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Major News On X-Men 3
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I Fucked Lindsay Lohan
2005-06-01 04:26:24 UTC
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AICN EXCLUSIVE!! Major News On X-MEN 3! It's Gonna Be A Bumpy Ride At Fox
This Week!!
Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
Did you hear that sound just now? I think that was the other shoe finally
dropping...
In talking to people in and around the X-MEN camp over the last month or so,
it became obvious that Matthew Vaughn was really excited about making an
X-MEN movie, but that he was also feeling a lot of pressure regarding this
particular X-MEN movie's production schedule. As with any film of this size,
there were a lot of people exerting control over the film, and Matthew dug
in for a series of important fights. He managed to convince the studio to
cast Kelsey Grammer as The Beast, something that he was very proud of, and
together with Zak Penn and Simon Kinsberg, he worked on the script that has
evidently had the actors all excited about what they're going to get to do.
It looked like Matthew had finally reached a point where he was confident
that the film could be made the right way in the time they had to make it,
and he sounded ready to go. Now, nine weeks out, we've got word that Vaughn
is off the film and on his way back to England. As soon as I heard this, I
called Marvel Studios to get their reaction, and I ended up talking with Avi
Arad, who confirmed that Vaughn has indeed left the film.
"This is not a case of creative differences," Avi said. "This is a personal
decision by Matthew, and I can tell you that he is heartbroken. He loved
this material, and he wanted to make this film." Vaughn has evidently
already left to deal with whatever personal issue requires his attention,
and Marvel and Fox are expected to make an announcement in the next few days
regarding both the casting of Angel (who plays "a major role" in the film,
according to Avi) and the new director, who may actually be someone who had
circled the film earlier but who wasn't available at that point.
Hey... didn't Joss Whedon just finish SERENITY?
Excuse me. Just thinking out loud. Whoever steps in, they're going to have
to hit the ground running. Avi says that they're still committed to starting
work on the film in nine weeks in Vancouver, and they're still planning to
have the film in release on Memorial Day 2006. "We think this is better than
either part 1 or 2," Avi said. "This is the most controversial, classic
X-MEN story we may ever tell, and I can't wait until people hear the big
idea that holds this all together." At the rate these guys are moving, we're
not going to have to wait long at all. More as the story develops...
"Moriarty" out.
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"Is this a case of your equipment malfunctioning? Have you been suffering
from some premature pyro? Hey Silent Bob, you can say anything anytime.
Hello? Maybe I'll just bring Lita down right now. I have a better idea. Why
don't I buy you a box of Kleenex, a carton of Hagan Daz. I'll take you to
Blockbuster Video then you can rent the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya
Sisterhood. Go home and have a really good cry. What do you think about
that, Junior? "
- Chris Jericho, 9:57pm
Araxen
2005-06-01 04:51:01 UTC
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Soon as I saw Kelsey Grammer I stopped reading.
Post by I Fucked Lindsay Lohan
AICN EXCLUSIVE!! Major News On X-MEN 3! It's Gonna Be A Bumpy Ride At Fox
This Week!!
Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
Did you hear that sound just now? I think that was the other shoe finally
dropping...
In talking to people in and around the X-MEN camp over the last month or so,
it became obvious that Matthew Vaughn was really excited about making an
X-MEN movie, but that he was also feeling a lot of pressure regarding this
particular X-MEN movie's production schedule. As with any film of this size,
there were a lot of people exerting control over the film, and Matthew dug
in for a series of important fights. He managed to convince the studio to
cast Kelsey Grammer as The Beast, something that he was very proud of, and
together with Zak Penn and Simon Kinsberg, he worked on the script that has
evidently had the actors all excited about what they're going to get to do.
It looked like Matthew had finally reached a point where he was confident
that the film could be made the right way in the time they had to make it,
and he sounded ready to go. Now, nine weeks out, we've got word that Vaughn
is off the film and on his way back to England. As soon as I heard this, I
called Marvel Studios to get their reaction, and I ended up talking with Avi
Arad, who confirmed that Vaughn has indeed left the film.
"This is not a case of creative differences," Avi said. "This is a personal
decision by Matthew, and I can tell you that he is heartbroken. He loved
this material, and he wanted to make this film." Vaughn has evidently
already left to deal with whatever personal issue requires his attention,
and Marvel and Fox are expected to make an announcement in the next few days
regarding both the casting of Angel (who plays "a major role" in the film,
according to Avi) and the new director, who may actually be someone who had
circled the film earlier but who wasn't available at that point.
Hey... didn't Joss Whedon just finish SERENITY?
Excuse me. Just thinking out loud. Whoever steps in, they're going to have
to hit the ground running. Avi says that they're still committed to starting
work on the film in nine weeks in Vancouver, and they're still planning to
have the film in release on Memorial Day 2006. "We think this is better than
either part 1 or 2," Avi said. "This is the most controversial, classic
X-MEN story we may ever tell, and I can't wait until people hear the big
idea that holds this all together." At the rate these guys are moving, we're
not going to have to wait long at all. More as the story develops...
"Moriarty" out.
Jim Barker
2005-06-01 10:34:43 UTC
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Post by Araxen
Soon as I saw Kelsey Grammer I stopped reading.
If David Ogden Stiers can play J'onn Jonzz, why can't Kelsey Grammer
play The Beast?... :)

