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Bryan Singer to direct “X-Men: Apocalypse”

With a well-publicized sex lawsuit now behind him, Bryan Singer has been confirmed to direct the next X-Men film.

X-Men: Apocalypse will feature time travel with the a cast that includes James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Singer’s involvement in X-Men: Apocalypse had been thrown into question due to a lawsuit filed earlier this year in which a man claimed he was forced into various sexual acts after being forced to take drugs and alcohol by Singer and others in when he was a 17 year old aspiring actor.

The man, Michael Egan, recently withdrew the lawsuit which had claimed incidents in Los Angeles and Hawaii between 1997 to 1999. Egan claimed to have spent nearly a decade trying to repress the memory of the alleged experiences.

Singer had characterized the suit as a ‘sick twisted shake down’ and called the allegations ‘outrageous, vicious and completely false.’

The director had insisted the facts would eventually vindicate him but decided not to participate in the promoting of X-Men: Days of Future Past when it was released in May.

But the lawsuit did not hurt the film at the box office as it has grossed more than $512 million worldwide.

Singer directed the first two X-Men films, skipped the third and fourth installments then returned for the fifth film.

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  1. This is awesome news! He’s the only director who seems to be able to pull off a good film in the X-Men franchise.

  2. I am an ‘X-Men’ fan, was not aware of Singer nor did Singer hit my radar til the very beginnings of his reputation…have since become a dedicated reader the website ‘datalounge’. As long as there’s ‘X-Men’ films being made, I’ll watch. Let’s talk Woody Allen which has been every aspect has been proven and continues making movies with packed movie houses.

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