Before They Were Mutants
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 2:02PM As much as we may lament the all superheroes all the time movie culture (variety is the key to life) this June offering, X-Men First Class, as you know, we're looking forward to. Blame X-fandom and (hopefully) strong casting. So here's McAvoy & Fassy as Professor X and Magn sorry as Charles and Erik.
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James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender both have movies coming out prior to this one though: McAvoy stars in The Conspirator (April 15th) about the Lincoln Assassination and Fassy stars in Jane Eyre (March 11th) with Mia Wasikowska so perhaps they'll own the spring/early summer.
Before they are mutants. they'll be...
Which incarnation of each of them are you most looking forward to? And which are you previous favorite incarnations?
James McAvoy, Jane Eyre, Michael Fassbender, The Conspirator, X-Men
Reader Comments (11)
I'm most looking forward to Fassbender as Rochester. I cannot wait for that adaptation.
I'm looking forward to "The Conspirator" only because of Robin Wright. I have loved her since "The Princess Bride," and I can't understand why she was never a huge star in Hollywood.
Rochester as well! (will have to wait until September in France..)
Favorite Fassbender movie so far is Fish tank.
Favorite McAvoy, i'd say, State of play (the bbc series). Have you seen it? I loved it.
I have high hopes for Fassbender in Jane Eyre.
I just look forward to seeing Michael Fassbender! hee hee hee!!
Simply Sarah -- putting it simply! But yes. I relate.
I was going to say the exact same thing that SimplySarah said, but say it for James McAvoy!
I second starfish's recommendation of State of Play. Once you see the original BBC miniseries, it'll make the already awful American film remake that more disappointing. Though it's hard to choose for McAvoy... guess Atonement's Robbie.
Before he was Magneto, he was... the sleazy guy who had sex with his girlfriend's daughter in Fish Tank.
But honestly, I'm excited for both of these men to pick up where McKellen & Stewart left off (or where they started?) and go in new directions with these characters. And definitely for Jane Eyre as well.
uh, I think Inception's greatest legacy will be its influence on movie advertising. The BUM......BUM in numerous trailers, the Inception-poster-y stances.......yeah.
As for Fassbender, I'm looking forward to "Jane Eyre" the most, but for McAvoy it's "X-Men Babies". "The Conspirator" doesn't look quite so good.
Favourite McAvoy Performance: The Last King of Scotland - so full of energy and life. He's a worthy foil for Forest Whitaker's titanic turn.
Favourite McAvoy Movie: Easily Atonement. The movie's not a masterpiece, and it really should've been, but there's so much really awesome stuff in it.
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Favourite Fassbender movie: Hunger
Favourite Fassbender performance: Inglourious Basterds
For me, Hunger is a pure, undeniable visceral masterpiece. But his witty turn in IB is what had me sold on his range and brilliance.
Looking forward to Jane Eyre more, because it seems like such a wierd follow-up from SIn Nombre.
I'm just excited they're continuing the series. This is one of those superhero sagas done right from the beginning (pretending that X-Men Origins: Wolverine didn't exist), and having been addicted to the cartoons as a young girl, I really enjoy watching and reliving the stories in live action.
To answer your question, I'm totally psyched to see McAvoy as Charles, I've seen him in the period piece (Becoming Jane, The Last Station) and am sure he'll be as amazing as ever. As for Fassbender, both! I'd love to see him in anything since the great Inglourious Basterds.
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