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X-MEN: take a glimpsing look at Professor Xavier's Mansion + latest Cyclops rumor
Hey folks, Harry here. According to ZENtertainment and a television station in Toronto, the above Mansion... known as the Parkwood Estate will be serving at The XAVIER
SCHOOL FOR GIFTED CHILDREN. Meanwhile, over at Dark Horizons, Garth is reporting the rumor that James Marsden has been cast as Cyclops. I really don't know what to think of that. In fact, that has kinda been the way all the casting for X-MEN has been for me ever since we moved past Ian and Patrick. I guess we just have to pray that Singer is on the ball on this one. (hope a hope a hope a hope)
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He's was in Disturbing Behavior. Is Bryan Singer trying to make the Tiny Toons version of the X-Men?
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What the?? James Marsden? Isn't he a little young to be playing opposite to Famke Janssen? I mean, like over a decade young? I'm not saying Famke looks old, but no one would mistake her for a teenager or twentysomething. On the other hand, Marsden just played a teen (and convincingly looked the part essentially) in Disturbing Behaviour. I wonder if all the people who bitch that there are too many older man-younger woman couples on screen will now bitch that the woman is too old for the man? Probably not. Double-standard bullshitters.. heh.
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James Marsden, as in "Second Noah"? Well he's got the fairly anonymous pretty-boy looks that Cyclops has.
You're making the assumption that Cyclops and Jean Grey are going to be contemporaries. That may change in the movie.
X-Man continuity would be impossible to maintain in a movie that's trying to bring in the punters. 35 years plus of complex relationships, ret-con jobs, time travel, and just outright straightforward confusion.
Also bear in mind that none of the cast so far have been young males, I don't know how old Dougray Scott is. They need some mass market appeal, and Ian McKellan just ain't gonna drag the young chicks in like James Marsden would. -
Trying to bring in young girls? If that's the mentality that Bryan Singer has for the casting of this film than you might as well nail the coffin lid on right now. Fuck it, why not just hire one of the N Sync boys?
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Does anyone besides me think that Wolverine has been miscast? Isn't Wolverine supposed to be about five and one-half feet tall? Isn't Dougray Scott about
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Listen, If you can find an actor that's 5' 3" in Hollywood that can make a comic book character realistic...More power to you.
From day one, I think we all knew Wolvie wasn't going to be short (and if you though H-town was going to actually do that, then you're fooling yourself).
Now if they can just get that John Carter: Warlord of Mars movie going, I can die a happy thark. -
Any one of the Back Street Boys would make a better Cyclops than those hacks at Nsync. No wait, correction. Let's have the BackStreet and Nsync along with Britney Spears, that Christina chick, and maybe some older Spice gals to play all the parts in X-Man?
Does anyone smell musical here!
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Sep 13, 1999 7:38:15 AM CDT
It would make the whole "Logan is a threat to our romance" eleme
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if Singer did cast Cyke younger. That means Jeannie could be having doubts about them together. That they've outgrown each other. Wolvie's arrival then makes him all that more of a danger for Scott. That and the fact that Dougray is obviously about 10 years older and that much more wiser in the world. But if they don't utilize any of this natural tension, then, yeah, the age thing does look a little awkward. It's like, Famke, aren't you a little too old to be playing super-hero with your boy-toy? BTW, she's 34 and he's 26 in real life. The again, I don't see many of us whining about Harrison Ford and Michael Douglas essentially dating their daughters on-screen so why should we pick on Famke?
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All this Cyclops "who should it be?" is making me sick. After long conversations with a very knowledgable peer, the idea came up as to who would be the perfect Cyclops. The analysis came down to two fellows. The first, Billy Zane--perfect build, look, and age ,opposite Famke. The second was Casper Van Dien. Yeah, yeah, he's a pretty boy but who cares! His baby blue's are going to be covered by red quartz the whole movie anyways! May be a tad young opposite Famke, but not too bad, and he's got the look. SO how 'bout it?
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The idea of James Mardsen in the role of cyclops is extremely possible. I know for a fact (from a friend at his management company) that Marsden met Singer to audition for Apt Pupil a few years ago and Singer loved him but thought he was too old for the part. So Singer probably thinks he would be the right age and he thinks he can act. It makes sense from what I know.
