The report comes courtesy of Deadline, who were also able to confirm that longtime X-Men
franchise writer and producer Simon Kinberg has officially been tapped to direct X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which is slated to hit theaters on November 2, 2018.
Longtime X-Men
franchise writer and producer Simon Kinberg is reportedly hoping to make his directorial debut with X-Men 7 for Fox.
Longtime
franchise writer and producer Simon Kinberg is officially signed on to direct X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
Not exact matches
Writers Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Ed Solomon,
and Drew Goddard will form a «
franchise brain trust» with
producers Avi Arad
and Matt Tolmach
and director Marc Webb.
In a brilliant move,
and one which should even turn the heads of naysayers, Lawrence Kasdan has been brought back to the STAR WARS
franchise as a
writer and producer.
Action specialist
and co -
writer /
producer Luc Besson has fashioned another slick thriller - with a twist of sci - fi - to rank alongside this Transporter
franchise; while a buff Pearce does his best in a role more suited to Jason Statham.
Simon Kinberg might be the current architect of the X-Men cinematic universe as a
writer and producer, but the man has his fingers in multiple film
franchises.
Working again with
writer /
producer Lionel Wigram, after the two successfully made a
franchise out of Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes six years ago, Ritchie's The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a welcome throwback to early Bond films, loaded with hip action,
and always having a tongue planted slightly in cheek.
Comicbook.com spoke with
writer,
franchise producer,
and possible X-Men director Simon...
Host Richard Hatch (Capt. Apollo, Tom Zarek), director Michael Nankin (BG, Defiance, Blood
and Chrome), Dr. Kevin Grazier (consultant, Defiance, BG, Falling Skies, Caprica),
producer /
writer Michael Angeli (Battlestar Galactica), write /
producer Kevin Murphy (Defiance, Battlestar), Michael Taylor (Battlestar, Caprica, Defiance),
producer Paul Leonard (Battlestar, Caprica, Defiance),
and surprise BG guests discuss
and celebrate the 35 - year history
and future of the three Battlestar Glactica series
and franchise.
Director Justin Lin,
writers Simon Pegg
and Doug Jung,
and producer J.J. Abrams discuss honoring the spirit of the
franchise while exploring new territory.
Few directors have exploited this premise as brilliantly as John Carpenter's «Halloween» in 1978, which is why fans of the
franchise were thrilled last week when Carpenter announced via his Facebook page that
writer - director David Gordon Green
and actor -
producer Danny McBride were collaborating on a new installment of the
franchise.
Lost creators -
writers -
producers J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof
and Bryan Burk are bringing an 11th instalment of the popular Star Trek
franchise to the big screen.
He also formed Raw Nerve Productions alongside «Hostel I - II»
writer / director Eli Roth
and franchise producer Boaz Yakin, neither of whom, notably, is listed in the IMDB credits for «Hostel: Part III».
John Carpenter - the creator of the
franchise and producer,
writer and director of the original film - is also back, executive producing this new entry.
After directing The Force Awakens, Abrams will be staying on as an Executive
Producer and creative consultant for the
franchise, while the reins will be handed over to
writer / director Rian Johnson (who landed the gig back in June 2014).
But of all the big movies in the works, one that reunited the
producer,
writers, director
and star of the «Pirates of the Caribbean»
franchise, which has taken over $ 3 billion worldwide theatrically alone, seemed to be a safe bet.
Kay Cannon, the three - time Emmy nominated
producer of 30 Rock
and writer of the Pitch Perfect
franchise, makes her directorial debut with the new sex comedy Blockers, written by Brian
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So far, as someone partial to science - fiction movies
and the Star Wars saga, this
writer has been able to chronicle an opinion on all of the movies since George Lucas signed over the
franchise to
producers at Disney.
At first glance American Graffiti appears to be a nostalgia trip back to the early 1960s, the teenage years of its now legendary filmmakers —
producer Francis Ford Coppola who at the time had just directed The Godfather
and writer / director George Lucas who would go on to create the Star Wars
franchise.
What
producers Moustapha Akkad, Debra Hill
and Irwin Yablans,
writer - director John Carpenter
and stars Jamie Lee Curtis
and Donald Pleasence started in 1978 has transformed into one of the most durable, iconic —
and copiously studied — horror film
franchises ever created.
The the real mastermind behind the X-Men films is
producer and franchise writer Simon Kinberg.
From the makers of Paranormal Activity
and writer / director Leigh Whannell
and producer James Wan comes the newest
and scariest chapter of the Insidious
franchise.
From the makers of Paranormal Activity
and writer / director Leigh Whannell
and producer James Wan comes the newest chapter of the Insidious
franchise.
The Winter Soldier has been lauded as one of the best in the
franchise, so it was a wise move for
producer Kevin Feige to keep that creative team in place with directors Joe
and Anthony Russo
and writers Stephen McFeely
and Christopher Marcus.
Monday saw Michael Fassbender announced as the star
and producer of a film based on Ubisoft «s hugely popular «Assassin's Creed»
franchise, while yesterday a movie based on the long - running «Deus Ex» series was set up at CBS Films, Sony «s «God Of War» film got new
writers,
and Dreamworks ««Need For Speed «got a firm 2014 release date.
X-Men
franchise writer /
producer Simon Kinberg offers updates on the schedule for Deadpool 2, Gambit,
and the next main X-Men film.
It's also his first English - language film in over a decade, not counting the numerous action
franchises (like «The Transporter»
and «Taken») that he helped shepherd as a
writer /
producer.
According to the hidden press release, the «
franchise brain trust» will include Marc Webb, the director of the first two Amazing Spider - Man movies,
producers Avi Arad
and Matt Tolmach,
and writers Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Ed Solomon
and Drew Goddard.
Blackman began his career as a
writer for LucasArts Entertainment
and went on to work as the
franchise director
and senior executive
producer for the Star Wars video games.