New X-Men TV series Heading To Fox With Bryan Singer Attached.
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Get ready for the feels.
A new X-Men TV series is headed to FOX.
Variety reports the untitled X-Men series will be executive produced by Bryan Singer focusing "on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive."
The new X-Men series, Marvel and Fox's first, is being written by Burn Notice's Matt Nix who will also serve as executive producer in addition to Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory.
The project has received a put-pilot commitment from Fox, which means if Fox doesn't air the pilot episode, they'll pay a hefty monetary penalty to Marvel (so it's a safe bet the series is a definite go).
“Developing a Marvel property has been a top priority for the network — and we are so pleased with how Matt Nix has led us into this thrilling universe,” said David Madden, president, entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. “There’s comic book adventure, emotional and complicated relationships and a rich, existing mythology from which to draw. With the brilliant production crew behind this project, it has all the makings of a big, fun and exciting new series.”
“Working with Marvel on a television series for Fox has been a professional dream for our head of development, Michael Thorn, and all of us at the studio,” commented Jonathan Davis, president, creative affairs, 20th Century Fox Television. “Matt, Lauren, Bryan, Simon, Jeph and Jim are a powerhouse team of creative artists, and we can’t wait to get started on what will easily be one of this development season’s most exciting new projects.”
“Marvel Television is thrilled to be co-producing with 20th Century Fox Television on our first project," Jeph Loeb said. "Matt’s a huge fan of ‘X-Men’ and his take on ‘X-Men,’ with its rich characters and high-stakes adventure, is exactly the show we want on Fox. It’s a great team of creative producers who will be making something entirely unique.”
The report also mentions the planned Hellfire TV series has been cancelled.
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Great opportunity to introduce The Morlocks. I'll keep my eye on this.
Hope it doesn't turn out to like Mutant X. -
Hope it doesn't turn out to like Mutant X.
It will.
If the series doesn't feature popular, well-known X-Men........it will definitely flop. -
Bryan Singer needs to keep his hands off of two things. Young boys and the X-Men franchise.
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Gtfohwtbs.
This ? was dead in the streets as soon as they attached Bryan singer. -
They tried back in the day and failed with Generation X, but I'll give it a chance before judging it.
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I'm judging it
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Canceled already
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Inb4 jennifer lawrence is the main person
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It'll be chillin wit Uncle Buck soon enough.
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It could last if they focus one superhero. Those seem to be the ones that actually get more than 1 season and have some level of success,(Flash,Jessica Jones,Daredevil)
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I thought it was about legion
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Great opportunity to introduce The Morlocks. I'll keep my eye on this.
Hope it doesn't turn out to like Mutant X.
They did that. Caliban was in X-Men apocalypse -
I was watching these YouTube videos where this dude breaks down the behind the scenes workings of the MCU. Really good stuff.
https://youtu.be/0OZY_Eno8GE
Marvel still owns the rights to all of the TV rights of their characters. This show was probably a bargaining chip for Marvel to get the movie rights for F4. They're outchea playing chess n I ain't eennoit.
If Fox were smart they would just hand creative control over X-men to Marvel like Sony did for Spiderman..
https://youtu.be/TNMU0ji2wp8 -
man just bring back the saturday morning cartoon already
