Next (and a scant 6 hours later), it seems word has come down about some new faces in the next X-Men movie:
Personally, I think I’m happiest to hear that BEAST will be joining the X-Men. I love that blue furry bastard, and it sounds like he’s going to serve the same role in these films that Morpheus did in THE MATRIX.
All of you Cajun fans can finally rest easy. GAMBIT will indeed be part of the film this time around, and expect them to cast a fairly big name in the role.
Now... what would a bit of superhero news be without some controversy? Ready for this one? ANGEL will be in the movie. But ANGEL... will be a girl.
Of these, the only one I'm happy to hear about is Beast. It's not wholly unexpected, seeing as how there was a snippet of one Dr. Hank McCoy being interviewed in X2 (there were also x-rays in Stryker's office of a human with wings, for you Angel fans). My guess is he comes to join the team after Smurfing out.
Gambit, however, is pandering. It's a way to insert another love triangle (Gambit-Rogue-Iceman) in the event James Marsden doesn't return. "Remy LeBeau" doesn't add anything to the mix except for the prospect of muy CG explodo. And if they're not going to depict the Mutant Massacre, you lose the most intriguing part of the character.
The changing of Angel to a female means nothing, since Angel only became interesting after becoming Archangel, a metamorphosis I hope takes place in the film.
I'm not an X-purist, so I don't feel Angel or Beast's inclusion is necessary for any kind of completism. Frannkly, I'd trade them both out in a second if Colossus became a full-time member. They portrayed him well in X2, and I hope we get to see more of him.
The Wife concurs, but for different reasons, I suspect.
At least we're getting Sentinels. Supposedly.
Via Pete's Perfectly Cromulent Blog one can learn about which X-Men characters will be joining the cast in the next film, and the actor that will be playing the villain in Spider-Man III.......
| --Posted to Bloodless Coup on Mar 24, 2005 10:29 AM:. |
It might be interesting to do the whole Angel getting his [or I guess her] wings hacked off by an angry crowd scene. After all, he's a relatively harmless mutant - no explosions, no mind control, he just flies around.
I'm not so much annoyed at the 3 new X-People (Angel is being turned into a woman I hear) as much as I'm annoyed they hired Matthew Vaughn to direct. He made the mediocre (at best) "Layer Cake" and was Guy Ritchies butt boy when he was still interested in making good movies. You heard it here first: Matthew Vaughn is the Joel Schumacher for this franchise. That's right....I said it...
I don't know ... I kind of liked the Gambit-Rogue thing.