Days of Future Past The Official Lucas Till/Havok Thread

[Havok fan]

By the way,all the interviews from x men first class actors: all others talked about the darkside/cloths of the characters or why they become who they are, lucas till is the only one so far to describe the power/action character close to the character from comic book, this young actor is good, he knows who he portrays (even the time frame is mix, well, as soon as havok and cyclops are not physically apears in the same movie, that should be fine)

 

[Angamb]

not sure at all about Lucas words at all.

Maybe Scott ends being Havocs younger brother.... but Singer and Lucas interviews dont make it clear yet.

 

[The Wizard]

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2011/02/lucas-till-confirms-hes-cyclop.html

 

[Wolverine1988]

Still doesn't confirm they will be brothers in the film, he could just be explaning there realtionship in comic loir.

I still don't think they will be brothers but instead Havoc will be the father of Cyclops, which i know is gonna make comic geeks head explode.

 

[Hellion]

Yeah, I'm sure he's just showing he's aware/knows details of the source material (the comics)...

 

[The Guard]

I still don't understand why there is so much focus on whether Alex is Scott's brother in the film...as he clearly cannot be...as Scott does not exist yet.

 

[Angamb]

wanted to post this:



Its a nice watch, isnt it?

 

[Havok fan]

wow, cool picture, cyclops and havok, badass x men character.
Hi, Fox/x men producers starts to take questions from fans, I think this is a good chance for any complaints or suggestions to be gotten attention from fox. haha
It is on x men movie facebook. Fox signs each actor to answer question for a week until the movie comes out.

 

[BMM]

Lucas Till X-Pert Q&A, regarding his role as Havok:

Who is your favorite super hero, and why?
My favorite superhero has always been Batman. Although being a billionaire is nearly impossible for myself, it's still a lot easier than being born an alien or exposing myself to radioactive waste and hoping for the best.


Why did you decide to play the role of Havok?
I decided to play the role of Havok after an extensive audition process and wanting to be a superhero my entire life and seeing unemployment on the "less than" side of the inequality.


Did you do any research for your role beforehand?
Fox was actually thoughtful enough to make it someone's job on X-Men to give anyone who wanted it, copies of the comics relevant to our characters' entire story lines, and that was all the research I really needed.


What was it like to play a character like Havok, having to live up to being the brother of Cyclops?
To play Havok is the chance of a lifetime, or at least until they recast me in the next one, but seriously it's a dream fulfilled to step into Alex Summers' shoes.


What did you enjoy the most about getting into the X-Men Universe?
The best thing about stepping into the X-Men universe is all of your friends texting you saying, "Dude, I might actually go see this one you're in. Good job man."


Do you enjoy the power you have in this movie, and if you could have any power you wanted which would you choose?
I love the power Havok possesses so much, but i have the feeling I wouldn't have as much control as he would so I'll say I would rather have the power to fly. Always have wanted to control flight on my own.


Will Havok be a team leader like Cyclops or more rebellious and wild like in the comics?
I would say the character you find in this movie will be more reminiscent of the comic version. That's why he's Havok and not Cyclops.


What was it like being cast in a film of this size? How do you feel about having been part of the movie?
I feel so appreciative to be a directly involved in something I have been a part of the fanbase of for as long as I can remember. Once I see my performance in the movie, it may drastically affect my answer next time I am asked, however.

It's good to hear him say Havok takes after his comic version, rather than something akin to the movie version of Cyclops.

 

[Hellion]

I'm still waiting for a decent pic of Havok from the film!......

...didn't really like the questions...

 

[Angamb]

me either. same old questions from past interviews....

I hate the person who chooses the anwers

 

[Hellion]

me either. same old questions from past interviews....

I hate the person who chooses the anwers

They seem too...generic...simple, maybe. Are the questions from actual "fans" or people knowledgeable of the X-Verse (film and comics)...

 

[Wolverine1988]

Well of course there going to be generic and simple, i mean do you honestly expect him to give out information on the movie that would give away the plot?

 

[Angamb]

I think they could choose more interesting question that wouldnt neccesary reveal info about the plot....

