Kelsey Grammer is Dr. Hank McCoy.

[Velorath]

Of course, they may also be talking a character that was only recently in the X-Men during Joe Casey's run (circa Uncanny #400 or some such) whose name I forget. She was a mutant hooker (a hooker for people who got off on having sex with mutants) who used pheremones to seduce people.

That would be Stacy X.

[HaemishM]

Yeah, her. I can't imagine they'd bring in such a minor and forgotten character, but then, these are the same fucktards that are now on their third director for a blockbuster money-making franchise. Smart is not their catchphrase, apparently.

[Velorath]

Yeah, her. I can't imagine they'd bring in such a minor and forgotten character, but then, these are the same fucktards that are now on their third director for a blockbuster money-making franchise. Smart is not their catchphrase, apparently.

If you're going to fuck up, fuck up big I suppose.  They should just get Howard Mackie to write up a script of his last story arc of the Mutant X comic (not related to the show).

[AOFanboi]

If you're going to fuck up, fuck up big I suppose.

Ah, the explanation for the ultra-gay leather and pastels "Batman and Robin". It all makes sense now.

[HaemishM]

No, unfortunately, the explanation for that is that Joel Schumacher is a flaming douchebag of a dog-fucking fairy.

[Velorath]

No, unfortunately, the explanation for that is that Joel Schumacher is a flaming douchebag of a dog-fucking fairy.

Apparently, Schumacher's explanation is that he was given money hats to make a movie with no purpose other than to sell Batman merchandise.

[Shockeye]

Schumacher is the whipping boy, but he did turn the franchise around money-wise. He made the movie WB wanted him to make and I suppose that's as much a sign of a good director as having a unique artistic vision like Burton.

[AOFanboi]

But would there even have been a franchise without Burton's two initial masterpieces? Had the series started with the (mostly) dreary Batman Forever, would they even bother making a sequel? (Well, okay, it had Jim Carrey in it at a time when he was box office gold.)

[Ironwood]

Well, I wouldn't have bothered going to see it, I know that much.

[HaemishM]

I don't buy it, Joel. Sure, you can be directed to make a kid-friendly movie and not fag it up. But he did. He fagged it up REALLY BADLY. There are plenty of kid-friendly movies that don't entirely fag up a character with stupid. Shit, both X-Men movies, both Spider-Man movies, these weren't fagged up movies. Saying "we want a kid-friendly movie" is no fucking excuse for having lines like "CURSES! Foiled again!" There is no excuse for that, you twat.

Forever was a decent movie, and I still enjoy it more than Returns. Returns had one or two really great cinematic moments in it, a few moments of Burton's best work ever, but as a whole, the film was just really not good. The scenery felt claustrophobic; whereas the first movie felt like a city, the second felt like two blocks on a soundstage. The Penguin was just awfully written. Batman was a cipher, and the movie wasn't really about him.

Batman & Robin, however, had no redeeming qualities. Clooney made a decent Bruce Wayne and Batman, but the script was just awful, the production was garish, and the set design was over the top stupid.

[Ironwood]

But you had the bat-butt !  What's to hate ?

[WayAbvPar]

But you had the bat-butt !  What's to hate ?

That is pronounced 'batass'. N00b. 

[jpark]

They should strip Storm of her powers and put her in her punk phase as an excuse to cast a new actress in the role. The standards for "best actress" at the Oscars are absurd. Either show some skin or ugly yourself up.

Damn.  Well put.

[Velorath]

More X3 casting

IGN FilmForce has learned that the role of Kitty Pryde in X-Men 3 will be played by eighteen-year-old actress Ellen Page (a.k.a. Ellen Philpotts-Page). Her credits include Hard Candy and the TV series Trailer Park Boys. Click here for more about Ms. Page.

I have no idea who she is, but with that massive fucking forehead she should be playing the Leader in the next Hulk movie (I kid of course.  God willing there won't be another Hulk movie).

The part of Warren "Angel" Worthington's father has not yet been cast but is down to a few actors, while Daniel Cudmore will reprise his role as Colossus in X3. And, yes, Alan Cumming's Nightcrawler will definitely not return.

It's pretty much been said before that Nightcrawler wasn't coming back so that wasn't much of a surprise.  Good to see Colossus returning though.  Still expecting this to suck.

[stray]

Alan Cumming was the best thing out the entire deal. It's definitely going to suck.

[edit] Oh well. Here's hoping that one day, Alan at least plays in a pirate movie (err...the Frenchie variety).

[Shockeye]

[schild]

I refuse to GIS for a response.

Never has typing a sentence physically hurt so much.

[Yegolev]

No Nightcrawler = Netflix, at best.

[HaemishM]

Glad that Colossus is in it, but no Nightcrawler? Fuckers. Especially if they put Halle Berry in it and give her more screen time. Dogfuckers.

[Velorath]

Cayden Boyd has been apparently been cast as Angel.  I can't say that I saw "The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D", so I can't say anything about his acting.  I didn't realize though that they were going to make Angel this young.

[Trippy]

That link above is creeping me out. I'm picking up a disturbing "Jon Benet Ramsey vibe" from those pictures.

[Daydreamer]

Cayden Boyd has been apparently been cast as Angel.  I can't say that I saw "The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D", so I can't say anything about his acting.  I didn't realize though that they were going to make Angel this young.

It says "young archangel" in that link.  He might just be for flashbacks and etc.

[Velorath]

It says "young archangel" in that link.  He might just be for flashbacks and etc.

You're right.  It's been clarified now that Ben Foster (no idea who that is and IMDB wasn't much help) will be playing Angel as an adult.

[AOFanboi]

and IMDB wasn't much help

How much help do you really need?

In other new, Kevin Smith is 35 today.

[HaemishM]

Kevin Smith is only a year older than I'm about to be? And he's a Leo too?

I'm not sure what that makes me feel like.

[Yegolev]

Kevin Smith is only a year older than I'm about to be? And he's a Leo too?

I'm not sure what that makes me feel like.

That thing on the back of your neck is Affleck's scrotum.

[Velorath]

and IMDB wasn't much help

How much help do you really need?

Well, it would help if he had been in anything I'd ever actually watched.  Just looking at the pictures though, the guy doesn't really look like Angel.

[Llava]

Hey, Orlando Bloom didn't look like Legolas.  That didn't stop him.

[Ironwood]

Hey, Orlando Bloom didn't look like Legolas.  That didn't stop him.

In your head perhaps.

[Llava]

[HaemishM]

It's teh gay version of Seanbaby.

[Ironwood]

Look, there's a world of a difference between saying 'This actor looks nothing like the part he was cast as' and 'that actor played and looked the part during the movie'.

Stop trying to fucking wind me up.  It's working.

[Llava]

Look, there's a world of a difference between saying 'This actor looks nothing like the part he was cast as' and 'that actor played and looked the part during the movie'.

Stop trying to fucking wind me up.  It's working.

<shrug>

In the above pictures, the dude doesn't look anything like Angel.  Bloom didn't look like Legolas either.  Now whether or not he did during the movie we could debate, but even I can agree that he looked way more like Legolas than he did in the above picture. I would expect something similar from the above posted Mr. Foster.

[Ironwood]

Which I think was my point.

[Llava]

Which I think was my point.

And my point, too.

I love it when people angrily agree with each other.