Someone From The Past Might Direct The Future Of X-Men

"X-Men: First Class" director Matthew Vaughn has opted out of directing that film's upcoming sequel "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" says Deadline.



Sitting at the top of the studio’s replacement list is Bryan Singer--the man who started the X-Men films in the first place.

Singer penned the treatment and produced 'First Class' which was directed by Vaughn.  If the deal goes ahead their roles will be completely reversed for this sequel with Singer helming the film while Vaughn wrote the treatment and will produce.

The sequel is based on a -2 issue story arc in the 'X-Men' comics published in 1981.

The entire cast is set to reprise their roles, including James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), and Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert), January Jones (Emma Frost) and Nicholas Hoult (Beast).

Simon Kinberg (Sherlock Holmes) is on board to pen the screenplay which will include New Mutants. Magneto and his relationship with Charles X. Xavier will be front and center as well.

Vaughn is instead expected to do another film for Fox most likely the film adaptation of Mark Milar's comic Secret Service.

Scheduled to begin shooting early next year, "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" hits screens July 18th 2014.