| Darth Tigris said:
That sure is a revisionist way of looking at things. I recall it very differently. The cast was getting expensive so X3 was supposed to be the last core X-Men movie and they were going to do spinoffs after that, with Wolverine and Magneto being the first. Wolverine happened and Magneto ended up expanding into First Class. Since none have been as profitable as X3 (and the original cast not commanding the salaries they did back then), we have an attempt to rekindle that old fire and mix it with the new all stitched together by an homage to a classic popular X-Men story. |
You have a fair point. The cost of the cast would not have been the concern at the time if they were confident that an X4 could still make the money needed though. I mean, they made a Pirates 4 and had to pay Depp an absolute fortune to play Sparrow.
I can swear I remember though that First Class was Fox and Amaiing Spider-Man by Sony were in part to keep the rights as if they go too long without using them they forfeit back to Marvel.
I do wonder what Future Past production budget will be as confess not really aware what the cast members command salary wise. It seems like a bit of a gamble with all the names in it.
