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Exclusive Interview: AVI ARAD TALKS X-MEN 4 POSSIBILITES, PLUS WOLVERINE & MAGNETO SPIN-OFFS
The future of X-MEN is in his hands
iF MAGAZINE: After the success of X-MEN: THE LAST STAND is WOLVERINE the movie going to be a sequel or a prequel?
LOCATION:The executive boardroom
THE SKINNY:
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND enjoyed a smash box office weekend opening, prompting skeptics to wonder if this would truly be the last X-MEN movie. Only one man knows for sure, and that is producer Avi Arad who has been the driving force behind Marvel Comics’ motion picture presence.
iF caught up with Arad yesterday as he was enjoying the success of the weekend, and picked his brain about THE LAST STAND really being the last word on the X-MEN.
AVI ARAD: I don’t want to call it a prequel nor a sequel. It is Wolverine’s story and it is really concentrating on him. It’s about his life, his mysteries, and his loves. It’s not really a prequel or a sequel. It’s just a story like in the comics where we have X-Men, Wolverine, and books dealing with the other X-Men. Obviously, Wolverine is the number one X-man, and deserves his own story. Hugh Jackman will make the story that much more compelling.
iF: Are you still planning a Magneto Movie?
ARAD: Starting with a younger version. It’s the story of Magneto’s life, and it will span some years.
iF: What are the chances of you and 20th Century Fox agreeing to do another X-MEN film?
ARAD: There’s always a chance of an X-MEN sequel. It’s more of an issue of what is the next X-Men story, and when to do it. The X-Men universe is forever and ever, and it’s the number one comic book. There are an endless amount of stories and great sagas that can go into the future, the past, and the present. There are so many more characters that we didn’t deal with yet. It’s such a rich world. I would not preclude anything.
iF: Are the characters that “died” in LAST STAND really dead?
ARAD: You heard what was said in the classroom right? How things were explained to the students, what’s possible. When you look at the way these people materialize when the Phoenix erupts, just reverse it and who knows?
iF: Was there anything cut from the film that will be on DVD?
ARAD: We didn’t cut anything for time, but we had things that we did specifically for the DVD. There are always choices, and lots of coverage. When you shoot a movie like that, there are a lot of choices to make and certainly some of it will end up on the DVD.
iF: So there will be an extended edition DVD with added scenes then?
ARAD: Absolutely.
iF: What was the original script that you started with like?
ARAD: The original script was more or less what we shot. Most of the scenes and the direction dealing with the cure and Dark Phoenix were all in there. The bridge scene was the first scene we plucked from a panel in the comics. These kinds of scripts are written with a lot of outlines, so it always starts with a big idea. The basic idea and characters were all done up front.
Exclusive Interview: AVI ARAD TALKS X-MEN 4 POSSIBILITES, PLUS WOLVERINE & MAGNETO SPIN-OFFS
The future of X-MEN is in his hands
LOCATION:The executive boardroom
THE SKINNY:
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND enjoyed a smash box office weekend opening, prompting skeptics to wonder if this would truly be the last X-MEN movie. Only one man knows for sure, and that is producer Avi Arad who has been the driving force behind Marvel Comics’ motion picture presence.
iF caught up with Arad yesterday as he was enjoying the success of the weekend, and picked his brain about THE LAST STAND really being the last word on the X-MEN.
AVI ARAD: I don’t want to call it a prequel nor a sequel. It is Wolverine’s story and it is really concentrating on him. It’s about his life, his mysteries, and his loves. It’s not really a prequel or a sequel. It’s just a story like in the comics where we have X-Men, Wolverine, and books dealing with the other X-Men. Obviously, Wolverine is the number one X-man, and deserves his own story. Hugh Jackman will make the story that much more compelling.
iF: Are you still planning a Magneto Movie?
ARAD: Starting with a younger version. It’s the story of Magneto’s life, and it will span some years.
iF: What are the chances of you and 20th Century Fox agreeing to do another X-MEN film?
ARAD: There’s always a chance of an X-MEN sequel. It’s more of an issue of what is the next X-Men story, and when to do it. The X-Men universe is forever and ever, and it’s the number one comic book. There are an endless amount of stories and great sagas that can go into the future, the past, and the present. There are so many more characters that we didn’t deal with yet. It’s such a rich world. I would not preclude anything.
iF: Are the characters that “died” in LAST STAND really dead?
ARAD: You heard what was said in the classroom right? How things were explained to the students, what’s possible. When you look at the way these people materialize when the Phoenix erupts, just reverse it and who knows?
iF: Was there anything cut from the film that will be on DVD?
ARAD: We didn’t cut anything for time, but we had things that we did specifically for the DVD. There are always choices, and lots of coverage. When you shoot a movie like that, there are a lot of choices to make and certainly some of it will end up on the DVD.
iF: So there will be an extended edition DVD with added scenes then?
ARAD: Absolutely.
iF: What was the original script that you started with like?
ARAD: The original script was more or less what we shot. Most of the scenes and the direction dealing with the cure and Dark Phoenix were all in there. The bridge scene was the first scene we plucked from a panel in the comics. These kinds of scripts are written with a lot of outlines, so it always starts with a big idea. The basic idea and characters were all done up front.
