- Turned down the chance to direct ''X-Men'' three times because he believed that comic books were unintelligent. He changed his mind after reading some of the comics and watching the animated series.
- Received a copy of the mockumentary Forgotten Silver (1995) as a gift from director Peter Jackson, to thank him for finishing Ian McKellen's scenes in X-Men (2000) in time for him to fly to New Zealand and begin work on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
- DC Comics offered Singer access to the 20-plus years of development information that Superman has had since 1986, but Singer vehemently refused to use this information, instead insisting that he use only the continuity of the Richard Donner films.
- The third director to do three live-action adaptations of a comic book series. The first being Sam Raimi with his Spider Man trilogy and the second being Christopher Nolan with his Batman trilogy.
- One of his favorite movies is the thriller film Jaws (1975). His production company, Bad Hat Harry Productions, is named after a line said by Chief Martin Brody in the film.
- Is a huge fan of the original Star Trek (1966) series and has a cameo appearance in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) as a crewman on the bridge of the USS Enterprise.
- Best friends with director Gary Goddard and childhood friends with actor Ethan Hawke.
- Was considered to direct Alien: Resurrection (1997) but turned it down in favor of X-Men (2000).
- Bryan is the father of Dashiell Clunie-Singer, who was born on January 5, 2015. Actress Michelle Clunie is the child's mother, who is best friends with Singer since they met when he was 23 years old. Singer, who is openly bisexual, and Curie were not romantically involved when the child was born or conceived, but planned to have and raise their child as co-parents for two years.
- Directed 2 actors in Oscar winning performances: Kevin Spacey and Rami Malek. Spacey won for his performance in The Usual Suspects (1995). Malek won for his performance in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
- Turned down the chance to direct X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), as he was too busy with other projects.
- Was set to direct Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) but turned it down due schedule conflicts with X2: X-Men United (2003).
- Attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City for a brief period of time but did not graduate from there. Visited the school in October 2000 to talk to the film students about his experiences in the film industry.
- Considered to direct the thriller film Prisoners (2013).
- Turned down the opportunity to direct X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) to direct Superman Returns (2006).
- Attended and graduated from USC cinema school in 1989.
- Attended and graduated from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School in New Jersey.
- Was at one point attached to direct Logan's Run.
- Was considered to direct Fight Club (1999) and was sent the book, but he did not read it.
- Met composer/editor/director John Ottman at USC School of Cinema-Television.
- Had expressed interest in directing The Truman Show (1998) but was deemed too inexperienced as a director by Paramount, they instead chose the more experienced Peter Weir.
- Parents are Norbert Dave and Grace Singer.
- Ranked #46 on Premiere magazine's 2006 "Power 50" list. It is his first appearance on the list.
- Attended the San Diego Comic-Con in a surprise appearance to promote his movie X-Men (2000). (July 2000)
- Was attached to direct I, Robot (2004) at one point.
- Dropped out of the director's position on X-Men: First Class (2011) due to his commitment to Jack the Giant Slayer (2013).
- He and James Gunn are two directors who have made both a Marvel and DC film.
- Was considered to direct Robin Hood (2010).
- Was attached to direct a remake of Excalibur (1981) at one point, but with the box office failure of Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), the project was canceled and re-tooled to become King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017).
- Reportedly turned down an offer to direct The Devil's Own (1997).
- Was attached to direct a biopic of Harvey Milk titled "The Mayor of Castro Street" with Christopher McQuarrie writing the script. However, complications with the Writer's Strike prevented the film from going into production. Instead, Milk (2008), directed by Gus Van Sant, was made.
- Reportedly turned down an offer to direct The Truman Show (1998).
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