James Franco in talks to star in 'Multiple Man' movie (by FOX)

[Days of Future Piff]

James Franco in Talks to Join Fox's X-Men Universe with 'Multiple Man' Movie

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Simon Kinberg will produce the feature about the mutant with the power to duplicate himself.
James Franco may be the next star to join Fox's X-Men universe.

The multihyphenate is in negotiations to play Multiple Man in a stand-alone being developed by X-Men producer Simon Kinberg, godfather of Fox's universe based on the uncanny Marvel mutants.

Allan Heinberg, one of the writers behind Warner Bros.' Wonder Woman, is set to pen the feature. Kinberg would produce under his Genre Films label, along with Franco and his Ramona Films.

Jamie Madrox, also known as Multiple Man, has the mutant power to create and control duplicates of himself. The character first appeared in 1975's Giant-Size Fantastic Four No. 4 and was created by the late Len Wein, the comic book mind behind classic characters such as Wolverine. He's appeared on the big screen before, with Eric Dane playing him in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, which was directed by Brett Ratner and written by Kinberg.

The move comes as Fox has been ramping up its X-Men universe. It will release three films next year, with New Mutants (April 13), Deadpool 2 (June 1) and the Kinberg-directed X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Nov. 2) on the docket. A Gambit movie starring Channing Tatum has Gore Verbinski set to helm, while Logan filmmaker James Mangold is developing a spinoff centering on the young breakout character Laura (Dafne Keen).

Franco will next be seen in A24's The Disaster Artist, for which he is already receiving awards buzz as the movie's director and star. He is set to star in the Cohen brothers' first foray into television, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Franco is repped by UTA, Anonymous and Sloane Offer.

Link: James Franco in Talks to Join Fox's X-Men Universe with 'Multiple Man' Movie

Are they basing it on X-factor Investigations? Maybe Quicksilver and Polaris will show up too

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...and Havok, if they bother to bring him back to life

 

[BXKingPin82]

he was Multiple Man in the Duece!



the experience!

 

[Norrin Radd]

"What's another property we can possibly turn into a franchise where we don't have to put them in costumes or make it too superhero-y?"

Nah but this could be dope if they do X-Factor Investigations and put a detective/noir spin on it or something.

 

[Monsanto]

Civil War era X-Factor please

Peter David better be on board with this script.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Franco da gawd

 

[Vandelay]

Because Fox likes fukking up continuity, they should throw him on the X-Force movie...if that ever sees the light of day. No need for a Multiple Man movie.

 

[DamienWayne]

Good casting but multiple man does not need a solo movie

 

[Triggamatic]

II'll be honest it hurts evertime Fox and Sony announce another Marvel property. Whether they're good or not, it just hurts

 

[ORDER_66]

Good casting but multiple man does not need a solo movie

Multiple Man X-factor would be badass tho.... his mutant powerset is ridiculously underrated and powerful...

 

[Rekkapryde]

II'll be honest it hurts evertime Fox and Sony announce another Marvel property. Whether they're good or not, it just hurts

Sucks that Stan had to whore out his properties for cash at the time

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

A multiple man solo movie?

Due to my lack of knowledge on the actual comics i cant really diss this but.....

Really??

 

[FlyRy]

Good casting but multiple man does not need a solo movie

I don't know anything about this character, but weren't people saying the same thing about Ant-Man and Doctor Strange etc?

Y'all complain that Fox only focuses on Wolverine and then they wanna do something differerent and y'all still complaining. :logan:

Anyway, 2018 and beyond is looking strong. Can't stop, won't stop, #xmengang

Suck it MCU fanboys!

@Dominic Brehetto

 

[Days of Future Piff]

I don't know anything about this character, but weren't people saying the same thing about Ant-Man and Doctor Strange etc?

Y'all complain that fox only focuses on Wolverine and then they wanna do something differerent and y'all still complaining. :logan:

Anyway, 2018 and beyond is looking strong. Can't stop, won't stop, #xmengang

Suck it MCU fanboys!

@Dominic Brehetto

I can rock with it. I'd take an X-factor movie with Madrox as the lead over a Gambit movie, to be honest.

 

[DamienWayne]

I don't know anything about this character, but weren't people saying the same thing about Ant-Man and Doctor Strange etc?

Y'all complain that fox only focuses on Wolverine and then they wanna do something differerent and y'all still complaining.

Antman and strange are b level heros , multiple man is a member of a D level group of x men Villians There's 20 characters off the top of my head in the xmen alone that would need a solo movie to make this one work or even make sense . Same thing with the venom movie with no Spider-Man

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

I can rock with it. I'd take an X-factor movie with Madrox as the lead over a Gambit movie, to be honest.

THIS.

I think Franco would be great as Madrox with X Factor Investigations. I'd rather it be a modern noir detective show than a movie though.

Maybe even set it in the 'Legion' world