Kelsey Grammar will play Beast in "X-Men 3"

[krunchyfrogg]

Great choice, IMHO

LINK Grammer feels blue over 'X3' Thesp set as Beast for new 'X-Men' installment By MICHAEL FLEMING Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment have bolstered the mutant roster for "X-Men 3" with Kelsey Grammer, who is set to play Beast, the oversized blue-furred creature who has not yet appeared in an "X-Men" film. The Matthew Vaughn-directed sequel is skedded to bow Memorial Day weekend next year. Studio is setting Vinnie Jones for the bad-guy role of Juggernaut. Jones is the former British soccer player who has been seen in "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels." Juggernaut, a 6-foot-10, 900-pound metal-clad battering ram, is the half-brother of Professor X and will anchor Magneto's villainous band. Fox has begun negotiations with "Lost's" Maggie Grace to play the role of Kitty Pryde, a beauty who can walk through walls. Studio is also searching for an actor to play Angel, a handsome winged mutant who is ashamed of his feathery appendages. While Grammer might seem a surprise to play a 355-pound blue-colored brute, producer Avi AradAvi Arad said, "Kelsey was born to play the role," explaining that Beast is the most intelligent of the mutants, a pacifist Ph.D. and genetic researcher named Hank McCoy. "This is a big role in the new movie, and when we met with him, you can see that Kelsey has that you'd-better-have-a-dictionary-handy intelligence," said Arad, who's producing with Lauren Shuler Donner and Ralph Winter. Pic was scripted by Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg, with 20th Century Fox prexy Hutch Parker overseeing the pic with senior veep Alex Young. John Palermo and Kevin Feige are exec producing.

[ 05-19-2005, 03:13 AM: Message edited by: krunchyfrogg ]

[Bozos of Bones]

Why doesdoes the text repeat thrice in the thread? Is it to make you look like you postedposted more information or something else? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[VulcanRider]

I kinda see their point about Kelsey bringing out the mental acuity of the Beast, but I think it sounds like they're gonna sacrifice his physical agility. Kelsey's not an athlete. I would've hoped more for an unknown -- maybe a gymnast with a good vocabulary.

[shadowhound]

I also have doubts about Kelsey's athletic ability but am very happy to see Vinnie Jones in the film, he is an excellent actor IMHO.

[Jorath Calar]

I also have doubts about Kelsey's athletic ability

_512k.wmv]ME TOO!!

[ 05-19-2005, 02:34 AM: Message edited by: Jorath Calar ]

[krunchyfrogg]

Originally posted by Bozos of Bones: Why doesdoes the text repeat thrice in the thread? Is it to make you look like you postedposted more information or something else? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

LOL! I was copying and pasting the article, I guess I pasted more than once!

[shadowhound]

Originally posted by Jorath Calar: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Shadowhoud: I also have doubts about Kelsey's athletic ability

_512k.wmv]ME TOO!! </font>[/QUOTE]Dead Link.

[Hivetyrant]

I agree, i think Kelsey will make a brilliant "Beast"

I cannot wait to see the Juggernaut also [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Sir Goulum]

Wasn't Juggernaut or Beast killed in XMen 1?

[Azred]

<font color = lightgreen>No, they weren't. Senator Kelly was killed, as was Henry Gyrich. No one else died--if you didn't see their broken, bleeding corpse then they aren't dead. [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img] </font>