The new X-Men movie, X3 (or X-Men: Last Stand) will be the last of the series.
Director Brett Ratner confirmed the statement, adding that there will be no more films except for possible spin-offs based on the characters of Wolverine and Magneto.
“Well, it seems to be the last of the series,” says Ratner of the title for X3. “We wanted to make sure the audiences knew that this was a trilogy. Even though they weren’t made together like Lord of the Rings, this is really closure for the X-Men series… This is the last stand for sure.”
Well, a trilogy, at least, in terms of there being three movies in the franchise (vs. a trilogy in terms of a story told in three installments).
As to independent Magneto or Wolverine movies — meh. While not denying interesting stories could be told solo about either character, I gravely doubt Hollywood’s ability to do so.
(via Mike Sterling)