Fake ‘X-Men’ script written to lure Halle Berry into reprising Storm role, director claims
nypost.comaccording to The Hollywood Reporter. “I went into one of the executive’s office and I saw an X3 script, and I immediately knew it was a lot fatter.
I was like, ‘What the hell is this draft?'” the “Kingsmen” director told the audience. “He went, ‘Don’t worry about it,’ and I’m like, ‘No, no.
I’m the director. I’m worrying about this draft.'”“He wouldn’t tell me, so I grabbed it literally — it was like a crazy moment — opened the first page, and it said, ‘Africa.
Storm. Kids dying of no water. She creates a thunderstorm and saves all these children,'” continued Vaughn. Even though Vaughn admitted it was a “pretty cool idea,” he was still furious that the film executives would try to allegedly dupe Berry, 57, with a fake script. “[I went,] ‘What is this?’ [They said,] ‘Oh, it’s Halle Berry’s script.’ I went, ‘OK, because she hasn’t signed up yet.’ ‘But this is what she wants it to be, and once she signs up, we’ll throw it in the bin,’” Vaughn recalled the executives allegedly saying. “I was like, ‘Wow, you’re gonna do that to an Oscar-winning actress who plays Storm?
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