| X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Sequel May Not Shoot Until January (Or June) 2013 |
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| Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:54 |
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The Hollywood Reporter reveal that 20th Century Fox have set a January start date for the X-Men: First Class sequel. Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-chair Rob Friedman apparently pressed Fox to film next year rather than in the Fall in return for allowing the rival studio to handle some of the overseas distribution on Catching Fire. However, the fact that Fox were insistent on The Hunger Games sequel finishing filming by December 20th may be what ultimately led to Gary Ross deciding not to direct (as he felt he could not accommodate that schedule with an August start date).
While Fox was willing to delay shooting by a few weeks, this still wasn't enough for Ross, and existing friction between the two studios caused by the fact that Lionsgate would not free up Lawrence to attend the X-Men: First Class premiere during filming of The Hunger Games didn't help matters. Read more: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=57750 |
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