I could write an essay on everything that was wrong with X-Men Origins: Wolverine. As a comic book film, it ranks somewhere between the never-meant-to-be-released Fantastic Four movie from 1994 and the straight-to-video Captain America movie from 1990. There was simply nothing there to enjoy. That opinion solidified, the entire time the Wolverine origin was being punted around, a Magneto back story was also in the works, but it now seems that it will be a few more years before we can facepalm while attending another X-Men related disaster.
In an interview with MTV, writer David Goyer (who ranges from Batman Begins to Jumper) has backed recent statements by producer Lauren Shuler Donner, saying that Fox is a bit confused where to go with the franchise, and that the project should be placed on the back burner. Goyer also seemed to give the impression that he no longer cares much about the whole affair, saying "If they want to make Magneto, that's awesome. In the meantime, I'm just going to move on with my other projects." Fox currently has four X-men-related titles moving forward, including Magneto, the Deadpool spin-off, X-Men: First Class and a Wolverine sequel (shudder).
To be fair, Goyer is the guy to go to if you want to make a good comic-book movie (the man, along with the Nolans, is responsible from bringing back our beloved Batman), but should they stick with Magneto's actual origin, it would be nearly impossible for Fox to market. For those that don't know -- or didn't see the first five minutes of X-Men -- the character is a Jewish Holocaust survivor who managed to escape when his family was executed in a mass grave. The film has the potential to be tremendously powerful, but if Fox wants to market the film to teenagers with a PG-13 rating, they are going to either destroy the story or earn the rage of millions.
