Just read that Kevin Bacon has been cast as Sebastian Shaw in X-Men: First Class. Hmmm. I like Kevin Bacon but I’m not sure I see this *AT ALL*. But we’ll see I guess.
January Jones (aka Mrs. Don Draper) has been cast as Emma Frost “The White Queen”. Again…hmmm. Looks-wise she works-ish but I’m not sure she can portray that character. Especially since this is Emma Frost from the Hellfire Club, and not the more recent comics.
The Hellfire Club story arc with The Black Queen/Jean Grey is one of my most favorite stories ever. It led right into The Dark Phoenix saga which is one of the best **ever** written in comics. But The Hellfire Club arc was so, so, so good and you needed it to get to Dark Phoenix! So please do not wreck it guys! I’m sure this movie won’t touch that storyline but you know it’s only time…
I like James McAvoy. And I can see him playing a young Professor X. But how does that work with the Hellfire Club? I guess they are “re-imagining” the X-Men history in this though? I guess this is an easy/tempting thing to do since these characters are so well known and loved so you just run with it. But don’t change history too much (not that the first X-Men movies haven’t already done this already) is all I ask.
Of course I will see the movie. I just hope they do a good job. And not all cast-happy with actors that won’t work for the already very fleshed-out characters we have grown to love.
Anyway, here is the story at Ain’t It Cool News.
Now I need to go get down my X-Men comics and reread this arc…and then maybe the Dark Phoenix saga…
