First Class ACTORS Thread [new proyects, interviews, quotes...]

[Angamb]

http://i46.tinypic.com/15q850y.jpg

Since we have a new x-men cast on the franchise, and a pretty interesting one, I thought it would be nice to have a topic dedicated to them, to discuss about them, their proyects, both past and upcoming movies, interviews, quotes about the x-men, our thoughts about the cast and all of that.

So.... here it is :woot:

[Angamb]

New proyect for Michael:


Michael Fassbender Takes an Assassin's Creed

Variety reports that the planned movie adaptation of Ubisoft's popular video game Assassin's Creed is moving forward with Michael Fassbender attached to star in and co-produce the movie.

Originally, the Assassin's Creed movie was going to be produced in conjunction with Sony Pictures but those negotiations were put on hold and Ubisoft has decided to finance and produce the film independently through their recently-launched Ubisoft Motion Pictures (UMP) division with former EuropaCorp CEO Jean-Julien Baronnet running the show.

The original game involves a bartender named Desmond Miles, captured by a secret organization with ties to the Knight Templar who repeatedly send Miles back in time into the body of his assassin ancestors to retrieve valuable historical artifacts, the first time going back to the Crusades. Presumably, Fassbender would be playing Miles, even though that's not stated in the story.

Ubisoft Motion Pictures CEO Jean-Julien Baronnet, said about the actor:

http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/assassinscreedfassbender1.jpg

"Michael Fassbender was our first choice. Michael (Fassbender) is an extremely smart, talented, versatile and committed actor."

The various "Assassin's Creed" games have sold over 30 million units since the first game's debut in 2007 with "Assassin's Creed III" scheduled for October 30. Ubisoft has big plans to turn the games into a movie franchise, but they first have to find a writer and director, which they'll probably do before going out to studios, including Sony.

"We're open to re-discuss with the key studios once the production package is finalized," Baronnet told Variety. "Whatever the financial model, UMP will limit its risk investment." According to the story, they also will save on production costs by using some of the in-house game studios to handle visual effects for the movies.

The Variety story also mentions that the company wants to adapt "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" and "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon" into films and are developing an animated television series based on the "Raving Rabbids" for Nickelodeon.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=92310

[psylockolussus]

A lot of them are pretty busy and I just hope their movies will help the 2014 X-Men movie to get more viewers especially with Jennifer Lawrence's appearance in the Hunger Games movies.

[Angamb]

Id like one of the xteam boys to get more recognition, with a role in another franchise or so, like Jennifer.

Fassbender and Jennifer are great actors, definetly, but Id love to see one "x-men" to end being famous too

like happened with Hugh and Halle from the first trilogy.

[def28]

Isnt Beast in Jack And The Giant Killer and Mad Max? Most of the crew have pretty solid careers imo.

Rose has a pretty solid resume.

[Angamb]

all have some proyects for the next years, but none in the same level as Michael and Jennifer.

We know this is a hard industry, and only a few actors get worldwide recognition and fame. It just would be cool to have some more First Class actors becoming Stars in the near future.

[def28]

Mad MAx and JAck and The Giant killer are pretty big films imo.

They would need Oscar worthy or Hunger Games level stuff to get on Fassbender or Lawerence terms.

[Angamb]

Mad MAx and JAck and The Giant killer are pretty big films imo.

yes, Im glad nicholas is on those films, he is really talented actor, I think. So I hope big things come for him soon.

They would need Oscar worthy or Hunger Games level stuff to get on Fassbender or Lawerence terms.

yeah. Jennifer's push started after Winters bone, which gave her the Oscar nom.

And Michael has been doing some great movies in the latest years that have put him in the place he is right now.

He's part of two new franchise already, with X-men and Prometheus, and these two more that new proyect will make him even bigger in the next years.

Lets hope some of the other actors from FC get bigger chances too.

[Angamb]

These are some of the next proyects from the First Class cast:

James McAvoy: (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564215/)
- Filth (2012), with Jamie Bell
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His (2013) with Jessica Chastain and William Hurt
- Trance (2013) w. Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel

Rose Byrne: (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0126284/)
- The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), with Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper
- I Give It a Year (2013), w. Anna Faris and Simon Baker
- The Internship (2013), w. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn

Nicholas Hoult: (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396558/)
- Warm Bodies (2013), w. Teresa Palmer and John Malkovich
- Jack the Giant Killer (2013) w. Stanley Tucci and Ewan McGregor
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2013?) w. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Zoë Kravitz

Lucas Till (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1395771/)
- Paranoia (2013) with Harrison Ford, Amber Heard, Liam Hemsworth and Gary Oldman

Caleb Landry Jones (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2655177/)
- Antiviral (2012), w. Sarah Gadon and Malcolm McDowell
- Byzantium (2012), w. Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan and Jonny Lee Miller

[psylockolussus]

Rose Bryne was in Bridesmaids last year and the movie got more money in the box-office than First Class.

Zoe Kravitz will be in Will Smith's movie After Earth. While January Jones will continue her work on Mad Men.

[Angamb]

January seems to be the one that doesnt seem to build a movie career at all.

something tells me she doesnt care too much about movies.... Im sure she has had pretty decent offers after Mad Men first seasons, but she hasnt done much in the latest two years or so

[def28]

Could be cause she had a kid.

[Angamb]

that was only a few months back.

Im talking about her movie carreer since the Mad men first season.

[def28]

I see. I dont really know , I think some actors wanna a break after the season stops. Might have been because Madmen just started, She had a film in 2009 so she probably filmed in 2008 and then she had a few action films and FC shooting in 2010. One or two could have been delayed and shot before cause three films and Madmen would have been tough to shoot in a year.

[Angamb]

it could be both cases too.

she probably wanted those breaks, and at the same time maybe she hadnt great movie scripts or wasnt interested about the offers to date at all.

in any case, as long as she has a better role as Emma next time, Im fine, he.

[def28]

as long as she has a better role as Emma next time, Im fine, he.

Agreed :up:

Hope to see Caleb in some more flicks, surprised hes not in more comedies. I Keep forgetting he was in Friday Night Lights.

[Angamb]

he was??? but the series or the movie?

I have seen Contraband, where Ben Foster appears too. I think Caleb has much potential, from what I've seen. He has an unique look that could bring him interesting and different roles. I'll be checking his steps since now.

[def28]

He was in the series. He played the drummer in Landrys band. Hows Contraband? Worth checking out?

[Angamb]

I liked it.

It has a pretty decent cast too. Loved to see Ben and Caleb on the same movie :D

[Loganbabe]

James has also a stylish "cops and thieves" British thriller to be released this year, "Welcome to the Punch".

I'm excited with his next projects; more than with First Class, dare I say. I'm really worried about Charles' arc in Second Class. More like pessimist, actually. :o

[def28]

I liked it.

It has a pretty decent cast too. Loved to see Ben and Caleb on the same movie :D

Cool, Ill check it out. Fosters a solid actor, if he had the chance it would be awesome to see him go evil as Archangel. I think he could get intense in that role.
James has also a stylish "cops and thieves" British thriller to be released this year, "Welcome to the Punch".


Yeah Him and Mark Strong should be a good duo in that flick.

Im sure Mcavoy will have just as strong a presence in FC2 as he did in FC.

[Angamb]

James has also a stylish "cops and thieves" British thriller to be released this year, "Welcome to the Punch".

I'm excited with his next projects; more than with First Class, dare I say. I'm really worried about Charles' arc in Second Class. More like pessimist, actually. :o

Im sure he'll have a good role.

in any case, you should be more than happy about your fave actor having one of the lead roles of this new series, not everyone can say the same about the other characters :woot:

[Loganbabe]

Im sure he'll have a good role.

in any case, you should be more than happy about your fave actor having one of the lead roles of this new series, not everyone can say the same about the other characters :woot:
Yeah, I know...but I wouldn't expect less, since Charles and Erik are supposed to be the main characters in the new series anyway.

What worries me is Second Class turning out to be a more action-oriented movie than FC, and Charles isn't exactly an action-oriented character. And that his struggles to adapt to his new condition - the one thing I really wanted to see the character go through - will be more like forgotten. We shall see. :dry:

Meanwhile, James has just started shooting The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His/Hers (yeah, they'll make two films) in NY. First pictures, with Ciarán Hinds: http://www.rexfeatures.com/set/1794082

[Angamb]

Even if the movie has more action (really expected), Charles will be the main voice of the X-men, with his philosophy and his new "proffesor" side, that they will have to adress, after first class end.

He will be the mentor of the x-men and maybe the first students on the school, so that along with his new scenes with Erik will be pretty decent for his role on the sequel.

oh, and I want to see his struggles too, lets hope Matthew adress it on one scene, at least. we'll see what happens in 2 years :D

[Mrs Vimes]

Flifth looks interesting, I haven't read the book it's based on but from what I gathered James' character in it is an, er, absolutely filthy S.O.B. Looks like a gutsy choice of role.

