X-Men related stuff

Bryan Singer teased the XMFC sequel with this quote: "As new species are formed through natural evolution, others will become rarer and rarer, and finally extinct. The forms which stand in closest competition with those undergoing modification and improvement will naturally suffer most." Source.

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Sir Patrick Stewart said about the XMFC sequel:

Bryan let the cat out of the bag on Twitter, and it included announcing that Sir Ian and myself were going to be in this movie. We are, you know, under contractual oath with 20th Century Fox to say nothing about any prospective X-Men movie including the old team. I use “old” advisedly.

So it’s a kind of awkward position, because lovely Bryan Singer just blurted it all out there. For me the big thrill is knowing that Bryan Singer is attached to this movie, because not only is he a brilliant director, but also I adore him and hope that it might be true and that we do work together at some point in the future. But I’m not being coy. I know nothing about this project. And I’m hoping that might change in the future.

I have not signed a contract yet. I know there is a project in development, but we have no dates. No detailed casting. Thrilled to hear that my dear friend and colleague Ian McKellen is on board, but I’m sorry, you know, you need to understand, I’m not being cute. I know nothing.

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It sets my heart aflutter to hear him say "my dear friend" about Sir Ian McKellen. It's so cute!

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Hugh Jackman talks about Wolverine and the XMFC sequel: source. I didn't know he was such good friends with Russell Crowe. Interesting. But I hope his bit in the XMFC sequel will be kept at minimum. There are enough movies that focus on his character already.

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Sir Ian McKellen talks about Michael Fassbender's stint as Magneto:

What did you think of Michael Fassbender as Magneto in "X-Men: First Class"?
Yeah! I thought he was exactly that: first class. Excellent.

You never thought, Hey, I've got my eye on you. That's my part.
[Laughs] No. No. I thought he was better than me. But, we weren't quite playing the same character because he was so much younger than me. And the scope of Magneto, one day a Jewish actor will play it. Clearly, he's Jewish. We first meet him in at Auschwitz and there's scope for all sorts of people to pay Magneto. But, I was just the lucky guy who got to play him first.

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Not exactly X-Men related but - James McAvoy won't star in the Julian Assange movie with Benedict Cumberbatch after all. He had to drop out because of a scheduling conflict with XMFC: source.

Colin Morgan on the Merlin finale and a possible movie

There's unlikely to be a Merlin movie because any additional stories beyond the television finale could leave fans "unsatisfied", according to the show's star Colin Morgan.

The 26-year-old actor, who has played the young wizard since the BBC fantasy drama began in 2008, says he's "very pleased" with the way series five concludes and believes that fans will be similarly satisfied that the show ends "on a high".

"I think now that it's out in the open that this is the final series, I think fans will be satisfied with how it's ended" Morgan told RadioTimes.com.

"To do any more would possibly go down an avenue that would lead to people being unsatisfied. I think it's important to end on a high.

"When I read the final episodes I was extremely pleased with them. I was also shocked - they were very unexpected," he said.

"I obviously had in my head an idea of where they were going to go, and from having read Arthurian legend, I knew how it ended in legend.

"I was very, very pleased with it and I think the fans will be too."

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Interesting. Honestly, it feels like both he and Bradley James are happy with how the show ended. I hope I'll be similarly satisfied. I'm hoarding all the episodes, starting with 505, to watch them in one go over Xmas. AFAIK, the show ends on Dec. 24th, right?

Hot Fuzz

This film started as a comedy, then devolved into a B-movie horror - only to turn completely crazy.

I loved, loved the beginning when Angel's - Simon Pegg's - colleagues decided to get rid of him, got him a promotion and shipped him off to a tiny, little town far, far away from London. I just loved that Angel's direct superiors were played by Martin Freeman and Bill Nighy! Gosh, Martin was so handsome in this movie! I mean, he's cute but here... with his wavy hair... Mwah! So, so handsome! And in how many movies has he been with Bill Nighy now?

And the town... I just loved that both Angel and his partner took inspiration from Bad Boys II and Point Break! LOL! The shoot-out at the very end, with the whole town involved... LOL!

But the best thing? The swan! Nobody dared to hurt the swan. LOL!

Gosh, this movie is nuts!