>"I think about it often. I'm not really a Marvel movie watcher, which is, I think, why I was just like, 'Ah, I don't wanna be green. It's just so much work.' I remember Jennifer Lawrence talking about once, how long it took her to get blue, and I was like, 'That seems like Hell on earth,' because then you get to set and you're only there for a couple hours, and then you have to take everything off. And that was literally the reason. They tell beautiful stories through superheroes, and my daughter is really obsessed with superheroes now, and part of me wishes I’d done it, but the other part of me thinks ‘I had a life to live and I don’t think I would’ve been happy.'"
Yes. If you have millions of dollars, another million would mean nothing.
Jason Garcia
This is why I'll always respect Rebecca Romijn. These days an actress sees a comic book costume glares at the producer, and he'll whither from a potential sexism accusation. "Oh, we're not doing that." Rebecca was on set in pasties and body paint, and she OWNED IT. There will never be another woman like her.
I mean it's better that she rejected it and not the real instead of throwing a hissy fit mid filming or in the sequels about not wanting to put on the make up causing the film director to just suddenly have the actress in her natural skin.
I've done some acting where you have to put on tons of make up and yeah it's a bitch to be there for 8 hours only to film for 2-4 hours and then spend 2 more hours taking it all off.
But it's a commitment and if you're not willing to do it then yeah don't.
Jace Sanders
Kudos to Olivia Munn too. Someone here mentioned she fought for the costume and read every comic, so I have to give her props for going the extra mile.
For her? Nope. For starters, Jennifer Lawrence (if they were sticking to nude suit Raven) would have a larger paint job. Gamora, Nebula and Ronan? Hands, neck and faces, and occasionally arms and upper torso. Second, Jennifer Lawrence has a reputation for having an allergic reaction and/or being a whiny bitch about the entire affair, so it'd probably be better to do a patch test to make sure you don't piss green. Finally, she would've been in good company as Karen Gillan, Bautista and Lee Pace apparently all accustomed to it well, they just played them music and fed them smoothies while the entire process happened.
I can't believe I used to dislike Karen Gillan, she's actually a really decent actress. Jesus Moffat, you're fucking useless.
Isaac Torres
>and my daughter is really obsessed with superheroes now
i mean...she could always audition for another character in an upcoming movie.
Michael Nelson
She was a model right? Models tend to be more open to putting on paint and crazy shit and endure hours with all that shit moreso than actresses.
Cooper Sullivan
For the film? Yes. Saldana was the better choice, I can't imagine Seyfried in the same role.
Jackson Gray
she'd make a good Pavane in a Shang-Chi movie
Ryan Foster
Models do seem a lot more patient and disciplined. Probably because they're used to contorting and holding poses for perfect shots. A lot of them also do dance or ballet, so the physical artistry is a big part of it for them. Seriously, if I were doing a superhero movie, I'd cast wrestlers for the guys because of the physique and acting experience, and models for the women. Both have a lot of discipline when it comes to physicality too, and often bring good humor with them.
Anthony Miller
They wanted the costume to be black, she fought for it to be in the comic colors and won. Don't know if she read every comic, but she certainly learned Psylocke's history and lore for the role. Feel sorry for her that none of it was relevant, she just played a henchwoman.
Cameron Flores
She had a decent presence, at least. It's not her fault she was in a shit movie, but she's definitely the kind of actress I'd want for these roles.
Christian Lee
Really question is, why do you care? It's in the past and nothing she does will ever impact you???
Good. That shit IS annoying. Suffering for someone else's art is retarded.
Michael Morales
Based
Isaac Campbell
>suffering for someone else's art is annoying
I'm curious to hear your take on method acting.
Gabriel Brooks
Honestly though why the scales? Is it so difficult to just Mystique a blue skin red hair character with clothes and without the scales?
Andrew Gomez
>There will never be another woman like her What about Nebula's actress? She has to wake up at 4am whenever they shoot and spends 4 hours getting the makeup applied and even shaved her head for the role in the first GOTG movie
Jordan Russell
We'll probably get a full white jumpsuit in the MCU, but something like her comics look would be amazing. They just really wanted to lean into Mystique being a shapeshifter, and to avoid the inevitable discussions about her clothes, so being a nude shapeshifter just cuts right to the chase. The scales just lean into her "otherness" and being a mutant and give a handy place to hide pasties.
I love Karen. She seems like a lovely person, and she is a trooper. But there is a world of difference between a naked Mystique and Nebula. Though Karen probably has her own challenges acting with CG'd prosthetics and actual ones.
Eli Price
disney is bad
Jace Williams
>Honestly though why the scales? They wanted to make it more than just some redhead with blue skin. Instead of actually shapeshifting, she's like a humanoid chameleon with next level camouflage. I personally think it was a great change. To add some kind of anatomic/physiological reasoning to it beyond just "lol she shapeshifts". I appreciate the extra effort.
Nicholas Nguyen
Seriously? Because I very much get the impression Fox just wanted to show off tome T&A with Romijn
Carson Ortiz
T&A doesn't mean it's devoid of meaning. And it says a lot about Mystique's character in a way that was paid the barest of lip service by Jennifer Lawrence's portrayal. She was "Mutant and proud". A Leopard need not hide it's spots. Merely becomes one with the jungle. And her very body language was sensual and compelling. The T&A may have been the primary consideration, but it wasn't lacking in merit.
Mason James
it's definitely her fault
Kayden Jenkins
Only as much as she agreed to get paid for.
Chase Powell
Uwe Bowel got away with casting prostitutes so why not?
Hunter Perry
Pretty sure that was just so he could have prostitutes. Which, if I could get away with it I totally would.
Carter Ward
Also I think for filming purposes, costumes with raised textures show up better and more distinguished in movies rather than textureless spandex. Almost every super hero movie production uses creative ways to add texture to super hero costumes.
Jack Price
Seyfried is, in my opinion, one of the top three most beautiful actresses working today, but I don't think she would have made a particularly good Marvel character, especially if she wasn't into the role on the first place.
Adrian Nguyen
Who cares? none of them would wear the Gamora classic suit
So, they removed her costume and her personality just to make it more tolerable and acceptable to the MCU standard, while the other green was totally naked in Ragnarok
