November 23, 2024

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Mark Millar on why Vaughn left X-Men: Days Of Future Past

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It seems director Matthew Vaughn left X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, because timing was an issue for filming Mark Millar’s THE SECRET SERVICE. The comic book creator told Comic Book Resources, “Matthew and I have been talking about [The Secret Service] for years. We thought Matthew was going to do X-Men first, but we found out there were actually a few imitators of ‘Secret Service’ in the works. There are three other projects I know of now about a James Bond kind of guy taking a street kid and turning him into a spy. Three screenplays were already going through Hollywood about this! So Matthew and I said, ‘F**k this. We’re not letting anyone steal our ideas.'”

Bryan Singer has since taken on duties as director.

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