Apocalypse There will be Fireworks! Lana Condor as Jubilee

[dontpanic42]

Lana is so adorable!!!
and that pic with Alex is so cute!
Thanks for sharing!

 

[GuestStar2004]

Like when sophie turner did her storm bit on snapchat well now Lana condor is cyclops

https://instagram.com/p/9G5KqWOrBv/?taken-by=lanacondor

 

[Takato]

Like when sophie turner did her storm bit on snapchat well now Lana condor is cyclops

https://instagram.com/p/9G5KqWOrBv/?taken-by=lanacondor

This would've made good promo for apocalypse, although it kind of unknowingly is... Mutant snapchats, millions use it!

 

[Frankeh]

Visor?? Is she telling us something??

 

[psylockolussus]

I don't think so.

 

[Frankeh]

lanacondor Ladies and Gents: Here we have 1st Edition, Mint Condition, Never Before Opened, Original X-Men comic books of #jubilee's first appearance into the universe & her first time wearing the classic yellow jacket... I'VE HIT THE MOTHERLOAD ��! #jubilationlee #jubilee #XMen

Damn, she seems pretty passionate about the role. Singer, there better be some cool fireworks for her.

 

[GuestStar2004]

How was X-Men presented to you? How is it that you scored an audition in the first place?

I auditioned for X-Men in early February. I just went in for pre-reads. I think my agents just submitted me because I happened to fit the ethnicity and the “look” they were going for. That night, the casting office called me to ask if I’d be willing to cut my hair. I was like, ‘Of course! I will shave it!!’ [Laughs] In the comic books, Jubilee had short hair kinda like yours. Then I got a call back the next day and went in again, and went in one more time after that with the same audition sides from the pre-reads. Then I waited two months. The casting office would call me to see if I was available and always ask me, ‘What is your ethnicity?’ every single week. ‘I’m Vietnamese.’ Next week, same thing: ‘What is your ethnicity?’ ‘I’m Vietnamese.’ Finally I was like, ‘You know what? I’ll be whatever type of Asian you want me to be,’ you know? [Laughs] You want me to be Chinese-American? Here I am. So they kept calling me for weeks and weeks and weeks. Then one day, they called me and said they sent my tape to Bryan Singer—he was in Montreal so I never even met him—and I was cast the next day. [Bryan and I] actually talked about this later on. He told me I was the first person he ever cast off of tape, so that was pretty cool.

You were basically bouncing off the walls when you got that call.

Oh my god.

What kind of confidentiality agreement do you have to sign for something this big?

Fox is pretty strict about our social media because the Marvel fandom is so committed and loyal. Any little thing can be dissected and made into something that it’s not. But only when we were working. I mean, they don’t tell us much, which I think is smart. [Laughs] The less we know, the less we can mess up by accidentally saying something. But they are pretty strict I would say.

Bryan Singer is tactful with his own social media, dropping little hints here and there.

There’s such a structure to it. When the actors were up there shooting, they would give us outlines about how to use our social media. I got so nervous because I didn’t want to mess up. I wanted to fly under the radar and not do anything. One of the co-producers became such a good buddy of mine. For any photo I wanted to post, I would send it to him first, even if it was nothing. ‘Hey, is this cool?’ He’d be like, ‘Yes, Lana…’ [Laughs] I was so hypersensitive about it.


What has been the most commonly asked question directed at you about Jubilee?

I guess how and why I use my powers, and if I’ll use my powers in the film. I actually had this conversation with Bryan as well. I mean, they’ve tried to bring in Jubilee as a character before in the franchise, but she never really made the cut. It just never really happened. Now they’re like, ‘We finally have the money, the fanbase and all that stuff to bring you in as a character.’ She’s had little cameos, but she has never ever used her powers—nothing. So I definitely get a lot of questions like, ‘Will she use her powers? Will she say something in the movie??’ [Laughs]

Are you going to contribute anything here?

You know?? [Laughs] And I’m super sensitive about questions like that because I don’t exactly know what I’m allowed to say. But yes, she does use her powers. It’s just that I can’t say why or anything because, you know, that’s the movie. I get those questions all the time.

So how prominently are you featured in the movie?

Okay—there are like the 17 of us in the ensemble, right? Six of those are the new, younger mutants, which includes Jubilee. I stick together with Jean, Scott, and Nightcrawler. Almost all of my scenes are with them. They’re such a prominent part of the film because we’re watching them grow up and learn how to develop their powers and use them. I can say that Jubilee is in it throughout the entire film. Hopefully. Unless they cut me. [Laughs] I would also say that if there were to be another film, I would hope that Jubilee would get an even bigger character arc.

How familiar were you with the X-Men universe going into this?

I told you I went to the midnight screening of X-Men: Days of Future Past, but since I do not lie, I was more into The Avengers. Iron Man was my thing. With X-Men, I wasn’t an avid fan where I had to go see every movie as it came out right away, so I wasn’t all that familiar with it. However, that being said, when I found out I was cast in it and also leading up to it during the auditions, I went complete psycho: I bought like 200 comic books, watched all the cartoons on Netflix and all the movies back-to-back twice. I became a more knowledgeable fan of the franchise once I was cast. But I was obsessed with The Avengers first.

Did it take long to find the right look for Jubilee? If you compare the set photos to the comic books and animated series, it’s pretty spot on.

