From the upcoming - or maybe the latest? - "Avengers vs. X-Men"...



Taken from CBM. I apologize for the weird cut but the rest of the scan could be seen as spoilery.

Charles and Erik, they make me so happy. And so sad. It's such a waste that they couldn't resolve their differences and ended up on opposite sides... They could've been so happy.

Fox registered a title for an X-Men movie with the MPAA Title Registration Bureau, possibly/probably for the XMFC sequel. The title is Days of Future Past: link. Comic book fans now speculate that the movie might be based on the comic book series with the same title. The series' summary says:

The storyline alternates between present day, in which the X-Men fight Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and a future timeline caused by the X-Men’s failure to prevent the Brotherhood from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly. In this future universe, Sentinels rule the United States, and mutants live in internment camps. The present-day X-Men are forewarned of the possible future by a future version of their teammate Kitty Pryde, whose mind traveled back in time and possessed her younger self to warn the X-Men. She succeeds in her mission and returns to the future, but despite her success, the future timeline still exists as an alternative timeline rather than as the actual future.

It would fit perfectly what Jane Goldman said, that XMFC was set in a universe of its own, that what happened in the first trilogy might or might not happen in this 'verse. And since Matthew Vaughn said he wanted Magneto to kill Kennedy in the sequel, that could lead to the building of the Sentinels. And considering Vaughn wanted to introduce only one new mutant, the time traveling one could be him/her...

I would really love to see it done. It would be the perfect way to create an alternate timeline. Yeah, yeah, if wishes were horses. I just don't want XMFC to lead into X-Men 3 eventually. I hated that movie for what it did to a) Cyclops and b) Charles.

Kennedy, the Sentinels, time travel... Can you imagine how awesome that could be? \o/

Charles & Erik, X-Men: First Class

This is the movie that introduced me to James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. And their casting? A stroke of genius! Their chemistry is off the charts. Whenever they are on-screen together, it's hard to notice anything and anybody else because their interplay is so intense, it's like they see only each other. The actors get along fabulously - they have the same sort of wicked sense of humor! - and I think it shows.

Erik and Charles are... They're amazing in this movie. I know that some fans of the first trilogy will forever swear by Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen but I'm definitely a McAvoy and Fassbender girl. Nothing against Stewart and McKellen, both amazing, fantastic actors, but XMFC's Charles and Erik feel much more intense and real. Especially Erik feels, for the first time ever for me, terrifying - the scene in the Argentinian pub made it clear exactly WHY Magneto becomes such a menace later on.

I've seen people describe Charles as arrogant - some Erik!apologists just love to make Charles an ass in their fics - but I don't see him that way. He's cocky and too self-assured, sure, and dangerously naive for thinking that people will be honest and logical and kind when faced with a change. Does that make him arrogant? I don't think so. When all is over and done, his way is still the better one, changing people's minds through education and support not by force and through genocide, the way Erik wants to take over the world. And, to be honest, I thought it was quite terrifying that after the film had aired, so many people condemned Charles and praised Erik for their attitudes. How is Erik's war on humans any different from what Hitler did? Boggles the mind.

But I think that's the reason why these two work so well together. Charles is too soft. Erik too hard. If they had stayed together, they might have done great things together, they might have achieved so much in their lifetime, they might have changed the world. And that's why it's so heartbreaking that they end up fighting each other in the end, it feels like such a loss...

It made me insanely happy when Jane Goldman, one of the writers of XMFC, said that this film is not really a prequel, it's a reboot, set in its own universe so what happened in the first trilogy might never happen in this timeline. I know that they are characters in a movie, not real people, but I got all sniffly with happiness when I read it because the way Charles and Erik's relationship ended in X3 literally broke my heart. That was so, SO badly written. Charles and Erik deserved much more - and it made me bouncy with glee when Michael Fassbender mentioned that, in his opinion, Charles would forever remain Erik's best friend. And when James McAvoy said that Charles would never have a deeper bond with anybody than he had with Erik - remember the scene on the ship, when Charles' mind latched onto Erik's?

As someone in their review of XMFC remarked, in the last battle, all the soldiers, both Russian and American, were saved because Erik loved Charles. How could you not love them, then?

Day 21: Favorite opposites attract couple


Charles & Erik, XMFC

These two couldn't be more different, yet they're so incredibly fascinated by each other. I haven't read almost any X-Men comic books but the movie was perfect in its portrayal of their relationship. Also, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender's chemistry was off the charts, which helped too *_* I loved it when Michael Fassbender said that Charles and Erik would always be best friends, even while fighting for opposite sites. That's amazing - but also strangely sad...

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So, the synopsis of The Wolverine sequel was posted and... Wow, it could be actually WORSE than The Wolverine! Ouch. Link.

"Logan begins a forbidden romance with a Japanese woman whose hand in marriage is, unfortunately, promised to another man. Since Logan won’t take “no” for an answer, it puts him into battle with her father and her samurai-sword-wielding brothers and Silver Samurai."

