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 Halle Berry
Interview By: Michael Dance
*Click Here For Another Interview with Halle Berry A long time has passed since the first X-Men movie debuted in 2000. Then, Halle Berry was mostly known for her breakout roles in movies like Bulworth and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. But in the following year, everything changed. The combination of her topless turn in Swordfish and her Oscar-winning performance in Monster's Ball was a one-two punch (or a one-two-three punch, depending on what you're counting) that turned Berry into a household name. Since then, she's played everything from a Bond girl to a Robot. Now she's back for the third movie in the superhero franchise, once again playing the mutant Storm in X-Men: The Last Stand. In this installment, a cure for the mutant gene has been found, which erupts a controversy in the mutant world: is mutation a "disease" that needs to be cured, or a part of one's existence? Like the previous films, The Last Stand doesn't shy away from topics that could easily be interpreted as commentary on the world we live in. "They're all sort of living with some sort of struggle, and a lot of it is very internal, trying to find a way to fit into this society," Berry says of the mutants in the film. "I think that's what the basis of the comic book is, and that's what everybody in life deals with, which is why I think this comic book series is so appealing to so many people, and resonates, and hits home, with almost every human being. Because we've all been ousted, or isolated, or forced to make tough decisions to accept who we are. And do we change who we are, to benefit our lovers, our friends, our family, society, do we change? Or do we say, do we have the problem or do they have the problem? I think that's a question people continue to ask themselves." Unlike the last two films, in which Storm tended to get swallowed up in a large ensemble, in The Last Stand Berry is proud to say that her character has grown. "I think this time around she actually had a point of view, which was really important to me, and I think important to the character. Because in the comic books she has a definitely point of view. And in this movie, a lot duly thanks to Brett…you got to understand a little bit more of who she is and what her anger may be all about." The Brett she speaks of is of course the new director, Brett Ratner. When Bryan Singer, the director of the first two X-Men films, opted out to direct Superman Returns, Ratner was the one who ended up with the job. He's known best for the Rush Hour franchise but also helmed the Hannibal thriller Red Dragon. "I didn't think they would go forward without Bryan. ... |
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