Simon Kinberg to script X3. Uh... Simon who?

Good news everyone! We finally have a writer for X3! Huzzah! Simon Kinberg has been asked by Marvel and Fox to script the third installment of the X-Men franchise. Uh. Who?

Yeah, I know what you're thinking. I didn't know this guy existed either until I read the article over at Empire Online but there you are. And I don't want to worry anyone right now but his track record isn't that stellar either. The only movies that you may have seen that he did rewrites for were Charlie's Angels II: Full Throttle and Catwoman. And there's more troubling rumored productions like Deep Blue Sea 2 and The Argonauts.

But don't fret though. Things can really turn around with the next few rewrite projects of his: Elektra [hmmm, Jennifer], Fantastic Four [hmmm, Jessica] and movies he's written himself like xXx: State of the Union [hmmm, uh... Ice Cube?].

So we'll have plenty of chances to see his work in the meantime and decide for ourselves if the franchise is in good hands. Marvel and Fox certainly think so.

Read the full article here.