November 27, 2024

XMF • the SUPER

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Fox was interested in making a Kitty Pryde solo film.

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At one point, 20th Century Fox was considering making a solo film for Ellen Page’s Kitty Pryde. The info was revealed by director Jason Reitman, via /Film, during a 10-hour marathon podcast benefiting FilmAid.

“Jason Reitman revealed that at one point, 20th Century Fox talked to him about possibly directing a Kitty Pride X-Men standalone movie, starring Ellen Page and written by Diablo Cody. The three combined to make the Oscar-winning film Juno, and Reitman also directed another Cody script, Young Adult. And while Retiman’s X-film obviously didn’t happen, Page will return in the role for X-Men: Days of Future Past.”

This goes to show that producers and the studio are looking at all characters for potential future films. In 2004, Fox hired Sheldon Turner to pen a script for X-MEN ORIGINS: MAGNETO. While the screenplay was completed, they ultimately decided to move forward with Magneto’s origin in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. In 2006, a Emma Frost solo film was being considered with director David O. Russell in mind.

Which characters do you think are best for solo adventures?