In other shocking news today, it seems that fanboy fave Joss Whedon would actually consider directing X-Men 4… you know, if they were actually going to make an X-Men 4. Wizard Magazine recently asked Whedon about the rumour that he was in talks to direct, to which he replied, “I haven’t heard the rumor… I don’t even know, are they even going to have an X4? I had been talking with [Marvel Studios] about X3, but the dates didn’t line up. So I took on Wonder Woman and that worked out great! Oh, no wait, I remember now, not so much.” Oh that Joss, he’s such a kidder.

When pressed on whether or not he’d be interested though, he did his best to leave the door open: “I do love the characters. I wouldn’t say never. But right now, I’m interested in doing Goners, which is my own thing, as opposed to somebody else’s. I find that doing someone else’s thing is not working out so well for me—anywhere but in the world of actual comics.” Oh, you mean like that movie Serenity… the one that tanked at the box office? Ouch, I know. Low blow. To be honest though, I would be completely happy with Whedon directing an X-Men movie and I think a lot of other people would be as well. His run on Astonishing X-Men is loved by all, and he clearly has a good grasp on the characters. That said, I completely understand his point about sticking to his own material. I’m sure he wouldn’t turn down the chance to direct an X-Men movie (let’s face it, that would just be crazy), but until it comes up there’s no point in getting all worked up about it. So let’s all just take a deep breath and go rewatch Alien: Resurrection a few more times.