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[apocalypsos]

So, yeah. Halle Berry being replaced as Storm. *Nelson laugh* I guess that's what you get for being a skanky wench, you ... uh, skanky wench.

And I've already seen Angela Bassett's name come up, which doesn't make me as defensive of her chances for the role as I used to be. And I'm not saying that because she's a bad actress, because she isn't. And I'm not saying that because she'd make a bad Storm, because she wouldn't. My personal problem, if I were in charge of the last movie, is that bumping off Jean and moving in Bobby, Rogue (hopefully), and I'm assuming Colossus in some respect (because he's on IMDB, and don't argue with me because I really, really want him to be there) sort of drops the average age of of the team. Kurt might even it out a bit. I know this sounds stupid, but maybe I'm the only one who think it'd look weird ... a handful of people in their twenties (yes, even Cyclops is young and pretty enough to count, even though James is a year or two past thirty) aaaaaaaand Storm. Talk about the odd man out in that group.

Of course, anything better's than Halle. Hell, my Jerry Garcia plushie could do a better job. And Christina Milian's not a bad choice, I think. The only problem I can foresee is making her look old enough to look like she could have been the other kids' teacher, but she really only has to look a few year older, and you slap the right clothes, makeup and hairstyle onto anyone and it'll make anyone look older.

It does make for a funny mental image, though ... what Jean'll have to say? Just picture it. She comes back from the dead, sees Storm, and basically has an OMGWTFSTFULOLBBQ moment. "Storm! You're younger! You're prettier! I don't hate you! And why is the room less stiflingly overstuffed -- hey, where the hell did your ego go?!"

EDIT: I love the way both newspapers are behaving over this. Not because it's mature journalism or anything -- and I'm pretty sure that's an oxymoron -- but because in my head, I can totally see the Daily Bugle and the Daily Planet pulling crap like this. *snerk* Comics have killed my brain cells.

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[phillyexpat.livejournal.com]

The way Halle's career is going, she's going to be selling Tupperware door to door in the next few years. Mark my words.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I don't want to open my front door to find Halle Berry standing there. I have nightmares that start like that.

And end like that, quite frankly. *shudder*

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

Let thy words be engraved in stone as The Prophecy and thou be worship-ed when they do cometh true, as the holy phillyexpat, with the Vision.

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

I don't necessarily have any issues with Halle Berry... but I *hate* when they replace characters with new actors/actresses. If she isn't coming back then I think they should just take Storm out... there are plenty of other characters they can use instead.

Just a personal pet peeve picked up from years of soap opera watching...

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Good point. Especially considering how much Storm kinda sucks.

Then again, my perfect X-Men team is Cyclops (because he's the leader and he's good at it), Wolverine (because he's contractually obligated to be on every X-Men team), Iceman (because he's my favorite, damn it), Colossus (because really, why wouldn't you bring a gigantic metal Russian into battle with you?), Jubilee (because I love her, damn you), and Beast (because it isn't an X-Men team unless at least one of them is blue).

Hmm. Is it just me, or does anyone else have a mental image of half of my team mock-threatening to put refrigerator magnets on the other half, with Cyke trying desperately to restore order?

[budclare.livejournal.com]

"If she isn't coming back then I think they should just take Storm out..."

Normally, I'd agree, but since it's Halle Berry, I'll make an exception. Seriously. She deserves to be replaced by someone infinitely more talented than she is, as punishment for being an egomaniacal twit. Also, to help erase the memory of crappy Halle Berry Storm. I want partial amnesia when I watch X1 and X2 so that I wonder what Halle Berry is doing there.

[sekari.livejournal.com]

yay. Berry is gone. I'll have to think of something new for when i eventually find a Genie.

[william-mize.livejournal.com]

Where did you get this information on replacing Halle? I've heard rumors and rumors of rumors, but nothing definite. I'd personally go for Thandie Newton, because despite her pixie-ish exterior, she has a great Go To Hell look that befits royalty. It seems that Bryan Singer et al have forgotten that Ororo IS royalty, dammit. She should act like it.
There was an article on Super Hero Hype (I haunt that site for comic book movie news - http://www.superherohype.com) that Sir Ian had posted on his website that he wasn't signed for a third movie, but he will be back; and that Hugh was signed for three and my boy Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming) was signed for X2 and X3.

I want some Storm (whomever it may be) and Kurt Wagner action.

[octopedingenue]

yay! toad-zapping lady is going bye-bye! Wheeee!

Wake me up when they cast someone pretty as my comic book boyfriend who isn't Spider-Man Gambit. *snoozes*

[http://users.livejournal.com/___destijl/]

Dude. Your icon. <33333333.

And Toad was is awesome. (Can you say denial?) So, so, awesome. I like the Brotherhood anyway. Especially Toad. And to some extent Pyro.

[tv-elf.livejournal.com]

I've been waiting rather impatiently for Gambit. We need the boy to brood on the roof dammit.

bitch, please!

[wonderlander.livejournal.com]

Gambit's MY comic book boyfriend. Right after Dream from Sandman. And John Constantine (keanutine is not real). And Robin. Possibly Desire from Sandman too. And maybe Colossus.
And nevermind, I'm now willing to share.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___destijl/]

I don't like movie!Storm. And even comics!Storm is starting to really bug me, though she did have one kick-ass moment in this new issue of Ultimate X-Men, where she, like, threatened this tattoo artist and was all like 'MOTHER NATURE IS A MUTANT AND SHE WILL KEEL YOU!' ...yeah. That was cool.