 

[Havok fan]

Here is another one: lucas till's interview with Jens Altmann for bleeding cool, I think his answer is less chosen-maybe. He describes " havok as frustrated because he has no control over the power, but havok is a real good guy " that is good direction to go, I like that.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/04...terview-with-lucas-till-our-big-screen-havok/

Lucas Till started his acting career in 2003, at the age of 13. His best known role to date is that of Travis Brody in the Hannah Montana movie. In X-Men First Class, he plays Alexander Summers, better known as Havok.
Bleeding Cool: Are you, or have you ever been, a comic book reader?
Lucas Till: Only recently, actually. Here and there, but I never got into any of the series when I was younger. For this movie, Fox gave us, each of us, whole books of all our characters’ comics to read. I’ve loved it, but, you know, the animated series were out there toon I was two years old, so I’ve been watching the animated series like Spider-Man and Batman, all those things, all famous at the time, a little like the comics, only I had the TV series to watch.
BC: And did you have any favourite superhero, or has Havok become your favourite superhero?
Till: I’d say Batman is, but Havok is also somewhat. I didn’t really know the character very well, now that I think about it.
BC: How did you prepare to become a mutant superhero? How did you train?
Till: By playing a lot of video games. (laughs) What I did, actually, I had a trainer, Ed Chow, we worked out every day in the gym, working out.
BC: And how did you prepare for the time period? I mean, the sixties are a period that old fogeys like myself are likely to recognize. We remember the attitudes of the times. How did you prepare for that?
Till: Oh, wow. Man. Say, do you know of this website called Pandora? It’s all this weird sixties music. (laughs) But seriously, that sixties stuff, that was all in the script.
BC: There’s one scene in the trailer that looks fairly awesome. The one where Havok stands there, blasting away with his full power. Looks awesome on the screen.
Till: (laughs) Yeah, right. It’s awesome. I mean, it’s such a cool thing to have, you know. This thing like shooting a laser out of your body. It’s what all the kids dream of, to be a character in one of those movies, and whatever, and I actually get to be one.
BC: How do you get into the mood for something like that? I mean, when you’re shooting that, you’re probably just standing there, striking a pose and counting the seconds for the special effects people.
Till: Yeah. That’s exactly it. (laughs)
BC: I imagine that feels a bit silly, doesn’t it?
Till: Oh yeah, absolutely. It feels ridiculous. You know, you get into your space where you’re, like, oh, everyone’s here, but they’re all doing their jobs, so they are not paying attention to you, you’re doing exactly that on the shoot. But when you’re doing a rehearsal or something? And it’s like, can you do that action for me? And you’re sitting there in a constipated position or something. Oh my god, it feels ridiculous. It’s also a… humbling experience as well. (laughs) It’s not good for the ego if you have to show up and do that every day. (laughs)
BC: This isn’t your first big effects movie, right? After Battle Los Angeles…?
Till: Yeah.
BC: You’re drifting into that type of filmmaking now?
Till: Yeah. It was awesome. We went to boot camp, we’d show up from eight in the morning, and we’d shoot machine guns for four hours. It was really insane. There were explosions all around, it was cool.
BC: How was working with these comic-book-familiar actors? Matthew Vaughn did Kick-Ass, James MacAvoy did Wanted, Michael Fassbender was in 300, so they all had comic book experience. Did it help, having these guys to go to?
Till: I’m not sure that it mattered that they were comic book familiar. You can’t play a movie like that as if you’re in a comic book. But it was awesome to have people who’ve had that much experience in general.
BC: How was Matthew Vaughn as a director? Demanding or easy-going?
Till: He’s sort of easy-going, but… He’ll tell you when you’re doing something wrong. Also, he’s got a funny sense of humor.
BC: Speaking of “funny sense of humor…” If you had to choose – we all know which side Havok is on in the comics – but if you had to choose, which side would you prefer: Charles or Erik?
Till: Ah. Havok is a real good guy. About being on, completely on one side, uhm… I, as a selfish, you know, fanboy, I’d just wanna be on Magneto’s side, ‘cause he gets to do all the fun. As a human being, of course, I’d go with Xavier, because you have a conscience, and Magneto does all that killing. It’s a tough decision, but I’d definitely go with Xavier.
BC: How much of Havok is in you? He’s something of a conflicted but stand-up guy. How much of that is in you? Or the other way around, how much did you influence Havok?
Till: Oh, well, I was probably a little bit homesick and frustrated (heh) for a while there, so you’ll see how I come across as Havok. He’s a character who is frustrated because he has no control over the power that he has. That’s where I find the connection. He’s also someone who wants to help and do something. You know, fight for something, to do good. So it’s like, he feels guilty that he’s doing the things he’s doing, but he also feels guilty that kind of likes the style. That’s what I’m trying to reach for.
BC: How was the interplay between, let’s call you as a group, Xavier’s students? How did you get along with each other?
Till: That went really well. We were all very, very different. And we were, all of us, very fun to work with. I mean, we were the youngest, we were hanging out because we were all we had, especially the Americans. It was all we could do, so we said, let’s spend as much time as we can around each other. We all gelled very well.
BC: Would you return to the role if you were asked?
Till: In a second! Of course!
BC: It’s being said that the movie is trying for less of a superhero feel and more of a James Bond feel. How did that come across to you?
Till: It’s something different than a superhero movie, but still cool. I think that’ll be a welcome thing. You have so many of these things coming out, Captain America and Thor. So you need to separate the superhero movies from the superhero movies. So you need to give it a different feel. I have always loved new things, so… I think that’s a great comparison. It’s not totally accurate, but I think it’s totally fine.
BC: Considering that you’ve been all over the place, role-wise… You’ve done teen comedies, teen romances, with Battle LA you did big effects-action, you’ve been on TV and the big screen… Which do you like better?
Till: It’s probably action movies. Because never mind how good a time you have on anything else… I mean, I can be totally happy on a romantic comedy or absolutely fulfilling stuff as an actor or a romance that obviously plays on my better instincts. But action is perpetually rewarding. There’s always doing something. Even if you don’t say anything, you shoot something or getting blown up, firing guns… It’s an incredible thing. It doesn’t feel like, dude, we gotta work, you stand around doing a scene with somebody. It’s something different. That’s my favourite. Action.

