Release Date: May 2007
Release Date Note: (8/13/06) Recently announced as a late spring,
2007 release hoping to use the same tactic used for Spider-Man (2002) to
get an early jump on the competition.
Title Note: (8/14/06) After many battles with Marvel over the name
"X-Force" (A comic book that lasted from 1991-2002) Marvel President Bill
Jemas had allowed Patrick Mains and Capcom to use the title "X-Force"
MPAA Rating Note: (7/17/06) Nothing's official until the MPAA sees
the final cut, but 20th Century Fox is definitely aiming for a PG-13, and
they're likely to make sure they get one.
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Company: Fox's new Deep Blue Animation Studios who introduced
the smash-hit Sinister Six (2005)
Cast: None announced yet.
Cast Notes: (7/17/05) Creator Patrick Mains is opting for relative
unknown Scott Drier (Sonic Adventure 2) to voice X-Force Leader
Magma Dragoon, no contracts have been signed yet but it's very likely he'll
take the role. Meanwhile David Spade, Jim Carrey and singer Serena Paris
are onboard the project but their roles are strictly confidental. However
James Earl Jones has outright denied being attached to the project as Frost
Walrus.
Director: Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski (The Matrix, Matrix:
Reloaded, Matrix: Revolutions)
Screenwriter: Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski
Based Upon: This project is based on characters that were featured
in the PlayStation One game Mega Man X4 (1997) and were later transfromed
into a fanfiction written by Patrick "Benjamin" Mains.
Similar Projects: Already a sequel to the Sinister Six is in early
preproduction with rumors that the X-Force are also going to appear. Meanwhile
the mysterious writer Gauntlet is in negoiations with Columbia/Tri-Star to
produce the Mecha Maniacs movies but no screenplay has been written as of
yet.
Crossover Note: (8/02/06) There are rumors that Sinister Six and
X-Force creators Gary Martin and Patrick "Ben" Mains are working on a Sinister
Six/X-Force Crossover that will be the second S6 sequel and the X-Force sequel.
Both creators are keeping mum on the project. But fans are optimistic that
such a film will roll into production by 2008.
Premise: Not much is known yet (7/17/06) about the exact details
of this film's premise, except that it involves a situation where the differing
philosophical approaches of the X-Force leader and the main villain. Which
eventually turns into an interplanetary conflict that ranges from the sprawling
metropolis of 21XX, to the artifical planetoid Sky Lagoon 2 to the vast reaches
of outer space. Science-Fiction fans and hardcore Mega Man fans are anticipating
this flick after the success of Sinister Six.
Filming: Production is already concluded and there's a good chance
the film can be released on time after nearly two years of hand-drawn animation
and CGI effects.
Genre: Action, Eye Candy, Science Fiction, Superhero
Unconfirmed Treatment Review:
CAPCOM officals were blown away by the screenplay written by the Wachowski
Brothers and Creator Patrick "Ben" Mains and the brothers were working closely
so the story would be close to the old stories Ben wrote nearly a decade
ago.
Unofficial Preview Sites: CAPCOM,
XF-the-movie.com
Status: In Production
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7/17/04 - Annoucement of X-Force movie
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5/17/06 - After 2005's suprise-hit Sinister Six made over $120 million
in it's box office opening really made this movie a top priority for
executives at 20th Century Fox. However when they greenlit this movie they
were hoping this violent counterpart to the Sinister Six would be aimed for
mature audiences.
Even though on the Internet the X-Force doesn't enjoy the same amount of
popularity some teams like the Sinister Six or Mecha Maniacs are but this
team's tales were popular with the teenage and young adult demographics.
An unnamed executive at Fox told us that they are expecting this movie to
open with at least $50 million and gross out at almost $200 million. Well
only time will tell.
8/13/06 - More details came in today about the movie and the offical
website finally has a trailer prepared and I must say that unlike the Sinister
Six's bright, sunny world, the world of the X-Force is a dark, sad place
that really makes the view feel the despair of the reploid working class.
However an old evil is being revived we don't know who but fans are speculating
this maybe be "Omega" (hence the title) and only the X-Force can stop it.
Still only rumors are floating on the internet because this project as been
under tight wraps since it was first announced.
Back to the animation I was blown away by hand-drawn animation that seems
on par with Japanese Animation today in combination with a vivid CGI effect
that will make the audience gasp and the "XXX"-type stunts give the X-Force
an extreme edge over their predcesscors. Also recently the X-Force homepage
took down their old fanfictions from 2000-2003 and put up a contest to ask
the fans which epilouge is the movie similar too. Very shrewd Mr. Mains let's
hope this publicity stunt pays off.
Other than that it's a total media black out very few members of the media
are allowed to enter the studios and no photos were to be taken and were
asked to sign an agreement major parts of the film were not to be revealed
to the public. Ain't it Cool News had revealed some screenshoots and minor
parts of the film and the public is on them like rabid wolves.
It seems that the hype surrounding this movie rivals the hype behind "Lord
of the Rings".
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