I also loooove Jessica Chastain, so a double film with her and James sounds good :)

I know nothing about Assassin's Creed apart from the fact that my brother was quite obsessed with playing it for a time, but I'm a sucker for medieval stuff so hopefully it turns out to be decent. There really hasn't been many decent historical (or quasi-historical) films lately.

I really look forward to the FC sequel, but I honestly hope that Fassbender and McAvoy do a film together outside of X-Men, their chemistry is just too good not to use over and over again.

[chamber-music]

You can see Nicholas Hoult in the Lez Be friends Midnight Beasts music video.

[Angamb]

dont know that group, but I'll check it out

edited: have just seen it, I was expecting something......... different :D oh, and it was shooted in 2010, right? I thought it was a recent video

on the other hand, I still have to watch A single man, where Nicholas works with Colin Firth and Julianne More.

[psylockolussus]

it could be both cases too.

she probably wanted those breaks, and at the same time maybe she hadnt great movie scripts or wasnt interested about the offers to date at all.

in any case, as long as she has a better role as Emma next time, Im fine, he.

Actors who are already a regular cast member in a TV series usually don't audition for movie roles. If they got a movie role, they were probably asked by the studio.

[Angamb]

Caleb Landry Jones latest movie trailer, horror movie 'Antiviral':

http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqILlOiRQJEQAUob7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTE0dG dmanRlBHNlYwNkZC1zbG90cwRzbGsDYmlnbGF0dmlkBHZ0aWQD VjEyOA--?p=antiviral&vid=00013971359&l=1%3A52&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fd1.yimg.com%2Fsr%2Fvideo%2Fthm-600x600%2F30219874&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fscreen.yahoo.com%2Fantiviral-trailer-30219977.html&tit=+ANTIVIRAL+TRAILER&c=1&sigr=11ncpl6l5&pid=30219977&fr=ush-movies

He's the lead, and it seems a really scary character, pretty interesting after First Class or Contraband

[Spuzz]

Not to be rude but out of curiosity why do you type the word "project" as "proyect" in every post as well as the title of this thread? I thought it was a simple typo at first but The "y" key is nowhere near the "j" key. My father's side of the family's from Spain (where your profile says you're from) but I can't think of a reason why you'd confuse "y" with "j" phonetically either since in Spanish "j" makes an "h" sound. I'm not trying to criticise you I'm just baffled by this! XD

[Angamb]

its exactly because Im spanish

in Spain the word is: Proyecto

with Y.

;)

[BMM]

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/5065/caatiffpartysponsoredvi.jpg

I haven't seen much from Till since First Class, but he popped up at the CAA Toronto International Film Festival Party this weekend. I wouldn't mind if Havok looks like this in Days of Future Past.

[Angamb]

he's shooting a new movie with 'Thor's actor brother more a few big names. Its probably his biggest movie appart from First Class.

[psylockolussus]

Not part of First Class' cast but Famke Fannsen is appearing in Jeremy Renner's new movie Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. She's a witch in the movie and she looked great in the trailer.

[Angamb]

Caleb landry jones next proyect

http://www.comingsoon.net/nextraimages/caleb-landry-queen-country.jpg
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94627

its a sequel to a 80's World war II drama. and other sites are reporting that he could lead this director's next movie too.

It seems hes building a really interesting movie career. I saw much potential on him watching FC. And I think he has a very unique look that could give him interesting roles, appart from the typical young actors.

[Duran Man]

Lucas Till is looking pretty good.

[Angamb]

in my opinion, he still has that 'cute child' look in his face that I guess its fine for the 60's set, but Id like to see a sequel with him as a more mature and badass Havok.

just a matter of time, definetly. 2017 is not so far from here :D

[X-Maniac]

in my opinion, he still has that 'cute child' look in his face that I guess its fine for the 60's set, but Id like to see a sequel with him as a more mature and badass Havok.

Yes, agreed. Hopefully either he grows more mature or they will recast for an older Havok in time.

[Angamb]

oh, I really hope none gets recast in this new franchise. The great thing about this young cast is that we can see the evolution of all these new characters through a few decades, in case Fox wants to expand this cast in more than three movies.

Id LOVE to see how these actors and characters grow after each sequel

[psylockolussus]

Caleb landry jones next proyect

http://www.comingsoon.net/nextraimages/caleb-landry-queen-country.jpg.

I'm not digging his long hair.:dry:

[Angamb]

First trailer of Stoker, with Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode (Watchmen), and Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Rs72AEUfQ&feature=player_detailpage

Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Rs72AEUfQ&feature=player_detailpage

[Angamb]

Trailer of Caleb Landry Jones new movie, BYZANTIUM with Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton. Directed by INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE director

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Y1gKaCltY&feature=player_embedded&list=UURX7UEyE8kp35mPrgC2sosA

if doesnt show up, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UURX7UEyE8kp35mPrgC2sosA&v=A6Y1gKaCltY&feature=player_embedded

looks pretty good to me

[JP]

So glad Warm Bodies is a #1 hit at the Box Office. I just want Nick Hoult to be a big star. Been pulling for him since the SKINS days. :)

[psylockolussus]

His next film to be released next month and directed by Bryan Singer could be his next #1 movie!

[Angamb]

So glad Warm Bodies is a #1 hit at the Box Office. I just want Nick Hoult to be a big star. Been pulling for him since the SKINS days. :)

me too. I think he's really talented and he hasnt showed all he is capable of yet

this is a good year for him, Im sure he'll get some interesting proyects since now

[marvelrobbins]

I am looking forward to seeing jack The Giant Slayer.The TV ads are showing maybe the
trailer overplayed the comedic elements.This looks like to me a bit more lighthearted Lord of the rings type fantasy adventre.

[cheungcheung]

i hope they bring lucas till back.... agreed that his current hair could be '70s'

[narrows101]

McAvoy is doing a play in London until the end of April.
James McAvoy will play Macbeth for a new West End  theatre company run by Jamie Lloyd.

The actor will portray the Scottish king in a radical production to be played in the round in a newly configured Trafalgar Studio in Whitehall to be known as Traf Transformed.

Lloyd will produce a series of four plays in the new space with designer Soutra Gilmour, which is being backed by the Ambassador Theatre Group.

Macbeth will run at Traf Transformed from February 9 until April 27.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2244319/James-McAvoys-Tartan-Army-set-invade-Whitehall.html#ixzz2KPHgOXkQ

[Angamb]

Ellen Page to Direct Anna Faris in Miss Stevens
The original screenplay arrives from Julia Hart
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=100067


Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Michael Shannon Board Young Ones
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=100069#WPCB7TGKlfOtYVD5.99

[Angamb]

Another lead role for Nicholas Hoult, on Birdsong

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=36463

This guy is unstopable. Congrats to him. This will be a war related movie, something totally different for him.

[narrows101]

Another lead role for Nicholas Hoult, on Birdsong

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=36463

This guy is unstopable. Congrats to him. This will be a war related movie, something totally different for him.
I saw the PBS version with Eddie Redmayne (Marius in "Les Mis") and it was fabulous.

[Angamb]

didnt know this tittle

is it a novel right?

[narrows101]

didnt know this tittle

is it a novel right?
Here's the PBS trailer with Eddie Redmayne:


In the ruinous trenches of northern France, Lieutenant Stephen Wraysford (Eddie Redmayne, My Week with Marilyn, Richard II) barely seems to register the death and destruction all around him. His eyes are fixed instead on his drawings and his deck of cards, and his mind is focused on the memory of his one love, Isabelle Azaire (Clémence Poesy, 127 Hours, Harry Potter). For Stephen, events unfolding on the Allied front in 1916 are eclipsed by his memories of the summer of 1910, when he met Isabelle in Amiens. When Isabelle leaves her oppressive husband René (Laurent Lafitte), the two lovers share a blissful existence that seems to make up for a lifetime of loneliness and isolation for Stephen. But their idyll is cut short when Isabelle leaves without explanation. Stephen battles the Germans on the front six years later, as he also battles his own internal grief and confusion over his loss. Adapted by Abi Morgan (Iron Lady, The Hour) from the Sebastian Faulks novel, Birdsong tells the story of Stephen's awakening to love and his determination to reclaim it.


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/birdsong/ (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/birdsong/)

Here's more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdsong_%28novel%29

[Angamb]

thanks

[Hawkingbird]

Why are they making it again?

[Loganbabe]

James McAvoy (Macbeth at the West End, London, playing now) and his Lady Macbeth, Claire Foy.

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac312/jamsessionmb/LCA/Theater/Macbeth/Press/jamesMACBETH_westend_zps92713656.jpg

:atp:

[Angamb]

great pic, both look good

[narrows101]

Hugh Jackman appears on Inside the Actors Studio tonight at 8:00 ET on BRAVO. He was last on this program in 2004 and from video previews, he does discuss XMen and Wolverine.

[X-Maniac]

Michael Fassbender was on the Graham Norton Show last Friday but he only mentioned the golf-buggy crash incident on the First Class set (when he and McAvoy were fooling around in the buggies).

