To readers following this thread, please note that the bibliography of the NYT quote posted by posters5 on 06-12-2006 is:

"Fox's Own Superheroes: A Daring Duo at the Studio", by LAURA M. HOLSON, The New York Times, published: June 12, 2006.

At the time of this post the complete article is available at this url: - EXTERNAL LINK -

Interested readers will find the article enlightening for insights into the movie making process. For example, how the co-chairmen of Fox, Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos, determine what went on the screen for X3. Relevant extract follows:
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More recently, Mr. Rothman and Mr. Gianopulos were flummoxed over whether Rogue, a character in "X-Men," should give her beau a passionate kiss at the movie's end or simply hold his hand. The two executives screened the movie for their daughters as well as the studio's female marketing executives, and the hand holding prevailed. "The kissing was all about sex, and we didn't want that," said Mr. Gianopulos, grimacing.
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so are you still defending bryan singer, or have you finally come to your senses and now see that he's as responsible as anyone else for not directing "x3"?

here's the nail in the coffin for michaelwingate:

"If I could have split myself in half I'd have done the third X-Men movie and Superman Returns," muses [Bryan] Singer. "It was very hard for me to give up X-Men 3 but I felt better about the fact that Brett Ratner, who's a friend of mine, did it."

Bump . . . Go EDDIE!!! Woo Hooooo!!!! ;)