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date = [[2003-04-11]] | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1863776 | accessdate=2007-04-15}}</ref> Production began on [[June 17]] [[2002]] in [[Vancouver]] and wrapped by November, with the release moved to [[May 1]] [[2003]].<ref name="greg"/>

Many [[television]] shows (starting in the late [[1990s]]) focus on the appraisal of second-hand goods, often found at flea markets, that turn out to be worth far more than the buyer paid for them. In the [[United States]], the most popular of these television shows is [[Antiques Roadshow]].

===''X-Men: The Last Stand''===

The original flea market is likely to be the ''Marché aux puces'' of [[Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Ouen]], [[Seine-Saint-Denis]], in the northern suburbs of [[Paris]], a large, long-established outdoor bazaar, one of four in Paris, that earned their name from the [[flea]]-infested clothing and rags sold there. (ewwww) From the late [[17th century]], the makeshift open-air market in the town of Saint-Ouen began as temporary stalls and benches among the fields and market gardens where ragpickers exchanged their findings for a small sum. In modern days, the largest "flea market" for antiques is still that at Saint-Ouen.

{{Main|X-Men: The Last Stand}}

A pharmaceutical company has developed an antidote to the mutant gene, provoking controversy in the mutant community. Magneto declares war, and has his own weapon: the omnipotent telekinetic and telepathic [[Phoenix (comics)|Phoenix]], who is the resurrected former X-Man, [[Jean Grey]]. Phoenix kills Xavier and [[Cyclops (comics)|Cyclops]], and Wolverine must step up to the challenge of being the X-Men's leader.

[[Bryan Singer]] wanted to shoot the third film back-to-back with a fourth.<ref>{{cite news | author = Patrick Sauriol | title = What's X3 about? | publisher = Mania Movies | date = [[2004-02-24]] | url = http://www.mania.com/40910.html | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref> On [[July 16]] [[2004]], he left to direct ''[[Superman Returns]]'',<ref>{{cite news | author = Cathy Dunkley, Michael Fleming | title = Supe's on with 'X' man | publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = [[2004-07-18]] | url = http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117907948&categoryID=13&cs=1 | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref> having only completed a third of a treatment focusing on [[Phoenix]],<ref>{{cite news | author = Eric Vespe | title = Quint on Superman Returns gag reel & sequel talk with Singer| publisher = [[Ain't It Cool News]] | date = [[2006-07-22]] | url = http://www.aintitcool.com/node/23943| accessdate = 2007-07-11}}</ref> and introducing [[Emma Frost]], a role intended for [[Sigourney Weaver]].<ref>{{cite news| author = Garth Franklin| title = Sigourney was considered for "X3"| publisher = ''DarkHorizons.com''| date = [[2006-09-14]] | url = http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040916e.php| accessdate = 2007-07-11}}</ref> [[Simon Kinberg]] and [[Zak Penn]] were hired the following month, and a studio executive read [[Joss Whedon]]'s ''[[Astonishing X-Men]]'' story "Gifted", featuring a mutant cure, suggested it be the primary story. [[Matthew Vaughn]] came on board as director in February 2005,<ref>{{cite news | author = Sean Elliott | title = Exclusive Interview: SCREENWRITER SIMON KINBERG TALKS X-MEN: THE LAST STAND - PART 1 | publisher = iF Magazine | date = [[2006-06-08]] | url = http://ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1525 | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref> but left as he was unhappy with several aspects of the production.<ref>{{cite news | title = Love, Actually | publisher = [[The Observer]] | date = [[2005-08-14]] | url = http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1548102,00.html | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref> [[Brett Ratner]] took over in June,<ref>{{cite news | author = Michael Fleming, Claude Brodesser | title = New master for mutants | publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = [[2005-06-05]] | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117923934.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref> and altered the ___location of the film's climax from [[Washington D.C.]] to [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite video| people = [[Brett Ratner]], [[Simon Kinberg]], [[Zak Penn]]| title = Audio Commentary| medium = DVD| publisher = 20th Century Fox| date = 2006}}</ref>

==Cast and characters==

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<p style="text-align: center;">'''List indicator(s)'''</p>

*Italics indicate a cameo.