Fassbender never got chance to say much else because fellow guest Mark Wahlberg was a total a-hole and dominated the entire show; a combination of jetlag and alcohol. Wahlberg was unbearable. Worst. Guest. Ever.

[narrows101]

Jackman is on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter - long article, with lots of tidbits, including Wolverine and DOFP. There's additional photos on the site and a video of the photoshoot.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugh-jackman-les-miserables-oscar-420764 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugh-jackman-les-miserables-oscar-420764)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2013/02/hugh_jackman_hollywood_reporter.jpg

[Great Mind(s)]

I wonder if anyone would have suggested Anna Paquin as Rogue after seeing True Blood, had she never been in an X-Men film before...and/or Ellen Page as Kitty after say, Juno. All Singer needs to do is tell them to play Sookie and Juno respectively.

[Angamb]

lol

wouldnt be a bad suggestion for the actresses at all

[Loganbabe]

I wish Hugh would stop using that thick beard. And I wonder how many times the "you don't know Jackman" title was used in articles about him. :woot:

[Angamb]

not the best Hugh cover, but its nice to see him with a different look appart from the gentleman so overexposed

The older he gets, the better for the role

[danoyse]

I wish Hugh would stop using that thick beard. And I wonder how many times the "you don't know Jackman" title was used in articles about him. :woot:

The beard is for Prisoners, the movie he's shooting in Georgia right now.

[marvelrobbins]

Hugh Is making other stars look bad for all his engery.wrapping The wolverine.Promating Les Mes and attending awards.Filming Prisoners,and getting ready to shoot DOFP after wrapping prisoners.He's be promating the Wolverine during production of DOFP.

[danoyse]

Hugh Is making other stars look bad for all his engery.wrapping The wolverine.Promating Les Mes and attending awards.Filming Prisoners,and getting ready to shoot DOFP after wrapping prisoners.He's be promating the Wolverine during production of DOFP.

In the last interview I saw, he looked like he was about to fall asleep standing up, so I would imagine he should really take a day off or something soon... :oldrazz:

[narrows101]

In the last interview I saw, he looked like he was about to fall asleep standing up, so I would imagine he should really take a day off or something soon... :oldrazz:
He's been non-stop since rehearsals for Les Mis started last January. That filming ended in June, then I believe he took off through July (I had read they were no vacation in Colorado), then August with The Wolverine through November, and then right away into hectic Les Mis promotion all over the place, then "Prisoners" (which is why had has the beard) started on January 16, and he's been flying back and from from Atlanta to London to LA doing all the requisite awards events.

He's on Letterman on Feb. 20 so looks like he's not filming in Atlanta, at least on that day. The Oscars are Feb. 24 and that would seem like that's the last awards thing he has to do, so then he can focus on finishing "Prisoners" which is rumored to end on March 26. Then who knows what his filming schedule will be for DOFP.

He did say in his recent Hollywood Reporter interview that his told his agent "he needs to be home" so I'm thinking no filming for a bit after DOFP. But he does have to promote Wolverine (Comic Con in July perhaps?) with all the talk shows, etc., and the same goes for "Prisoners" which is out on Sept. 20.

But I do wish all this award stuff happened when he was clean-shaven - not a fan of the beard but it must fit his "Prisoners" character.

[Duran Man]

Michael Fassbender was on the Graham Norton Show last Friday but he only mentioned the golf-buggy crash incident on the First Class set (when he and McAvoy were fooling around in the buggies).

Fassbender never got chance to say much else because fellow guest Mark Wahlberg was a total a-hole and dominated the entire show; a combination of jetlag and alcohol. Wahlberg was unbearable. Worst. Guest. Ever.


It's unfortunate that Fassbender didn't get to say more, but I thought Wahlberg was hilarious.

[blueserenity]

It's unfortunate that Fassbender didn't get to say more, but I thought Wahlberg was hilarious.

He was hilarious if you like that horrible awkward way. You could tell that Silverman and Fassbender were really championing through it. Actually Sarah gets the real kudos here; had it been me in that position I would have been thoroughly creeped out by him. Did like that Fass called him on ruining the pee and the golf story. Yikes.

[X-Maniac]

Jackman is on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter - long article, with lots of tidbits, including Wolverine and DOFP. There's additional photos on the site and a video of the photoshoot.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugh-jackman-les-miserables-oscar-420764 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugh-jackman-les-miserables-oscar-420764)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2013/02/hugh_jackman_hollywood_reporter.jpg

That looks nothing like the real Hugh Jackman lol. Look at the Photoshop work done on it!

[Mrs Vimes]

I think I quite like the beard on Hugh actually :woot: He's such a dreamboat.

[psylockolussus]

I prefer Hugh Jackman without a beard because he looks younger.

[chamber-music]

James McAvoy looks pretty badass in Ridley Scott produced Action Thriller Welcome To The Punch opposite Mark Strong

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[Loganbabe]

James McAvoy looks pretty badass in Ridley Scott produced Action Thriller Welcome To The Punch opposite Mark Strong

One of many great projects for James this year. :yay::up:

He also looks badass in Macbeth, and his performance is already getting rave reviews. John Krasinski tweeted "Got to see James McAvoy CRUSH Macbeth!!!" and even Gary Lineker, the soccer player, tweeted "James McAvoy's performance was utterly compelling." Can't wait to confirm the buzz myself. :cwink:

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac312/jamsessionmb/LCA/Theater/Macbeth/tumblr_mif8whe5sW1qg1mbfo1_1280_zps26617fd8.jpg

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac312/jamsessionmb/LCA/Theater/Macbeth/tumblr_mifegqY5FL1r50xflo1_500_zps8ffb778b.jpg

[blueserenity]

One of many great projects for James this year. :yay::up:

He also looks badass in Macbeth, and his performance is already getting rave reviews. John Krasinski tweeted "Got to see James McAvoy CRUSH Macbeth!!!" and even Gary Lineker, the soccer player, tweeted "James McAvoy's performance was utterly compelling." Can't wait to confirm the buzz myself. :cwink:

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac312/jamsessionmb/LCA/Theater/Macbeth/tumblr_mif8whe5sW1qg1mbfo1_1280_zps26617fd8.jpg

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac312/jamsessionmb/LCA/Theater/Macbeth/tumblr_mifegqY5FL1r50xflo1_500_zps8ffb778b.jpg

Saw these pics earlier today, looks so different than I imagined. Going to see this in April, got the best seats in the house so I'm really stoked. :D

[Mrs Vimes]

Woah these Macbeth pics look intense! Pity I live on the other side of the world.

[psylockolussus]

James McAvoy looks bad ass and hot in those pictures!

[blueserenity]

Woah these Macbeth pics look intense! Pity I live on the other side of the world.

I do too actually, but I've been planning a trip out to see a few friends in London for ages and fortunately the play coincides with it. Just barely though, I think my tickets are for the last performance :P

Also I find it interesting that filming for DOFP begins 2 weeks before McAvoy is available. I wonder if they're going to start with the future-verse scenes.

[Loganbabe]

I'll go in April, and it's a loooong trip for me. But after seeing James in another play I know it's more than worth it.

The only thing I hope for James is that after an energy-charged performance in Macbeth, Professor X isn't used as wallpaper in DoFP. Bryan Singer already did it in two films, and in the third Charles was killed. Why is it so complicated to write a powerful telepath, wheelchair-bound character? The two weeks absence worries me, because before the whole "bring all the old cast back" started, James was supposed to be the main character alongside Fassbender. Now we can't even be sure.

[Loganbabe]

James McAvoy's interview in Time Out London:

It will be interesting when Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick and I are all working on “X-Men”. We might have a Macbeth-off. I might just go, “My Macbeth’s better than your Macbeth… And your Macbeth: hmm, not so sure.”’

"Macbeth-offs" sounds like a lot of fun. :woot: I would pay good money to see James, Ian and Patrick going at it.The rest is here http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/james-mcavoy-interview-were-all-imposters-in-hollywood but apart from the quote above he's only talking about Macbeth.

[danoyse]

If they get Alan Cumming back, he can join the competition. He's doing a one-man production of Macbeth on Broadway this spring.

[Loganbabe]

^ That would be amazing! :wow::up:

[danoyse]

^ That would be amazing! :wow::up:

I saw him as the Emcee in Cabaret on Broadway, he's pretty awesome on stage. :up:

And since Patrick Stewart's done the one-man Christmas Carol on stage, they could just compete playing all of the characters. :oldrazz:

[Angamb]

X-men: Days of future past Macbeths :D

[JP]

If they get Alan Cumming back, he can join the competition. He's doing a one-man production of Macbeth on Broadway this spring.
Was just going to post that! :p

[danoyse]

Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart are coming to Broadway this fall too. Must see that. I geeked out when I saw them at The Hobbit premiere in NY in December.

