Considering that Bryan Singer, the director of the film, has dropped out of all promotion for the film, I wouldn't be so sure he is innocent, simply because he has a name to uphold.
I don't see him dropping out of promotion as a sign that he did it. Fox 2000 just wants to be safe from a legal standpoint and for their brand. If for some reason these accusations were true, it would greatly hurt them. They need to distance themselves from him just to be safe.
As someone who is very familiar due to personal experience with the US legal system and how corporations like Fox 2000 act during a legal situation, this is just a precaution on their standpoint. This is not because he is necessarily guilty. Yes, he could be, but corporations will always put someone "on leave" or whatnot if they have a pending legal situation.
there is absolutely no way to either prove or disprove his innocence or guilt. But his name is being dragged thru the mud by this person who,s story clearly is sketchy at best.
I've actually done a bit of research on the situation. This guy originally came forward about 3 men raping him during the time of preproduciton of X-Men about 15 or so years ago. Brian Singer was NEVER mentioned. Now this person, as an adult, it all of a sudden "remembering" that Brian Singer raped him too. The alleged rapes occurred in close proximity of time, from what I have read, so how could just "forget" that someone raped you so many years later? If the person were just coming forward with these accusations, that would be one thing, but to bring forward another that allegedly occurred at the same time right when this guy has a new movie coming out? This is all just really fishy and right now I'm on Brian Singer's side. I hope I can continue to remain on his side as more evidence comes out.
Jackman has already made one memorable appearance on WWE's flagship Monday night show when he "knocked out" Dolph Ziggler, and next week he'll return to promote X-Men: Days Of Future Past. I'm sure we can expect a new clip, and hopefully more shenanigans.
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im wondering if FOX may replace Bryan Singer on Apcolypse as The director if these allegations turn out to have some truth to them or if this isn,t resolved and it drags on and on :-?
Bryan Singer insists he never laid a finger on the man accusing the "X-Men" director of raping him as a 15-year-old -- but he's not about to squander a perfectly good publicity opportunity for his new movie.
Bryan released a statement, saying, "The allegations against me are outrageous, vicious and completely false," immediately adding, "I do not want these fictitious claims to divert ANY attention from X-Men: Days of Future Past."
As we reported, 31-year-old Michael Egan filed lawsuits against Singer, Broadway producer Gary Goddard, TV producer Garth Ancier, and former president of Disney TV David Neuman -- claiming they sexually abused him as a young teen at various Hollywood parties and in Hawaii.
Singer has remained silent longer than the other three -- and only today spoke out, condemning the allegations ... but not without promoting "X-Men: Days of Future Past" in the process.
Singer's statement continues, "This fantastic film is a labor of love and one of the greatest experiences of my career. So, out of respect to all of the extraordinary contributions from the incredibly talented actors and crew involved, I've decided not to participate in the upcoming media events for the film."
Singer concludes, "I promise when this situation is over, the facts will show this to be the sick twisted shake down it is."
i wonder if this will have any impact on the movie,s performance at the box office
The Aurora shooting had an effect on how well The Dark Knight Rises performed at the box office. Regardless of whether or not Bryan Singer is guilty, I think the film could potentially suffer, even if only slightly.
I think there is a HUGE difference between what happened in Colorado and whats happening in this situation. I mean if the movie does do badly will we know weather it did badly because it was just a bad movie or if it did badly because it was a crappy movie aka The Last Stand.
The film won't fail at the box office. I said it potentially could suffer slightly, just as The Dark Knight Rises did, because this is a highly anticipated film. Irrespective of the outcome, people know about the director and they'll have their thoughts, and that certainly won't help matters.
We won't be hearing anything from Bryan Singer during the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past press tour due to some damning sexual abuse allegations, but when Empire Magazine caught up with the director not too long ago, he shed some light on the role of Scarlet Witch in the movie. For a start, those of us who assumed that it was the little girl we saw talk for the first time in this TV spot were wrong. "Is that the Scarlet Witch? No, that's his little sister," Singer revealed. "I even had a line which I cut, where Quicksilver's mother says to the little girl, 'Go up and bug your sister,' and the little girl says, 'She bugs me!' You never see the older sister, but it was to imply that there is an older sister for comic bool fans. I ended up cutting it." Thanks Bryan. Anyway, many were under the impression that the little girl would be brought back as a teen in X-Men: Apocalypse, and while plans for Scarlet Witch in the X-Men franchise are still unknown, it does sound as if Evan Peters will return. "Even though our Quicksilver is not a main character like in The Avengers, it's a character there's a lot of thought and concern about and it's a character I'd like to explore further in the sequel." For now, it seems like we'll just have to rely on Avengers: Age of Ultron when it comes to seeing "The Twins" fighting side-by-side...
Not that it's news when a CBM is slapped with a PG-13 rating (they pretty much all are) but it is usually interesting to find out the reasons for it. After the jump you can discover why you may have to cover your little 'uns eyes while watching Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days Of Future Past..
