Wolverine again...

[fajrdrako]

So I went to look at the IMDb entry on the Wolverine: Origins movie. A few interesting tidbits:

1. The identity of the woman who seems to turn to ice or diamond: people are theorizing it's Emma Frost, but it doesn't look like the sterotypical Emma, who should have an aura of glamorous sex appeal and big breasts. Besides, Emma Frost isn't listed in the credits. My guess is: it's Silver Fox returned from the dead. Silver Fox is listed in the credits and it makes sense to keep her as the significant female role with a heartwrenching surprise return from the dead as a villainess.
   
   
2. Silver Fox is played by Lynn Collins, whom I fell in love with as Portia in The Merchant of Venice. Cool.
   
   
3. Dominic Monaghan? What's he doing there? He plays Beak - yeah, Beak. What's Beak doing in Wolverine: Origins? Well, why not - ? Seems that they've changed his powers. Huh.
   
   
4. By checking out what Ryan Reynolds looks like (i.e., damn good) and looking at the trailer again, I can figure out who Deadpool is. Waaaitaminnut, Deadpool isn't supposed to be drop-dead gorgeous. But then, Wolverine isn't supposed to be tall. Ahh, the concessions we make to the movie business. A cute Deadpool. Who'd ever have imagined - ? I hope they get his wacky dialogue right.
   
   
5. And Gambit. Taylor Kitsch. Deadpool is cuter than Gambit (a mind-boggling idea) but Gambit is... not objectionable. Oh those playing cards. I assume the guy swinging through the air down a city street is Gambit. Or Deadpool? Damn - it could be either of them. I'll have to wait and see. Seems from this trailer that a cowboy hat means Deadpool, a black hat means Gambit.
   
   
6. There's too much male prettiness in this movie. No, wait... there's no such thing as too much male prettiness. I smile in happy expectation of a huge supply of male prettiness from Jackman, Taylor, and Kitsch, laden with huge quantities of testosterone-fueled banter and a fair amount of sex-substitute physicality.
   
   
7. This movie isn't just full of gorgeous men, but of gorgeous Canadian men. So while a Canadian plays the Cajun from New Orleans, an Australian plays the Canadian Wolverine. Moviemaking is rife with irony.
   
   
8. That's Agent Zero! I thought so! Woo. Another beautiful man: Daniel Henney.
   
   
9. Okay, the Blob and Stryker aren't beautiful. Nor is Sabretooth. Nor should they be: my visual neurons might explode from overuse. I look forward to them anyway.
   
   
10. Why is Christian Clark's name listed without the name of the character he plays? A mystery man.
    
    
11. I still haven't guessed who the guy with the teeth at the end is. Weapon XI, maybe? Is he a character created for the movie? I can't recall him from the comics, but I haven't read Wolverine very consistently, and not at all in the past couple of years.

Comments

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Not that I mean to imply I was just reading the comics for his sake, but I didn't want to miss him if he did appear somewhere.
Heh. I *was* reading for his sake, most of the time, and got sucked into other storylines along the way. But then I came to the comics and Gambit via the animated series (unlikely but true) so I think that had something to do with it.

I loved Ultimate Gambit, though. Must get the TPB of that, now that I think of it.

Problem is, I've run out of closets.
*giggle* I hope you put a TARDIS on your Christmas list :D

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I came to the comics and Gambit via the animated series (unlikely but true) so I think that had something to do with it.

That makes a lot of sense - he was really good in the animated series, with the voice of Chris Potter. Lovely voice work.

I was a big fan of X-Men from the day I read that first comic. And when Gambit appeared, he became my favourite character, with Magneto a close second. As with any Marvel mutant, they've messed with the character radically over the years - Magneto has fared even worse than Gambit - so they aren't always as I most like them. So much depends on the various writers and artists and editors and storylines. But Gambit? I'd read about him anywhere, and just wish we saw more of him.

I also wish that when his own comic had come out, it had been more interesting, more funny and full of oomph. I think Fabian Nicieza should have written it. Or Warren Ellis.

Ultimate Gambit was great. Nicely drawn, too.

Unlike most Gambit fans, I'm not crazy over his romance with Rogue (especially since it's pretty much unresolvable). I don't dislike it - some of his best scenes have been with her, and they're nicely sparky.

Can't imagine him with the movie version of Rogue, though. He would terrify her!

I hope you put a TARDIS on your Christmas list

Definitely! (Santa Claus, are you listening?)