According to The Hollywood Reporter and this Friday story in Empire Online, Marvel and Fox have hired screenwriter Simon Kinberg, who previously labored on Marvel’s upcoming “Elektra” and “Fantastic Four” movies, to pen a script for the third "X-Men" feature.
Kinberg also authored screenplays for the upcoming "XXX" sequel and Doug Liman's upcoming Brad Pitt romantic thriller "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."
Writer-director Joss Whedon - the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Firefly” mastermind who’s currently in post-production on “Serenity,” his feature directorial debut - is receiving much critical acclaim for his work writing the ongoing comic-book series “Astonishing X-Men,” and in August expressed interest in directing the third “X-Men” movie.
Sources reveal that Whedon has subsequently been in discussions with the franchise’s producers but also that no "X3" deal with Whedon has yet been struck.
Writer-director Joss Whedon - the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Firefly” mastermind who’s currently in post-production on “Serenity,” his feature directorial debut - is receiving much critical acclaim for his work writing the ongoing comic-book series “Astonishing X-Men,” and in August expressed interest in directing the third “X-Men” movie.
Sources reveal that Whedon has subsequently been in discussions with the franchise’s producers but also that no "X3" deal with Whedon has yet been struck.
