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Simon Kinberg Says Edgar Wright Rejected Multiple X-Men Offers Over the Years

The producer disclosed the long-running outreach during The Running Man press tour, underscoring Wright's reluctance to take on shared-universe superhero work after his Ant-Man exit.

Overview

  • Kinberg said on the red carpet that he has tried to make a movie with Wright for over 25 years and sent him “many, many” projects, including X-Men films, which Wright declined.
  • The veteran producer either wrote or produced every Fox-era X-Men installment from 2006 through 2020, positioning him to offer multiple opportunities.
  • Neither Kinberg nor Wright identified which X-Men titles were offered or gave specific reasons for the refusals.
  • Wright has recently reiterated that he does not regret leaving Ant-Man over creative differences and is still on a self-described “cape break.”
  • Despite the superhero pass-offs, Kinberg and Wright ultimately teamed up on The Running Man, now in theaters.