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Sep 13, 1999 8:43:16 AM CDT
wasnt this the same mantion used in that FOX Gen X movie a few y
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I didnt tape that movie gen X so I could be wrong but the house looks the same...I dunno....--mck
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I don't think the age thing will be that big a deal. We're all used to Famke as a hard, kick-@$$ femme fatale...if they soften her up a bit (which they will need to do) she'll look a few years younger....and it's not like she's got tons of wrinkles!
As for Marsden, he's 26 now...slap on a visor and you'll cover half his face which will obscure his age somewhat. He's got a great jawline for Cyke, IMHO. Assuming he can act a couple of years older, then we've got Cyke and Jean at comparable ages. No big deal...right?
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Stallone, Van Damme, Tom Cruise - they're all midgets!
It's the big screen that makes them LOOK big, but they're not!
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Dear Tars Tarkel, isn't Tom Cruise a 5'3" Hollywood comic book character?
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A much better choice would have been Danzig, short and mean looking. If Mel Gibson could keep the rage he had in Leathal Weapon when he kept dislocating that stupid shoulder, he could have been good too.
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he'd be perfect physically and it's almost a repeat of his by the book nerdy la. confidential role......
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Let me stress again, Bill Campbell
is perfectly bland for the part of Cyke. And the tragedy of the loss of hairy, thuggish Aussie Russel Crowe as Wolverine can't be overstated. Let's face it- all in all, this movie is gonna bite. The
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I remember a few years back everyone being critical when a Funny guy named Michael Keaton was cast as Batman and when Good Looking Tom Cruise was cast as Lestat and everyone was real skeptical before they saw the final product.And what happend? They both prooved everyone wrong. I like when that happens.
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Yes, you heard me. The mansion is Parkwood, home of Samuel MacLaughlin in the 30s, and it's WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE of my house!!! In Oshawa, Ontario! OK, sorry. I know no one cares. But I'll try and do some observing. BTW, I don't know about Gen X, but it was the mansion used in Billy Madison.
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Harry, I have no idea who this guy is because I regrettfully (well, not really) skipped Disturbing Behaviour. However, I loved Apt Pupil and have trust in Singer's casting instincts...
By the way, the Backstreet and N' Sync jokes are hilarious, but does anybody remember The New Kids on the Block, a little film called Boogie Nights? Food for thought...
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They have to start shooting NOW. As for their choice ... wow. All I can really say is congrats to Marsden, and I hope he does a fine job and makes everybody happy. Personally, I would not have predicted that they would hire a guy who plays high school students to be Famke's love interest, with her always playing early 30s. Marsden's casting does make me curious, though ... if Singer was going to go "that way" with the Cyke casting, why he just did not go with his standby Renfro, whom we know can act. Oh well ... at least, I think, we won't have to go through another six months of rumors and speculation. www.get.to/sterlingwolfe/
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HERE'S WHAT CORONA REPORTED YESTERDAY. IF THIS INDEED IS WHAT SHE SAID, SINGER OUGHT TO S***CAN HER NOW AND RECAST HER W/LYNN WHITFIELD OR SOMEBODY. THERE'S ENOUGH PEOPLE OUT THERE READY TO SEE THIS MOVIE FLOP, YOU DON'T NEED YOUR OWN CAST DISSING IT -- EVEN BEFORE FILMING STARTS! IT'S NOT THE POINT SHE WAS MAKING; IT'S THAT IT WAS SO BLATANTLY UNPROFESSIONAL A THING TO DO (IF SHE DID SAY THIS). IF SHE THINKS X-MEN IS BAD, I'M SURE THERE WERE PLENTY OF BAPS, EXECUTIVE DECISION, AND RICH MAN'S WIFE FILMS OUT THERE FOR HER TO DO INSTEAD. IF I HAD MY CHOICE OVER WHICH WAS MORE EMBARASSING TO BE SEEN WITH (MCKELLEN IN PURPLE CAPE SHOOTING ENERGY BOLTS, OR WARREN BEATTY IN A KNIT CAP RAPPING) I KNOW WHICH ONE ID' PICK! HERE'S THE REPORT:
We're also receiving some interesting related articles about other media coverage of the production, such as this one sent to us from reader Akara Sundeen:
"Halle Berry as we all know is playing Storm in the upcoming X-Men movie. A majority of the people out in Hollywood are furious because Angela Bassett wasn't approached for the part. Angela may be about 40, but Hollywood can do wonders with make-up!
