X-men

[starwarsgeek]

Some one told me they are makeing a new x-men moive anyone know if its true?

[foxx]

Heard a rumor about it as well...apparently maggie grace (Shannon from Lost) is suppossed to be in it...

[pogohatesme]

 
Release Date: May 26th, 2006 (wide)

Release Date Note: (6/2/03) The tentative release date of May 5th, 2006 is the same relative weekend, three years later, as the May 2nd, 2003 release date Fox gave X2: X-Men United. (4/9/04) That date is confirmed. (3/23/05) Fox has bumped the date back three weeks to the very prime Memorial Day weekend date of May 26th, 2006.

Title Note: (6/2/03) The title of 'X3: X-Men 3' that I'm currently listing this movie under is not official, as there is currently no official title for this movie.

MPAA Rating Note: (6/2/03) Nothing's official until the MPAA sees the final cut, but it is extremely likely that Fox will be shooting for a PG-13 rating like the first two movies received.

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Production Company: Marvel Studios (Iron Man, Fantastic Four), The Donners Company (Timeline, Constantine)

Cast: Hugh Jackman (Logan, AKA Wolverine), Patrick Stewart (Professor Charles Xavier), Shawn Ashmore (Bobby Drake, AKA Iceman), Halle Berry (Ororo Munroe, AKA Storm), Daniel Cudmore (Piotr Rasputin, AKA Colossus), Famke Janssen (Dr. Jean Grey), James Marsden (Scott Summers, AKA Cyclops), Sir Ian McKellen (Erik Lensherr, AKA Magneto), Anna Paquin (Rogue), Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (Mystique), Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast), Vinnie Jones (Cain Marco/Juggernaut), Ben Foster (Warren Worthington, Jr./Angel), Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat), Cameron Bright (Leech), Olivia Williams (Dr. Moira MacTaggert), Michael Murphy (Warren Worthington, Sr.), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Dr. Cecilia Reyes), Bill Duke, Omahyra Mota

Wolverine Note: (6/1/03) Officially, Hugh Jackman has not yet signed on for 'X3.' However, he is a bit of a Catch-22, because there have been several remarks made to the effect that Fox will never do an 'X-Men' movie without Wolverine. In other words... if he doesn't sign on, the movie probably won't happen. So, I suspect that Fox will do what they need to do to get Jackman to sign on (ie, I think finding a new actor for Wolverine at this point is probably not what they will pursue). (3/24/05) Hugh Jackman is officially signed on for this third movie, as well as a solo 'Wolverine' movie scheduled for 2007.

Cast Unlikely to Return: (6/1/03) The cast member from the first two movies most likely to not return for the third movie is Halle Berry (Ororo Munroe, AKA Storm), due to her rising profile as an A-list star, and the script difficulties of keeping Storm's role in each of these ensemble movies large enough to do her status justice. There are rumors that Fox may someday develop a 'Storm' movie for her to star in, however. (11/18/03) According to USA Today, Halle Berry is still considering returning for this third film. According to her costar Shawn Ashmore (via X-Men Hype!), besides budgetary concerns, the biggest requirement for Berry to return might be for her hours to be shortened, and her role lengthened. Although that sounds contrary, what he *means* is that she doesn't want to have to stay in Vancouver for six months during the entire shoot like most other cast members have to. (3/24/05) "Variety" reports that Halle Berry is indeed in talks to return, though reports about the script suggest Storm's role may be small. There have been recent rumors that James Marsden might not return as Cyclops, but it appears he probably will. (8/2/05) Alan Cumming will not be returning as Nightcrawler according to his official site.

Possible Returning Cast: (6/1/03) Several actors/characters who were in the second movie might return for this third one. First off, Kelly Hu revealed recently that she is signed on for a sequel, but there is no word yet about whether that would be 'X3' (or 'X4' or 'X5,' etc.). Other possibilities from the first two movies who might return are: Steve Bacic (Dr. Hank McCoy, AKA Beast), Bruce Davison (Senator Kelly), Bryce Hodgson (Arthur "Artie" Maddicks), Shauna Kain (Theresa Cassidy, AKA Siryn), Tyler Mane (Sabretooth), Ray Park (Toad), Cotter Smith (President McKenna), Aaron Stanford (John Allerdyce, AKA Pyro), Katie Stuart (Kitty Pryde) and Kea Wong (Jubilee).

