Singer, who has directed five 'X-Men' movies, also says that the potential show is very different from the 'X-Men' films because it's an emotional story about a family with powers.
- Feb 2, 2017
AceShowbiz - FOX just announced last week that a pilot for an "X-Men"-related TV series would be directed by Bryan Singer. At the "Legion" premiere, the director teased some details about the potential series including the fact that there would be some familiar and some unfamiliar characters, and that there's crossover in the future of the "X-Men"-related series.
"Some crossover is all I can really say," Singer said to Mashable. "I can't really speak to that. I come in and out of it, sort of, but I've been involved in it for about 20 years - I signed the deal in '96! I think there'll just be crossover and standalone." He added, "It's just the right thing to do. The 'X-Men' universe is every bit as big as the rest of the whole Marvel universe, so why not?"
Singer also explained the difference between the potential series and other "X-Men" shows. "I'll tell you, it's very different from ['Legion'], visually, and yet it's very different from the 'X-Men' films as well," said the director. "It's mostly about a family. It's a family drama. There'll be effects, powers, and things like that. But at its heart, it's about a family. It's an emotional story."
The potential "X-Men"-related series will focus on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins an underground network of mutant fugitives and must fight to survive.
Singer wil also executive produce the series alongside Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shuler Donner, Marvel's Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory, while "Burn Notice" creator Matt Nix will serve as showrunner. The potential series is produced by 20th Century Fox Studio and Marvel Television.