*A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width=99%

! rowspan="2" width="20%" | Character

! colspan="3" align="center" | Film

|-

! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''

! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[X2: X-Men United]]''

! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''

|-

! [[Wolverine (comics)|Logan / Wolverine]]

| colspan="3" | [[Hugh Jackman]]

|-

! [[Professor X|Professor Charles Xavier]]

| colspan="3" | [[Patrick Stewart]]

|-

! [[Magneto (comics)|Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto]]

| colspan="3" | [[Ian McKellen]]

|-

! [[Jean Grey]]

| colspan="3" | [[Famke Janssen]]

|-

! [[Storm (comics)|Ororo Munroe / Storm]]

| colspan="3" | [[Halle Berry]]

|-

! [[Mystique (comics)|Mystique]]

| colspan="3" | [[Rebecca Romijn]]

|-

! [[Cyclops (comics)|Scott Summers / Cyclops]]

| colspan="3" | [[James Marsden]]

|-

! [[Rogue (comics)|Marie D'Ancanto / Rogue]]

| colspan="3" | [[Anna Paquin]]

|-

! [[Iceman (comics)|Bobby Drake / Iceman]]

| colspan="3" | [[Shawn Ashmore]]

|-

! [[Pyro (comics)|John Allerdyce / Pyro]]

| ''Alexander Burton''

| colspan="2" | [[Aaron Stanford]]

|-

! [[Colossus (comics)|Piotr "Peter" Rasputin / Colossus]]

| ''Daniel Cudmore''

| colspan="2" | [[Daniel Cudmore]]

|-

! [[Kitty Pryde]]

| ''[[Sumela Kay]]''

| ''[[Katie Stuart]]''

| [[Ellen Page]]

|-

! [[Sabretooth (comics)|Sabretooth]]

| [[Tyler Mane]]

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

|-

! [[Toad (comics)|Toad]]

| [[Ray Park]]

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

|-

! [[Robert Kelly (comics)|Senator Kelly]]

| [[Bruce Davison]]

| ''Bruce Davison''

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

|-

! [[William Stryker|Colonel William Stryker]]

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| [[Brian Cox]]

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

|-

! [[Nightcrawler (comics)|Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler]]

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| [[Alan Cumming]]

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

|-

! [[Deathstrike|Yuriko Oyama / Lady Deathstrike]]

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| [[Kelly Hu]]

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

|-

! [[Beast (comics)|Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast]]

| style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| ''[[Steve Bacic]]''

| [[Kelsey Grammer]]

|-

! [[Juggernaut (comics)|Cain Marko / Juggernaut]]

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| [[Vinnie Jones]]

|-

! [[Callisto (comics)|Callisto]]

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| [[Dania Ramirez]]

|-

! [[Quill (comics)|Kid Omega]]

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| [[Ken Leung]]

|-

! [[Archangel (comics)|Warren Worthington III / Angel]]

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| [[Ben Foster (actor)|Ben Foster]]

|-

! Warren Worthington II

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| [[Michael Murphy (actor)|Michael Murphy]]

|-

! [[Leech (comics)|Jimmy]]

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| [[Cameron Bright]]

|-

! [[Dr. Kavita Rao]]

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |

| [[Shohreh Aghdashloo]]

|}

==Reception==

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===Box office performance===

