Initially, we were told that Singer had combined auditions for Jack the Giant Killer and X-Men: First Class. With the film officially underway, attention has turned towards casting the lead role. Matthew Vaughn later landed the directing gig on the X-Men prequel. The studio locked Singer into a holding deal, which meant he was relegated to producer status on First Class. recognized that similar circumstances lead to the acclaimed filmmaker abandoning the X-Men franchise back in 2004 so that he could direct Superman Returns for them - and they weren't about to let Fox get even. When it was decided that the original script by Darren Lemke and Mark Bombak needed work, Singer contemplated directing X-Men: First Class for Fox in the meantime. The title character leads an expedition into the giants' kingdom in the hopes of rescuing a kidnapped princess. The film is a darker version of the classic Jack & the Beanstalk fairytale that starts with a shaky truce between humans and giants being broken. and Legendary Pictures have officially given Jack the Giant Killer the green light and filming is expected to begin this spring. Singer's been biding his time with producer duties on X-Men: First Class, but now it looks like he's all set for his trip up the beanstalk.ĭeadline reports that Warner Bros. Bryan Singer had originally planned on getting Jack the Giant Killer before cameras this past summer, but concerns over the special effects and a script revamp prevented production from moving forward.
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