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 James Marsden
Interview By: J.P. Mangalindan
*Click Here For Another Interview with James Marsden Typically regarded by many an X-Men fan as the superhero group’s “boy scout,” Cyclops tends to get the short end of the stick when it comes to popularity points. In fact, if fans had to choose between Cyclops and Wolverine for their favorite mutant, nine times out of 10, the hairy Canuck would come out on top. Which is probably why James Marsden seems excited that Cyclops veers toward the dark and emotional in X-Men: The Last Stand. You see, he hasn’t taken Jean Grey’s supposed death well at all and as a result, our once fearless leader has devolved into an angst-ridden figure. “It drives Scott into the third film, into this depression, which as an actor, is fun to play,” the 32-year-old actor admits. “It’s fun to take him from the buttoned-up prince of the school to this really sort of haggard, broken man. And it’s always interesting to go somewhere new with your character.” Not that Cyclops hasn’t exactly had this fair share of things to do, from fending off Magneto’s henchmen to figuring out this complicated love triangle among Wolverine, Jean and himself that has of late, intensified. Indeed, the question on many a viewer’s mind going into the theaters this time around is: Who does Jean Grey mack in the end? “I think in the first two films, the relationship between Jean and Scott was challenged by Logan. But I think Scott’s perspective is, ‘Whatever. You have some attraction, but at the end of the day, I’m here. I’m going to be here; I’m not going anywhere. And he has an unwavering amount of love for Jean Grey. And you see that. You see that onscreen because of just how he’s handled her death. It’s wrecked him and he’s really spiraling out of control.” “Relationships aren’t exactly black and white,” he continues. “Could we be in love with two different people in two completely different ways? Do humans have the capacity to do that? I like situations that challenge the concept that things are very cut and dry, very black and white. People are complex usually.” Indeed, X3 is one of those films where its characters are as complex as its special effects. Though Marsden is quick to point out new director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Red Dragon) perpetuates the sensibility imbued by Bryan Singer (Singer left the series to direct Superman Returns), he thinks Ratner cranked up the action in this installment — the film’s climactic battle should be seen to be believed — and rightly so. “Well, there’s a lot more going on in this movie,” he says. “It’s almost as if Brett went in and turned it up to 11. It feels like this should be the perfect end to this trilogy. I think Brett did that and it’s on the screen. But tonally, he’s a fan of the first two and didn’t want to try something ... |
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