[Loganbabe]

I saw him as the Emcee in Cabaret on Broadway, he's pretty awesome on stage. :up:
Are you planning to see him in Macbeth?

X-men: Days of future past Macbeths :D
:funny:

[Mrs Vimes]

The two weeks absence worries me, because before the whole "bring all the old cast back" started, James was supposed to be the main character alongside Fassbender. Now we can't even be sure.

The shoot it supposed to be quite long though, and there'll be scenes like the Sentinel future which James will probably not be a part of. So I wouldn't necessarily worry about the two weeks absence.

I hope that this ferocious Macbeth side of James gets used in the movies more often. The casting people probably just see his angelic features and nothing else.

[Loganbabe]

The shoot it supposed to be quite long though, and there'll be scenes like the Sentinel future which James will probably not be a part of. So I wouldn't necessarily worry about the two weeks absence.
I hope so. It worries me that he'll arrive there in the middle of the action, when First Class was a project he was involved with from the very beginning. Gives me an impression that young Charles won't be that important for DoFP; I really have no idea.

I hope that this ferocious Macbeth side of James gets used in the movies more often. The casting people probably just see his angelic features and nothing else.
He'll be quite ferocious and deranged and, well, filthy in Filth, so I guess this will help change his image too. As an actor, James is capable of playing any type of role and be convincing, he should never be typecasted because of how he looks. But I know that's how the industry works - trying to keep the actors in roles that "fit" them. Thankfully he doesn't want this for himself.

[Alison Blaire]

Famke Janssen arrives at 15th Annual Costume Designers:

http://oncelebrity.com/thumbs/2013-02-20/th_30744d238272665.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9cqaSe7cv-0

[lordofthenerds]

She looks good for 47.

[Loganbabe]

When X-Men (or a X-Man and a Brotherhood member) meet: Jason "Azazel" Flemyng was at the press night for Macbeth (James "Xavier" McAvoy) today. :cwink:

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac312/jamsessionmb/Cris/BDuim9ACUAEhRqh_zpsf2db456b.jpg

[psylockolussus]

She looks good for 47.

She does! :woot:

[DarknessOfDeath]

Is she really 47?? I thought she was 48...so even if she's 47...that means there's a 19 year difference between her and I...gods...even still, I have a crush on her after all these years. its funny, I referred to her as the 'hot chick' in x2, not remembering what character she was playing and I was pleading her not to die when she left the jet...and I was like, "No! Don't do it!!" lol. She's still hot.

[Alison Blaire]

Famke Janssen new interview:

http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/the-heyuguys-interview-famke-janssen-talks-hansel-and-gretel-witch-hunters/

[Loganbabe]

James and his bike, an outtake from the great article on the new Empire:

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac312/jamsessionmb/LCA/Magazines/Empire/April13%20Trance%20-%20Interview/jamesempire2013_outtakes03_zps2f64c786.jpg

To read the entire article go here: (http://jamsession.yuku.com/sreply/12418/Please-share-new-news)

[X-Maniac]

James and his bike, an outtake from the great article on the new Empire:

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac312/jamsessionmb/LCA/Magazines/Empire/April13%20Trance%20-%20Interview/jamesempire2013_outtakes03_zps2f64c786.jpg

To read the entire article go here: (http://jamsession.yuku.com/sreply/12418/Please-share-new-news)

Great picture! Bikerboy McAvoy... suits him! :atp:

[Loganbabe]

^ It really does! Great bike and gorgeous man, nice combo. :hrt: :cwink:

[psylockolussus]

I'd ride that bike!

[Superhero 101]

does anyone else think that James looks alot like Jeremy Renner?

[psylockolussus]

A bit. They are both hot!

[Mrs Vimes]

That is an amazing image of James :hrt: He's maturing beautifully.

[Loganbabe]

I'd ride that bike!
And I would ride... :oldrazz: :woot:

[The_Shadow]

Not sure how legit this is but with all the attention the OT cast has be getting, it wouldn't shock me to be true.

http://m.moviepilot.com/stories/885048-three-stars-want-more-screen-time-in-days-of-future-past?

[X-Maniac]

Not sure how legit this is but with all the attention the OT cast has be getting, it wouldn't shock me to be true.

http://m.moviepilot.com/stories/885048-three-stars-want-more-screen-time-in-days-of-future-past?

It's been discussed to death already, when the original source article was posted on here. :doh:

[BMM]

Yep, and the original source is Star magazine... which was followed by an interview with McAvoy a week later stating he hasn't even read the script yet.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/175391-james-mcavoy-talks-x-men-the-crow-and-wanted-2

[Great Mind(s)]

Yeah that little "article" sounded so bogus

[Angamb]

bad news for Michael Fassbender, for shooting conflicts with X-men, he wont star in the movie with Natalie Portman, Jane got a gun

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=101434

This seemed to be a great proyect for Michael. For some reason Ive been thinking this movie would have given him Oscar buzz for next year

[GuestStar2004]

bad news for Michael Fassbender, for shooting conflicts with X-men, he wont star in the movie with Natalie Portman, Jane got a gun

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=101434

This seemed to be a great proyect for Michael. For some reason Ive been thinking this movie would have given him Oscar buzz for next year

fassbender must have a pretty decent role in DOFP for this to create a problem

its good to know, as he is a good magneto

[Angamb]

the same that I thought.

Its a shame, tho, since it seems an interesting proyect, and something new for Michael. And a movie with Natalie and Michael as the leads had too much potential

[JP]

So more evidence on how big the FC roles are. Yet folks will still choose to believe otherwise.

[Loganbabe]

Scheduling conflict has nothing to do with roles being bigger. Fassbender has a contract with Fox, pre-production on his next film probably took longer than expected so he had to drop. Happens everytime with actors.

No one is saying that James, Jennifer and Fassbender will just make cameos, but "big" FC roles is just an assumption at this point. Singer saying that he'll focus again on the Charles and Erik relationship is not only about James and Michael, but Ian and Patrick as well.

[marvelrobbins]

If majority of film takes place In 1973 why are only 4 first Class actors confirmed as returning?It seems like we have 8 now set for future scenes.That's a lot for susposly only
a small part of film.

Bryan Singer never said majority of film takes place In 1973.That came from other report.He said part of film takes place In 1973.

Michael Fassbender would be needed heavily even If there was a more equal split between 1973 and future.Which would be half of film In future and half the film In 1973 and time goes back and forth like comic.

You would think If majority of film did take place In 1973 there would be more from first class announced as returning.Right now with the nightcrawler slip and bryan announced an actor will be playing Nixon that's 13 characters councting both Xavier and Magneto as 1 character each.

[Angamb]

So more evidence on how big the FC roles are. Yet folks will still choose to believe otherwise.
yeah

[GuestStar2004]

Scheduling conflict has nothing to do with roles being bigger. Fassbender has a contract with Fox, pre-production on his next film probably took longer than expected so he had to drop. Happens everytime with actors.

No one is saying that James, Jennifer and Fassbender will just make cameos, but "big" FC roles is just an assumption at this point. Singer saying that he'll focus again on the Charles and Erik relationship is not only about James and Michael, but Ian and Patrick as well.

have faaaaaiiittthhhh, don't be so negative

[Loganbabe]

have faaaaaiiittthhhh, don't be so negative
I'll wait and judge the film when I see it, and I hope it will be brilliant.

I just don't understand why people who have reasonable doubts about the real importance of the FC cast are treated like idiots by some people here. If you love a film and love the cast dynamics, it's only natural to worry about it when so many new actors are joining the film.

[GuestStar2004]

I just don't understand why people who have reasonable doubts about the real importance of the FC cast are treated like idiots by some people here. If you love a film and love the cast dynamics, it's only natural to worry about it when so many new actors are joining the film.

this is like a cross over movie, its FOX's big event movie

truth is unless singer is going to use the cast of XFC right then there is no point him doing this story at all, so its best just to have faith singer has a vision of how the 2 timelines will gel

singer had a big part to do with first class after all, its was a certain amount his film and vision too

[Angamb]

and Singer has expressed his excitement to direct the new cast too, so

[narrows101]

McAvoy mentions Alan Cumming:

James McAvoy Says Alan Cumming/Nightcrawler Back For 'Days Of Future Past'; Mark Millar Not Involved With Film

Because "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" doesn't already have a big enough cast with Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Omar Sy, Halle Berry, Peter Dinklage, Ellen Page, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore and Hugh Jackman all slated to appear in one way or another, it seems the cast just keeps getting bigger.

James McAvoy (oh yeah, he's in it too) recently stopped by Heat Radio (http://radioplayer.heatworld.com/) (via Digital Spy (http://www.digitalspy.ca/movies/news/a465136/x-men-days-of-future-past-alan-cumming-to-reprise-role.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=dsuk&utm_campaign=twdsuk)) and when asked about his castmates of the upcoming 'X-Men' sequel he rattled off a bunch of names like a contestant on that game show in "Starter For Ten" (good movie, by the way). "You got me, [Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender,] Nicholas Hoult will be back, and he's just blossoming massively over [in America]," he said. "Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Peter Dinklage I hear mentioned - I don't know if that's happening - 'Huge' Jackman is coming by, he's massive, 7'5″ and muscly."

