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comingsoon.net - 11/19/2008
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20th Century Fox has hired "Gossip Girl" creator Josh Schwartz to write X-Men: First Class . He'd also been offered a chance to direct the film, but declined.
variety.com - 11/19/2008
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variety.com —
'Gossip Girl' creator writing 'First Class' for studio
Twentieth Century Fox is gearing up to continue its
"X-Men" franchise with a younger set of mutants. Studio has tapped "Gossip Girl" creator Josh Schwartz to write "X-Men: First Class." Schwartz, ...
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Fox, Josh Schwartz mutate 'X-Men' - Entertainment News, ...
splashpage.mtv.com - 11/19/2008
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splashpage.mtv.com —
Schwartz also may direct film.
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'Gossip Girl' Creator Josh Schwartz To Write 'X-Men: ...
hollywoodreporter.com - 11/19/2008
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hollywoodreporter.com —
Josh Schwartz, creator of "Gossip Girl" and "The
O.C.," is in negotiations to write "X-Men: First Class,"
a project that continues the "X-Men" franchise for Fox. "First Class" will focus on a younger set of super-powered mutants than the first ...
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Josh Schwartz eyes 'X-Men' gig
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Josh Schwartz to write X-Men First Class
The Movie Blog —
Looks like X-Men First Class is moving forward and they found themselves a writer. Josh Schwartz was also offered to direct but declined.
Comingsoon says:
The studio has been leaning toward using the younger characters introduced in the previous films in future installments –teenagers with powers taught at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.
Resulting film would likely draw from elements of the Marvel Comic of the same name, launched in 2006, and enlist such characters as Iceman, Rogue, Angel, Colossus, Jubilee and Shadowcat, who have appeared prominently or made cameos in ...
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