 

[psylockolussus]

I think Havok's role would be like Iceman's role in X2. Not too little, not too much.

 

[the a1ant]

Nice interview with Lucas Till at http://movies.ign.com/articles/116/1164345p1.html

He gets a 'power origin' scene too...

Spoiler

When Havok first discovers his power in this one it's because his foster sister has been kidnapped by a bully and who is threatening her with death and all of a sudden he comes out and kills this guy. He's a guy who likes a fight, but also, he doesn't want that much of a fight. He doesn't want to accidentally kill people, and that's something he's always got to deal with. He likes the power but he doesn't like the lack of control he has over his ability.

 

[EnDz0n3]

This made me laugh out loud:

IGN: So have you met any of those fans?

Till: It's funny, me and Caleb [Landry Jones], who plays Banshee, have been trying to pick up girls using the X-Men line, and they say [adopts English accent again] 'What is X-Men?'

Stupid Brits...except my ex of course

 

[marvelrobbins]

Anyone else notice In interview Lucas Till mentioned a foster sister.This suggests havoc was seperated from his parents like the comics.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

Anyone else notice In interview Lucas Till mentioned a foster sister.This suggests havoc was seperated from his parents like the comics.

Yup. My guess is they simply won't address the relationship as Scott is clearly not in the picture yet. I also think people are getting to hung up on the time period. They didn't pick the sixties because it made the most sense chronologically, the writer picked it because that was the story he felt like telling. Remember, between Batman Returns and Batman Forever Billy Dee Williams decided to become a "white", and RuPaul and Cirque di Soliel visciously raped Gotham City, and they didn't bother explaining a-n-y of this. The X-Men trilogy is far enough removed that they can futz with it some and still claim it's all in the same continuity family.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

 

[psylockolussus]

Finally some new Havok action in the trailers!!!

I love it!

 

[Bren]

Almost looks like hulahoops in the first one - But overall I love the way his powers look. Pity they're not blue/white which I prefer, but looking damn cool regardless.

 

[Ryudoz]

Almost looks like hulahoops in the first one - But overall I love the way his powers look. Pity they're not blue/white which I prefer, but looking damn cool regardless.

It's true, but it's nice to see that his power not only shoots out of him but radiates as well (something I wasn't sure they were going to do). Agreed that it's a pity about it being red and not Blue/White/Yellow but I can live with it easily. It sure looks like an impressive power (which was more my concern anyways). The only thing I hope is that we see it come from more than just his chest.

 

[psylockolussus]

Yeah the color is my only problem about it but still.