November 23, 2024

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Fox’s Tom Rothman hoping to “aim high and deliver” on developing X-Men: First Class sequel.

A sequel to X-MEN: FIRST CLASS along with reboots for DAREDEVIL and FANTASTIC FOUR are currently in development at 20th Century Fox, according to Fox Filmed Entertainment co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Rothman. “We’re trying like hell [to do ‘First Class 2’].” he told MTV while attending the Gotham Independent Film Awards. “We’re trying as hard as we can. We really want to do it. We’re planning to do it.”

After a very successful Summer with FIRST CLASS and RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES in both box office and critical reception, Rothman says a lot of effort is being put into making the script right and delivering a top-notch product:

“The reason, in addition to those two guys and Matthew Vaughn, that it was as good as it was that the script was really good,” he continues. “The key to making a great continuing franchise is to have a great script, so we’re working hard on it.”

“I think for all of us, the bar has been raised, so we’ve got to aim high now. Marvel’s done a terrific job with their films. Where our Marvel movies are concerned or other movies like that,” he said. “It’s like what we had with ‘Planet of the Apes’ this summer. I think it’s important for us to really aim high and deliver an A-level experience to the audience.”

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