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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 4, 2022 6:41:58 GMT
Yeah, this rumour has been around for a couple of days on Twitter. I avoided posting it, even though it was from a blue check account on Twitter. Could still just be a rumour!
I think it's very possible that Marvel get him for something. Giancarlo Esposito recently revealed that he's met with Marvel and his dream role is Professor Xavier of the X-Men. People have been fancasting Denzel as Magneto for awhile, as it's been considered a possible move to alter the race of the characters to reflect that Xavier and Magneto were somewhat based on the differing ideological views of African-American civil rights leaders, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, or at least those parallels began to feel more direct over the years as the characters stories grew. Don't know if that is the direction they are going in, but Denzel as Magneto would be an awesome get for a restarted X-Men franchise!
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Sept 6, 2022 0:05:26 GMT
Denzel as Magento, would be excellent, and a huge get. I'm just imagining him giving a passionate angry monologue near the climax of the film.
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Sept 6, 2022 8:23:52 GMT
God, no. Please tell me they didn't get to him too. smh. I hate today.
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Post by countjohn on Sept 6, 2022 23:14:29 GMT
God, no. Please tell me they didn't get to him too. smh. I hate today. I was disappointed by his doing Equalizer sequels too. His "I don't do sequels" policy was so cool.
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 7, 2022 5:57:41 GMT
Denzel's never been a movie snob (he's been a part time action star for over 25 years for Christ's sake ), so I can't fathom why anyone would be surprised that he might choose to be part of the most critically and commercially successful movie franchise in history ( Marvel). I actually remember him being asked during the press junket for American Gangster in 2007 if he'd ever do a superhero movie and he said he would, but he'd never been asked to be in one at that point. He's basically already played Daredevil in The Book Of Eli as well (a blind guy with superpowers and mad fighting skills). Denzel is very strategic with his career. The guy is pushing 70. He may realise he's not got much time left to carry solo action films like the Equalizer films without looking silly, and he still needs to maintain commercial viability to get things like Tragedy Of Macbeth and August Wilson movies bankrolled. So why not join a respected blockbuster franchise like Marvel, where he doesn't have to carry all the slack, and allow him to make all the passion projects he wants to make. I'm sure he'd still be trying to do projects with the auteurs on his radar like PTA , Steve McQueen and Alfonso Cuaron. He's also made his share of "mid" action films, that I find many Marvel films to be better than. I'd be far more excited to see him as Magneto in an X-Men film, than see him in Two Guns or Safe House again.
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 7, 2022 6:03:27 GMT
God, no. Please tell me they didn't get to him too. smh. I hate today. I was disappointed by his doing Equalizer sequels too. His "I don't do sequels" policy was so cool. He never had that policy in the first place. Devil In A Blue Dress was made with the intention of adapting the rest of Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins books. The only reason there were no sequels to DIABD is because the film didn't make enough bank at the box office for the studio to greenlight a sequel. And this was in 1995. The man made Virtuosity and Riccochet . If those films had been big hits (they weren't), odds are high, he'd have been willing to do sequels to them. Denzel was also willing to do a sequel to Inside Man if he liked the script, but they never came up with a script he was interested in. I just think he never actively chased being in a franchise for most of his career, but he's never had a thing against sequels.
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Post by flasuss on Sept 8, 2022 2:49:55 GMT
It would be a huge mistake for both Marvel and Denzel to have him play Magneto (and I don't buy at all that idea that any of the parties is interested, just seems internet speculation for clicks).
For Denzel, because it would lead to inevitable comparisons between Magneto and Malcolm X (and wrong- Malcolm X wasn't a multiple murderer and terrorist), that would lead to unnecessary discussions and attacks that he's tarnishing both his and Malcolm's legacy or something. Wouldn't be good for everyone.
For Marvel, because Magneto has been in literally every X-men film so far, and to have him yet again in the new one would be a terrible waste and merely repeating the same mistakes Fox did.
It would also mean the franchise would inevitably focus even more on him and Xavier than Fox did, at the expense of other characters that were already neglected. The MCU didn't even repeat any of the characters of the previous Spider-Man movies (save Aunt May, who's much younger and different), I don't think they're going to to that route.
