X-Men Movie Photos and Concerns

So Superherohype.com and Comics2Film.com were good enough to post these leaked photos of our favorite fiery Phoenix.

Famke looks divine although I'm not thrilled about some of the rumors that I'm hearing about the movie.  Scott dying at Jean's hand within the first few moments of her rebirth at Alkali Lake?  I mean, Scott's a total TOOL as a character but that's pretty silly.  Honestly, it's the fault of the writers that Scott has become the laughing stock of the X-Men whereas he SHOULD have continued to develop as a strong team leader, not someone who has lost confidence in himself after cheating on his wife with the former enemy, alienating the rest of the team in the process with his puerile behavior.  Ridiculous.  They had a chance to redeem him in the movies and started to do so; Marsden did a great job in X-Men and his performance at the end of X2 was fabulous.  Really moving stuff.  Killing him off only stifles the development of the character and the potential for a great performance in what purports to be a great film.  Or...what might very well be a mediocre piece of fluff.

I applaud the additions of Kelsey Grammar as Beast, Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut, and Twink the Electrocuted Tribble as Storm's new hairdo.  The first two should do an incredible job.  We'll see how well Storm's hair performs, along with her VASTLY extended role in the film.  One word: Ugh.  I maintain the position that I held from the start: Angela Bassett would have made THE best Storm, or at least, an extremely dignified one.  I am FURIOUS at her rumored "romance" with Wolvie.  I'm hoping...nay PRAYING that it will take the form of a one-sided infatuation, which will hopefully be met with indifference from Logan.  If this rumor turns out to be true...well...let's not go there just yet. 

As for my dear Jeannie...we'll see how the new director reveals her multifacted character.  If even 10% of what I've heard is true, the development of the Phoenix has been drastically abbreviated, adjusted, and remixed, which seems silly if they're actually making an X4 and X5.  Yet other reports have said that this movie WILL be the last in the series.  Then what's up with X4 and 5?  Ugh, I say.  UGH.   Being the purist that I am, I would have preferred the return of Jean be marked as the advent of Phoenix, not Dark Phoenix.  Yes, Dark Phoenix will cause a greater conflict, but resolving her death wont be as believable with the film's time constraints.  Somehow you're going to bring Jean back, make her evil, ally her with Magneto, appraise the world of her IMMENSE deadly potential and of the INCREDIBLE consequences for the rest of the UNIVERSE and then RECONTAIN her all in the space of 2-3 hours? 

I don't think so.

Oh, and did I mention that this director has managed to bring every other character in the entire FRIGGEN X-MEN UNIVERSE into this &^(#*$(#^#@ movie?!  Lets list them off, shall we?  Angel, Callisto, Jamie Maddrox aka Multiple Man, Psylocke, Jubillee, Sunfire, Arclight and more that I've forgotten since I read the articles.  I mean, JESUS!

*sigh* I'll be interested to see what happens as time gets closer to May 26th....