{| class="wikitable" width=101% border="1"

| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''Film'''

| colspan="2" align="center" | '''Release date'''

| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Box office revenue'''

| colspan="2" align="center" text="wrap" | '''Box office ranking'''

| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''Reference'''

|-

| align="center" | '''Worldwide'''

| align="center" | '''Domestic'''

| align="center" | '''United States'''

| align="center" | '''Foreign'''

| align="center" | '''Worldwide'''

| align="center" | '''All time domestic'''

| align="center" | '''All time worldwide'''

|-

| ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''

| August 2000

| [[July 14]] [[2000]]

| $157,299,717

| $138,950,336

| $296,250,053

| align="center" | #139

| align="center" | #176

| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=xmen.htm | title=X-Men (2000) | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | accessdate=2007-07-11 }}</ref>

|-

| ''[[X2: X-Men United]]''

| [[May 1]] [[2003]]

| [[May 2]] [[2003]]

| $214,949,694

| $192,607,919

| $407,557,613

| align="center" | #65

| align="center" | #86

| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=x2.htm | title=X2: X-Men United (2003) | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | accessdate=2007-07-11 }}</ref>

|-

| ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''

| [[May 25]] [[2006]]

| [[May 26]] [[2006]]

| $234,362,462

| $224,893,546

| $459,256,008

| align="center" | #51

| align="center" | #65

| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=x3.htm | title=X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

|-

| ''X-Men'' film series

|

|

| '''$606,611,873'''

| '''$556,451,801'''

| '''$1,163,063,674'''

|

|

|

|}

===Critical reaction===

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[[es:Mercadillo]]

| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''Film'''

[[fr:Marché aux puces]]

| colspan="2" align="center" | '''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'''

[[nl:Rommelmarkt]]

| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''[[Metacritic]]'''

[[ja:蚤の市]]

| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''[[Yahoo! Movies]]'''

[[fi:Kirpputori]]

|-

[[sv:Loppmarknad]]

| align="center" | '''Overall'''

[[zh:跳蚤市場]]

| align="center" | '''Cream of the Crop'''

|-

| ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''

| 79% (140 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/xmen/ | title=X-Men | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

| 57% (28 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/xmen/?critic=creamcrop | title=X-Men (Cream of the Crop) | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

| 64% (33 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/xmen?q=X-Men | title=X-Men | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

| N/A

|-

| ''[[X2: X-Men United]]''

| 87% (212 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/x2_xmen_united/ | title=X2: X-Men United | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

| 80% (35 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/x2_xmen_united/?critic=creamcrop | title=X2: X-Men United (Cream of the Crop) | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2007-05-15 }}</ref>

| 68% (38 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/x2xmenunited?q=X-Men | title=X2: X-Men United (2004): Reviews | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

| B (15 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1807432594/critic | title=X2: X-Men United - Critics Reviews | publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

|-

| ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''

| 57% (216 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/x_men_3_the_last_stand/ | title=X-Men: The Last Stand | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

| 50% (38 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/x_men_3_the_last_stand/?critic=creamcrop | title=X-Men: The Last Stand (Cream of the Crop) | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

| 58% (38 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/xmenthelaststand?q=X-Men | title=X-Men: The Last Stand | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

| B- (15 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808490830/critic | title=X-Men: The Last Stand - Critics Reviews | publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]] | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

|}

==Future==

In August 2006, following the release of the third film, producer [[Lauren Shuler Donner]] reported that renegotiations would be required to continue the primary film series. Newer cast members were signed, while the older cast members, including [[Halle Berry]], [[Hugh Jackman]], [[Rebecca Romijn]], [[Famke Janssen]], and [[Anna Paquin]], were not.<ref>{{cite news | author=Marilyn Beck | coauthors=Stacy Jenel Smith | url=http://www.dailynews.com/search/ci_4177414 | title=Major renegotiations possible stumbling block for new 'X-Men' | publisher=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] | date=[[2006-08-13]] | accessdate=2007-07-11 }}</ref> In July 2007, Donner said that that there was no script for a fourth film, and that none was in the works.<ref>{{cite news | author=Stephen Galloway | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3if727c623f03c782b8ad564866c828796 | title=Studios are hunting the next big property | publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=[[2007-07-10]] | accessdate=2007-07-11 }}</ref> Later in the month, however, Kevin Feige, president of production in Marvel Studios said that another ''X-Men'' film was possible.<ref>{{cite news | author=Jake Coyle | url=http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070719/D8QFQ3SO0.html | title=Hollywood Studios Go Sequel Crazy | publisher=[[MyWay]] | date=[[2007-07-19]] | accessdate=2007-07-19 }}</ref>