"Anyway, on a replay of the Tavis Smily Show (Black Entertainment) Halle Berry was on the show promoting her Dorothy Dandridge Movie for HBO. When she was asked about the lack of work for black actresses, she said the following (and this is a direct quote, verbatim):
"She said, 'I've been reduced to doing a re-make of a comic-book called the X-MEN because of a lack of work for black actresses.'
"Me, and my younger brothers were HEATED, beyond upset. We could't believe she said that! It was a direct insult to all the comic-book fans, particularily Storm's fans. We didn't want her anyways. We were in shock, and for the rest of the telecast all we could here in our minds was what she said, over, and over again.
'I've been reduced to doing a re-make of a comic-book called the X-MEN because of a lack of work for Black Actresses.'
"If this is her attitude, what does it say about the rest of the film? What is she's going to go through the motions? Why'd she take the part then?
"We can't believe it. Ask anyone who saw that interview, and they'll verify what I'm telling you. I can't believe she had the nerve to say that."
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I'm glad I read Talkbacks.
For a moment there, I was thinking that Cyclops was going to be played by Blonde-haired Brit James Marsters (Spike from Buffy:TVS Fame) and while I think he's a pretty cool character actor, I'm not sure he could pull off the red-headed blue-blooded American Goody-two-shoes act necessary to swing the Cyclops Role.
Glad that train of thought was derailed. Anyways, I could see him in some sort of superhero position - perhaps even in the X-men. Longshot maybe? He has the impish nature...
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I sent this to Harry originally but he didn't include it in the, ahem, formal post so for those interested, this is from the Hamilton newspaper THE SPECTATOR:
>Headline: X-Men On Their Way To >Steeltown
>Hamilton Spectator, Friday >September 10th
>By Doug Foley
>Talk about typecasting.
>Hamilton's grand old CN Rail >station on James Street North >will be portraying, what else, a >grand old train station in two >major film productions.
>A TV miniseries based on the >RoboCop movies is currently set >up at the station at Murray >Street and will be on site until >early next month.
>X-Men, with a reported budget of >75-million, is based on a popular >comic book series about a >scientist who directs a team of >superheroes to fight evil.
>Patrick Stewart stars as >Professor X and heads a stellar >cast that includes Oscar-nominee >Ian McKellan; Halle Berry; >Oscar-winner Anna Paquin;
>supermodel Rebecca Romijn-Stamos; >James Bond bad-girl Famke >Janssen;
>and Star Wars' Darth Maul, Ray >Park. X-Men is directed by Bryan >Singer (Apt Pupil and The Usual >Suspects).
>X-Men location manager Bryon >Martin said most of the principal >actors are expected on set for >the eight-day Hamilton shoot that >is scheduled to start October >19th.
>He said it will be a major >undertaking with a night shoot >involving helicopters and >gunshots.
>"It will be our main set for all >of our action", he said.
>He said preparation work has >already begun on the station but >mostlyinside.
>"And we will be adding trees >outside to fill in the gaps. The >location is supposed to be >Westchester County in New York."
>One area merchant has already >reaped a benefit from the movie >action.
>Ward 2 Hamilton alderman Ron >Corsini owns the building >directly across Murray Street >from the CN Station and the movie >crew painted it a darker colour >so it would fit in better with >their scenes."They told me if I >didn't like it they would paint >it back the way it was," says >Corsini.
So there ya go. The article goes on to mention how there has been some local debate on the fate of the old train station and that it was used in a pivotal action sequence in the Renny Harlin film, "The Long Kiss Goodnight".
With all the secrecy on this project it will be likely that security will be tight but I will definitely try to get a peek at the costumes and sets. And if there is a call for extras, you can bet your ass I'll be in line begging for them to let one of Magneto's baddies kill me in an oh-so-gruesome manner!! Definitely!