JimB
the Bede
2005-06-01 14:33:48 UTC
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Post by Jim Barker
Post by Araxen
Soon as I saw Kelsey Grammer I stopped reading.
If David Ogden Stiers can play J'onn Jonzz, why can't Kelsey Grammer
play The Beast?... :)
my only objection is his age. he can certainly do the voice, and all the
fight scenes will be CGI anyway.
Lord Gow, rogue bull of the 333!
2005-06-01 15:25:21 UTC
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Post by the Bede
Post by Jim Barker
Post by Araxen
Soon as I saw Kelsey Grammer I stopped reading.
If David Ogden Stiers can play J'onn Jonzz, why can't Kelsey Grammer
play The Beast?... :)
my only objection is his age. he can certainly do the voice, and all the
fight scenes will be CGI anyway.
Won't his age be a moot point, what with the fur and all?

LG
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B.S. in C.Y.A. from S.H.K.
Enrolled part time at the Limbaugh Institute for Advanced Conservative
Studies.
Jim Barker
2005-06-01 15:34:24 UTC
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Post by Lord Gow, rogue bull of the 333!
Post by the Bede
Post by Jim Barker
Post by Araxen
Soon as I saw Kelsey Grammer I stopped reading.
If David Ogden Stiers can play J'onn Jonzz, why can't Kelsey Grammer
play The Beast?... :)
my only objection is his age. he can certainly do the voice, and all the
fight scenes will be CGI anyway.
Won't his age be a moot point, what with the fur and all?
LG
"I'm Henry Mccoy... I'm listening...."

JimB
Brian Doyle
2005-06-01 18:42:09 UTC
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Post by Jim Barker
Post by Lord Gow, rogue bull of the 333!
Won't his age be a moot point, what with the fur and all?
LG
"I'm Henry Mccoy... I'm listening...."
I'm afraid I'm more likely to hear him as

"Welcome back, children, to Sideshow McCoy's Cavalcade of Whimsy"
Christian Smith
2005-06-02 00:24:12 UTC
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On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:42:09 +0100,"Brian Doyle"
Post by Brian Doyle
Post by Jim Barker
Post by Lord Gow, rogue bull of the 333!
Won't his age be a moot point, what with the fur and all?
LG
"I'm Henry Mccoy... I'm listening...."
I'm afraid I'm more likely to hear him as
"Welcome back, children, to Sideshow McCoy's Cavalcade of Whimsy"
Okay, I now have an image of Ape-Hank getting whacked in the face by
several thousand rakes.
Each followed by a "gggggrrrrrrr" sound

By the time he finishes, he's turned into Putty-Tat Hank

Christian
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"The Dark Phoenix may have been a threat to all life in the universe...
But she had great taste in costumes." (Rachel Summers Excalibur #65)
Christian Smith
2005-06-01 15:36:00 UTC
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On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 11:25:21 -0400,"Lord Gow, rogue bull of the 333!"
Post by Lord Gow, rogue bull of the 333!
Post by the Bede
Post by Jim Barker
Post by Araxen
Soon as I saw Kelsey Grammer I stopped reading.
If David Ogden Stiers can play J'onn Jonzz, why can't Kelsey Grammer
play The Beast?... :)
my only objection is his age. he can certainly do the voice, and all the
fight scenes will be CGI anyway.
Won't his age be a moot point, what with the fur and all?
Won't his age be moot what with the CGI and all?

Christian
--
"The Dark Phoenix may have been a threat to all life in the universe...
But she had great taste in costumes." (Rachel Summers Excalibur #65)
Eric
2005-06-01 08:42:38 UTC
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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050601/film_nm/film_xmen_dc_1
Smart Ape - 3C's>3I's
2005-06-01 14:27:03 UTC
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I pray that the get David Hayter (I think he's directing now) to direct the
film, and also give it a good rewrite.
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--- "Ever notice that at the start of a cartoon, Casper has no friends, and
by the end, he has some. Yet, in the next cartoon, he's friendless again?
Therefore, I think Casper is a soul-sucking-vampire-ghost."
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--- 3rd Highest Vote-Getter in KORSPW 2005
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pbtalley
2005-06-02 02:43:01 UTC
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Post by Smart Ape - 3C's>3I's
I pray that the get David Hayter (I think he's directing now) to direct the
film, and also give it a good rewrite.
--
What about Richard Donner ?

Brian

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