According to Entertainment Weekly, 20th Century Fox has approached director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass) to helm X-Men: First Class. Interestingly enough, Vaughn was originally signed on to direct X-Men: The Last Stand (responsible for the casting of both Kelsey Grammer and Vinnie Jones), but dropped out because he felt Fox's short schedule didn't give him enough time to make the movie he wanted to. I thought that he had left on bad terms, but apparently not too bad if Fox is offering the X-franchise to him once again.As a director, Vaughn is more than capable. He only has three films under his belt: Kick-Ass, Stardust, and Layer Cake, all three of which - while vastly different in tone and style - I enjoyed greatly. My guess is the higher-ups at Fox...
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