Official Cyclops/marsden Thread

[fallenAngel]

wow, nice to see this thread is still alive.

Even if it's the same convo over and over again.

CYKE RULES!!!!!!

 

[ntcrawler]

Dude, I don't agree with your view, but I can't think of a better way for you to have gotten your point across.

Those are friggin' hilarious dude!

Thank you

 

[narrows101]

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I ditched Mama the moment I saw a hottie lingering in the corner. I wasn't gonna pass up a brief encounter with James Marsden! I have this thing I do when I meet famous people — to prove I'm actually a fan, I bring up their most obscure credit. Jimmy said that being cast in the film version of the musical Hairspray will surprise fans who don't know he can sing. I told him this was no surprise to me — I've been a fan since his short-lived series Second Noah (circa 1996), in which he regularly sang and played the guitar. He was shocked I remembered that, but laughed when I explained, "Well, most of the time you were singing, you were shirtless — that might be why it stuck in my head!" Hairspray director Adam Shankman tried to make me jealous by saying that because they just flew in for the opening, he and Jimmy both had to change in a bathroom at the airport — that lucky *****! When I asked Marsden about his ambitions, he said, "I always wanted to be in movies. I didn't care if I was a star or not — as long as the roles were interesting. For better or for worse, I'm having the career I dreamt of." But that doesn't mean he's complacent — his new dream is to do a musical with his X-Men co-star Hugh Jackman. "I'd do anything for that man," he confided in me. Ditto!

 

[CapBeerCino]

:heart: narrows I love you! ...er... I mean thanx!

What a sweet guy...

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

...Jimmy loves Hugh... Oi... He'd do anything for him. hehehe. I smell Scogan just around the corner

 

[CapBeerCino]

That's freaky - I was just (don't get it the worng way) thinking of you DOD...

 

[Balian]

Did you see it? It's only showing in 5 theatres. The reviews seem to be poor (RT 15%) although Marsden came off fairly well in them. Perhaps Heights would be a better one to see.

Yeah I did, I found it a enjoyable gangster/mafia film, the acting's really good, from Marsden and Ribisi especially.
I still have to see Heights.

 

[SCOTT&JEAN]

That's freaky - I was just (don't get it the worng way) thinking of you DOD...

lol... I was thinking of both you and DoD when I read that article...

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

I got the tingly feeling in my head and inside my body, Cap. lol

 

[LastSunrise1981]

 

[X-Maniac]

^^^ If Singer had cast a beefy Cyclops like that, Jackman's Wolverine might not have been so dominant...

 

[The Original Bamfer]

I'm a huge Marsden Fan, but I truly believe a big actor would have allowed Cyke to be better represented (Because of the actor's fame, not necessarily their talent). It's sad really, as Scott's always deserved to be a mainplayer in the ensemble.

 

[X-Maniac]

I'm a huge Marsden Fan, but I truly believe a big actor would have allowed Cyke to be better represented (Because of the actor's fame, not necessarily their talent). It's sad really, as Scott's always deserved to be a mainplayer in the ensemble.

Well, not necessarily a big name (was Jackman well-known at the time?), but someone with a more physical presence... I'm not knocking Marsden, but when up against Jackman's 6ft 3 Wolverine, it's obvious who is the alpha male.

 

[The Original Bamfer]

Jackman became big, and not all, of course, because of X-Men. Marsden, however, was never a big name. If you had someone of Tom Cruise's Status (which I'd never want, but was rumored for original casting), there'd be no doubt Cyclops would be a big character. S'too abd.

 

[larryfilmmaker]

that's ironic. I always thought Marsden was cast because he looked like Tom Cruise and Jackman was cast because he looks like a young Clint Eastwood. THAT is how a studio tries to make money without dishing out the big bucks for the big names. Fox sucks.

 

[N_z0]

I'm a huge Marsden Fan, but I truly believe a big actor would have allowed Cyke to be better represented (Because of the actor's fame, not necessarily their talent). It's sad really, as Scott's always deserved to be a mainplayer in the ensemble.

There are quite a few times when I think that. That a bigger-named star would've guaranteed a bigger role for Slim. Yet I'm constantly reminded of the name Shawn Ashmore and that argument loses it's merit.

