Halle Berry's Whining Paid Off
Halle Berry has made it painfully aware in the years since X-Men and subsequently X-Men 2 she is not particularly pleased with the size of the role she has played in the popular film franchise. Some might argue this is because she is on a full cast, playing a member of a team, but it is true that other members of the team have gotten more screen-love than Storm.* Said arguing has not worked in Berry's favor as far as her relationship with the fans are concerned -- many already considered her a poor fit for the character and her prattling only served to further confirm their dislike; but apparently it worked as far as Brett Ratner was concerned. Yes, Halle Berry's wishes have been granted, according to a recent discussion she had with Sci Fi Wire.Berry said of her discussion with Ratner: "When Brett came on board, he felt the same way that I did about the character ... I had big issues with her being the teacher and doing more than just flying the plane ...So Brett was open to letting me be a part of that." The Last Stand will dig into Storm's back story a bit, discussing her history as a perceived goddess in Africa. A cool story, to be sure, I just hope it fits into the overall flow of the movie and doesn't feel forced. I guess we'll find out soon!
*Possibly because Storm is not as popular a character as Jean Grey or Wolverine, but let's not introduce TOO much logic into this discussion.
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5-18-2006 @ 1:15PM
Cath said...
She has not gotten more screen time because she's done such a terrible job. Her heart has never been in it and her contempt for the comics medium is palpable in her performance. Storm may not be popular in the books at the moment, but she has been very much so in the past, as have many others in the team's lineup. Nightcrawler was never all that popular a character but look what an amazing job Alan Cumming did.
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