News: X-Men First Class, Spider-Man Casting Updates

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Two projects in the Marvel universe that have fans both curious as well as scratching their heads are the Matthew Vaughn-directed X-Men: First Class (due out next year) and Marc Webb’s Spider-Man project, both of which will be origin stories and explorations of the respective heroes’ early years. X-Men already has its Professor X in James McAvoy, but no casting has been announced for Spider-Man (which doesn’t even have an official title yet).

Rumors have, however, abounded, and now we’re creeping closer to some confirmations. First, Showbiz 411 is saying the the role of Magneto in X-Men: First Class has been offered to and accepted by Michael Fassbender, known to most as Lt. Archie Hicox in Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, a film I wasn’t crazy about but that had some very impressive performances — Fassbender’s was one of them. He’s also actually German, which is a nice feather in the cap and will lend the character some authenticity. I’m happy with the decision, and you should be too. If you’re not, go screw.

As for Columbia Pictures’ Spider-Man? There are roughly 68 gajabagillion prospects for Peter Parker. Seriously, it’s ridiculous. Right now, the list of potentials includes Jamie Bell, Anton Yelchin, Aaron Johnson, Andrew Garfield, Logan Lerman, Jeremy Feist, Alden Ehrenreich, Michael Angarano, Frank Dillane and Josh Hutcherson. Seriously, that’s just silly. Fucking pick one already. Also, I may have lied about one of those. You figure it out.

This process is not unlike the lengthy and exhausting process of selecting a Captain America, which resulted in Chris Evans getting the role, a choice that surprised and disappointed many. While I’m still on the fence on that pick, I feel like this one is getting even sillier.

Make a decision, Mr. Webb. I’m getting annoyed.

(Source: Dark Horizons)

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Jeremy Feist FTW!

Posted by: Tammers at June 28, 2010 11:35 AM

Who'd have thought the day would come I'd want to see Magneto take his shirt off and cover himself in grease?

Posted by: A. Sefa at June 28, 2010 11:37 AM

I thought they had already chosen the Billy Elliot kid to play Spider-Man? Has that not happened yet? I find it hard to care, really. The last Spider-Man was awful and I refuse to get excited about a re-boot of a franchise that is less than 10 years old. Re-boots in general are pretty lame, but this is crazy.

I am also not that excited about X-Men: First Class. The beginings of the cast sounds nice, but the original X-Men were never all that exciting to begin with. Beast, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Ice Man... meh. Shit didn't get really good until Giant Sized X-Men #1 where they introduced Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, etc. into the group.

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at June 28, 2010 11:40 AM

Wait a minute! I thought the first Spiderman movie was an origins story. What are they going to do with this new one? Show him being born? In that case, I vote for the dancing baby. He can rock a diaper.

Posted by: BWeaves at June 28, 2010 11:57 AM

Michael Fassbender is very attractive and I would like to touch his swimsuit area.

Posted by: jM at June 28, 2010 11:57 AM

What about Donald Glover?

Posted by: Zack at June 28, 2010 12:22 PM

Mr Fassbender is Irish. He's from Kerry, but then nobody's perfect... His Dad is German.

Posted by: captainfireypants at June 28, 2010 1:10 PM

Beast, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Ice Man

Those are all hideously bad characters, Cyclops finally growing a pair of balls in recent comics, and Beast turning a corner with the way they portrayed him particular on the Saturday morning cartoon.

God that was my favorite show. Except for Jean Grey. What an exercise in "hopeless female" stereotyping.

All she could say was "Scott!" or "Professor!" or "Logan!" but mostly "Ungh!". She was like the dubbed audio track on Euro-porn. Which would make the "Dark Phoenix Saga" her climax or something...

Wait a tick, on to something here...don't let me down brain!

Posted by: D-Day at June 28, 2010 1:14 PM

Fassbender also played Bobby Sands in "Hunger" and was absolutely brilliant. I have full faith in his ability to bring some moral complexity to the role. (As long as the script isn't shit). FUCK YOU WOLVERINE: ORIGINS. FUCK YOU. FUCK YOU. FUCK YOU.

Posted by: teacupnosaucer at June 28, 2010 1:19 PM

I want the new X-Men film to stay in production hell for a good while longer for selfish reasons.

See, there's this great new Off-Broadway musical called Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. The producers have announced a transfer to Broadway. The problem? The lead has been cast in the new X-Men film. So, a potentially bad new X-Men-related film is screwing over a pretty damn good original musical. Not that anyone really cares. I mean, it is an politically-minded emo musical about the Lincoln years.

I'll drop the issue if they announce Dazzler or Sub-Mariner as one of the First Class. Otherwise, when BBAB fails to capture an audience in a house that's way to big for it and shutters very quickly (possibly on opening night), I'll blame this film. Selfish and uncalled for? I never said it wasn't.

Posted by: Robert at June 28, 2010 1:57 PM

I've been meaning to do this anyway, but I'm going to go watch Spider-Man 3 ONE more time to see why people hate it so much.

*puts in Kids In The Hall, season 4, disk 2*

Posted by: superasente at June 28, 2010 2:08 PM

James McAvoy as Xavier still makes me go habbawhaa?
And Jean had fucking better not suck this time.

Posted by: Kevin at June 28, 2010 4:23 PM

Jamie Bell, Anton Yelchin, Aaron Johnson, Andrew Garfield, Logan Lerman, Jeremy Feist, Alden Ehrenreich, Michael Angarano, Frank Dillane and Josh Hutcherson.

Well, isn't that a clusterfuck of excellence. No, maybe not - I don't know most of these people. Except that Feist fellow - I hear good things about him.

Posted by: Lauren at June 28, 2010 7:01 PM

Posted by: jM at June 28, 2010 11:57 AM

Ok, I hate when I snort when I laugh, sometimes, and you, good madam, have just caused such an event.

In conclusion . . . damn you.

Posted by: Lauren at June 28, 2010 7:08 PM

....making Spiderman gay is possibly the best thing that could happen in the history of EVER.

JEREMY FEIST FOR SPIDERMAN!

Posted by: figgy at June 29, 2010 12:13 AM

supersente was obviously kidding (I hope), but it reminded me of exactly how much Spiderman3 sucked. And not because of Venom being in it for all of 1 scene, or far too many villains ... no. Spiderman 3 sucked because "Dark" Peter Parker made Garth Brooks' alter-ego Chris Gaines look menacing by comparison. Dark Peter Parker was basically just an asshole, when instead he should have been Hyena-Xander-level messed up. Of course, Toby Maguire's alcoholic bloat* pretty much annihilated any chance of Hyena-Xander level charisma. Actually, Toby Maguire in general is amazingly charisma-free - the bloat, dirty hair, and "bad boy" eyeliner sure as hell didn't help.

* may actually just be fat. Sure looked like alcoholic puffy-face to me.

Posted by: Edith at June 29, 2010 1:51 AM

Oh, and I'm with BWeaves - we already had a Spiderman origin story. What are they going to do, have some villain go back in time through a wormhole and end up killing Uncle Ben before Peter was even born, establishing an Alternate Universe Spiderman?

Posted by: Edith at June 29, 2010 1:55 AM

Who the fuck is Jeremy Feist?

*Googles*

...Uh..huh.

Who the fuck is Jeremy Feist?

Posted by: AmbroseKalifornia at June 29, 2010 2:18 AM

Feist Feist baby too cold, too cold.

Posted by: Lauren at June 29, 2010 4:59 AM

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