The new "X-Men" movie announced for 2018 will be directed by Bryan Singer.
Screen Rant reports that Singer and his creative team are scheduled to return to Montreal for another "X-Men" installment as early as next year. They also speculate that it could function as a sequel to "Apocalypse" even if its a "conclusion" the the current arc of the "X-Men" team-up movies.
Michel Trudel, head of Montreal-based Mel's Studio, has confirmed that his company will house the new "X-Men" movie for 2018.
"It was a miracle that we managed to attract a movie X-Men in Montreal in 2013. To convince Fox to return for a second and now a third is simply amazing," he said in an interview with Journal De Montreal. "It's always great news for our industry when we welcome this kind of production. We talk about films which have budgets of more than $ 200 million."
"A big production like X-Men generates direct and indirect economic benefits of hundreds of millions of dollars and makes work more than 2,000 Québec technicians. "
The plan is for production to setup at Mel's Studio in November 2016 and start shooting by early 2017.
Little is known about Singer's new "X-Men" film, although many speculate that it could share the same universe as "Deadpool," "Gambit" and "New Mutants."
In the meantime, fans can look forward to "X-Men: Apocaylpse," the final film of the "First Class" trilogy which will see the return of Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Jennifer Lawrence as Raven, James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Evan Peters as Quicksilver and Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert. Series newcomers include Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, Alexandra Shipp as Storm, Tye Sheridan as Cyclops, Olivia Munn as Psylocke and Oscar Isaac as the titular villain.
"Apocalypse" arrives in theaters on May 6, 2016. The new "X-Men" film is rumored to be slated for a Jul. 13, 2018 release.