Seriously? ANOTHER love story? Wasn't the whole "he's called Wolverine because of a stupid legend" bad enough? The best thing about the first movie was Gambit and the clash between Logan and Victor. The rest was BAD. And this one sounds even worse.

Hopefully, with Matthew Vaughn at the helm, the XMFC sequel will be as amazing as the first movie *crosses both fingers and toes*

The CBM.com site writes that, according to THR, the sequel to XMFC should start filming this fall already: link! *squee* OMGOMGOMG! How awesome is that? James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender in one movie together again! And this one should be even more about them than XMFC! *flail*

Gosh, please, Vaughn&Co., please, don't disappoint me! Please, remember what you said, that no matter their differences, Charles and Erik will always remain the best of friends! Please, don't go down the X3 route where Ratner turned their friendship into a mockery! Don't do it! This is your universe, a reboot, a retooling! What happened in X1-3 does not need to happen, as Jane Goldman said!

Wow, an abundance of exclamation points! XD

Simon Kinberg talked about his plans for the XMFC sequel: link.

Screenwriter Simon Kinberg is working with Matthew Vaughn over the next few months on the much anticipated sequel to last year's "X-Men: First Class" and reveals to MTV News that Michael Fassbender's Magneto and his relationship with James McAvoy's Charles X. Xavier will take on more prominence in the follow-up.

"That’s what was so cool about the first one and what we want to continue. Magneto becomes the villain ultimately of the franchise but he’s a much more complicated character as a young man. He’s someone you sympathize with, you care about you root for even though might not necessarily agree with his methods, you understand his philosophy" says Kinberg.

In terms of turning Magneto into more of an outright villain, Kinberg says "We’re still figuring that out. I think the truth is ultimately that because Michael [Fassbender] is such an interesting actor, he’ll never be full-on anything. He’ll have a villainous side and he’ll have a sympathetic human side you’ll be able to relate but you’ll also be afraid of him. He becomes Magneto, he says ‘Call me Magneto’ at the end of the first movie."

Another article added:

"I'm a huge X-Men fan. I grew up loving the comic books and it was really exciting to be able to do the origin story of Xavier and Magneto, and getting those two actors, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, were really amazing. So being able to explore those characters with actors of that quality will be exciting a second time around, and doing some things unexpected with those characters, which is the plan. link

Yet for some reason, 9 reporters out 10 immediately assumed that the next movie would be all Magneto centric. Where DID Kinberg say that? He talked about Erik and Charles, then he talked about Michael Fassbender and Magneto but nowhere did he say that the movie would be solely about Magneto. And yet, everybody immediately went up in arms about how every other character would be neglected. Boggles the mind, seriously.

In the meantime, I'm basking in the beauty of the part I underlined, "Michael Fassbender's Magneto and his relationship with James McAvoy's Charles X. Xavier will take on more prominence in the follow-up." Yes, it should've been Charles F. Xavier, but whatever. More focus on Charles and Erik, I'm ALL for it. It was the best thing about XMFC, the friendship between them, and James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender's chemistry is... off the charts!

Matthew Vaughn will be back to direct the XMFC sequel! He will back, he will back, he will back! *bounces like a bunny on crack* It's official now: link. Man, I can't remember the last time I was excited to see a director come back, not an actor. That's so awesome! He and Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy worked together so well and their ideas of where to take the characters meshed perfectly! I'm so happy, it's like Xmas in January!

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And I found Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection with Jeremy Brett in my mail box today! *bounces some more* Wonderful! Truly wonderful. I want to pet the box set and coo like a demented pigeon.

Wonderful, wonderful art!


By Bril

And a vid: Somewhere Only We Know. Beautiful. But after all the happy scenes, the painful ones hurt even more. When you realize just how much Charles has lost... ;_;

-- Michael Fassbender on the possibility of playing Bond in the future: "I think Daniel is doing a great job and I don't think too far into the future. It's one step at a time right now. Of course, every guy knows the feeling of walking round the house singing the song to himself, walking around corners with an imaginary gun. Let's see what happens." Link. Would love to see him as Bond, definitely. Too bad he's into so much artsy stuff lately, not my cuppa.

-- Fox wants Matthew Vaughn back as the director for the XMFC sequel: Link. They want a good script first, they don't want to rush the sequel - which I totally agree with! - but they confirmed that they do want to film it!

-- I really need to stay away from the Merlin fandom. So much whining and bashing and complaining... *cringes* Lately, it's been spoiling my fun a lot. Yeah, pulling back to my LJ again.

-- Hugh Laurie wants to quit TV after House ends: link. And it looks like this season will be the last, which I don't really mind as long as there's no more romancing and House and Wilson stay close friends at the end. I do hope to see him in a British show of some kind, maybe some mystery show? Would love to see him play a detective, a real one, not a medical one.