Famke Janssen On Possibly Reprising X-Men Role: “You Never Know”
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Deadline— Famke Janssen is not sure what Marvel has planned for the X-Men saga but doesn’t shut the door on the idea of reprising her role of Jean Grey / Phoenix. Janssen originated the X-Men role in the 2000 film and would go on to play the mutant in 2003’s X2 and 2006’s X-Men: The Last […]
The A.V. Club—We're calling it: X-Men '97 is the greatest X-Men adaptation of all time. When Disney screened its new animated revival series X-Men ’97 for critics last month, just ahead of the series’ launch, it was with only the first three episodes available to watch. My review, published at the time, reflects that: It (I hope accurately) describes a series in active conversation with some of the creakier, more nostalgia-forward aspects of the original children’s animated series the show is based on, while still trying to be its own, modern thing. The breakneck pacing of...
The Source—Janet Jackson Reveals She Had to Turn Down Storm Role in X-Men. Did you know Janet Jackson could have played Storm in the X-Men franchise? On The Drew Barrymore Show, Jackson revealed she could have had the role that eventually went to Halle Berry. Jackson revealed that she did not take the role “because I was just embarking on the Janet tour.” Complex notes that may have […] The post Janet Jackson Reveals She Had to Turn Down Storm Role in X-Men first appeared on The Source.
VG247—Trying to get over an X? This custom X-Men '97 Xbox Series X that you can probably watch the X-cellent series on might not be for you. Been taking some rides on the nostalgia train recently with X-Men '97? Xbox wants you to keep that locomotive chugging, as it's giving away a Series X themed around the show. While the MCU is yet to fully reintroduce the X-Men into its live action universe (or I guess multiverse these days), Disney has still brought a continuation of the original '90s X-Men series to its streaming service, X-Men '97. The revival more or less picks things up where the original series left off, continuing on...