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I sent this to Harry originally but he didn't include it in the, ahem, formal post so for those interested, this is from the Hamilton newspaper THE SPECTATOR:
Headline: X-Men On Their Way To Steeltown
Hamilton Spectator, Friday September 10th
By Doug Foley
Talk about typecasting.
Hamilton's grand old CN Rail station on James Street North will be portraying, what else, a grand old train station in two major film productions.
A TV miniseries based on the RoboCop movies is currently set up at the station at Murray Street and will be on site until early next month.
X-Men, with a reported budget of 75-million, is based on a popular comic book series about a scientist who directs a team of superheroes to fight evil.
Patrick Stewart stars as Professor X and heads a stellar cast that includes Oscar-nominee Ian McKellan; Halle Berry; Oscar-winner Anna Paquin;
supermodel Rebecca Romijn-Stamos; James Bond bad-girl Famke Janssen;
and Star Wars' Darth Maul, Ray Park. X-Men is directed by Bryan Singer (Apt Pupil and The Usual Suspects).
X-Men location manager Bryon Martin said most of the principal actors are expected on set for the eight-day Hamilton shoot that is scheduled to start October 19th.
He said it will be a major undertaking with a night shoot involving helicopters and gunshots.
"It will be our main set for all of our action", he said.
He said preparation work has already begun on the station but mostly inside.
"And we will be adding trees outside to fill in the gaps. The location is supposed to be Westchester County in New York."
One area merchant has already reaped a benefit from the movie action.
Ward 2 Hamilton alderman Ron Corsini owns the building directly across Murray Street from the CN Station and the movie crew painted it a darker colour so it would fit in better with their scenes."They told me if I didn't like it they would paint it back the way it was," says Corsini.
So there ya go. The article goes on to mention how there has been some local debate on the fate of the old train station and that it was used in a pivotal action sequence in the Renny Harlin film, "The Long Kiss Goodnight".
With all the secrecy on this project it will be likely that security will be tight but I will definitely try to get a peek at the costumes and sets. And if there is a call for extras, you can bet your ass I'll be in line begging for them to let one of Magneto's baddies kill me in an oh-so-gruesome manner!! Definitely!
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James Marsden looks much more like Gambit! And since Rogue was cast so young, he sould be a better match for her wouldn't he? Of course he's what, nine years older than her. That's only a year less than Janssen. Hmm, never mind then. Cast Brad Renfro as Gambit! No wait, he should play Anakin in Episode 2. Oh hell, forget I even bothered to suggest anybody.
But by the way, to Hurricane Andrew, did you know that James "Spike" Marsters is neither blond nor British? You said it yourself, he's an excellent character actor. You know...he'd be good as Gambit, oh I'll just shut up now. -
Oh ye of little faith. TRUST IN BRYAN! This is the same guy that made THE USUAL SUSPECTS at twenty-eight years old. I'm sure he knows what he is doing. The guy has a long career ahead of him and can only improve in his filmmaking. I admit I was a little puzzled by the James Marsden casting, (Guy Pearce is a very good choice, whoever said that.) but Singer has it under control. I'm looking forward to it.
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I have distant contacts with James Marsden and I don't like the fact that all of you are saying horrible things about the casting of him. He is a great actor and will be in X men. No it's not that apparent in Disturbing Behavior, but that's because MGM cut the movie horribly. His next release, Gossip has gotten awesome reviews, including people like Joel Schumacher and Brad Pitt. Schumacher said he is a revelation and Pitt said to watch out for him, meaning he's about to make a splash. Singer obviously knows what he's saying. Did any of you see Usual Suspects? It is an awesome movie. Let the man HIS job without criticism. He knows what he's talking about. Unlike any of you.
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I agree with powerslave in a previous talkback, you guys should make money with your incredible clairvoyance, instead of wasting your time posting which movies will blow when you no nothing of them.
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just how closely related are you to the actor in question?!
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Did anyone actually think the casting of the basic white guy would take so long. I said long ago that about any pretty boy in Hollywood could do the role. Thankfully, I have been pleasantly surprised.
Jason Marsden is perfect. He is young, can do the good guy, but also looks like he has the edge to give Wolverine an eye full. Height is all relative on screen. They can make him seem seven feet tall if they want. Things like that are irrelevant.
