Dr. DVD

Ditto. While I don't think she's great, I cannot deny that if she were an actress of prominence in the day I was actively reading the comics, she would have been my dream casting choice.

Solid Snake

I'm not even going to put in the BD from my set to see if they even mention her name but she's credited as Psylocke.

fumanstan

I don't recall her name ever being mentioned, but remember those involved with the movie saying she was definitely supposed to be Psylocke. I've complained about it before, but I hate how some of the X-Men movies have thrown in characters just for the sake of doing so without giving any thought to the actual character and how to use them.

musick

pretty sure those are just subtle nods to the fans as they aren't going to spend valuable screen time developing each and every character in the X universe

devilshalo

The boy in me likes Munn as Psylocke, but the geek in me would have preferred Maggie Q.

Solid Snake

a nod is the Danger Room sequence in X3. Putting in popular characters to be background players isn't a nod. It's a waste.

Something this franchise does so fucking much. Colossus is mostly a fucking mute for some reason. We never get a Juggy vs. Colossus fight. We never get to see what any X-Men fan really wants out of a live action DoFP, Logan being blasted away. Never got a telepathic fight out the two times they ALMOST did it.

If that concept art for Archangel is true, it seems like they may still be doing that BS way of not going all the way w/ the property for some reason.

musick

not saying I agree with it, just saying what it is

fumanstan

Yup, I just don't like the idea of wasting characters on "nods."

Although as the movies have shown, I guess the X-Men franchise doesn't give a shit and just reuses the same characters they use for "nods" in bigger roles later

Solid Snake

Still not a nod. A nod, in this context, is a reference to something. Putting Psylocke as a nobody isn't a nod. It's a use of the character without doing anything w/ it. It's not a reference. It's a weak usage.

fumanstan

For me it's also using characters that don't even resemble their comic book counterparts or their powers. I don't really care about underwhelming appearances for Colossus or whatever; in fact his first appearance in X2 was just fine for me. That's a nice brief appearance of the character that was cool for the audience (although not for Solid Snake, apparently).

For instance that girl was supposed to be Psylocke, but it didn't seem like she was a telepath and no psychic knife or anything of that sort that comic book readers would recognize. I recall she had shadow powers which the character had for a brief time in the comics, but still. If that's the case, why even consider her to be Psylocke?

Solid Snake

I'm fine and dandy with how Colossus was in X2. That was actually a perfect thing for him, great and memorable moment. It's just shitty how he's pretty much a muscled mute among a team cast who all seem to be actual characters. To make things worse, take him out of X3 or DOFP and it does nothing. Literally a waste of a character.

brayzie

I don't mind if they use popular characters just for nods or cameo appearances. Seeing Dr. Henry McCoy speaking on TV in the background of X-Men 1 made sense.
But I think making Psylocke in X3 one of Magneto's random evil mutants and showing her using a power that she's not that well known for is bad idea. Why not use an actual evil mutant from the comics and show them using their mutant power? I mean there's a lot of villains to choose from in X-Men right?

dex14

Munn posted this:

fumanstan

Wow, they might actually use some variation of the ridiculous skimpy suit

DaveyJoe

I just hope that's very early in the design process.

nando820

i like it

Big Boy Laroux

Can't judge it appropriately until I see thigh gap

Giantrobo

Its too dark....

Dr. DVD

Since this is in the 80s, they might actually try the spandex uniforms approach for a bit.

Solid Snake

I'd love it if they put the Dazzler in there. Just cuz she's what I think of for 80s characters for the X freaks. It's just so appropriate.

Josh-da-man

She's posted better stuff. Google the dirty e-mails she sent her boyfriend (Chris Pine).

Xndman

Somebody's been skipping legs day...

dex14

Filmmaker Bryan Singer has released a first look at actor Kodi Smit-Mcphee in makeup as Kurt Wagner, better known as the X-Men's Nightcrawler, from the forthcoming film X-Men: Apocalypse.

Solid Snake

....uhhhh. Yeah, not digging how this guy looks.

TGM

if DJ Qualls and Smurfette had a kid with Aspergers.