Whoa, whoa slow down McAvoy...Cumming? Indeed, the actor -- who plays the constantly moving and trouble Nightcrawler -- was rumored last month (http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/bryan-singer-trying-to-figure-out-if-halle-berry-needs-to-return-for-x-men-days-of-future-past-20130212) along with Berry, before she was confirmed. Singer had said he was figuring out whether or not the story would fit him in, but McAvoy's word is anything to go by, apparently he has. And while we seriously wonder about an an ambitious, sci-fi tinged, two timeline mutant story that looks like it's going to be even bigger than "The Avengers" at this point, it's rather curious that Fox's comic book guru/consultant (http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/mark-millar-hired-as-creative-consultant-for-foxs-marvel-movies-will-fuel-years-of-random-speculation-20120927), Mark Millar, won't be giving his two cents.

"I’ve not spoken to Mark Millar at all. He’s not involved. I don’t know what his role is about. All I know is that I have my own specific beliefs about how to take this universe forward. I started with the first 'X-Men,' then 'First Class' and now I am combining them and I think it could go further than that and I have some ideas about that, so perhaps he should chat to me at some point," Singer told Bleeding Cool (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/03/11/bryan-singer-on-mark-millars-involvement-in-x-men-days-of-future-past).

Interesting stuff, and probably a wise choice, if only because Millar can't keep anything secret for more than five seconds without tweeting it/posting it to his forums/telling a random stranger on the street. Shooting on 'First Class' begins this spring in Montreal. The film hits theaters on July 18, 2014.
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/james-mcavoy-says-alan-cumming-nightcrawler-back-for-days-of-future-past-mark-millar-not-involved-with-film-20130312

[X-Maniac]

If majority of film takes place In 1973 why are only 4 first Class actors confirmed as returning?It seems like we have 8 now set for future scenes.That's a lot for susposly only
a small part of film.

Bryan Singer never said majority of film takes place In 1973.That came from other report.He said part of film takes place In 1973.

Michael Fassbender would be needed heavily even If there was a more equal split between 1973 and future.Which would be half of film In future and half the film In 1973 and time goes back and forth like comic.

You would think If majority of film did take place In 1973 there would be more from first class announced as returning.Right now with the nightcrawler slip and bryan announced an actor will be playing Nixon that's 13 characters councting both Xavier and Magneto as 1 character each.

At present, we have more X-Men in the future than in the past.

Could that mean that the terrible mutant-hunting and death happens mainly in the past? Do we find that Havok, Banshee, Azazel, Emma, Riptide and Angel Salvadore are already dead?

[def28]

http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/james-mcavoy-x-men-sequel-will-be-much-darker
JAMES MCAVOY: X-MEN SEQUEL WILL BE MUCH DARKER

After the rather underwhelming, yet hugely profitable, X-Men: The Last Stand, it felt like Marvel's mutant universe might be running out of steam. And then X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released. And we were convinced that all steam had well and truly disappeared.

But 2011's inventive sequel X-Men: First Class was a return to form, introducing a fine new cast with more style and verve than Last Stand and Wolverine put together.

Hopes are therefore high for the inevitable sequel X-Men: Days Of Future Past and while speaking to James McAvoy for his new British thriller Welcome To The Punch, we managed to get a few exclusive tidbits on the upcoming blockbuster.

As with many second chapters (step forward The Dark Knight), things are going to get rather bleak...

"I think it’s going to be quite a dark journey compared to the caddish, almost playboy character that we turned him into in the first movie," McAvoy confessed. "I think it will be going through a darker place to ultimately get a sorted Professor X that we’re used to seeing come the third movie. This movie might be a little bit more of a passing through the crucible for him."

He also revealed that the ever-expanding cast (recent additions include original mutants Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen along with newbies Peter Dinklage and Omar Sy), is going to make for one hell of a spectacle.

"It’s going to be a humongous cast," he noted. "It’s going to be like the cast of the beach scenes in Saving Private Ryan but everyone’s a mutant and everyone you’ve seen in other movies before."

[marvelrobbins]

No.Because the sentinles are likely to be In future scenes.

[GuestStar2004]

JAMES MCAVOY: X-MEN SEQUEL WILL BE MUCH DARKER

After the rather underwhelming, yet hugely profitable, X-Men: The Last Stand, it felt like Marvel's mutant universe might be running out of steam. And then X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released. And we were convinced that all steam had well and truly disappeared.

But 2011's inventive sequel X-Men: First Class was a return to form, introducing a fine new cast with more style and verve than Last Stand and Wolverine put together.

Hopes are therefore high for the inevitable sequel X-Men: Days Of Future Past and while speaking to James McAvoy for his new British thriller Welcome To The Punch, we managed to get a few exclusive tidbits on the upcoming blockbuster.

As with many second chapters (step forward The Dark Knight), things are going to get rather bleak...

"I think it’s going to be quite a dark journey compared to the caddish, almost playboy character that we turned him into in the first movie," McAvoy confessed. "I think it will be going through a darker place to ultimately get a sorted Professor X that we’re used to seeing come the third movie. This movie might be a little bit more of a passing through the crucible for him."

He also revealed that the ever-expanding cast (recent additions include original mutants Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen along with newbies Peter Dinklage and Omar Sy), is going to make for one hell of a spectacle.

"It’s going to be a humongous cast," he noted. "It’s going to be like the cast of the beach scenes in Saving Private Ryan but everyone’s a mutant and everyone you’ve seen in other movies before."

seems james is hoping for a 3rd movie, who knows

[marvelrobbins]

http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/james-mcavoy-x-men-sequel-will-be-much-darker

Well without question Xavier Is going to put hrought he winger In DOFP.He will discover about a dark future.And X-Men will have to try to prevent It.

I wouldn't be quite some sure on first Class headlining another film If they are going to try to alter things from other films.

[danoyse]

Lots of comments like these over the last day or so...

I've learned at this point that it doesn't matter what comes out of Singer or the actors mouths. Certain people choose to believe made up nonsense/concerns for the sake of it. :whatever:

I would imagine that wolverine fans would have no problem with the concept of the "Badass" character getting more screentime and focus than the more "boy scout" counterpart.

I just don't understand why people who have reasonable doubts about the real importance of the FC cast are treated like idiots by some people here. If you love a film and love the cast dynamics, it's only natural to worry about it when so many new actors are joining the film.

How about we discuss this movie without feeling the need to take potshots at each other in the process? No one's calling anyone an idiot, there's no need to bring up what *other people* might think, or assume words or thoughts of fans you disagree with.

Quit the unnecessary griping and stick with discussing the movie.

Thank you. :yay:

[def28]

seems james is hoping for a 3rd movie, who knows

Yeah, sounds like DOFP will be a transition movie for his character. Be interesting how they follow this one up.

[Double B]

I still think we'll end up with a FC sequel and an OT sequel after this. One by Vaughn and one by Singer.

[GuestStar2004]

it would be impressive if you could have the franchise staying strong with 2 different timelines, but i have my doubts, its abit much to go back and forth and still keep casual audiences knowing whats going on

[def28]

Unless they are both in the same film again. I never really dug the idea of of flip flopping between FC and Modern X-Men as stand alones.

[Double B]

To be honest, I doubt they'll get beyond a FC 3 anyway, so I don't know how much life that part of the franchise has left.

[def28]

Yeah, I really cant see them pushing past that. At some point I want it to just be moving forward. Not all over the place in time. Too many prequels.

[psylockolussus]

So more evidence on how big the FC roles are. Yet folks will still choose to believe otherwise.

No one is questioning the how big the FC roles are. But when you have 4 people from the cast of FC and you have 7 people from the original trilogy, some people can't help to think that this movie is looking like a X-Men 4 movie rather than a sequel to First Class.

[Mad Ones]

If time is evenly distributed between the trilogy and First Class, the First Class actors will have a larger role because they'll only have to divide their screen time by four, as opposed to seven.

[psyonic]

I think the FC cast will be brought into the future and have them stay there for the remainder of the film series and when I say future it'll be after the Sentinel timeline is prevented, so some time shortly after X3. The older actors of cast will be gone except for maybe Hugh Jackman. Cyclops, Jean and Storm will be recast with younger actors possibly introduced in DoFP?

The X-Men will be Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean, Storm, Rogue, Iceman, Kitty, Hoult Beast and McAvoy Xavier with the Brotherhood being Fassbender Magneto and Lawrence Mystique for future films.

[Hawkingbird]

I think we can presume they'll add some more characters however.

[GuestStar2004]

I think the FC cast will be brought into the future and have them stay there for the remainder of the film series and when I say future it'll be after the Sentinel timeline is prevented, so some time shortly after X3. The older actors of cast will be gone except for maybe Hugh Jackman. Cyclops, Jean and Storm will be recast with younger actors possibly introduced in DoFP?

