"X3: The Phoenix Saga"

Being an "X Men" fan, I've been looking forward to "X3" since the phoenix silhouette was shown at the end of "X2". I still can’t believe that they’re actually making The Phoenix Saga into a movie! Yay! However, the idea of how they’re going to explain The Phoenix Saga in a two-hour movie really bugs me.

"X Men: The Animated Series", which was aired in the mid-90s, took 4 hours (8 episodes) to finish The Phoenix Saga, and with that, there are still a lot from the comics that were left out. I certainly don't see how they could do that in a 120 minutes movie without leaving out even more. Oh well… then again, they've been screwing up the storyline since they pair Rogue up with Iceman. (Gosh, I hope Gambit will turn up soon and fry that popsicle!) So what's the worse that could happen?

As for all the hoo-hah about Collin Farrell starring as Gambit in "X3", well… it turns out that those were just rumours. Sigh… So far, new characters that are confirmed, and will be introduced in "X3" are: Beast (Kelsey Grammer), Archangel (Ben Foster), Juggernaut (Vinne Jones), Leech (Cameron Bright), Dr. Moira McTaggert (Olivia Williams), Multiple Man (Eric Dane), and of course, the most powerful mutant in Marvel Comic’s history, The Phoenix (Famke Janssen).

Cast from the first two movies that will be returning in "X3" include: Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), James Marsden (Cyclops), Famke Janssen (Jean Grey), Rebecca Romjin Stamos (Mystique), Patrick Steward (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Anna Paquin (Rogue), Shawn Ashmore (Iceman), Aaron Standford (Pyro), Daniel Cudmore (Colossus), and unfortunately, despite objections from worldwide fans, the Razzie Award's Worse Actress nominee, Halle Berry as Storm. (I've always loved that character until I saw her playing it…)

For those of you who can't wait till October 19 for the "X3" trailer to be out, below are screencaps from the supposed "X3" teaser that was initially scheduled to be aired before "Fantastic Four" last July. Some X-fanatics claimed that the screencaps below are a combination from an unreleased "X2" trailer, fused with the unreleased "X3" teaser. Well, I say, "Fuck it. Something is better than nothing!"

(Trailer screencaps courtesy of Juan José Palacios.)

Also available, on CanMag, is the full trailer description for the upcoming October 19 "X3" trailer release. Be warned that the page contain spoilers. (Click here for the trailer description.)