X-Men director quit threequel after studio allegedly tricked Halle Berry with a fake script

Oct. 16, 2023

Matthew Vaughn details why he left X-Men: The Last Stand

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Director Matthew Vaughn has revealed why he left 2006’sX-Men: The Last Standjust weeks before filming began.

Berry did appear in X-Men: The Last Stand, garnering a larger role which eventually saw Storm replacing a now-dead Charles Xavier as head of the X-Mansion’s mutant school. The situation in Africa, however, didn’t make it into the final cut directed by Brett Ratner.

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