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more X3 news from comics2film:
X-MEN 3
Speaking of Neil Gaiman, the writer wrote in his weblog that he visited the offices for the production. "I spent about 45 minutes a few days ago in the 'X-Men 3' offices, seeing what they'd planned for the movie, watching animatics of some of the sequences, admiring the concept art. I heard people there muttering about the fact they'd got a movie coming out in May 2006 and they didn't seem to have the budget to make the film they were planning, and how they'd probably be reduced to a pulse-pounding tiddlywinks battle between Magneto and Wolverine in the final sequence -- but they all seemed very committed to the project, while hoping that their budget and time issues could be worked out with the powers that be."
The Writers Guild of America site has two interviews worth noting. Their chat with Simon Kinberg gives a taste of what we can expect. "I am working on 'X-Men 3' right now and that's certainly a more somber, serious tone. And it's really about character. I thought the first two 'X-Men' movies were so effective because they were truly rooted in this strange, dysfunctional family of mutants, versus just about what they can blow up."
They also talked to Sheldon Turner about the "Magneto" spinoff. "With Magneto, the first thing I did was go back and read every comic book with a reference to him in it. What you find is that there's some really smart stuff there. There's some stuff you can take and some things that you respectfully reject because you have to ask: Is it going to play cinematically? It's a negotiation of sorts because you don't want to get all the 'X-Men' fans abuzz about how you didn't pay respect to the core origin, but you also have to make it accessible to those who don't know who Magneto is. Even if you haven't seen an 'X-Men' movie, good drama is good drama."
With Avi Arad confirming that Maggie Grace is out as Kitty Pryde (more on that in a bit), "Serenity" star Summer Glau is allegedly next in the queue, which prompted creator Joss Whedon to respond on the Serenity Message Boards (registration required). "Summer did read for Kitty in 'X3.' I know because she called me and mentioned she was going to and did I know anything about the character (there were no 'sides' to study -- they had to get them when they came in). So the girl I turned into sort of a superhero in my movie was going to read for the character that most influenced ALL my girl-heroes, Kitty Pryde. Karmically funky. Anyhoo, she called me after and said it was very emotional and kind of like when she read for 'FIREFLY,' she just got into a very intense groove. She started telling me about the scene she read and that's when I realized WHY it was kind of like she read for 'FIREFLY.' 'Cause (as you may know) it was a scene I wrote for 'Astonishing X-Men' issue #5. I assume they just didn't have sides ready and used that but this was like a karmic Moebius strip, it was just too folded in on itself. In this time of odd, I turned to beer. (No I didn't. Stay in school.) I don't know what the X-peeps are looking for -- or even if that other girl has really dropped out -- but for my money, Summer would make a wonderful Kitty. (And I don't say that lightly)."
Finally, the New York Post (registration required) has a rumor in its notorious Page Six column that one of the X-Men's more controversial characters may sneak in the next film. "RED-blooded director Brett Ratner is having his dream character written into the new 'X-Men 3' movie. The mutant is, according to an inside source, 'an unbelievably hot and sexy hooker. Her super power is that she secretes a pheromone that helps her to seduce men. She can seduce anyone.' The source added the character has not yet been cast but, 'they are open to all ethnicities who are in their early-to-mid 20s.' Unknowns Kate Nauta and Aya Sumika are apparently auditioning. A rep for Ratner didn't return calls." |
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