Villain Notes: (4/13/05) Up until now, there really hasn't been much word about what new villains may show up in this movie. Magneto and his crew (Mystique, etc.) are sure things in some capacity, and the ending of the second movie clued us in that Dark Phoenix (AKA Jean Grey) will probably be included as well. Now, however, emerging rumors/reports covered by both AICN suggest that Brit tough guy actor Vinnie Jones is in talks to play a new villain, and that villain will be... the Juggernaut. See my commentary to the right for more details on ol' Juggy.

New Mutant Notes: (6/2/03) In a special screening of X-Men in Los Angeles the week before the release of X2, screenwriter David Hayter revealed that the character most likely to be introduced in this third movie is original X-Man Dr. Hank McCoy, AKA The Beast. What is unclear is whether the same actor who had a small cameo as McCoy, Steve Bacic, would return in the role, or if Fox would seek someone a bit more famous. Of course, if Dr. McCoy has already evolved into the blue-furred version of Beast by the time of this movie, that problem may solve itself. Other likely candidates that have been mentioned or rumored for either 'X2' or 'X3' in recent years are original X-Man Warren Worthington III (AKA 'Angel') and Remy LeBeau (AKA 'Gambit'). In that same talk, Hayter said that he doubted Gambit would ever have more than a small role because he's too similar to both Cyclops (powers-wise) and Wolverine (personality-wise).

(12/23/03) Talking recently to Dark Horizons, producer Lauren Shuler-Donner confirmed that Beast is a strong possibility for this third movie, and threatened that she might also push to include Gambit. I say threaten, because I am among that vocal portion of the fanbase that is rabidly anti-Gambit. Whereas most of the X-Men characters thus far adapted for the movies are cool, Gambit is "kewl" and "kewlness" sucks. He's a relic of a dark time in comic book history when style was valued over substance, and probably the character that most singularly divides fans into two camps: the Gambit fans and those Gambit bugs. I would pity any actor who ends up playing Gambit; the down side is potentially huge... even if you please the Gambit fans, you still have to deal with all of the people who think the character just plain sucks.

(3/24/05) The three X-Men that are now confirmed as appearing in this movie as new characters in some capacity are Angel, The Beast (who will be played by a new actor) and Gambit.

(6/7/05) It's been announced that the part of Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast will be played by Kelsey Grammer. It hasn't been announced if Beast's big, blue, furry incarnation will be Grammer in prostetics, or a CGI creation.

(8/2/05) Ben Foster ('The Punisher,' TV's "Six Feet Under") will play winged-mutant Angel in the film. Also, Ellen Page (this winter's 'Hard Candy') has been cast as Kitty Pryde.

Director: Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 1 and 2, Red Dragon, After the Sunset)

Director Notes: (6/1/03) Officially, Bryan Singer has not signed on to return as director of this third movie, but he has been quoted as saying there is a strong chance that he will do so. Even if he doesn't, Singer is likely to be very active as producer and story contributor. (12/10/03) "Variety" confirmed this week that Bryan Singer is indeed in talks to return for this third movie. (7/19/04) Bryan Singer has signed on instead to direct 'Superman', and since both movies are aiming for the summer of 2006... this series loses the man who got the ball rolling. Alas... but can comics fans really complain? (3/24/05) Just as Bryan Singer's roots before 'X-Men' were in the independent movie scene, Fox has chosen a British director with just one credit, Matthew Vaughn, as his replacement. (6/7/05) Matthew Vaughn has left the director's chair over what has been described as personal, rather than creative, reasons. Less than a week after that announcement, Warner Bros. officially stated that Brett Ratner will be taking over the reigns. The shoot is still on track to begin August 2nd.

Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg (XXX: State of the Union, Mr and Mrs. Smith; cowriter of Fantastic Four) and Zak Penn (cowriter of Elektra, Inspector Gadget)

Based Upon: (6/1/03) This will, of course, be the third movie based on the popular 'X-Men' comics that have been published by Marvel Comics since the early 1960s. The previous films were 2000's X-Men, which grossed $157 million in the U.S. after opening to $54.5 million (on a budget of $75 million), and X2: X-Men United, which currently has grossed $199 million in the U.S. after opening to $85.6 million (on a $110 million budget).

Franchise Note: (3/12/04) Bryan Singer and 20th Century Fox are reported to be considering filming both 'X3' and 'X4' back-to-back, with those movies potentially closing the book on the 'X-Men' movies as a team, but opening the door to myriad spin-off movies (with the first one confirmed to be 'Wolverine').



super long I know but that's the offical word on the new movie............can't wait till it comes out.... I usually don't like movies like this but I love this one!  We're actually watching the second as we speak lol