Rope Of Silicon have posted a list of some upcoming movie ratings, and Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days Of Future Past has -- as expected -- landed the usual PG-13. But here's why:
X-Men: Days Of Future Past Rated PG-13 For sequences of intense sci-fi violence and action, some suggestive material, nudity and language. Release Date: May 23, 2014
Now we already know there's gonna be some pretty hardcore action and violence in this flick -- and that's just the opening set piece! It's safe to assume thing swill get pretty dark in DOFP, and push the rating to its limits. We also know that someone will be saying "f*ck", so there's that..but what about this nudity? Well technically Jennifer Lawrence will be walking around naked for a good chuck of the movie, but she will be covered in blue paint and prosthetics so might this refer to someone else? Guess we'll find out May 23. Source: Rope Of Silicon
Bryan Singer is being sued by another man, accusing the "The X-Men" director of abusing him sexually when he was 17.
The unnamed British man alleges 48-year-old Singer sexually assaulted him in a hotel room following the London premiere of "Superman Returns" in 2006, according to TMZ.
Jeff Herman, the accuser's lawyer, says Singer and producer Gary Goddard started touching his client, at which point the man asked them to stop. He alleges that a large man then entered the room and got physical with the accuser, attempting to force him into sex.
Herman also represents Michael Egan, the 31-year-old man who last month accused Singer of sexually abusing him as a teen at a Hollywood party. In his lawsuit, Egan alleges Goddard also abused him.
Lawyers for both Singer and Goddard claim the allegations are untrue.
"It is time for the media and public to focus their attention on Mr. Herman's nefarious motives and tactics which seem to be driven solely by his need to shake down an innocent man like Bryan Singer," said the director's lawyer, Marty Singer.
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Bryan Singer insists he never laid a finger on the man accusing the "X-Men" director of raping him as a 15-year-old -- but he's not about to squander a perfectly good publicity opportunity for his new movie.
Bryan released a statement, saying, "The allegations against me are outrageous, vicious and completely false," immediately adding, "I do not want these fictitious claims to divert ANY attention from X-Men: Days of Future Past."
As we reported, 31-year-old Michael Egan filed lawsuits against Singer, Broadway producer Gary Goddard, TV producer Garth Ancier, and former president of Disney TV David Neuman -- claiming they sexually abused him as a young teen at various Hollywood parties and in Hawaii.
Singer has remained silent longer than the other three -- and only today spoke out, condemning the allegations ... but not without promoting "X-Men: Days of Future Past" in the process.
Singer's statement continues, "This fantastic film is a labor of love and one of the greatest experiences of my career. So, out of respect to all of the extraordinary contributions from the incredibly talented actors and crew involved, I've decided not to participate in the upcoming media events for the film."
Singer concludes, "I promise when this situation is over, the facts will show this to be the sick twisted shake down it is."
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We won't be hearing anything from Bryan Singer during the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past press tour due to some damning sexual abuse allegations, but when Empire Magazine caught up with the director not too long ago, he shed some light on the role of Scarlet Witch in the movie. For a start, those of us who assumed that it was the little girl we saw talk for the first time in this TV spot were wrong. "Is that the Scarlet Witch? No, that's his little sister," Singer revealed. "I even had a line which I cut, where Quicksilver's mother says to the little girl, 'Go up and bug your sister,' and the little girl says, 'She bugs me!' You never see the older sister, but it was to imply that there is an older sister for comic bool fans. I ended up cutting it." Thanks Bryan. Anyway, many were under the impression that the little girl would be brought back as a teen in X-Men: Apocalypse, and while plans for Scarlet Witch in the X-Men franchise are still unknown, it does sound as if Evan Peters will return. "Even though our Quicksilver is not a main character like in The Avengers, it's a character there's a lot of thought and concern about and it's a character I'd like to explore further in the sequel." For now, it seems like we'll just have to rely on Avengers: Age of Ultron when it comes to seeing "The Twins" fighting side-by-side...
Source: Empire Magazine
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Not that it's news when a CBM is slapped with a PG-13 rating (they pretty much all are) but it is usually interesting to find out the reasons for it. After the jump you can discover why you may have to cover your little 'uns eyes while watching Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days Of Future Past..
Rope Of Silicon have posted a list of some upcoming movie ratings, and Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days Of Future Past has -- as expected -- landed the usual PG-13. But here's why:
X-Men: Days Of Future Past Rated PG-13 For sequences of intense sci-fi violence and action, some suggestive material, nudity and language. Release Date: May 23, 2014
Now we already know there's gonna be some pretty hardcore action and violence in this flick -- and that's just the opening set piece! It's safe to assume thing swill get pretty dark in DOFP, and push the rating to its limits. We also know that someone will be saying "f*ck", so there's that..but what about this nudity? Well technically Jennifer Lawrence will be walking around naked for a good chuck of the movie, but she will be covered in blue paint and prosthetics so might this refer to someone else? Guess we'll find out May 23.
Source: Rope Of Silicon
The unnamed British man alleges 48-year-old Singer sexually assaulted him in a hotel room following the London premiere of "Superman Returns" in 2006, according to TMZ.
Jeff Herman, the accuser's lawyer, says Singer and producer Gary Goddard started touching his client, at which point the man asked them to stop. He alleges that a large man then entered the room and got physical with the accuser, attempting to force him into sex.
Herman also represents Michael Egan, the 31-year-old man who last month accused Singer of sexually abusing him as a teen at a Hollywood party. In his lawsuit, Egan alleges Goddard also abused him.
Lawyers for both Singer and Goddard claim the allegations are untrue.
"It is time for the media and public to focus their attention on Mr. Herman's nefarious motives and tactics which seem to be driven solely by his need to shake down an innocent man like Bryan Singer," said the director's lawyer, Marty Singer.
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