 

[UraniaChang]

But I don't want some big-name takes up Cyclops' role simply because they can draw more attention...
A good actor is supposed to be a talented one, and I like James' acting, I think the film studio should stick to the original setting of characters...A Wolverine of 6 feet high? Or were they afraid that he won't be so popular if they found someone 5 feet high played the role instead?
And Tom Cruise? No offense, but if they really cast him as Cyclops, I probably would be more disappointed, I'm not saying he's a bad actor...but he doesn't have the image of Cyke IMO.

 

[ntcrawler]

James Marsden wasn't cast wrong. Hugh Jackman was. Wolverine is supposed to be short. 5 foot 3. That's supposed to be part of the char's chacteristics and irony, just like the animal known as a wolverine, or badger. A small, vicious, mean little critter that can bring down moose. Making him over a foot taller and towering over everyone else ruins that effect.

 

[larryfilmmaker]

very true Ntcrawler. The movie Wolverine, in my never humble opinion, was a movie studio typical lead. Tall, dark, and handesome. I don't remember any of those EVER fitting the Wolverine I grew up with. Honestly tho, as much as I dig Marsden in other movies, he also lacks the presence I think Cyclops should have. No, it's not because of little screen time... the guy just doesn't have a commanding aura. Reeve had it, Routh had it, Cyclops should have it too.

 

[larryfilmmaker]

my Wolverine: Robert Shaw (Jaws version, minus 6 inches)
my Cyclops: Harrison Ford (Force Ten from Navarone version)
my Gambit: that dark haired dude from "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World" he can act, tho in a show like that he rarely gets to show it

 

[SCOTT&JEAN]

Martin Short Fame Becomes Me Broadway Opening Night - August 17th

 

[Bastila]

nice pictures, but what is it for an broadway show?

 

[SCOTT&JEAN]

nice pictures, but what is it for an broadway show?

I think so. But I'm not 100% sure.

 

[Bastila]

I would love him to come to the west end !!!

 

[narrows101]

Here's the info on Martin Short on Broadway:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101455.html

Short Ribs Broadway in Fame Becomes Me, Opening on Broadway Aug. 17
By Robert Simonson
August 17, 2006

After tryouts in San Francisco, Toronto and Chicago, Tony-winner Martin Short's new show Fame Becomes Me opens at Broadway's Jacobs Theatre on Aug. 17, after previews since July 29.

The new comedy with music stars "SCTV" and "Saturday Night Live" veteran Short, and was conceived by Tony Award winner Short (Little Me) and Hairspray's Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

The production features music by Shaiman (who is also cast member), lyrics by Wittman and Shaiman and direction by Wittman. Charlie Alterman is the musical director. Wittman and Shaiman's Fame Becomes Me score includes such tunes as "Stepbrother de Jesus," "12 Step Pappy" and "Sniff, Sniff."

Alan Zweibel recently joined the creative team, providing "additional material."

Joining Short onstage are Brooks Ashmanskas (Little Me), Mary Birdsong ("Reno 911"), Capathia Jenkins (Caroline, or Change) and Nicole Parker ("Mad TV"). They play numerous different roles alongside Short "guiding the audience through an improbable musical version of his life story," according to press materials.

One much talked-about section of the evening has Short adopt one of his best-known characters, clueless and corpulent celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick. Glick drafts a famous guest out of the audience and then grills them with needling questions. Past victims have include David Schwimmer, Dennis Miller, Michael Riedel, Gene Simmons, Bob Costas, Chris Noth, Nathan Lane, Cynthia Nixon and Kevin Nealon. On some evenings, the interviewee is an average theatregoer.

The structural nature of the long-gestating show is described thusly: "Leading the audience through a breathless 100 minute romp, Short re-enacts such imagined lifetime high points as his birth in 1976; his abusive father, a legendary Saskatchewan song and dance man; his heartbreaking Golden Globe-nominated performance as a mentally challenged concentration camp survivor and even his afterlife in show biz heaven.

Along the way, superstars including Ellen DeGeneres, Liz Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Jodi Foster and Renee Zellweger are conjured nightly along side Short's unforgettable characters Jiminy Glick, Ed Grimley and Irving Cohen." Short most recently starred in the Los Angeles debut of The Producers as Leo Bloom. He won a Tony for Little Me and also starred in Broadway's The Goodbye Girl.