Bryan Singer, the director of the first two installments of the X-Men franchise, said that he is ready to return to the property. At the South Korean Pusan International Film Festival, Singer said:
"I'm still looking to possibly returning to the X-Men franchise. I've been talking to Fox about it. I love Hugh Jackman. I love the cast."
Singer said that he enjoys using the X-Men and science fiction to comment on important real-world issues:
"The excitement about working in science fiction and fantasy is — the stories, if they are good, are about the human condition."