X3 Chair Goes to Vaughn

Moriarty over on Aintitcoolnews.com has announced that Fox has handed over the creative reins of X-Men 3 to a Vaughn (and no, it's not Brian K). Matthew Vaughn, a producer on Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (which I have seen, made his directorial debut on a film called Layer Cake (which I have not seen, though I have been assured by a close friend it is excellent). It sounds like quite an overhaul if his tone carries over.

Sorry, guys. I wasn't trying to cocktease you. I was just trying to cover a source's ass. To me, the news was that they had chosen a director. Now they can get down to the business of making the film. In the hour and a half since I ran this headline, I've got an avalanche of independent confirmations, and I can honestly say I'm surprised it hasn't been reported anywhere else yet. Seems like it's not much of a secret at all.

Matthew Vaughn, director of LAYER CAKE, will direct X-MEN 3 for Fox.