Berry Returns to 'X-Men' for Bigger Role
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retro_eidasGreat. Since Storm is like the bestest character in the movies and all.
Halle Berry only agreed to star in the second X-Men sequel after studio bosses agreed to give her a bigger role in the forthcoming movie. The Oscar-winner was reluctant to reprise her role as Storm in X-Men 3 - but producer Lauren Shuler convinced her by boosting her character's involvement. Schuler says, "I love working with her. We would only write a huge role for her, so she's right in that respect. We would make sure that would happen." Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Famke Janssen are also expected to reprise their roles in film, set to begin shooting next year.
The IMDB has a reputation of rampant inaccuracy and that includes the "news" section. They very well could have taken the recent LSD quotes (posted at just about every movie news-site) and put their own special spin on them. Yet, I don't find LSD's perpetual Halle-love very comforting. Wouldn't put it past her or the other X-M producers placating her. Big effing star and all. Eh. Forget Movie!Storm isn't quite as (unintentionally) entertaining as watching Halle stuff sushi down her throat and drinking cream "straight up". Movie!Storm? Boring as hell.
At the moment, X3 is looking to be a Storm and Wolverine movie with that Phoenix chick coming in at third "in some respect" (inexplicable as that is considering how X2 ended). Perhaps LSD is a "Swordfish" fan? Maybe I'm shallow because I admit I like the image of Wolverine in a towel, but... even the off-handed idea that an X-Men movie would follow along the lines of something like "Swordfish"? X-Men 3: Swordphoenix, or How I Stopped Worrying And Learned to Love Hugh Jackman (and ONLY Hugh Jackman, cause the rest of this movie? It's total shite) Which seems to be a trend with Hugh's movies (Hell. All of them, barring X-Men).
No news on Ian, Anna or Patrick, but by god, Halle's going to be in it! Rah. [/sarcasm]
Halle Berry only agreed to star in the second X-Men sequel after studio bosses agreed to give her a bigger role in the forthcoming movie. The Oscar-winner was reluctant to reprise her role as Storm in X-Men 3 - but producer Lauren Shuler convinced her by boosting her character's involvement. Schuler says, "I love working with her. We would only write a huge role for her, so she's right in that respect. We would make sure that would happen." Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Famke Janssen are also expected to reprise their roles in film, set to begin shooting next year.
The IMDB has a reputation of rampant inaccuracy and that includes the "news" section. They very well could have taken the recent LSD quotes (posted at just about every movie news-site) and put their own special spin on them. Yet, I don't find LSD's perpetual Halle-love very comforting. Wouldn't put it past her or the other X-M producers placating her. Big effing star and all. Eh. Forget Movie!Storm isn't quite as (unintentionally) entertaining as watching Halle stuff sushi down her throat and drinking cream "straight up". Movie!Storm? Boring as hell.
At the moment, X3 is looking to be a Storm and Wolverine movie with that Phoenix chick coming in at third "in some respect" (inexplicable as that is considering how X2 ended). Perhaps LSD is a "Swordfish" fan? Maybe I'm shallow because I admit I like the image of Wolverine in a towel, but... even the off-handed idea that an X-Men movie would follow along the lines of something like "Swordfish"? X-Men 3: Swordphoenix, or How I Stopped Worrying And Learned to Love Hugh Jackman (and ONLY Hugh Jackman, cause the rest of this movie? It's total shite) Which seems to be a trend with Hugh's movies (Hell. All of them, barring X-Men).
No news on Ian, Anna or Patrick, but by god, Halle's going to be in it! Rah. [/sarcasm]
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Date: 2004-05-13 04:31 am (UTC)::snerk::
Maybe she brings in some all important viewer demographic? Or is that only the all-but-naked Mystique bringing in the 17-35 year old males?
Jean's death better mean angst and big plots for Logan and Scott in some future X-Men screen outing, to reward me dramatically for the actress' bland performance. I cried because those two men cried in the film, but otherwise I was cringing, "Oh, great, now she'll get an even bigger role as Phoenix."