But I hate it when they change the actors.

The unpopular opinion

[azurelunatic]

I didn't notice movie!Storm's acting. For me, she was just yummy eye candy.

(And I was thinking that yeah, she did sort of look like my foul-tempered (fowl-tempered?) hen Storm, who had white neck feathers and Attitude...)

[dragonsinger.livejournal.com]

*LOL* To tell you the truth, I don't care who plays Storm. As long as Aaron Stanford is Pyro (and he doesn't get killed off), I'm a happy, happy woman.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I can go with that. And as long as they keep Shawn Ashmore as Bobby, because both the actor and the character are my woobies. :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/___destijl/]

Mmm, Pyro. *has replaced Toad-lust with Pyro-lust*

[vivian-shaw.livejournal.com]

As long as Berry is not playing Storm, I don't give a heap of discarded exoskeletons who is. And I pretty much dislike Jean and Cyclops equally; the whole reason I want to see X3 is a combination of Wolverine, Iceman and Rogue. Oh, and Nightcrawler. Mmm...Alan Cumming...

[cyprinella]

Man, all these comments about the movies has caused my carefully crafted afternoon of actually, you know, doing something to go straight down the tubes. Must at least watch X2 now.

[mayatawi.livejournal.com]

I remember waaaaay back when they were casting for the first movie, and they asked Angela Bassett to be Storm, and she turned 'em down because she thought it was a dumb role.

Just sayin'.

I do love Angela Bassett. Strange Days rocks my undergarments.

[minisinoo.livejournal.com]

Heh. For whatever it's worth, Marsden only JUST turned 30. He's almost nine years younger than Janssen. (g) I know this only because I checked when I first started writing, because he looked so YOUNG without the glasses ... which is how "Micky Blue Eyes" got written in the first place. LOL!

Anyway, and back on topic, I'm not sorry to lose Berry, but I don't really like having actors switched out in the middle of things. I remember they did that in the old Star Trek movies with the Vulcan actress (name?) and it just freaked me out. The two didn't even resemble each other. ARGH! Invasion of the Vulcan Body Snatchers ... or something. I can't stand stuff that throws me completely out of the fictional world. Better to simply remove Storm from the team -- much as I like Storm (albeit not Berry's).

As long as they bring back Jean and do it well, and don't focus this film entirely on Wolverine (again), I'll be happy.

And Beast! Yes, we need Beast. Or at least Warren. :)

[adjectivegirl.livejournal.com]

Ah, TP, I was just talking about this over lunch! I literally did a chair dance when I found out Berry's prohibitive ego finally did the job it came for- which was to leave. I am not a Storm fan period, so either I would write her out or have Milan do what she's supposed to do as an ingenue and stand mostly in the sidelines. And you're right, I didn't think about the age thing for the white hat team.

I think the addition of either Hank or Warren (Hank. Hank. Hank.) would do quite nicely. I actually wouldn't might Warren with a comic poor little dumb rich boy twist, for whom I have the perfect candidate: Seann William Scott. Then again, why make the older gen look like tools. Bring Hank in and legitimacy is restored.

I'm still pondering over the fact that Kelly Hu is coming back. I'm having some Ben-is-Glory over that, for sureses.

[adjectivegirl.livejournal.com]

Oh and the NYP stuff is actually great, fedora wearing, cigar chomping nostalgia. I like.

[brigidsblest.livejournal.com]

No more Halle as Storm? Wow. Prayers really DO come true.

I'd be happy with Gambit and Angel; I already got Nightcrawler (that tail...) And I liked youngish comic!Magneto but can't get sweatybothered over old movie!Magneto.

::settles down to start prayin' for winnin' lottery numbers::

My take on the whole Halle thing...

[ninamonkey.livejournal.com]

No, I'm not sorry Halle's gone (if the rumor holds true). I never liked her as Storm.

That being said, however, herein lies the trouble...you have a little movie that's supposed to represent diversity in all its myriad forms. I know, I know, we'd all like to say that the world is enlightend, we accept everyone, blah-blah-blah, but the truth is you knock out Halle, and you've a problem with diversity - and people will take note. One (smaller) reason why the X-Men genre works so well is because people of different cultures/identities can identify with so many of the characters.

I don't like this woman they're kicking around (Christina whatever?) because she looks like just some random placeholder to represent the Black Vote. Hell, if you're just going to plop in any old random actor, *forget it.* Insult to injury, here.

Anyway.

Yep, I love Storm. More because she was/is an icon of my youth, and I like when she's represented well. Halle was and always will be a rotten choice to represent Storm, IMO. So. Saying that, who would I choose to replace her? Thandie Newton (Tom Cruise's love interest from MI:2 and Dame Vaako in "Chronicles of Riddick"). She can act, she's not too young or too old, she has Storm's quiet, "do not piss me off" look, and she's from Africa for pete's sakes. *AND* she's done science fiction movies! What more could they want?

[wal-lace.livejournal.com]

Have you noticed that in the picture absolutely every wire service is putting out of Kerry and Edwards (I assume it's Edwards, anyway) it looks like they're about to kiss?

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

You know, you had to say that. Then I had to read it, and then I went down to the 7-11 next to my building and looked at the newspapers there and both of the major ones have different photos of them that look like they're announcing their engagement.

Granted, I wouldn't have need the prompting considering one has Kerry's hand on Edwards' cheek and the other has them cheek-to-cheek, but still. :P