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The X-Men First Class Death Knell

August 9, 2010 |
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Matthew Vaughn

On episode # 98 of Talkingship, I lamented the coming downfall of the superhero movie.  It looks like I have a surprising ally in this thinking.  Matthew Vaughn, director of Kick-Ass and now casting for X-Men First Class, agrees with me that the super-hero genre is coming to a close.

He said this in a recent interview with the LA Times when asked about the genre he is currently directing in: “It’s been mined to death and in some cases the quality control is not what it’s supposed to be.  People are just going to get bored of it.”

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