{"id":133885,"date":"2025-11-14T01:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T01:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/133885\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T01:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T01:11:07","slug":"apparently-edgar-wright-turned-down-directing-an-x-men-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/133885\/","title":{"rendered":"Apparently, Edgar Wright Turned Down Directing an ‘X-Men’ Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Director Edgar Wright<\/a> has a short, but storied, history with Marvel Studios. The Shaun of the Dead director, whose new film The Running Man<\/a> just opened, was famously going to make Ant-Man<\/a> way back in Phase One. Then, of course, there were creative differences<\/a>, and that movie happened without him, but fans always try to imagine, \u201cWhat if?\u201d Well, apparently, there\u2019s an even bigger Marvel \u201cWhat if?\u201d for Edgar Wright than Ant-Man. There\u2019s the X-Men.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the red carpet for The Running Man, producer Simon Kinberg revealed that his desire to work with Wright over the years led to many different projects being floated his way, including everyone\u2019s favorite mutants. \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to make a movie with Edgar Wright for over 25 years,\u201d Kinberg said to the official Movies X account<\/a>. \u201cWe met when we were young guys in Hollywood, just starting out together, and I\u2019ve been such a huge fan of his. I\u2019ve sent him things over the years, many, many [things], X-Men movies, all kinds of things, and he always said no.\u201d Until The Running Man. Here\u2019s the full quote.<\/p>\n

It all started right here<\/p>\n

Producer Simon Kinberg talks getting Edgar Wright involved with THE RUNNING MAN, in theaters TONIGHT pic.twitter.com\/vNsL6O1X1L<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 @Movies is ready for The Running Man (@Movies) November 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Kinberg, who is currently writing a Star Wars trilogy, either wrote or produced every X-Men movie from 2006 to 2020. Basically, the bulk of the Fox years. And he was able to get some stellar directors to help those, from Matthew Vaughn and James Mangold to Tim Miller and David Leitch. But can you imagine Edgar Wright doing X-Men: First Class? Or Deadpool? Or New Mutants? Well, maybe not that last one.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t know which films, specifically, Kinberg offered, but he definitely made it seem like more than one. And we don\u2019t know why Wright turned them down, though his past with Marvel could\u2019ve factored in. But, in a comic book landscape of almosts, an Edgar Wright X-Men movie is pretty damn fascinating.<\/p>\n

Of course, Kinberg did eventually get to work with Wright on The Running Man, which you can see in theaters. Read our interview with Wright about it here<\/a>, where he talks about hearing from Kinberg.<\/p>\n

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n