Fannish Items of Interest

[calliopes_pen]

There’s a chance that Hilary Duff might be in the Spider-Man reboot. That is one way to keep me far away from it if that’s true.

A first look at January Jones as Emma Frost.

Here are the first shots of Captain America’s costume—it’s not Chris Evans wearing the costume, it’s his stunt double. noscans_daily pointed out it looks similar to the awful 90’s version.

There have been a few Hobbit rumors going around. First it was that Martin Freeman was asked to play Bilbo, and turned it down to continue as Watson in Sherlock. Then it was that he was never asked. Now the rumor is he’s being asked again.

Clint Eastwood says he was offered the role of Superman, before it eventually went to Christopher Reeve.

Comments

[lafemmedarla]

I kinda feel like I was the only person on planet Earth that didn't know JJ was playing Emma Frost O_o

[calliopes_pen]

They kept changing who the rumored person was every few days. At one point, it was supposedly Alice Eve--another time it was supposedly Rosamund Pike. They finally confirmed it was January Jones maybe a week or so ago, in between a few dozen rumors for other people.

[lafemmedarla]

I lost track of how many actresses were rumored! I am half expecting them to replace the actresses every week now until the day of the premiere.

Also, I kinda want that hat.

[calliopes_pen]

I'm torn between thinking it looks like a Q-tip--and thinking it looks nice for the time period. The Bond villain look was intentional.

At various times, Rosamund Pike was rumored for being Emma, Mystique, Moira Mactaggert, and probably half a dozen other characters.

I am half expecting them to replace the actresses every week now until the day of the premiere.

Heh. I really wouldn't be surprised if they did change the cast in a few weeks, just to mess with people's heads.

[plaid-slytherin.livejournal.com]

All right, I feel stupid. All day I've been seeing that story pop up and every time, I have read it as Morgan Freeman.

[calliopes_pen]

Don't worry, you're not the only person doing that. I did it several times before I finally watched the first episode. *laughs*

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

I suspect in re: Freeman, that this is the standard sort of fantasy-casting that goes on when a movie is in Development Hell. More concerning is the threat I overheard from Ian McKellen that if the film's bigwigs don't straighten up and fly right they'll have to do without him as Gandalf. Which would be a shame.

I certainly agree that Freeman is very hobbit-y. As Bilbo? Not certain.

[calliopes_pen]

Sort of like when they claimed Sylvester McCoy was going to be Bilbo. Or when the rumor went around that it might be David Tennant, just because Peter Jackson and David Tennant happened to be spotted at last year's Comic Con. While he's great at acting, he's way too tall to ever work as a Hobbit.

Ian McKellen was perfect for Gandalf, so here's hoping he stays.

[ferox.livejournal.com]

Ohgod, I know they're going period of the film but. But. Why did that period have to be the late 60's? White patent boots were painful enough the first time.