The X-Men will be Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean, Storm, Rogue, Iceman, Kitty, Hoult Beast and McAvoy Xavier with the Brotherhood being Fassbender Magneto and Lawrence Mystique for future films.


i'm not sure you could do that, i'm not an expert at time travel but seems like something that couldn't work

thats alot of twisting time to the point where nothing joins up very well

[psylockolussus]

daniel cudmore ‏@danielcudmore

Thanks for all the love for my return to the Xmen universe! I'm so pumped for this movie! #daysoffuturepast

Daniel tweeting about his comeback!

[Alison Blaire]

This is so amazing,new Famke Janssen's Hemlock Grove video:

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/03/18/hemlock-grove-exclusive-trailer

[Specter313]

Magneto marrying Professor X? What once seemed relegated to the realm of fanfic is now coming to pass -- sort of.

Appearing on the U.K.'s popular Jonathan Ross Show, Ian McKellen, who has played the metal-bending mutant Magneto in three X-Men movies, revealed: "I'm going to marry Patrick [Stewart]. I am going to officiate at his wedding."

Ross pressed McKellen, 73, on how he is legally equipped to marry Stewart, who plays the wheelchair-bound Professor Charles Xavier in the Marvel movies, and his fiancee, jazz singer Sunny Ozell.

“I don’t know,” McKellen said. “But in Massachusetts, in the middle of America somewhere, you get a friend along, and I read out the words, and Sunny and Patrick will then be married. … I’ve done it once before with two guys having a civil partnership. I was crying my eyes out.”

Massachusetts' Secretary of Commonwealth offers a service that allows a family friend or relative to perform a couple's wedding ceremony for a one-time fee of $25.

Asked what he might wear to the happy event, McKellen replied that the last time he officiated, he wore "a white gown which I bought in India. You mustn’t upstage the bride.”

Stewart, 72, has been romantically linked to Ozell, 35, since 2009.

Both he and McKellen will reprise their X-Men roles in flashback scenes in the upcoming prequel, X-Men: Days of Future Past.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sir-ian-mckellen-officiate-at-429459

[DarknessOfDeath]

This is so amazing,new Famke Janssen's Hemlock Grove video:

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/03/18/hemlock-grove-exclusive-trailer

Wow...Famke looking so sexy as hell...omg... like hello...Mmmm :hrt: oh gods...

[EnDz0n3]

New Entertainment Weekly (http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/03/22/jennifer-lawrence-hunger-games-x-men/) Interview with Bryan Singer, regarding Jennifer Lawrence:

X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn cast her to play a younger version of Mystique, the blue-skinned mutant played by Rebecca Romijn in the original films, for his 2011 preboot. Her supporting character took a backseat to mutant frenemies played by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, but the actress made an immediate impression on First Class producer Bryan Singer, who’s directing the sequel, Days of Future Past.

“There was a sequence they were doing with James and Mike, and I noticed that she had no trouble speaking her mind, in a fun way,” laughs Singer. “She and Matthew sort of had a back and forth about what was working and what wasn’t, and it just sort of struck me that of all the actors standing on the platform, she was among the youngest and yet she was able to be the most vocal.”

Last April, Fox pushed back its start date for Days of Future Past, sidestepping a scheduling conflict with Catching Fire, which filmed last fall and just wrapped reshoots. Days of Future Past finally gets underway April 14 in Montreal, and Lawrence’s character is expected to play a larger role in the sequel, though Singer says that was always the plan and nothing has been changed plotwise to showcase her presence.

“You have to be careful not to suddenly lean the movie all towards her just for her rise in popularity,” Singer says. “It has to work for the character. She’d be the first person to argue that. It’s an ensemble movie. It’s definitely not suddenly her movie, but she factors in it significantly. She’s going to be more bad-ass in this movie, which will be nice. A lot more bad-ass than Hunger Games. Which will be fun to see, because she’s very feisty, as you may have noticed in Silver Linings.”

“In an industry where people are so worried about everything and put such importance on the process it takes to get ready for the Academy Awards — like what was your process to put on a dress and take a shower? — she understands the lack of importance of that,” says Singer, who got to know Lawrence better in England during the filming of Jack the Giant Slayer, which stars Lawrence’s now ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult. “She doesn’t care what people think about her, what she looks like, her weight, her attitude, her anything. She just doesn’t.”

Singer knows how to get attention.

"She’s going to be more bad-ass in this movie, which will be nice. A lot more bad-ass than Hunger Games."

There's your pull-quote! :D

[JP]

Exciting to hear! Bring on bad ass Jenn.

[Storm22]

After seeing what Singer did with Mystique in X2 I'm looking forward to seeing a more bad ass side to Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique.

[X-Maniac]

After seeing what Singer did with Mystique in X2 I'm looking forward to seeing a more bad ass side to Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique.

As long as there is a reason why she became more 'bad-ass.' She was much more vulnerable and timid in First Class and we should know why she has toughened up.

[Angamb]

yeah, Im intrigued too, and confident Singer will do something really really cool with Jennifer. Some haters will be surprised, Im sure

[marvelrobbins]

What do you want to bet we are going to see tranaformation to more badass Mystique
that we saw In X2.

Who knows maybe It will be Mystique who Is assigned to kill the human Peter Dinklage Is playing.

Regardless Jennifer won't be playing a timid Mystique anymore.

[Angamb]

thats exactly what I wanted on this movie. To see Magneto asking Raven to kill the politician. as her very first dark mission, showing her conflict or what happens to her to decide to do it.

THATS the interesting stuff regarding young Mystique, how she evolves to the Mystique everyone knows.

I hope Singer delivers

[psylockolussus]

Well I hope DOFP will really show how Mystique's attitude went from a sweet girl to a cold hearted person. I feel like its the important thing that they should give to Mystique in this movie. Even if Jennifer Lawrence/Mystique aren't going to appear in future movies, but if they explained why Mystique became a cold person, at least they have completed her story arc.

[Angamb]

after FC, Ive thought about cool and dark stuff regarding young Mystique

like showing Raven on the streets, at night, and a group of humans antimutants attacking her heavily, for being a mutant. That would be something really intense for the character, and to me, that would be more than enough to make us believe why Mystique started hating humans and becoming slowly the cold character she is.

I imagined too Azazel finding her, as a beautiful moment for the two, and as a way to start the Nightcrawler connection.

But sadly all of this is out of Singer plans right now. Such a shame

[DarknessOfDeath]

"Its people like you I was afraid to go to school as a child!"

[marvelrobbins]

after FC, Ive thought about cool and dark stuff regarding young Mystique

like showing Raven on the streets, at night, and a group of humans antimutants attacking her heavily, for being a mutant. That would be something really intense for the character, and to me, that would be more than enough to make us believe why Mystique started hating humans and becoming slowly the cold character she is.

I imagined too Azazel finding her, as a beautiful moment for the two, and as a way to start the Nightcrawler connection.

But sadly all of this is out of Singer plans right now. Such a shame

Well since all hellfire survivors are gone maybe Azarel knocked her up,Magneto killed him and to prove loyalty she dumped Nightcrawler after he was born In the 11 year gap between end of first Class and begining of 1973 part of DOFP.

[Angamb]

highly doubt Singer touchs the Azazel/Kurt issue.

feels surprising to me, since Ive always thought Singer loved their connection. but anyway, Ive came to accept that most of FC wont return.

sad, but I have to accept it.

[MarvelU]

Not surprised about Mystique being given a larger role for this new film. I have a feeling she will be in both time-lines. Singer was able to turn Rebecca's Mystique into a cold-deadly assassin, and I bet that is what he plans with Jennifer Lawrences Mystique as well.

[psylockolussus]

Not surprised about Mystique being given a larger role for this new film. I have a feeling she will be in both time-lines. Singer was able to turn Rebecca's Mystique into a cold-deadly assassin, and I bet that is what he plans with Jennifer Lawrences Mystique as well.

I feel like the story-arc of the future Mystique ended when Magneto left her and Mystique helped the government to track down Magneto. I can see Bryan Singer wanting Rebecca Romijn's Mystique to have a better send-off or a better last scene in the series. Future Mystique could also just comeback especially if the cure is temporary for all the mutants. But when I think about it, thats another (minor) story-arc that they have to deal in the movie. It also leads to more questions like are they gonna fix the relationship of Future Magneto/Future Mystique, what is Mystique doing in the future, is Mystique is going to work with the X-Men, is Mystique to going to meet Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique, etc etc etc.

And as for Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique visiting the future period, I don't thnk it will happen since the majority of this film is set in 1973.

[marvelrobbins]

If another character from OT shows up In future It would be Mystique.And I don't think they would spend any time In 30 to 40 Minute timeframe of future scenes If that Is how they balance the 2 time frames on dealing with things that went down under Brett Ratner especilly since by end of film much of that film may be Ilrelvent to future films.