Each ''X-Men'' film was more expensive than the last, with larger salaries and more spectacular visual effects, so an ''X-Men 4'' is unlikely to be produced soon.<ref>{{cite news | author = Giyash Pandya | title = Box Office Preview: X-Men 3 Ready to Rock Memorial Day Weekend | publisher = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date = [[2006-05-25]] | url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=328106 | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref> [[Twentieth Century Fox]] chose the "divide and conquer" route for the franchise with multiple [[spin-offs]], including [[prequels]] focusing on [[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]] and [[Magneto (comics)|Magneto]], a film about the students at the [[X-Mansion]] to be written by [[Zak Penn]],<ref>{{cite news | author = Erik Davis | title = Zak Penn Talks X-Men Spin-Off, Incredible Hulk Casting with Cinematical | publisher = Cinematical | date=[[2007-05-01]] | url = http://www.cinematical.com/2007/05/01/zak-penn-talks-x-men-spin-off-incredible-hulk-casting-with-cine/ | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref> and director [[David O. Russell]] expressed interest in a film about [[Emma Frost]].<ref>{{cite news | author = Anthony Breznican | title = 'X-Men' franchise mutates into a pack of solo films | publisher = [[USA Today]] | date = [[2006-06-01]] | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/2006-06-01-coming-attractions_x.htm | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

===''Wolverine''===

[[David Benioff]] was hired to pen the screenplay for the [[spin-off]] film ''Wolverine'' in October 2004. <ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117911455?categoryId=13&cs=1 | title='X' marks spinoff spot | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2004-10-04]] | accessdate=2006-09-01 }}</ref> [[Hugh Jackman]] became producer as well as star, and is being paid $20 million for the film.<ref name="hunt">{{cite news | author = Steven Galloway | title = Studios are hunting the next big property | publisher = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date = [[2007-07-10]] | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3if727c623f03c782b8ad564866c828796 | accessdate=2007-07-10}}</ref> He worked with Benioff on the script, aiming for a smaller-scale character piece.<ref>{{cite news | title = Interview - Hugh Jackman| publisher = CanMag| date = [[2006-10-15]] | url = http://www.canmag.com/news/4/3/5413| accessdate = 2006-10-15}}</ref> The script was finished as of [[October 15]] [[2006]], and Jackman indicated there would be a year before shooting.<ref>{{cite news | author = Heather Newgen | title = Jackman says ''Wolverine'' script is ready| publisher = SuperHeroHype.com| date = [[2006-10-15]]| url = http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=4809| accessdate = 2006-10-15}}</ref> ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' director [[Brett Ratner]]<ref name="multiple">{{cite news | url=http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-03-20#celeb8 | title=Ratner To Direct ''Wolverine'' Film? | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] | date=[[2006-03-20]] | accessdate=2006-09-01 }}</ref> and [[Len Wiseman]] also expressed interest in directing the film.<ref>{{cite news | author = Edward Douglas | title = Len Wiseman on Wolverine | publisher = Superherohype.com | date = [[2007-07-22]] | url = http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5901 | accessdate=2007-07-09}}</ref> [[Vinnie Jones]] and [[Tyler Mane]] may reprise their roles as the [[Juggernaut (comics)|Juggernaut]]<ref name="multiple"/> and [[Sabretooth (comics)|Sabretooth]] respectively.<ref>{{cite news | author = Sean Elliott | url=http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1527 | title=Exclusive Interview: Screenwriter Simon Kinberg Talks ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' - Part 3 | publisher=iFMagazine.com | date=[[2006-06-20]] | accessdate=2006-09-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Shawn Adler|title=Movie File: Chris Brown, 'Ocean's Thirteen,' Michelle Trachtenberg & More|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=[[2007-03-21]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/#/movies/news/articles/1555168/20070320/story.jhtml|accessdate=2007-03-21}}</ref> [[Brian Cox]] said [[William Stryker]] is in the script and the film is set seventeen years before ''X-Men'', but is unsure of whether he'll return.<ref>{{cite news | author = [[Harry Knowles]] | title = Brian Cox to be CG Young-ified in WOLVERINE movie? | publisher = Ain't It Cool News | date = [[2007-02-02]] | url = http://www.aintitcool.com/node/31442 | accessdate = 2007-02-03}}</ref> Jackman said the film will shoot for about four months, possibly in [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite news| author = Steve Head | title = Wolverine Machine| publisher = [[IGN]]| date = [[2006-10-30]]| url = http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/742/742513p1.html| accessdate = 2006-10-31}}</ref> He doesn't see the need for an R rating.<ref>{{cite web| author = [[Hugh Jackman]] | title = Hugh Jackman on ''The Prestige''!| publisher = Latino Review| date = [[2006-10-20]]| url = http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=1056| format = [[Quicktime]]| accessdate = 2006-10-31}}</ref>