The costume designer was amazing. When I first started going to the wardrobe fittings, she laid out these full entire lookbooks. They wanted to make Jubilee look exactly like the comics and the cartoons. They wanted it to feel like Jubilee jumped off the page so much. And I thought they were going to cut my hair, but they just cut my bangs and kinda teased it up. The yellow jacket: We tried so many different ones, before finally deciding to make it from scratch. I really wanted to keep it! It was made to fit me perfectly but, I know, it’s Jubilee’s jacket. I can’t wait for everyone to see it.


I can’t even fathom what it must’ve been like for you to step onto set for the first time.

The whole entire time: ‘Is this real? I’m dreaming.’ Me, Sophie [Turner], Tye [Sheridan], and Kodi [Smit-McPhee] were all working the first day. They rented out half a huge mall in Montreal for the shoot, so half of it was the X-Men set and the other half was a regular, functioning mall. I walked in and there were hundreds of extras milling around, and it was transformed into the ’80s. I was like, ‘Oh my god! This is my first day of work?’ I remember being really serious that day, too, and Bryan was like, ‘Yo! Laugh! This is fun!’ I would sit outside my trailer sometimes and Jennifer [Lawrence] would walk by me, as Mystique in her blue, like, ‘What’s up, Lana?’ It’s crazy because she’s in blue, Kodi’s in blue, and Nic’s [Hoult] in blue. Not only are these actors I totally look up to, but it’s also them in their characters, just having lunch with you. It was just crazy.

http://anthemmagazine.com/screen-test-lana-condor/

 

[intensity]

http://anthemmagazine.com/screen-test-lana-condor/

This makes me so happy!!! Thanks for posting this! Lana is amazing, and really funny/similar to a real life Jubilee. Great to see she is a comic fan, and also even more... That Jubilee uses her powers, has dialogue, and will be in the movie more than a cameo or bit part! 😁

 

[Frankeh]

Also keep in mind that she said "almost all" of her scenes are with Jean, Scott and Kurt, meaning maybe she has scenes with Charles or some other students as well.

 

[intensity]

Also keep in mind that she said "almost all" of her scenes are with Jean, Scott and Kurt, meaning maybe she has scenes with Charles or some other students as well.

Yes! Also, she could have a scene or two of her own as well.

 

[dontpanic42]

Lana sounds really cool. The interview was very interesting. Thanks!

I'm hoping all those scenes to make it to the final cut.

 

[GuestStar2004]

Just found out some information about Lana Condor if anyone is curious

• Her real name is Tran Dong Lan
  
• She is 19 years old
  
• She is Vietnamese
  
• Her and her brother were adopted by an american couple at a young age

 

[Weather Witch]

So McAvoy mentioned that Jubilee was the 'lamest mutant' and that he 'can't even remember what she did in the movie' and then he also forgot Lana's name. X.X

 

[GuestStar2004]

So McAvoy mentioned that Jubilee was the 'lamest mutant' and that he 'can't even remember what she did in the movie' and then he also forgot Lana's name. X.X

No if you watch the video of him saying it he doesn't say it half as bad as it may sound, he does say in the movie "she is cool" right after

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Mcavoy also mentions her powers may be more electricity based though

 

[xrs13]

ergh, not a fan of the electricity jubilee that they seemed to want in x2. It will just remind me of Surge.

 

[Weather Witch]

No if you watch the video of him saying it he doesn't say it half as bad as it may sound, he does say in the movie "she is cool" right after

Was trying to find the video. Seems like the article I've read tried to make things sound worse (as per usual). Sorry about that.

 

[Altie]

No he said that Jubilee had the lamest powers in the X-men animated series (which he watched and loved as a kid. He was a big fan of Gambit btw).
But he said it will look different in the film - I guess he just hasn't seen the CGIs yet.

And yeah, he forgot Lana's name, and was really embarassed, and apologized straightaway.
That kind of thing happens... That was kinda cute tbh.

 

[Frankeh]

Nooo not electricity powers Didn't the EW magazine mention colorful bursts of energy?

 

[xrs13]

Yeah McAvoy told me that Gambit was his favourite character when were on that train together... (I think I use this as my claim to fame wherever I go and whoever I speak to)

 

[xrs13]

Nooo not electricity powers Didn't the EW magazine mention colorful bursts of energy?

I think the EW magazine was just talking about jubilee in general.

 

[Frankeh]

I think the EW magazine was just talking about jubilee in general.

Damn, I hope it's at least colorful electricity then. If it's the same as X2, it'll look exactly like Storm's powers. Plus, it's the 80's, the EW magazine made me think we would get something like this:

But now I'm not so sure.

 

[Leo Zelinsky]

Why do people over react so much regarding X-Men?

 

[xrs13]

Expressing dislike based on the deleted scene from x2 and what sounds like a revisit of that in Apocalypse is fair in my opinion.

I mean obviously the deleted scenes special effects weren't final but it showed that the electricity was the plan and I am not happy about that. Jubilee isn't my favourite character but to fundamentally change her powers isn't cool. I was okay with Kitty's power change because she still had her base powers but if she didn't I wouldn't be.

 

[Leo Zelinsky]

Can we at least wait for the movie? Or the trailer? Sheesh

 

[xrs13]

It was a cast member that said it, why would we need to wait for the trailer or the film. I am not saying anything about how it will come across in the film. I'm talking about changing a characters base powers. It would be like having storm controlling the earth and not the weather...