“Fox read ‘Days of Future Past’ and went, ‘Oh, this is too good! We’re doing it now!’ And I said, ‘Well what do you do next? Trust me, you’ve got nowhere to go,'” Vaughn said. Vaughn told ComingSoon in 2019 that he envisioned “First Class” to be a new trilogy showing the origins of all of the characters, including recasting Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine with Tom Hardy or another younger star.
Vaughn went on to later direct “X-Men: First Class” in 2011, which introduced the younger versions of the core characters. Vaughn was originally hired to helm “X-Men: The Last Stand” after Bryan Singer exited for “Superman Returns.” Vaughn was then replaced by Brett Ratner. He added, “I was like, ‘ Wow, you’re gonna do that to an Oscar-winning actress who plays Storm? I’m outta here.’ So, I quit at that point.”
While Vaughn said the idea of Storm going to Africa was a “pretty cool idea,” he did not stand by the tactic of misrepresenting the storyline to Berry. Vaughn continued, “ ‘What is this?’ ‘Oh, it’s Halle Berry’s script.’ I went, ‘OK, because she hasn’t signed up yet.’ ‘But this is what she wants it to be, and once she signs up, we’ll throw it in the bin.'” ‘Priscilla’ Star Cailee Spaeny Talks the ‘Tough Shoot’ That Led to Her Award-Winning Performance