And about his age. Singer is not stupid. Do you think he didn't think the age gap through? Of coirse not. The Scott Jean romance is pretty boring. By adding the age thing you automatically are interested in the romance, not so if they just are naturally together like in the comics.
And just as a sidenote, Starsis does have Jason Marsden in his e-mail. And seems to know a lot about him. ARE YOU HIM? And if so, it must tick you off to be Jason Marsden 4 if you're the real mccoy. oh well. -
Personally, I wish the X-Men script had decided either to 1) focus on the original five X-men using Neal Adams-ish storyboards and featuring scenes like Warren Worthington cruising around the mountains in his convertible with his wings tied back to his shoulders, picking up the babes, and the early interplay between Iceman and Beast, and the depiction of Cyclops when he was still in his nerdy "slim" phase-- which Edward Norton would have been perfect for. He can play both the geeky nebbish and the self-made hero that Cyke later becomes. To me, that's what made the relationship between Cyke and Jean so special. They were both introverted nerds who came into their powers and then had to learn to become heroes, much like Peter Parker, and in the process fell in love with each other. OR: the romance between Colossus and Kitty Pride, Storm's part as Kitty's role model, and the involvement of both Wolverine and Nightcrawler.
I was really jazzed when I heard about Ian McKellen playing Magneto-- he's gonna be perfect, and this was a stroke of casting genius. But when Harvey Keitel was not cast as Logan, or even considered for the role, my heart sank. He will always be Logan to me-- he's the right height, build, and by God, he's the spitting image of Wolvie. So what if he's in his 50's-- so is Logan. Heck, Logan's a lot older, it's just that his aging process has been slowed down by the old healing factor. When they decided to cast Wolvie young I felt my interest in this project wane. And I love Anna Paquin, but she is way too young for Rogue! Rogue should be in her mid to late twenties, not her mid to late teens!
If they decided to go the hero route with Cyke, I was thinking Tom Cruise, with Nicole Kidman, would have been nice casting as Cyclops and Jean Grey. I think Famke Janssen is a wonderful actress, though, and will do a bang-up job in the part. Cruise and Kidman are probably way too expensive for this kind of thing. What's always been important to me about Cyke and Jean Grey, though, is that they were the same age, went through puberty and learning to control their powers together, went to the equivalent of high school together, and forged a very intimate relationship through all of it. The age difference between Marsden and Janssen will obviously eliminate what I consider to be the heart and soul of the X-Men. And I like Marsden, I really do. I thought in Disturbing Behavior, even chopped up as it was, you could see a real raw charisma in him. He could be the next Brad Pitt if he follows through and the cards fall the right way. To me, it's just essential that Cyclops and Jean be the same age and have that sort of mutually dependent relationship-- if there's a story to be told about them, it's the dysfuntion of their being so dependent on each other.
As for Halle Berry, it's obvious that Angela has the charisma and "goddess" energy Storm needs. I like Halle, and think she's a suitable second choice, but her recent comments really piss me off because Angela should have had the part in the first place.
What concerns me more is that Cyclops took so long to cast. I think this is probably because the role is written as a generic male hero . . . why else would everyone under the sun be passing on it, unless it was because the part had no meat to it. And as far as the generic male hero role goes . . . there are many suitable actors closer in age to Janssen. People like Bill Campbell or Luke Wilson or Sterling Wolfe or Brad Pitt (if he wasn't such a big name) or Dougray Scott for that matter or Brendan Fraser or many other actors who would have been capable and at least in the same ball park as Janssen as far as age is concerned. Personally, I still really would have liked to see Norton do the part if he could have fit it in.
Which brings me back to the fact that I'm dreading a Godzilla disaster after all of this casting news. I don't know one X-Men fan (and I know many) who is happy with it. Everyone agrees with me on Keitel and Bassett. And everyone also approves of McKellen and Stewart. I'm sure I'll still see it when it comes out, for curiousity's sake. The Usual Suspects was brilliant, but IMO Apt Pupil sucked hard. And Public Access fell somewhere in the middle, but was good for a debut film. I don't think Singer is the second coming, although he has the potential to be a great director. The script focusing on the more "normal" mutants and excluding Beast, Nightcrawler, Colussus, Kitty Pride, Iceman, and Archangel is a huge strike against it in my opinion, and the casting makes me shudder. I think every actor cast is a damn good actor, don't get me wrong, I just think some of them are wrong for their parts, particularly in relation to each other.
