No Joss on X-Men 3

This just in from Whedonesque: as part of the High Stakes 2004 conference call, Joss Whedon announced that he is not going to direct the third X-Men movie. (Apparently he wasn't even asked.) Bummer. But he did announce that he's working on an original screenplay (which presumably he'll also direct, since he's vowed to never again write for film that which he cannot direct). Plus, there's Serenity in March, which is totally going to rule.