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‘X-Men’ finally unveils its cast, including Adam Driver, Inde Navarrette, Christopher Abbott

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  1. chundissimo
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    Adam Driver as Mister Sinister is gonna be wild. Here’s hoping he brings the crazy energy to it that Sinister deserves

    Adam Driver as Mister Sinister is gonna be wild. Here’s hoping he brings the crazy energy to it that Sinister deserves

    10 votes
  2. [3]
    cloud_loud
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    Navarette being Rogue is unexpected since the rumor was she was Mystique. Both Odessa A’Zion (Marty Supreme) and Cailee Spaney (Priscilla) met for Rogue but seems like Navarette came out on top. I...

    The movie will star Sadie Sink (Jean Grey), Kit Connor (Cyclops), Christopher Abbott (Prof. X), Samara Weaving (Emma Frost), Inde Navarrette (Rogue) and Maya Boyd (Storm). Adam Driver is also among the cast as the villain Mr Sinister, with the film landing a release date of May 5, 2028.

    Navarette being Rogue is unexpected since the rumor was she was Mystique. Both Odessa A’Zion (Marty Supreme) and Cailee Spaney (Priscilla) met for Rogue but seems like Navarette came out on top. I wouldn’t mind if A’Zion was Mystique tbh.

    The Scott Summers casting is interesting, I’m trying to stop the psychosis thing I do in where I go “could I have been cast in that” but I couldn’t here because they clearly wanted a red head white guy. Plus having two Latinos in the cast would be like too much maybe.

    6 votes
    1. tomf
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      Odessa A’Zion as Rogue would have been unbelievable casting. Kit Connor wasn't even on my radar, but this photo sold me. ... but fuck that guy, you're my Cyclops all day. some ascii art _ `;;,...

      Odessa A’Zion as Rogue would have been unbelievable casting. Kit Connor wasn't even on my radar, but this photo sold me.

      ... but fuck that guy, you're my Cyclops all day.

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    2. smores
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      I only know Kit Connor from Heartstopper, where he is adorable and acts very well. I think he'll probably pull off a pretty good take on Scott!

      I only know Kit Connor from Heartstopper, where he is adorable and acts very well. I think he'll probably pull off a pretty good take on Scott!

      2 votes
  3. [3]
    tomorrow-never-knows
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    They've announced casting, director, and release date, but not a peep about writers or story. Good money says this one suffers the usual Disney bullshit of shooting starting before a script is...

    They've announced casting, director, and release date, but not a peep about writers or story. Good money says this one suffers the usual Disney bullshit of shooting starting before a script is even finished.

    4 votes
    1. [2]
      cloud_loud
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      Jake Schreier was announced as director and his writing partners from Beef, Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo, are writing the script (Calo also wrote Thunderbolts). Schreier was also the director of...

      Jake Schreier was announced as director and his writing partners from Beef, Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo, are writing the script (Calo also wrote Thunderbolts). Schreier was also the director of Thunderbolts and every episode of Beef. They were announced about a year ago right after the premiere and positive reception of Thunderbolts. Seems like they’re gonna be doing something from The Uncanny X-Men too.

      4 votes
      1. tomorrow-never-knows
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        Ah, I was only going by that article, hadn't heard anything else about this project. Cheers for the info!

        Ah, I was only going by that article, hadn't heard anything else about this project. Cheers for the info!

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    kingofsnake
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    Is it just me or was the new Spiderman with unspoiled XMan as the baddie more than a little boring?

    Is it just me or was the new Spiderman with unspoiled XMan as the baddie more than a little boring?

    1 vote
    1. [5]
      stu2b50
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      IMO no. The excellence of that movie was the decision to not have a strong villain. The primary conflict was between spiderman and himself, about wanting to keep his friends safe and being lonely....

      IMO no. The excellence of that movie was the decision to not have a strong villain. The primary conflict was between spiderman and himself, about wanting to keep his friends safe and being lonely. That’s a much stronger pull than a new monster of the week threatening to destroy the universe you know won’t happen.

      8 votes
      1. [4]
        kingofsnake
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        The internal struggle was absolutely better than that alternative, but it still felt a little weak on many fronts. His relationship with the co-hero had its moments (they're both great in their...

        The internal struggle was absolutely better than that alternative, but it still felt a little weak on many fronts.

        His relationship with the co-hero had its moments (they're both great in their roles) but the co-heroes' character moments felt a little forced. The spider tracker app was dumb. The notion that MIT undergrads could understand and apply that level of molecular biology knowhow in an instant -- also dumb.

        Overall, it felt too long and didn't carry itself like other films in the series. Not bad, but close to the bottom of Holland Spiderman entries for me.

        2 votes
        1. [3]
          stu2b50
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          Really? I couldn’t disagree more. Out of all the marvel movies this one had the most natural co-hero appearances. They didn’t have a fanfare moment, they were just living their lives. Spider-Man...

          Really? I couldn’t disagree more. Out of all the marvel movies this one had the most natural co-hero appearances. They didn’t have a fanfare moment, they were just living their lives. Spider-Man needs info? Talks to the new black widow. She does her job, and that’s it. No crazy intro.

          The spider tracker is like the least unrealistic technology in all of the movies. It’s Waze for spiderman.

          All the biology stuff is unrealistic but it is a movie about spiderman where being bit by a spider gave him cockroach powers.

          IMO it’s not just the best Holland spiderman movies, it’s the best marvel movie. Which isn’t a high bar to be fair, I’d give it a 8ish, whereas most marvel movies I give between 2-5, including endgame.

          3 votes
          1. hobbes64
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            I agree it’s very good and one of the best marvel movies. Maybe on par with the first Ironman. For any criticism of the accuracy of the “science” in the movie: if we’re going to go there, one...

            I agree it’s very good and one of the best marvel movies. Maybe on par with the first Ironman.

            For any criticism of the accuracy of the “science” in the movie: if we’re going to go there, one thing that very slightly bothers me about Spider-Man in general is how most of his spider powers have nothing to do with spiders.

            • spiders don’t have super strength
            • spiders don’t produce web from their arms/legs (this is related a plot point in the new movie. This is also covered in a funny way in The Venture Brothers)
            • spiders don’t have super fast reactions compared to their prey. They just trap them or sneak up on them
            • spiders don’t swing around like Tarzan

            If Peter was really getting spider powers he’d lay traps for criminals and maybe bite them to paralyze them (or dissolve them)

            1 vote
    2. [5]
      chewonbananas
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      thanks for the spoiler

      thanks for the spoiler

      2 votes
      1. [3]
        kingofsnake
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        Didn't say who!

        Didn't say who!

        2 votes
        1. [2]
          chewonbananas
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          it's enough as i will now go into that film expecting an xman and the expectation will continuosly break immersion. Similarly to how people memed 1917 praising its one shot sequence and when I...

          it's enough as i will now go into that film expecting an xman and the expectation will continuosly break immersion. Similarly to how people memed 1917 praising its one shot sequence and when I went to watch it I kept waiting for that sequence to the point it ruined the experience.

          1. cloud_loud
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            1917 doesn’t have a one shot sequence. The whole thing looks like one shot.

            1917 doesn’t have a one shot sequence. The whole thing looks like one shot.

            3 votes
      2. cloud_loud
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        That casting announcement for this film spoils Spider-Man anyway

        That casting announcement for this film spoils Spider-Man anyway

        1 vote