I hope Singer proves me wrong and makes a great film, because this will probably determine whether or not super-hero movies get made more in the future. But it is not the X-Men movie I have always wanted to see. -
They'll be enough time for the series to degenerate into a gaudy, fx-laden camp fest once the sequels roll around. Let's at least spend some time w/them as people first because the franchise will undoubtedly get Schumachered up in the next few years. Me? I always liked the X-Men of the 1980s and all their (dare I say) soap opera-like, HUMAN interaction. Before everyone got gaudy outfits w/vacuum cleaner parts hanging all over it and they all looked like steroid addicts on Monday Night nitro wrestling. If the film errs on the side of being too talky and "human", it'll be a first for a comic book movie. Personally, I could do w/a little less BANG in movies nowadays and a lot more character interaction. Besides, for the MANY (believe it or not) who don't know of the X-Men introducing angel-men, blue-fur scientists, teleporting demons, and the like may be a little too much too soon. Let's suspend our disbelief and buy into the POSSIBILITY of this whole mutant phenomenon before going off the deep end.
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First of all, let me say I totally agree with what Whitey is saying about the human interest stories. This IS the heart of the X-Men and what makes it interesting. I hope they never come near what the X-Men franchise of the 90's has become. But, angel men with wings, blue-furred scientists, icemen, and teleporting demons were the X-Men of the 80's. I would either follow the original team (and they could do Beast before he got the fur as far as I'm concerned-- that just leaves Angel and Iceman to worry about) and make it very human interest oriented. You know, when the people on the street were first exposed to the X-Men and they didn't know what to make of them. The next level is the international team, where there were some stranger mutant incarnations and the change to the blue beast. This, even though it is more fx-y, can also be very human interest oriented. In my mind, it's a lot less interesting to have mutants complaining about being different when they all look just like regular people-- and it also takes away the visual fuel for the anti-mutant hate-mongering. I remember not really caring about the human-looking mutants because they could fit in when they wanted to. I really identified with Nightcrawler becuase he couldn't just put on a pair of sunglasses or "change" out of his ice form.
Let's hope it never gets Schumacherized, but fx and strange looks don't have to be cheeseball-- they can have a point to them. I'm just a little afraid of this looking like a low-budget tv movie where they're only dealing with the "normal"-looking mutants because it's all they can afford. In my mind, if you can't afford to do it right, don't do it at all. And you can do it right-- the fx exist-- look at Phantom Menace. -
God, stop this stupid ride 'cause I wanna get off! How long can it possibly take to cast the generic white male, age 25-35? Well, now we know! Jesus, this is so stupid. Now, for a slightly more intelligent comment, anyone else think of the Planet of the Apes sequels when they think of X-Men? let me explain: remember when the apes come to "modern-day" Earth and they are feared and punished for being different? I have a feeling the X-Men (movie) may similar to that in the way they use a sci-fi genre/parallel earth story as a metaphor for prejudice and acceptance in the real world. Just a random, cheesy thought!
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You're finally in a position to gather news of interest. Are you going to stalk the estate with a camera until you get something worth sending to Harry, or what?
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everyone is gonna laugh thier asses off at me for saying this, but hear me out..
i think a good Wolvie casting would have been...Robin Willaims.
Let me explain..
1. He is short, stocky and hairy.
2. He has proven himself a good actor over and over.
3. He can do almost any role..
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Yeah, i lived in Oshawa for 20 years of my life (i'm omly 23 now).
Ive been on tours in the mansion, and it is pretty impressive...i mean, there is a bowling alley in there...hey...they should put that in the "danger room" sequence...yeah, thats it!...just in case they go up against the JLA in a tournament or somethin'..