[[Gavin Hood]] was announced as director of the project in July 2007, with filming to begin in November for a 2008 release.<ref>{{cite news | author = Michael Fleming, Peter Gilstrap | title = Fox says Hood good for 'Wolverine' | publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = [[2007-07-19]] | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117968868.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | accessdate=2007-07-20}}</ref>

===''Magneto''===

In December 2004, [[Twentieth Century Fox]] hired screenwriter [[Sheldon Turner]] to draft a spin-off ''X-Men'' film, and he chose to write ''Magneto'', pitching it as "''[[The Pianist (2002 film)|The Pianist]]'' meets ''X-Men''."<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | coauthors=Claude Brodesser | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117914863.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 | title=Fox pages Turner to pen Magneto spinoff pic | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2004-12-12]] | accessdate=2007-04-07 }}</ref> The script was set from 1939 to 1955, and explored the "psychological roots" of Magneto.<ref>{{cite news | author=Michelle Kung | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1008429,00.html | title=Checking in with... 'Magneto' | publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=[[2004-12-20]] | accessdate=2007-04-07 }}</ref> In May 2006, [[Ian McKellen]] said he would reprise the role using the [[computer-generated]] facelift applied to him in the prologue of ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''.<ref>{{cite news | author=Stax | url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/704/704451p1.html | title=McKellen Talks ''Magneto'' Movie | publisher=[[IGN]] | date=[[2006-05-02]] | accessdate=2007-04-06 }}</ref> In April 2007, [[David S. Goyer]] was hired to direct, with the announcement actors in their twenties would play the characters. Goyer will use the script by Turner, which follows Magneto trying to survive in [[Auschwitz]], and meeting Xavier, a soldier, during the liberation of the camp. He hunts down the Nazi war criminals that tortured him, and this lust for vengeance turns him and Xavier into enemies.<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963871.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Fox, Marvel move on 'Magneto' | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2007-04-26]] | accessdate=2007-04-26 }}</ref> [[Avi Arad]] said it is planned for a 2009 release.<ref>{{cite news | author = Shawn Adler | title = ‘X-Men’ Spin-Off ‘Magneto’ To Reveal Anti-Hero Origin Story | publisher = [[MTV]] | date = [[2007-05-15]] | url = http://www.mtvmoviesblog.com/2007/05/15/x-men-spin-off-magneto-to-reveal-anti-hero-origin-story/ | accessdate=2007-05-15}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

*[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=vs-xmen.htm Trilogy comparison] at [[Box Office Mojo]]

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