Kick-Ass Screenwriter Jane Goldman Rewriting X-Men: First Class
WhenMatthew Vaughnwas announced as director ofX-Men: First Class, you wouldn’t have been errant in guessing that this news would quickly follow. Vaughn andJane Goldmanworked closely together onStardustandKick-Ass, so it was logical to guess that she might contribute toFirst Classas well. Indeed, we’re now hearing that Goldman will work on the script for theX-Menprequel.
The news comes via Goldman’s husband, Jonathan Ross, who said onTwitter, “The wife is away writing X Men 4,” which he laterfollowed with"Also, for those who need to know, my wife IS currently writing X men First Class. It’s just referred to as X men 4 around the house…"
While Gossip Girl creatorJosh Schwartzwas once set to write and direct, this version ofX-Men: First Classwas kicked into action by aJamie Mossscript based on a treatment byBryan Singer. ThenZack StentzandAshley Edward Millercame on to write. That pair was just recentlytalking about working on the script, so we don’t know if Goldman is working with them, or if she and Vaughn are doing their own rewrite.
For those who lovedKick-Ass, this will come as great news. Even if you didn’t love it (like me) there’s the work that Goldman did onStardust, which I did quite like, and her work with Vaughn on the script forThe Debt, which is a significant change-up from their other pictures. (That’s the “Mossad agents tracking down Nazi criminal” picture directed by John Madden that is currently awaiting release.)
Once again, here’s the early plot synopsis forFirst Class:
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, following the classic Marvel mythology, charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.
