I think it's good to tell the fans "this movie's going to lead to that, and that will lead to..."

I think the time has changed. Because of 9/11, because of the economy, it is more and more now. There is a darker awareness, although it would seem to reason that because life is so much tougher now people would seek entertainment to just totally escape.

We just don't want to repeat anything that we've done in the movies [X-man] or that we're going to do in the movies. There's so many stories to tell, we just want to stay out of each other's way.

I always feel like every film takes the franchise and hangs it in the balance.

I think it's good to tell the fans "this movie's going to lead to that, and that will lead to..."

There is no one who can move and mime and clown like Bill [Irwin].And Aubrey Plaza, she gets to embody all these different characters. That's what's exciting about this show [X-men], is the unusual casting.

I've never produced a series, so for me [X-men] was a wonderful challenge.