X3: Hank McCoy to be played by...

Noisybast · 19 May, 2005, 01:16:06 AM

...Kelsey Grammer!

I can see this working in terms of voice & personality, but I just can't see Frasier peeling a banana with his feet. Hey ho - that's what SFX are for, I suppose...

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Lord Running Clam · 19 May, 2005, 01:20:04 AM

Not somebody I would of guessed,but he does seem like a good choice and I can't wait to see him in head to foot blue fur.

Richmond Clements · 19 May, 2005, 01:20:18 AM

Interesting.
I wonder if he will be playing it at all, or it'll be through the miracle of CGI?

Noisybast · 19 May, 2005, 01:22:29 AM

I can't help but think of the way Abe Sapien was played in Hellboy: physically suitable guy in a suit on screen, plummy guy from Frasier doing the voice. Worked for me...

Buddy · 19 May, 2005, 03:32:04 AM

Character yes, physical no.

Arn't the X-Men supposed to be teenagers? (except Logan of course)

Generally Contrary · 19 May, 2005, 04:58:12 AM

Well, depends what era we're talking about. Hank definately gets quite a bit older as the books progress- as do the rest of the early X-Men.

GordonR · 19 May, 2005, 03:27:51 PM

Wasn't Dr Hank McCoy briefly seen in X-Men 2, being interviwed on a TV in the background of a scene? And he definitely wasn't Kelsey Grammer.

Or maybe you just heard his name mentioned. Can't really remember.

Wils · 19 May, 2005, 04:01:01 PM

In a similar way, wasn't the bloke who becomes the Lizard being interviewed on TV in Spider-Man 2?

GordonR · 19 May, 2005, 04:05:34 PM

Professor Connor actually appears in Spidey-2. He's Peter Parker's college professor, and a friend of Otto Octavius. It's definitely the future-Lizard, missing arm and everything, but one of those refs only the comic fans will pick up on. He's also briefly mentioned in Spidey-1.

Dan Kelly · 19 May, 2005, 05:20:29 PM

Also of course, it's the future Man Wolf who is jilted at the altar by MJ.

Dan

Wils · 19 May, 2005, 09:18:16 PM

Even more bizarre; in X3, Vinnie Jones is apparently playing Juggernaut.

GordonR · 19 May, 2005, 09:25:43 PM

In the comics, isn't Juggernaut supposed to be Professor X's brother, or did I imagine that?

If they're using that bit of comic continuity, the casting makes a *bit* more sense - Patrick Stewart and Vinnie are both English. And bald(ish)

The Monarch · 19 May, 2005, 09:31:43 PM

I'm pretty sure they are step brothers in the comics though with the way things change in them at the mo....

Dan Kelly · 19 May, 2005, 11:05:13 PM

It's half brothers.

Also they have cast Scott Madej as Young Xavier for the required flashbacks...

dan