Fox executives were not amused when Bryan Singer dropped out of X-MEN 3, for Warner Bros. SUPERMAN project. The unexpected leave, caused the studio to shut down Singer's production office off of the Fox lot.

"As hard as it was to part ways, there are only so many years you can put into something," Singer says. "I spent six years of my life on 'X Men.' I delivered them a franchise, and I delivered them a billion dollars, and I worked quite intensely to do that. So for all the feathers it ruffled, at some point I think everyone will realize we had a really good experience and they have the potential to go on, with or without me. At the moment, without me." says Singer.

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