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Couple of comments: FIrst, Dougray scott is obviously taller than Wolvie's stated height, but film is an entirely different medium. While I would have liked to see someone a little older, I'm willing to give it a chance. Besides, next to Tyler Mane, Dougray Scott is still small. There's also been a lot of talk about Marsden being too young to play opposite Famke, which totally misses the obvious point that it's Fammke who's too old to play Jean. Marsden is much closer in age to the "real" Cyclops. It may be a moot point because they may play down the romance. I hope not though. And by the way, Bill Campbell is too old for the part, as is Billy Zane. And nobody who saw the Tarzan movie with Casper could seriously consider him for, well, anything really. And lastly, MARK WAHLBERG OF BOOGIE NIGHTS WAS NOT A BACK STREET BOY! His brother Donnie was.
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HE WAS ONE OF THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK. SO WAS MARKY WHO LEFT THE GROUP BEFORE THEY HIT IT BIG. SMARTEST THING HE EVER DID. SECOND SMARTEST THING HE DID WAS TAKE UP ACTING! WHETHER IT WAS NKOTB OR BACKSTREET BOYS, BOTH BANDS SUCKED.
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Well, boys, it looks like we all got hot and bothered for nothing. The rumor about Marsden is just a rumor. We can all rest easy, although i think he'd be fine, with a Jean Grey his own age. But, if she's a scientist in this film, and it's supposed to be after they've "graduated", then Cyclops needs to be older. I had always wished David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson would play those two parts. Gillian is the perfect Jean Grey, with her short stature and brilliant red hair. And Duchovny is tall and lanky, like Cyclops should be...we'd finally see them kiss, huh????
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Someone mentioned that Fox Generation-X special from a few years ago. Now I know this is totally unfounded, but I got really worried about the X-Men movie when I thought about that special. Granted that was a TV special, but Im really worried. I mean, this kind of movie is really hard to do right. I wish the best of luck to everyone involved with this project. I only hope it doesn't turn out like the Gen-X special or any of those other comic book adaptation movies (Superman excluded).
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lol..spazzer made me laugh about that---and hell....ya know they would be on the soundtrack.....EVERY song.....lol....just like those damn Whitney Houston movies....or Those 'Hood movies...where if the rapper is in the movie......yup ...so is his songs....does any one know if Vanilla Ice was on the sountrack to his movie...lol
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In the long run, it really doesn't matter whom Bryan Singer chooses to make up the teams. Simply because no matter the X-Mem roster chosen, the most important aspect is the story. I, for one, would *love* to see a CGI/Animatronic Beast swinging around a lab, or the Angel flying through the beautiful sky. But, our concerns for the original team are simply that these are the characters we want to see done on the big screen. Wolverine wasn't on the original team, but, if he wasn't in the film, do you think you would remain silent? None of us would be pleased with the original team being portrayed in the film. We would be demanding that Wolvie have been added to the script. It matters not which X-Men are chosen as the team, because the most important thing is that the story contains the heart of the X-Men: Human interest/Racial themes, as some of you have already pointed out. As long as the human interest/racial themes stay in the film - and that is what the film's focus is - then be it original team, new team, or the films team, it will be for the best. You also have to keep in mind that, seeing as how their budget is rather small (for a film of this type), the characters chosen to be in the film require very little CGI. Almost none. So, the team was also chosen based on that. Iceman, Beast, Angel, I wanted to see them as much as anyone else, but *just* because this is the first X-Men film does *not* mean it has to use the original team. If you want to cry for the original team to be used, then you would have to accept the fact that Wolverine would *not* be a part of this film; Would you want that? I wouldn't. On a side note regarding the casting of Cyclops: Has anyone ever seen the film `In the company of men'? One of the main characters (not the guy with glasses, but his obnoxious friend) looked like he would make a good Cyclops. (I forget the actors, and the characters name) Of course, he wouldn't be as obnoxious as his character in that film, but he looked like he would have been a good choice for the role of Cyclops.
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I think the perfect choice for Cyclops would be the actor, Chad Willet.Young, brown haired and tall.He really would make a great Cyclops, IMHO
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No I am not James Marsden, but I am his sister. A sister who is just very protective of her brother so stop saying things about or any of his other cast members in a negative way.
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He plays a good role and if I might, he was excellent in Scott Summers' role!
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