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 8, 2022 11:16:55 GMT
It would be a huge mistake for both Marvel and Denzel to have him play Magneto (and I don't buy at all that idea that any of the parties is interested, just seems internet speculation for clicks). For Denzel, because it would lead to inevitable comparisons between Magneto and Malcolm X (and wrong- Malcolm X wasn't a multiple murderer and terrorist), that would lead to unnecessary discussions and attacks that he's tarnishing both his and Malcolm's legacy or something. Wouldn't be good for everyone. For Marvel, because Magneto has been in literally every X-men film so far, and to have him yet again in the new one would be a terrible waste and merely repeating the same mistakes Fox did. It would also mean the franchise would inevitably focus even more on him and Xavier than Fox did, at the expense of other characters that were already neglected. The MCU didn't even repeat any of the characters of the previous Spider-Man movies (save Aunt May, who's much younger and different), I don't think they're going to to that route. I kinda disagree....there's no way Denzel playing Magneto would affect or tarnish his legacy of playing Malcolm X. It's a fictional cartoon character. While their may be some ideological similarities and Magneto is obviously far more violent and extreme than Malcolm, Denzel is still just an actor playing a role. People aren't that dumb. I think people would just think it's cool to draw parallels between the characters, but it tarnishes nothing. As for Marvel, I think the Professor X/Magneto ideological war with how Mutants should fight for their rights, has been the crux and cornerstone of the comics since the first issue of the X-Men comic since the early 1960's. Fox milked that because it gives it more depth and meaning than your average superhero franchise. Marvel would be stupid not to stick with that (the main thing they need to do is flesh out other characters, which Fox failed to do beyond Wolverine and Mystique). The X-Men should always be about that ideological war, and it's always represented by Magneto and Professor X. It's not a bad thing. Just give other characters development as well. I do agree that it's probably all just a rumour, but I wouldn't be disappointed if it was true.
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Post by flasuss on Sept 8, 2022 11:41:32 GMT
Magneto has been an ally pretty much as often as he was an adversary of the X-Men, and that divide hasn't been very much in use in the comics for about 20 years now. Plus, it would just inevitably set Xavier to be the main character again alongside him, specially with someone like Denzel. The X-Men have other enemies, and you could easily save him for a 2nd or 3rd film.
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 8, 2022 11:55:30 GMT
The power of Denzel...John Q is a movie I don't rate that highly, outside of Denzel's outstanding performance, but he's such a great actor that he's manged to keep a pretty average film relevant 20 years after it was made, with Netflix advertising it as a must-see film for his performance. GOAT things!
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Post by fiosnasiob on Sept 8, 2022 21:49:42 GMT
I'm not really familiar with the Marvel's universe but as mentioned before, Denzel in a juicy villain role, we could get some iconic stuff. Marvel are making quality movies, that get great criticals receptions and some of them are even able to reach the oscars, mostly for techs nods but guess who could get himself an acting nod alongside with these techs nods ? Anyway, just a rumor for now but I'm not against it. Speaking of world class actor playing a villain in a Marvel, I still need to watch Tony Leung in Shang-Chi (and I remember a thread on here people hoping for him to get some buzz awards wise). John Q is Denzel at his poignant best, giving that movie more heart (...) and power than it has any right to have and it's one of the better performances I've seen given by the late Anne Heche, in a role that she struggled to play but Denzel being Denzel, he was consistently pushing her on set, "Go futher Anne, BE that B/tch !!!" and it's a movie that has similarities with her tragic end, she died in a car accident and she gaves her organs to several people in need (it was a big wish of her), RIP.
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 9, 2022 1:30:54 GMT
John Q reminds me that we lost both Anne Heche and Ray Liotta this year. Liotta was kinda on autopilot in John Q (as were several other great supporting actors in that film), but I sort of agree with fiosnasiob that Heche gave one of the better performances in that film outside of Denzel. She was a fine actress, whom I think movies never utilised to her best. I think she night have had a far more interesting career if she'd gone more outside mainstream Hollywood and done more weird indie stuff, and been an auteurs muse. She might have been more of an American equivalent to Tilda Swinton. Anyway, RIP to Ray and Anne!
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Post by sirchuck23 on Sept 9, 2022 2:43:57 GMT
I'm not really familiar with the Marvel's universe but as mentioned before, Denzel in a juicy villain role, we could get some iconic stuff. Marvel are making quality movies, that get great criticals receptions and some of them are even able to reach the oscars, mostly for techs nods but guess who could get himself an acting nod alongside with these techs nods ? Hell I wouldn’t be surprised if he got an Oscar nomination for a comic book role. He just pulled off that feat with Shakespeare which is really difficult so if has a meaty villain role like Magneto I can see the Academy nominating him for probably Best Supporting Actor. They pretty much revere him at this point.
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Post by fiosnasiob on Sept 9, 2022 9:49:29 GMT
Oh Ray, I didn't even think about him when talking about Heche and her death, shame on me. The movie has a great cast, the one missing is the director's mom. She was in his first two films and in the next one but not here. C'mon Nick, you are lucky to have the best actor on the planet (his words back in the days), cast your mom as one of the hostages and make a special scene between them, that's how it works. And you guys, don't tell me it's because she read the script...as the movie told you, a mom/parent can do anything for their son, anything ! A missed opportunity. And since it's always better to talk about John than Nick, here is a cool pic from 40+ years ago (in Flesh & Blood) :
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Post by flasuss on Sept 10, 2022 20:57:41 GMT
BTW, whoever had Denzel as being cast as Magneto alongside a number of famous actors to be revealed at D23 got exactly 0% right, as in none of the names that were supposed to be announced today were.
