Oooh looky here, lots to talk about
I've never liked her as an actress and am annoyed by the fact that she is in X-men due to her potential to hold what is a great film franchise to ransom with her demands. It would be great if she could accept that she is just one member of a fantastically talented ensemble cast...Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart have been around for donkey's years and they are the cast members that carry the kudos of the film...not Halle.
I don't really like being negative but Storm is one of my least favourite x-men as well, so the less of her the better.
I don't mind Hugh at all, but I agree with previous posts, the Wolverine story has been done, time to move on to new territory...ie: Dark Phoenix!
Couldn't have said it better myself!
3. Kitty Pryde - I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with her. I had to take a break away from the comics quite a few years ago when I lost my job and when I started buying the trade paperbacks recently they seem to have turned this geeky teenage Kitty into a copy of Sydney from Alias.
As I said, I haven't read the comics, but from what I've gathered by manic information-hunting all over the 'net, I reckon I'm gonna like her.
Besides, she has a pet dragon, how could anyone not want a pet dragon? (yeah, I know Lockheed wont be in the film cos they wanna keep it realistic, which is fine by me, I just love Lockheed!)
The thing about the whole Dark Phoenix saga thing is that I don't think it'll bear much resemblance to what appeared in the comics, since I doubt they're bringing the whole alien angle into it.
Oooh I know, and TBH I think I'll prefer the film version since (apparently) the comics have so many plotholes and paradoxes, and considering how much I over-analyze stuff, I think my head would explode.
Still, I do kinda want to know what the original (ie comics or perhaps cartoon) Dark Phoenix Saga was, just because it's such a classic.
Oh, and a clarification: did you just want to see more of Famke in hotpants? Or did you want Famke in hotpants to suddenly materialize in your house to act as a willing servant?
The latter, of course! But the former would also be appreciated, I'm really not gonna turn down the oppurtunity for more drooling.
Why on earth was she wearing hotpants when she's in a coma (or whatever) anyway? If she's just been rescued from a Alkali Lake, surely they wouldn't bother dressing her up so sexily, a hospital gown would suffice. Maybe Cyke and/or Wolvie had other ideas.
Or I suppose it could be later in the film, after she's been Phoenix, but since (sadly) her Phoenix costume doesn't allow her to show off those wonderful legs, that doesn't make much sense either. So here we have another potential plothole. Not that I'm complaining about this one.
(Anyone want to venture a guess as to what my favourite part of the tailer was?
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I don't know if X-Men Evolution actually had any of the Phoenix stuff in it, to tell the truth. I never saw much of that particular cartoon incarnation of the X-Men, but from what I did see, there wasn't too much similarity to the comic cannon.
No, it didn't, it's a prequel, but it has lots of Jean and Kitty and Rogue and Scott, hence the temptation. Actually I found all four series on DVD on eBay for £17 (which is about... what... $30?), so I bought myself that, waiting for it to arrive now.
That should keep me going until the film. I'm gonna buy the original animated series (which does have the Phoenix Saga) later, when I have some money. See, this is the problem with being a jobless stay-at-home teenager with 20 animals to feed. No spare money for indulgences. Thank goodness for leftover Christmas money.
Halle on the other hand? Well, I heard she wouldn't even consider playing the part again unless they bulked up her role in the story. Sheesh. Win an Oscar, and it goes straight to your head, huh? I don't mind her as an actor personally, and I like Storm (hell, I like just about everyone, how pathetic is that?
), but she does seem to be falling into that whole Hollywood trap of buying into the crap her own sycophants tell her.
Can I just say 'ditto' to that?
(except I don't like Halle
or Storm)
Now, a couple of new points (before I give myself RSI or something): what does everyone think of Angel? That's the Angel with less fangs and brooding, and more actual wings.
This is the exact problem I have with Angel - I'm gonna be sitting through the whole film going 'where is the dark broody avenger with a bumpy forehead?' Actually, I think he looks great in the trailer but in the promo pic of him - just his head - he looks like Draco Malfoy, which is really, really, really disturbing.
Oh, and has anyone else heard that Psylocke is supposed to be in this? As one of the Brotherhood? What the ....
Psylocke is the one with purple hair, right? Why are they putting her in the Brotherhood?
And a few other points of interest...
From
http://www.xmenfilms.net/ (which is the most reliable source for X men film news)...
Sources say that Jean will not refer to herself as Phoenix. Strong rumors are it's a name Magneto gives her when she joins the Brotherhood team. Still... don't expect Jean to stay with the Brotherhood for long. She stands alone at points in the film.
Jean will switch from Phoenix (Good) to Dark Phoenix (Bad) throughout. She starts out good, but quickly falls into madness. The costume is something new, but comic fans should note where the designers got their inspiration from!
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(01.08.06) Just a question that I've been itching to ask for months and months but never got round to it! Storms role, will it involve her using her powers more openly?
I mean like hurling bolts of lightining outta her hands or flying into the air to make a tornadoe appear like she does in the comics? I feel she lost out in the 1st and 2nd movies which is why i cannot wait for the 3rd installment!! Will her dialogue be bigger too?? - 1st&2ndBorn
XMF's Reply: Avi Arad says that Storm will be using her powers to their extreme limits, so watch out for some chaos! Her role in the film is very important, and she will have many moments where she inspires others, by her words.
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Yes, Storm will be closer to the comics this time out. Halle Berry wasn't going to return if the character wasn't!
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(11.26.05) Storm has been really under estimated in the last two films which has upset numerous fans.In the third installment is she going really let loose and let the fans know what she is capable of? Is there going to be a showdown between Storm and Jean? - Tavarius W.
XMF Reply: Forget the Storm you knew. Halle's Storm in X3 is going through her own evolution in both powers, looks, and attitude!
, but I don't care)
did I say that for? 
) And it looks like there's a Bobby/Rogue/Kitty love triangle, which is much more exciting than Jean/Scott/Logan... I'm sorry, I really don't like Jean/Logan, it's Jean/Scott all the way for me. 
(<-- love that emoticon LOL)
And you are very welcome for the links, I forgot to say that earlier, what with all the fangirl squealing!
), I thought 'this is so Dark Phoenix' - and bearing in mind my knowledge of the Phoenix Saga is aquired mainly just by listening to the behind-the-scenes mention of it, I was quite proud of myself for making that connection. And that was before I heard Andrew say it! 
I guess they could be pulling an X2 on us (for those who don't know, prior to the release of X2 they showed pictures of Jean in the White House at the end of the film, so no-one suspected her death) and not making us believe he dies early, when in fact he's in the rest of the film. Long shot, but I hope so. 
The only one I can think of is Apocolypse... Apoc can't be in the film... can he? 
