Avi Arad from Marvel has told Aint it Cool that director Matthew Vaughn has left the film He says that Vaughn’s decision to leave X-Men 3 was for his own personal reason.
“This is not a case of creative differences,” Avi said. “This is a personal decision by Matthew, and I can tell you that he is heartbroken. He loved this material, and he wanted to make this film.”
Marvel has apparently already hired a replacement director, and according to the site, it could be someone who was linked to the project previously, but wasn’t available inititally.
Amazingly enough, X-Men 3 is still expected to begin filming in nine weeks and the plan is still to have the film in release on Memorial Day 2006. “We think this is better than either part 1 or 2,” Avi said. “This is the most controversial, classic X-MEN story we may ever tell, and I can’t wait until people hear the big idea that holds this all together.”
Credit: Moviehole.net, Aintitcool