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Post by sirchuck23 on Sept 10, 2022 21:16:08 GMT
BTW, whoever had Denzel as being cast as Magneto alongside a number of famous actors to be revealed at D23 got exactly 0% right, as in none of the names that were supposed to be announced today were. Sigh..Guess Mr Kennedy’s reliable sources was “Bro, trust me!” SMH
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Post by flasuss on Sept 11, 2022 0:47:24 GMT
BTW, whoever had Denzel as being cast as Magneto alongside a number of famous actors to be revealed at D23 got exactly 0% right, as in none of the names that were supposed to be announced today were. Sigh..Guess Mr Kennedy’s reliable sources was “Bro, trust me!” SMH Lots of people are chasing clicks, there's actors and agents pushing themselves or their clients, and some bizarre things: for example, Glen Powell the other day said he couldn't walk 10 meters without anyone asking him if he was playing Cyclops despite the fact a) He had no idea where that came from; b) Marvel is clearly going to cast much younger when they get to it: c) Apparently it started with some fan-casting online that some of those click chasing sites treated as a real thing. Of course, Marvel itself looks the other way to these things because it's free hype.
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 11, 2022 1:47:45 GMT
Yeah, this was exactly why I was reluctant to post that casting rumour, even though it came from a "blue tick" on Twitter. Their was a similar rumour mill claiming DC were going to announce the return of Henry Cavill as Superman at a recent event where DC were announcing their project slate, and that turned out to be bullshit as well.
I still wouldn't discount some of those casting rumours to be true though, even if they come out at a later date. Marvel and Kevin Fiege do actually pay attention to fan casting. That's why John Krasinski was Mr Fantastic in Doctor Strange: Multiverse Of Madness. Krasinki has been fancasting for that role for years, and Fiege went there.
I still don't discount Denzel being courted by Marvel for Magneto, because he's been fancasted in the role for a couple of years, and he'd be a huge get for Marvel. And the fact that Giancarlo Esposito has confirmed he's in talks with Marvel to play a role and he’s let it be known Professor X is the role he wants, lends credence to the theory that Marvel would be willing to race bend Xavier and Magneto in casting to freshen things up. And it's hard to top a casting like Denzel in terms of excitement generated.
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Sept 11, 2022 12:39:07 GMT
Eh, I'm just anti-the Marvel/DC modern takeover and that won't change, so enjoy and don't mind me. I'd rather get back to John Q only to talk about how Denzel was indeed acting his ass off in that movie. I saw that in theaters and though it's considered one of his below-average films, I couldn't tell then because I was so riveted the entire time by him. I'm sorry but most of the male G.O.A.T.s can't do it like him when it comes to making a film seem better than it is by his presence. .
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Post by fiosnasiob on Sept 11, 2022 18:20:36 GMT
Twitter... ...but it's entertaining, that's why people read it. Anyway, let's hope to hear about a serious-serious new project for The GOAT soon.
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Post by hugobolso on Sept 16, 2022 15:38:17 GMT
Magneto and Charles Xavier werent holocaust survivors? Or just were for the movies?
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Sept 16, 2022 15:50:07 GMT
Maybe it happens, but the Denzel/Magneto rumors feel akin to the rumor back in July that Spielberg was in talks to direct Fantastic Four. It just sounds like nerdy wishful thinking.
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Post by stephen on Sept 16, 2022 16:26:26 GMT
Maybe it happens, but the Denzel/Magneto rumors feel akin to the rumor back in July that Spielberg was in talks to direct Fantastic Four. It just sounds like nerdy wishful thinking. Yeah, I'm sure they've gone to the table with Washington a few times (because when you're a monolith like Marvel/Disney, they probably are knocking on every A-lister in Hollywood; there are very few white whales in the acting branch they haven't worked with yet in some way, and Denzel is one of them), but I can't imagine that he would attach himself to the MCU for a role like Magneto that will likely be a decade-long commitment at minimum. The man is almost seventy. Ian McKellen was younger when he originated the role. That said, I like the idea of having Professor X and Magneto being born on opposite ends of the civil rights spectrum (pacifist v. militant), and Esposito is a fantastic choice for Xavier. My personal pick for Magneto would be Andre Braugher. Give me magnetic Holt!
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Post by flasuss on Sept 16, 2022 19:11:41 GMT
Magneto and Charles Xavier werent holocaust survivors? Or just were for the movies? Only Magneto, and it's not just a movie thing.
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Post by pacinoyes on Oct 23, 2022 18:02:39 GMT
From World of Reel: Rumors are again starting to brew that Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film will be the 1940s Jazz scene project he kept hinting at making these last few years. Denzel Washington has been seen in recent months meeting with PTA. Whether this has anything to do with a new film remains to be seen. However, why else would they meet? There has also been talk of very low-key auditions occurring in Los Angeles for this new movie. There have also been hints at organized crime elements being a part of this new film. www.worldofreel.com/blog/2022/10/lj1wvb248n2tzn33bh5188v5r4svca
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