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It's Gonna Be Lousy With Mutants Up In Here: First Class Images, X-Men And Deadpool Updates

By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (34)



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Let’s get the big stuff out of the way: Empire Magazine has some new images from Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class. Here are the three different covers for the next issue:

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Now, the news:

The Marvel mutant universe is a murky one, both in comic book and film form. People die and get reborn, change sides, change appearances, change names so much that you really have to be dedicated to follow it all. One of the nice things about the first two X-Men movies was that, much like Marvel’s “Ultimate” line of comics, in a way it represented a fresh start, a clean slate that utilized the same basic characters and principles, but allowed for a new universe that could still appease fans.

And then, much like the Ultimate universe, they got carried away and shit got confusing. And then they gave Brett Ratner the wheel, and shit just got terrible. Things were made worse by the hideous Wolverine adaptation that completely screwed with the chronologies, and now it’s getting even weirder with X-Men: First Class (although that actually looks like it has a shot at being good).

And yet, apparently FOX hasn’t given up on the original franchise. In the latest issue of Empire Magazine, mega-producer Lauren Shulen-Donner indicated that the X-Men saga will continue, despite the gratuitous Ratnerfucking at the end of X3. In fact, there will be a fourth and a fifth film. She said that they’re in “active development” for X-Men 4, and that, “We took the treatment to Fox and they love it… And X4 leads into X5.”

It’s going to take some creativity to salvage a coherent story out of the wreckage of X3

Better news, however, is that the Deadpool project is still alive. You may recall that Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, was present in Wolverine, portrayed pretty nicely by Ryan Reynolds… until a horrendous ending that ruined the character. Well, the good news is that, well… read Shuler-Donner’s thoughts on the subject:

“It’s a total reboot… We’re either going to pretend that didn’t happen - or mock it, which he could… It’s insane, it’s definitely comedy… But it’s an R script, it’s really irreverent and violent. Right away, we’re out of the X-Men world.”

That right there is the best mutant-related news I’ve read in a long time.

(Source: Obsessed With Film)









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Comments

*looks at covers*

PffffwwwHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

What the fuck are those things supposed to be???? Only January Jones looks good because it's just her in a bra. Those blue and red things look like something a 6 year old makes in art class that you're forced to hang on the fridge and show to company while they say, "Oh, isn't that nice," when they really think your kid might be sub-threshold on the IQ scale.

Posted by: Kballs at March 29, 2011 11:15 AM

Sorry TK, but despite the reassurance from Ms. Donner-Party, I really can't see Deadpool making it to theatres with an R rating. This is Marvel Studios after all. The same studio that regularly shits on their most popular franchises in service of chasing the almighty dollar. I am cautiously optimistic about First Class though. I just have to remind myself not to think about how the chopper that Magneto is in doesn't get submerged when he levitates the submarine.

Apparently, Newtonian physics can go fuck themselves.

Posted by: Groundloop at March 29, 2011 11:38 AM

He's a comic book character who can manipulate metal by sheer will. Don't even bother getting into equal-and-opposite reactions, Groundloop. Sheesh.

Didn't we hear/read/see a while back that the writers/directors of Zombieland were given the reins to Deadpool? Or, was it Robert Rodriguez to direct? Or, both, with the duo writing and the other R-Squared directing? I'd gladly take the latter. And seeing as how I probably won't bother with Green Lantern, I'd be thrilled to get the original R-Squared back, because he's much more appropriate for Wade Wilson than Hal Jordan.

Posted by: RobP at March 29, 2011 11:46 AM

The X-Men Franchisez: They're going to keep humping that corpse till they've ground it to dust!

Posted by: Fredo at March 29, 2011 11:47 AM

"But it’s an R script"

Riiiiiiiiiiight. Sure it is.

Posted by: John W at March 29, 2011 11:47 AM

Considering the crux of that scene is a guy who controls magnetic fields (with...his mind?), I'm willing to cut them some slack on Newton's 3rd law here. Also, I don't remember if they've established that Magneto can fly or stand on things he's levitating, but he could easily be levitating them both as well.

Super powers > physics every time.

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at March 29, 2011 11:47 AM

kballs referring to them as "those blue and red things" is forever my new favorite thing on the internets today.

Posted by: gp at March 29, 2011 11:55 AM

Why are all the X-Men so short? Isn't there one mutant who doesn't need lifts in his shoes?

