Famke Janssen will be returning for X-Men 3. This is pretty good news, on account of her insane hotness, but I’m still a bit worried. I loved the first two films, and the news that Bryan Singer would not be returning for the third was quite a shock. I liked the idea of having one, perfect comic book movie trilogy. If they’d gotten Joss Whedon in to replace him, things would be looking up, but they didn’t. He’s doing Wonder Woman, for heaven’s sake.

But at least most of the right actors are back. Hugh Jackman, Famke, Alan Cumming and Rebecca Romijn are all returning. The others are still in negotiations, but they’re not doing anything better as far as I know, so why wouldn’t they. Irritatingly, James Marsden (Cyclops) is off to be some bit part in Superman with Singer, and won’t be back. I hate recasting. Halle Berry said she’d come back if they gave Storm something to do, which is fair enough.

So will X-Men 3 be any good? It’s too early to tell, obviously. But the writer/director team now giving us Superman Returns will be sorely missed. And I prefer X-Men to Super Men any day of the week.

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