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Halle Berry Says X4 a Possibility
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At this point, I think it can be safely declared that no one, save Brett Ratner and the Suits, are even trying to pretend X:3 The Last Stand is the actual close of the film franchise. Patrick Stewart more or less called Ratner out as a liar trying to get more bodies into theaters; Ian McKellen suggested a few days ago the franchise could continue onward; and of course there's the ever popular "several of the contracts call for at least two more movies" deal. Now joining the ever growing chorus of sequel-expectant actors is Halle Berry, the lady who plays Storm. In an interview with blackfilm.com, Berry was asked about possible spin-off films (a popular question for X-actors these days), and indicated she knew of no plans for Storm in the spin-offs, but later suggested there may well be a fourth X-Men movie in the future:"If this is the end, which in my mind it probably is, I'm just really happy with the way it ended; and if [it] does well, Fox will do another one. It would be advantageous for them to do another one. I think they will if the fans love this one enough and enough people go see it and they all want it, I'm sure there will be another one."
A bit confusing, since she says in her mind it is probably "the end," but then twice goes on to say she fully expects a sequel if the film does well. Maybe she expects X3 to crash and burn?
Hugh Jackman Holds Ultimate Power
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Hugh Jackman is certainly the face of the current X-Men movie franchise -- I don't think there's any real question about it. Patrick Stewart may be his closest challenger, but hey, whose claws have been on all the movie posters for the past six months? Not only is the Wolverine character among the most popular in the Marvelverse (sometimes it seems like he's in every title at once), Hugh Jackman is a fan favorite. Mr. Jackman's importance to Marvel on film may be larger than any of us suspected, however, as recent comments by Jackman himself makes is seem as though he has almost complete control over choosing the director for his upcoming spin-off film Wolverine.Jackman is quoted over at Filmstalker as saying the script is currently in its third (and hopefully final) draft rewrite, and once that's finished they'll go director hunting. According to Jackman, Brett Ratner's name is certainly in the mix, but several other high-powered directors are also interested, and he wants to make sure he gives it to someone who can do something new and exciting with it and not treat it simply as X-Men 4 in disguise. Jackman said "I'm not going to make a decision until I have the script right, but I'll definitely look at Brett." Definitely sounds as though Hugh's got himself a pretty sweet gig -- you know you're doing well for yourself when you get to name your own director.
X-Men Three Casting News: Psylocke
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Welcome to your daily dose of X-Men news! Today's update
is a rather interesting one, even if its not particularly huge news. A tipster (who was an extra in the upcoming film)
over at JoBlo has reported that the popular Psylocke will be making an appearance in X3, played by actress Meiling Melancon. According to the tipster, the movie version of
Psylocke will more closely resemble the new image of Psylocke, as opposed to classic Marvel Psylocke.
Ratner seems to be on a divine quest to populate his movie with every single member of the Marvel-verse. Or at
least, all the ones that show up in the X-titles. Small cameos and bit mutant parts are certainly in abundance,
according to all reports. And to that I say good for him. I'm not particularly thrilled with the direction this movie
is headed as a whole, but I like the idea of making the world feel straight from the pages of Marvel comics. You can't
read a single comic without encountering scads of characters popping in and out- so it makes sense for the movie to
work that way as well.
[via JoBlo]
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