Posted by: PaddyDog at March 29, 2011 11:58 AM

X3 was Ratnerfucked from beginning to end, I don't think I had ever left a movie theater with such anger and betrayal in my heart. The first two were so good!! And I didn't even bother with Wolverine, maybe I shouldn't bother with any spinoffs of it. I'm feeling hope for First Class though, even with the absence of Storm. Black folks can't get no love.

Posted by: Rest In Peace at March 29, 2011 12:02 PM

@RIP: It was the 60's, we had segregated mutant leagues back then.

Posted by: Markus at March 29, 2011 12:14 PM

Storm last I checked was a late 80's edition. after all, the Avengers and whatnot had Thor. and Marvel didn't want to feel left behind, so they brought in Ororo, an African thief who could do what Thor did, minus the hammer.

Posted by: Lord-ninja at March 29, 2011 12:28 PM

Storm was introduced in Giant-Size X-Men #1. Published in 1975. She was queen of her tribe and considered a living goddess amongst her people. They didn't add in Storm's pick pocket background in until later.

It's true that the 70s X-Men went out of their way to include globalize the team, adding an African, a German, a Russian, a Canadian, and a Native American. They would also add an Irishman and a Japanese fellow to their ranks.

Knowing Your History, Preventing Jackassery since circa 3000BCE.

Posted by: RobP at March 29, 2011 12:42 PM

“We took the treatment to Fox and they love it…"

This statement has also been made about:
Garfield
Alvin & the Chipmunks
Max Payne
Gulliver's Travels
Vampires Suck
Marmaduke
The Happening

Dancing With The Stars etc.

(While looking at Fox's IMDB list of films I saw that Die Hard 5 is in pre-production as well as another Alvin & the Chipmunks movie.)

Posted by: Paultera at March 29, 2011 12:44 PM

Actually, January Jones is the only embarrassing thing I'm noticing.

Posted by: Jay at March 29, 2011 12:45 PM

Thanks Markus and RobP, y'all made my morning! I'm just sayin', tho. They switch stuff around all the time, can't my homegirl get some love?

No? Ok, maybe later then...

Posted by: Rest In Peace at March 29, 2011 1:11 PM

the writer is a jerk and idiot
the thrid one was awesome
screw you guys

Posted by: greg at March 29, 2011 1:19 PM

It’s going to take some creativity to salvage a coherent story out of the wreckage of X3


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Nope, easy: the way to resolve that clusterfuck is a prologue in keeping with the level of quality of the rest of the film: a drooling Rattner appears in a cameo, sits bolt upright in bed, sweating;
'...and then he woke up and it was all a dream. Now, to continue on from where X2 left off.'

Also, he gets raped by whichever mutant it is that rapes sleeping studio hacks. Let's say The Beast.

Posted by: zeke the pig at March 29, 2011 1:20 PM

Oh, greg. This will not end well . . .

Posted by: Kballs at March 29, 2011 1:23 PM

I think that's the Blackbird, not a helicopter. Just sayin'. They wouldn't have the version that's beefed up with alien tech at this point I guess so Magneto would have to be holding the jet as well as the submarine--assuming his footing makes a difference.

Posted by: HappyGobo at March 29, 2011 1:23 PM

The Deadpool script is widely available on this internet thing. It could actually be fun.

X4 and X5? Did we ask for that? No, we didn't. And you can't really blame Ratner(yes, I just said that)X3. He came on to the movie only a week or so before shooting started. Blame the producers for that one.

Posted by: Sean at March 29, 2011 1:27 PM

Ahhhh, WHO GIVES A FUCK?!

*ahem*

Posted by: zeke the pig at March 29, 2011 1:38 PM

Just watched the trailer again, and indeed it's an SR-71 Blackbird, so on that count I humbly sit corrected, but I'd still like to see some semi plausible physics with my Super Powers. This has led to many disappointments.

Also, Lord-ninja, Ororo/Storm could do one thing that Thor has never, and will never, be capable of:

Giving the preteen Groundloop a serious Comic Chub.

PS. I agree with greg, the thrid one was the best.

Posted by: Groundloop at March 29, 2011 2:59 PM

The Deadpool news has a nice potential to it. And I'm gonna watch this First Class thingy not quite knowing what to expect. But truth be told, McAvoy looks incredibly stupid in that finger-pointing-to-head pose.

