FOX *CBM thread - RIP STAN LEE - Dark PhoeniX 06/07/19

[ronaldcinho]

More like Josh Brolic

Dang he's only 39? Dude looks like he's in his 50s

Nah he's like 49

 

[frink85]

More like Josh Brolic

Dang he's only 39? Dude looks like he's in his 50s

Nah he's like 49

Born 1968. I suck at math

 

[rfx45]

does not do the name and avy justice

 

[kvsm23vs24]

He looks 50... practically is 50

 

[rfx45]

NEW MUTANTS Casting Call Might Just Hint At A Principal Role For Another Original Team Member


As we know, the main cast of Josh Boone's X-Men spinoff, New Mutants, has already been assembled, with Magik, Sunspot, Mirage, Cannonball, Wolfsbane and Warlock making up the roster of young heroes. However, could the movie also feature an appearance from another founding team member?

A casting call has surfaced over at Project Casting (via Omega Underground), and in addition to what is almost certainly a call for an actress to play a younger version of Illyana Rasputin, AKA Magik, it may also suggest that Boone is seeking someone to portray Xi’an Coy Manh, aka Karma:

SEEKING: [These are principal roles…]

YOUNG ANNA – Female, 9 – 12; preferably blonde, or willing to temporary color; Russian accent or Russian language skills.

YOUNG FEMALE – 18 to 22 years old; Asian Scheduled to shoot in MA for one or more days between 7/20 and 8/16.

Of course, Karma is not the only possibility - there's also speculation that it could be Hisako Ichiki/Armor, for example - but the fact that it's a "principal role" does make it a pretty good bet.

It sounds like they're also looking for an "extremely tall and skinny" actor to play Warlock via motion capture.

SKINNY MAN – Male, 20’s – 60’s; Caucasian, must be over 6’9″, extremely tall and skinny. We are looking for someone who is very good with movement. This is a featured principal role with no dialogue.

 

[Mark Antony]

What's Darko doing lately?

 

[rfx45]

X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX Goes Cosmic As Jessica Chastain Enters Talks To Play Shi'ar Empire Leader Lilandra

Simon Kinberg is writing and due to make his directorial debut with the tentpole.

Jessica Chastain is in negotiations to star as the villain in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the latest installment of Fox’s banner-carrying X-Men movie franchise.

If a deal makes, sources say Chastain would play Lilandra, the empress of an alien empire called the Shi’ar, who leads the quest to imprison and execute Dark Phoenix, leading her into conflict with the X-Men.

(She also commands an alien super-team named the Imperial Guard, but it is unclear if that group will be featured in the movie.)

 

[tay1]

Don't know much X-Men lore to know if I should be excited about this.

 

[rfx45]

if you've seen the animated series then you should be excited, not just because Chastain is great but also because Singer isn't directing

 

[shogun]

She would make a great Jean Grey.

 

[tay1]

I'm familiar with Chastain so on that aspect it's good to hear, but I'm catching up with X-men lore. I'm in the early stories. 

 

[KingParappa]

if you've seen the animated series then you should be excited, not just because Chastain is great but also because Singer isn't directing

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You at least have to remember the hair style tay1

 

[Mark Antony]

That's Professor X other shorty. So they're trying the GOTG angle huh?

Plus I like looking at Chastain's face, her and Boutella, something about that facial structure and chin.

 

[shogun]

So did the stuff in x3 still happen or was it erased due to fox wanting to hide how dumb they were?

 

[kvsm23vs24]

At Fox casting big names

Maybe some of these people thought it was part of the MCU

 

[rfx45]

they need to cast Vin Diesel as Gladiator

 

[tay1]

You at least have to remember the hair style @tay1

Not even gon lie, I don't remember the X men series as a kid. It first came out a month before I was born. I just remember Xavier's hover chair.

 

[tay1]

So did the stuff in x3 still happen or was it erased due to fox wanting to hide how dumb they were?

X-men first class, DOFP, and Logan is current timeline.

 

[KingParappa]

I'm old.

 

[rfx45]

it's one of the shows that I wish they could remaster along with BTAS

 

[shogun]

I wish they'd just continue both. We're lucky to get one current comicbook cartoon series that's decent.

 

[Master Zik]

if you've seen the animated series then you should be excited, not just because Chastain is great but also because Singer isn't directing

No reason to assume Kinberg will be better.

Outside of Chastain being a great actress I don't see the excitement. Lilandra as a character ain't really much to talk about. Also the character always screamed ethnic, not white to me but hey they're aliens.


All in all I aint falling for Fox just getting good actor to cover up their **** storytelling and lacking any real plan.

 

[ninjahood]

I wish they'd just continue both. We're lucky to get one current comicbook cartoon series that's decent.

HBO spawn >*

 

[IATT]

Fox getting another quality thespian.. really hope they get something figured out while fassbender and Oscar Isaac are still under contract

 

[Moheezy]

Wait...is this going to be just one movie? The whole dark Phoenix saga in just 1.5/ 2 hours?