Bryan Singer still not seeing how miscast the X-franchise was

Ah, they weren't too bad.

Singer took the fanzine route when he made X-Men.
Cyclops used to be a badass in the comics. But Singer made him into a whiny douche cuckold so he could prop up Wolverine. Hell, He even pussified Wolverine to an extent. Ratner completely missed the mark on everyone.

Hugh Jackman held everything together in X1 and X2. Had it not been for him, I don't think I would have liked those two films.

X-Men: First Class was better than the first two X-Men movies because there was better character development for just about every major character in the film. It was also very well acted, too.

Also...Michael Fassbender IS Magneto. I didn't care too much for Ian McKellan's version of the character. As arguably one of the greatest comic book villains of all-time, McKellan sure had a hard time bringing out the menace that is inherent in the character. Fassbender, however, had no problem whatsoever letting the audience know this guy is somewhat of a monster.

this actually makes some sense since they are doing days of future past.

instead of introducing new characters, you can return to familiar ones, saving plot time and making an audience connection that much easier.

now if the original cast is part of the franchise going forward, that is a problem

The only one I have a problem with is recasting Ellen Page. They need to completely disassociate themselves from the third movie. The first two were good movies. The second one I think is still one of the better made superhero movies.

Singer knows how to do the gay parable part really well, he's just not very good with the full-blown action sequences.

I'm kind of tired of Magneto in general.