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X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (Casting, Rumors, Pics till release)

It's about time Rose Bryne found her way into a comic-book movie. I always thought she would be a good Lois Lane, but MacTaggert is great casting.
 
Any bets on how long it'll take before they shoehorn in a young Wolverine for a cameo?

A young Wolverine? They already established that Wolverine still looks like Hugh Jackman in this timeframe, so Wolverine will probably be front and center. :p
 
I like the Bryne casting as Moria...I really liked her in "Sunshine" and Platt seems like a weird casting choice but we'll see. The amount of casting done for this film indicates a wide scope planned which means this will almost undoubtedly be a trilogy now.
 
Funny, I always thought it would've made more sense for Sabretooth to be Nightcrawler's father as well as Graydon Creed's. At least Sabretooth explains the fur and fangs. And he apparently WAS Kurt's dad in "Age of Apocalypse".
 
I don't like the idea of using Wolverine at all since "X-Men" established that was the first time he met Charles Xavier and the rest of the team. I think though that if he does appear at all if they do sequels that he'll be used like he was in Origins without actually interacting with the X-Men characters. This of course is all purely hypothetical and speculation on my part.
 
Funny, I always thought it would've made more sense for Sabretooth to be Nightcrawler's father as well as Graydon Creed's. At least Sabretooth explains the fur and fangs. And he apparently WAS Kurt's dad in "Age of Apocalypse".
I've heard rumors that Chris Claremont originally wanted Mystique to be Kurt's FATHER (having shape-shifted to a male form) and Destiny to be his mother.
I don't like the idea of using Wolverine at all since "X-Men" established that was the first time he met Charles Xavier and the rest of the team. I think though that if he does appear at all if they do sequels that he'll be used like he was in Origins without actually interacting with the X-Men characters. This of course is all purely hypothetical and speculation on my part.
With all of the holes in Wolvie's memory, it gives them an opening for an appearance.
 
^ Yeah I agree with Christopher on this. The others can't know about Logan unless Charles mind wipes them or something like that.
 
Funny, I always thought it would've made more sense for Sabretooth to be Nightcrawler's father as well as Graydon Creed's. At least Sabretooth explains the fur and fangs. And he apparently WAS Kurt's dad in "Age of Apocalypse".
I've heard rumors that Chris Claremont originally wanted Mystique to be Kurt's FATHER (having shape-shifted to a male form) and Destiny to be his mother.

Mystique was intended to be his father and Destiny his mother. But they vetoed this idea mainly due to the lesbianism (this was the 80s, I believe). Also, it wouldn't have made any sense for Mystique to be able to do that unless she could truly control her atomic structure like Apocalypse. And if she can, she should be able to do much more than just become other people.

Like I said, Sabretooth would be a logical choice for a dad. Just explain that he and Graydon Creed are fraternal twins or something.

And get rid of that stupid "I threw Nightcrawler off a cliff into the water" origin and put back the original origin where Mystique pretended to be a dying woman who made sure Kurt was safely given to the Wagners. You hear me Marvel?!
 
From SuperHeroHype

Oliver Platt is the latest to join the cast of X-Men: First Class, reports Deadline.

Platt's role is listed as "the Man in Black" and seems to be an original character created specficially for the film. News of his casting comes on the heels of this morning's report that Rose Byrne will appear in the film as Moira MacTaggert, joining an ever-expanding cast that includes James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, Alice Eve, Kevin Bacon, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Till, Edi Gathegi and Jason Flemyng.

The most conspicuous absence in the cast so far is an actor for the role of Scott Summers (aka Cyclops).

X-Men: First Class opens June 3, 2011.
 
Scott, Jean, and Storm are not cast yet and I'm starting to think they won't be in the film since filming starts in three weeks.
 
Have you guys seen this?
January Jones has been signed to play the role of Emma Frost, the gorgeous mutant with telepathic powers.
Eh, she's a better Sue Storm type. Christina Hendricks with a blonde wig would be more the Emma Frost type. But it would be funny if Jon Hamm gets cast as Superman. Marvel-DC crossover battle royale! :rommie: Who gets the kids and the house?

This movie is really shaping up to be a total hodgepodge. :wtf: There are so many characters, it's giving me a headache. Maybe I should stick with only the Marvel-run Marvel character movies.
 
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