Jennifer Lawrence won't be in Future.If Mystique makes cut of future scenes It will be
Rebecca Romijn playing her.

[psylockolussus]

They aren't going to deal with The Last Stand that much because this movie isn't about that, but I don't think they would take the time to deal with the return of Rebecca Romijn's Mystique. They already have the Sentinels, the powers of Rogue/Magneto returning, the return of Professor X and the process of going to the past. You keep pushing this idea of Rebecca Romijn returning but I just don't see it. Her character isn't as important as the characters of Ian McKellen/Patrick Stewart that both version of Mystique should appear in the movie too. If they are bringing back Rebecca Romijn then they should also bring back Kelsey Grammer.

[EnDz0n3]

I feel like the story-arc of the future Mystique ended when Magneto left her and Mystique helped the government to track down Magneto. I can see Bryan Singer wanting Rebecca Romijn's Mystique to have a better send-off or a better last scene in the series. Future Mystique could also just comeback especially if the cure is temporary for all the mutants. But when I think about it, thats another (minor) story-arc that they have to deal in the movie. It also leads to more questions like are they gonna fix the relationship of Future Magneto/Future Mystique, what is Mystique doing in the future, is Mystique is going to work with the X-Men, is Mystique to going to meet Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique, etc etc etc.

And as for Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique visiting the future period, I don't thnk it will happen since the majority of this film is set in 1973.

You say that as if we know for a fact that Mystique betrayed Magneto in X3 by leading them to the camps. For all we know, Mystique could have known she was leading them to Multiple Man and she was in on the plan. X3 was never very clear on that.

[marvelrobbins]

They aren't going to deal with The Last Stand that much because this movie isn't about that, but I don't think they would take the time to deal with the return of Rebecca Romijn's Mystique. They already have the Sentinels, the powers of Rogue/Magneto returning, the return of Professor X and the process of going to the past. You keep pushing this idea of Rebecca Romijn returning but I just don't see it. Her character isn't as important as the characters of Ian McKellen/Patrick Stewart that both version of Mystique should appear in the movie too. If they are bringing back Rebecca Romijn then they should also bring back Kelsey Grammer.

Right now we don't even know If Mystique will be In future.I said If Mystique
makes the cut In future then Rebecca Romijn would return.Right now we have been given no Indication that Is happening.It's possibly but so far not happening.Rebecca Is one of the prosinger members of X-Men/X2 cast.

Kelsey Grammer just brings up more of contunity issues due to different appearances for Beast.Now Bryan cast rebecca.He didn't cast Grammer.
Obviously he would be more Into getting her back.So far we have no Indication of that.

[marvelrobbins]

You say that as if we know for a fact that Mystique betrayed Magneto in X3 by leading them to the camps. For all we know, Mystique could have known she was leading them to Multiple Man and she was in on the plan. X3 was never very clear on that.

On Last stand commantary It was said the plan was for Rebecca to show up
at end of film to join Ian Mckellen In park where It would have been revealed
her going to government leading them to camp where they found Multiple Man
was part of plan.Due to her schedule she wasn't available since It was filmed much later than her other scenes.

[psylockolussus]

You say that as if we know for a fact that Mystique betrayed Magneto in X3 by leading them to the camps. For all we know, Mystique could have known she was leading them to Multiple Man and she was in on the plan. X3 was never very clear on that.

Eh not at all. The movie doesn't have to feed you every single information. We have common sense you know. There was no indication that Magneto talked to Mystique after he abandoned her in the truck and that Mystique will still help Magneto to trick the government.

[marvelrobbins]

Right now arguring about Mystique In trilogy and future scenes In DOFP Is waste of time since so far we have no indication she has made the cut for future scenes.We can argue that If Rebecca Romijn Is ever confirmed.Except for possabel surprise cameos at end of film we may know who the returing characters are for future scenes.

[Mulholland '49]

Seemed like anyone who was either cured or died was just based on the writer's inability to make use of them. Was Rebecca too busy to be on set or did the writers just forget about her character?

[DarknessOfDeath]

Probably forgot about her character...just like when they screwed up dark phoenix when all this time, Famke fought hard for the character to be true to the comics but did they listen? No...of course not. why would the studio listen to her when they should have? why didn't Rebecca fight hard for her character not to be cured?

After all that was said and done, I really wonder if Fox really realized what a horrible job they made making X3. It shows. It really does...same can be said about Origins: Wolverine. Also makes me wonder after all these years, did Fox learn from the mistakes they made in the past? Cause I seriously hope so since I don't want Days of Future Past to be a failure. I want this movie to be really good. :D

[def28]

P
After all that was said and done, I really wonder if Fox really realized what a horrible job they made making X3. It shows. It really does...same can be said about Origins: Wolverine. Also makes me wonder after all these years, did Fox learn from the mistakes they made in the past? Cause I seriously hope so since I don't want Days of Future Past to be a failure. I want this movie to be really good. :D

First Class happened which already broke the franchise's ****** movie streak. Plus Singers back in control with the OT cast. This is essentially what X1 and 2 fans have always wanted. So seems they listened. No reason to be worried yet if your a fan of those films.

[psyonic]

I'm willing to bet Rebecca Romijn will return as Mystique for the future scenes because she was alive at the end of X3, and also because she is in the 70's audiences will wonder what happens to her in the future.

[Mrs Vimes]

After Silver Linings Playbook, I definitely look forward to an edgier, darker Mystique from Jennifer. Though I still think that she will be somewhere in between her FC version and OT version.

[psylockolussus]

I think Jennifer Lawrence could easily portray the bad-ass and cold version of Mystique.

[JP]

She was pretty bad ass in SLP. But I agree that she should still be somewhat in between. FC Mystique was an actual character with a personality and her own problems and issues, and that's why I connected with her. Mystique in the OT was just a cold hearted moving piece of art - which was also fun.

[DarknessOfDeath]

First Class happened which already broke the franchise's ****** movie streak. Plus Singers back in control with the OT cast. This is essentially what X1 and 2 fans have always wanted. So seems they listened. No reason to be worried yet if your a fan of those films.

oh I am a fan of X1 and X2 alright. :D

[GuestStar2004]

I'm willing to bet Rebecca Romijn will return as Mystique for the future scenes because she was alive at the end of X3, and also because she is in the 70's audiences will wonder what happens to her in the future.

by that logic they should bring X3 beast back too

i don't think rebecca wil be in this film, infact i think the only younger and older characters will be xavier and magneto

as much as it would be a nice idea to have patricks xavier talking to Mystique in the future as a little way to tie first class to the original films but i honestly have my doubts

[Angamb]

they can keep that as possible subplots/details for next sequel.

They should adress all the stuff and relationships on this sequel, so if they are really planning to expand the universe and develop the characters, all these details should be kept for next movies.

[MarvelU]

Probably forgot about her character...just like when they screwed up dark phoenix when all this time, Famke fought hard for the character to be true to the comics but did they listen? No...of course not. why would the studio listen to her when they should have? why didn't Rebecca fight hard for her character not to be cured?

After all that was said and done, I really wonder if Fox really realized what a horrible job they made making X3. It shows. It really does...same can be said about Origins: Wolverine. Also makes me wonder after all these years, did Fox learn from the mistakes they made in the past? Cause I seriously hope so since I don't want Days of Future Past to be a failure. I want this movie to be really good. :D

It seemed during the 2005-2009 period Fox moved their focus from the X-Men and just rushed the stories with random directors. But after the huge sucess of The Avengers every company from DC Comics to even Fox now seems they want some of that success. Comic movies can be successful and since Fox owns The X-Men there are tons and tons of characters that could be used for future films. Fox needed to start putting X-Men on the map and that is what they plan to do with this movie if it is indeed the biggest X-men movie to date.

[EnDz0n3]

Eh not at all. The movie doesn't have to feed you every single information. We have common sense you know. There was no indication that Magneto talked to Mystique after he abandoned her in the truck and that Mystique will still help Magneto to trick the government.

LOL not feeding you information works both ways. Them not telling you that Mystique was in on the plan the entire time can be part of the "not feeding you information." It can be inferred dontchaknow

And besides as marvelrobbins has indicated (I don't recall that part of the BTS commentary at all, probably coz I don't really care about TLS) it looks like they planned it all along.

[X-Maniac]

LOL not feeding you information works both ways. Them not telling you that Mystique was in on the plan the entire time can be part of the "not feeding you information." It can be inferred dontchaknow

And besides as marvelrobbins has indicated (I don't recall that part of the BTS commentary at all, probably coz I don't really care about TLS) it looks like they planned it all along.

How can she be 'in on the plan'? There was no plan. She threw herself in front of Magneto when the guard regained consciousness and fired the cure dart on that truck, she ended up being cured, and Magneto then abandoned her and walked off.

No one knew that the guard was going to fire that dart, so there was no 'plan.'

