She addressed whether or not she would be returning to X-Men as the Phoenix and what obstacles lie ahead of that successful comic book franchise.

Q: Any talk on the future of the X-Men Franchise and are you involved?

FJ: Don't know quite yet, but yes probably.

Q: Have you spoken at all about [X-Men]

FJ: I have heard things and there developing the script right now and Phoenix is part of that script.

Q: No mention on the director?

FJ: There looking for a director.

Q: Would work again with original , Mr. Singer?

FJ: Oh I would, certainly, yes, I think he made those movies, both of them.

Q: The decision of who will direct that the third film have any bearing on whether or not the cast will in fact return or are you pretty much committed irrespectively who the director is.

FJ: Some people are irrespectively because of the fact that they signed contract and some people can renegotiate so I am sure it has to do with a bunch of different things, paychecks,directors, choice of directors stuff like that.

Q: But you wouldn't want to do a sequel just for the sake of doing a sequel, are you contractually obligated?

FJ: I am not contractually obligated. I wouldn't want to do sequel for the sake of sequel. I would difinatley hopefully if there's a good director involved or the character is fun to play or maybe i need to do some renovations to do to my apartment in NY or whatever, (laughter) , it depends, I cant lie, I need to make money.

Q: The Phoenix character is a very complicated character, I think it would be a very fun character. Have you heard that the next
movie will revolve strongly around Phoenix like Wolverine revolved round X-2.

FJ: I've heard things like that but at the same time I'm realistic about knowing that there going to have to give people a big chunk of that movie if they want them to come back so with that movie and there also new characters to be introduced and that is always a little tricky. If it's anybody movie ever it's Wolverine's movie because that just the number one X-Men character. We'll see, from what I heard yes she a big part of it.

Q: Dr. Jean Grey, your character was such a strong character in the second film. For the audience they might see a different Storm, another actor doing Storm. But to see to see someone else doing the Phoenix. Are you inclined to do it?

FJ: I would have a hard time giving it up to somebody else just for that matter. for that reason. I am to much of a control freak. So I don't know if can know if I can handle seeing someone else play her.

Q: Have you been preparing yourself by reading old comic books, Phoenix or anything.

FJ: No, once we get the full green light Iwill, but any of that kind of stuff feels just like you kinda jinx it and you get your hopes up.

Q: After playing her a few times do you ever get curious and if you see a comic book the stand do you ever look at where they are taking your character in the comic books, or is that not of interest to you?

FJ: No I never do any of that, I never been a comic book reader. It's seem very complicated to me with the pictures and the little bubbles (Laughter). I have always read novels, I understand that but comic books are never understood very well (laughter).

Q: Has Joss Whedon's name still been thrown out there as one of the possible directors?

FJ: It's been thrown out there but I'm not sure how real that is.

Q: Are you at all interested in being in the Superman Movie?

FJ: You know I don't think that would be a possibility, that would be a total conflict (laughter).

Q: There has been other actors that have stayed in the genre like Patrick Stewart who's in X-Men and Star Trek, would you ever consider doing another comic book movie or another...?

FJ: It would seem weird, I mean like I said there always different times in your life that you consider doing things for whatever reasons so I don't want to exclude it but at the moment I can't for see that happening. I am looking for a more varied career, going the path of jumping between genres, studios, and independent movies.

Q: After Superman Singer is working on Logan's Run, would that be something that would interest you at all?

FJ: Logan's Run he's gonna do with allot of young people. From what he told me, like 18, 19 or 20 year olds or something I think I night be a tad older.

Q: We keep bringing it up, are you keeping your slate open for X-Men, I think they are saying June July will be a start date.

FJ: Yeah that's from what I understand but obviously if something else comes along but I think that is when the studio will probably jump in and try to firm up the deal.

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