Also, X3 was just incredibly bad and let's simply not argue about that, shall we?

Posted by: godzilla_foil at March 29, 2011 3:10 PM

@kballs
yeah for you

Posted by: greg at March 29, 2011 3:59 PM

Yeah for me? Are you cheering me on? HOORAY!!!! HOORAY FOR KBALLS!!!!

(Thanks, greg! You're swell!)

Posted by: Kballs at March 29, 2011 4:05 PM

@Groundloop Fox is making the X-Men movies and Deadpool, fuckface. Marvel Studios is the only studio that has been able to make REALLY good CBM's. And if anyone says "Well Thor/Captain America look ridiculous" Guess what asswipes, ive read the script for Thor, and ive seen a ton of behind the scenes footage of Cap, and theyre far from "ridiculous".

The Fox-Men movies are a fucking disgrace to the comic books, and they are a metaphorical slap on the creators balls. Fox-Men:Fifth Fail, looks absolutely fucking retarded. Not too mention that Fox is fucking with their own movieverse's continuity beyond comprehension. Its like they dont give a fuck about source material, about who they hire to make the movies (Bryan Singer is a fucking hack and you know it), and about the continuity of the "saga"(that word is some bullshit because this franchise is far from epic).

Posted by: Illuminatus at March 29, 2011 5:36 PM

Also, the Deadpool script IS an R script. It was leaked a few months ago, so if you dont believe me, go find it on the internet and read it for yourselves.

Posted by: Illuminatus at March 29, 2011 5:37 PM

Jesus. Lighten up, Francis.

Posted by: The Other Agent Johnson at March 29, 2011 5:42 PM

@kballs
yeah for you

I haven't seen a comeback like that since your face.

Posted by: Paultera at March 29, 2011 7:08 PM

Meh, couldn't give a flying f about anything Xmen related ever again, all of the films based on the series have sucked, hard, like a cheap ho with a bad case of ashtma. There would've been potential for the Aronofsky Wolverine film to salvage the franchise from the depths of the crap filled cesspool that it hovers in, but now that it's a no go I anticipate that the finest thing that can be associated with the franchise are those magazine covers, and that's not saying much. Although I do have to admit that January Jones is looking mighty fine.

Posted by: Leopold at March 29, 2011 9:35 PM

Well, Marvel let "The Punisher" out with an R rating, so a smaller movie like "Deadpool" might get by with one as well.

Posted by: Blake Shrapnel at March 29, 2011 10:42 PM

Deadpool with an R rating? As long as it is full of Reynolds penis, I'm in!

Otherwise, ehh...we'll see.

Yay Ryan Reynolds! And peens!

Posted by: MN_Jen at March 30, 2011 12:47 AM

Dear Illuminatus,

I'm very sorry if my opinion has offended you so deeply that you felt the need to immediately hurl an insult at me. I truly am sorry. Now to the facts. Just concerning ourselves with Deadpool for now, IMDB, a respected internet repository for all things movie related, lists Marvel Studios as well as Fox as production companies.

As for the rest of your comment, I'm a little confused. At one point you state that "Marvel Studios is the only studio that has been able to make REALLY good CBM's", but of the movies Marvel Studios has been involved in that have actually been released, only Iron Man and Iron Man 2 are generally considered to be "good". Regarding Fox, you state "Its like they dont give a fuck about source material, about who they hire to make the movies (Bryan Singer is a fucking hack and you know it)". Again, general critical opinion is that only X-Men and X2, both helmed by Bryan Singer are considered to be "good" X-Men movies.

I'll have to take your word that the Deadpool script is indeed an R rating as I prefer to read books, and watch movies. That's just how I roll. I notice that you make no statements about it's quality. Also, as a film fan, I'm sure you're aware that rarely if ever does a final draft script go to screen unaltered, especially on a big budget studio film. Many changes are made during production, usually for financial reasons, so we'll all have to wait and see if Deadpool is still an R rating when it's finally released. In 2014.

Yours sincerely,

Groundloop

ps. Go blow a donkey.

Posted by: Groundloop at March 30, 2011 7:45 AM

Honey, you've just been Groundlooped.

Posted by: RobP at March 30, 2011 12:03 PM