[psylockolussus]

LOL not feeding you information works both ways. Them not telling you that Mystique was in on the plan the entire time can be part of the "not feeding you information." It can be inferred dontchaknow

And besides as marvelrobbins has indicated (I don't recall that part of the BTS commentary at all, probably coz I don't really care about TLS) it looks like they planned it all along.

So things that didn't make the final cut are now part of the final movie? No they aren't.

Mystique reported Magneto's hideout because Magneto abandoned her when she was cured. Its simple as that.

[Alison Blaire]

Famke Janssen yesterday on Wondercon:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYtFx25IykA

[Double B]

Ha! The original Wolverine.

[marvelrobbins]

Famke look gorgeous.

[DarknessOfDeath]

She does... Mmm... :)

[Mulholland '49]

Ha! The original Wolverine.

Haha, noticed that.

[Angamb]

Lucas Till new movie trailer, Crush:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CSRjNFiyPO8

He looks great, and it seems this movie will show a new side of him as an actor.

I'll miss him on DOFP. Havok deserved two x-men movies back to back :csad:

[Hawkingbird]

And Banshee :(

[narrows101]

See Hugh prep at the gym in NYC:

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http://cdn02.cdn.socialitelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/10/hugh-jackman-gym-workout-04102013-23-580x435.jpg

http://socialitelife.com/photos/hugh-jackman-his-huge-muscles-enjoy-a-workout/exclusive-hugh-jackman-lifts-weights-then-goes-running-with-his-dog-18

[Double B]

Good Christ.

Hello, Hugh. :cool:

[X-Maniac]

He doesn't really need to be massively muscular anyway. He wasn't in X1 and he seemed most like Wolverine in many parts of that movie, like the cage-fight scene.

[Angamb]

Yes, Singer!!! push Hugh all you can, he's getting paid all those millions, so dont be shy with him, lol.

[Double B]

It's funny. Normally as actors grow older, they grow out of their roles, looking less like the character. But Hugh, and Halle (to a slightly lesser extent) look more like Wolverine and Storm than ever.

[marvelrobbins]

This shows how dedicated Hugh Is.Even when film turns out disappointing like with last Stand and Origins It defently wasn't because he wasn't dedicated or doing a half ass job.

[narrows101]

He doesn't really need to be massively muscular anyway. He wasn't in X1 and he seemed most like Wolverine in many parts of that movie, like the cage-fight scene.
I think in X1 he didn't have much time to bulk up since he was cast while the movie was filming and I think the cage-fight scene was one of the first he filmed.

[Mrs Vimes]

It might suit the character but I'm not a fan of the overly muscular look, personally.

[NanaT]

actually the cage fight was one of the last scenes they filmed which allowed time for hugh to bulk up. So when you see his physique at the beginning of the movie the audience believe that he's in that shape for the whole movie

[narrows101]

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My mistake re the cage scene, I guess I got it backwards!

[Double B]

*fans self*

Mildly, off topic, but I'd hate to be a celebrity. You can't even go to the gym in peace.

[X-Maniac]

*fans self*

Mildly, off topic, but I'd hate to be a celebrity. You can't even go to the gym in peace.

I'm sure it's all part of the publicity plan. The camera filming Hugh can't have been furtive.

[psylockolussus]

Wow! Hugh Jackman is soooo beefy! yum!

[Angamb]

on other hand, he still has short hair.

Singer tweeted OSCARS nights "Hugh dont cut the hair anymore" or something like that, but still looks short

I like wild hair Wolverine, its more iconic. They can pull it off, just with the right makeup/hair team

[DarknessOfDeath]

Man. Now I wish I was Hugh Jackman all beefed up. heh.

[lucas8771]

on other hand, he still has short hair.

Singer tweeted OSCARS nights "Hugh dont cut the hair anymore" or something like that, but still looks short

I like wild hair Wolverine, its more iconic. They can pull it off, just with the right makeup/hair team

From Oscars until last week Hugh was filming the movie 'Prisoners', so he couldn't change his hairstyle.

On another note, how will Halle being pregnant effect this film?

[narrows101]

I'm sure it's all part of the publicity plan. The camera filming Hugh can't have been furtive.
Not part of publicity - you probably have no idea all the photos/videos snapped of Hugh. There was a video from today of him walking his dog and the dog got into a barking tiff with another dog. And there's always photos of him taking his kids to school. And this is not the first time he's been snapped working out from the outside looking in. He's followed by the paps in NYC all the time, especially since they know where he lives.

[EnDz0n3]

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My mistake re the cage scene, I guess I got it backwards!

Woah between the inclined DB press (looks like 25lbs Dumb bells), Bench press (looks like 40lbs?) and Leg raises, looks like I'm doing the same routine Hugh's doing...BUT WHY AM I NOT AS BIG AS HUGH??!?? :huh: :oldrazz:

[psylockolussus]

Maybe your diet/meals are a bit different .

[EnDz0n3]

Yea. Also I'm not paid to do any of this. LOL

[psylockolussus]

Michael Fassbender's proyect in 2015, Assassin's Creed will be released in May 22, 2015!

[Mrs Vimes]

That's based on a video game right?

Movies based on video games tend to be dodgy rather than not, but we'll see.

[wikox]

bryan is following a new player in twiter. JPFerreri. Mean? Something?.
JP Ferreri @ JPFerreri May 8
Yay sign my contract next Monday!

[BMM]

Edit.

[narrows101]

bryan is following a new player in twiter. JPFerreri. Mean? Something?.
JP Ferreri @ JPFerreri May 8
Yay sign my contract next Monday!
I think J.P. Ferreri is still on Broadway doing "Newsies" although in his Twitter there is a photo of him with Nicholas Hoult.

https://twitter.com/JPFerreri

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BKh1raoCQAAdlxH.jpg:large

JPFerreri (https://twitter.com/JPFerreri) JP Ferreri
Nicholas Hoult's cool #goodtimes (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23goodtimes&src=hash) pic.twitter.com/AcBVptWRw4 (http://t.co/AcBVptWRw4)

[Angamb]

after seeing some pics and videos of him, I dont see him at all as part of this franchise, or as a x-man.

So I hope this is just Singer meeting actors here and there :D

[JP]

JP is a Broadway actor (never thought I'd see him in this thread, hahah!).

Bryan and Nick were/are in NYC right now. I'm sure they hit up a few bars, nothing more.

[Angamb]

more than likely, yes

[psylockolussus]

That's based on a video game right?

Movies based on video games tend to be dodgy rather than not, but we'll see.

Yes!

Hopefully things will change! Assassin's Creed is a fun game!

[Melapi]

Phase 4 Films acquired all U.S. and Canadian rights to writer-director Shana Betz’s feature directorial debut Free Ride. The film stars Anna Paquin, Cam Gigandet, Drea De Matteo, Liana Liberato, Jeff Hephner, Brit Morgan and Ava Acres. Scripted by Betz, the film is produced by Susan Dynner, Cerise Hallam Larkin, Chris Swinney and Paquin, and executive produced by Mark Larkin and Stephen Moyer. This is the first film production from Paquin and Moyer’s new production company CASM. Phase 4 will release the film later this year in theaters and on demand. Paquin and Moyer star together in HBO’s True Blood. Set in the 1970s and based on her life story, Betz’s accomplished directorial debut is a provocative crime thriller: Paquin plays a single mother who moves to Florida with her daughters in search of a better life but gets pulled into the high-stakes drug-trade business.

“Shana Betz has written and directed a poignant and gripping film anchored by a powerful performance by Anna Paquin,” says Phase 4′s Barry Meyerowitz. “We look forward to working with Shana, and the entire cast and producing team to bring this film to audiences.”

“It’s always very exciting to discover talented writers and directors at the beginning of their careers. Based on the life story of Shana Betz, our writer-director, Free Ride tells an emotionally intense story of survival, and the lengths a mother will go to, to take care of her children,” said Paquin. ”This was a story we felt passionately needed to be told. We are thrilled that Phase 4 is as excited about the film as we are and look forward to working with them.”

Phase 4′s Larry Greenberg and Katharyn Howe did the deal with Paradigm’s Nick LoPiccolo and attorney Ron Levin. Featured Artists Agency’s Brian Dreyfuss reps Betz and was heavily involved in packaging the movie. Cargo Entertainment is handling international sales.
Source: DEADLINE http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/cannes-phase-4-acquires-u-s-canadian-on-anna-paquin-pic-free-ride/

I'm so excited! It sounds very promising and Anna always tops her game in indies. I hope it has a wide release.

P.S.: I was looking for a thread for the OT CAST, but I couldn't find one so I posted here.

[Angamb]

good news, would be awesome if Anna got at least an Oscar nom after all these years.

Now more interested in the movie. Thanks4p

[NanaT]

good news, would be awesome if Anna got at least an Oscar nom after all these years.

Now more interested in the movie. Thanks4p

you don't need an oscar to prove your acting ability. And Anna already has one, and she got it at such a young age as well.

[psylockolussus]

Yup! Anna Paquin is already a pro!