Tag: Shawn Ashmore

Anna Paquin, Ellen Page In X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Uncanny X-Men #141 courtesy Marvel.com

Anna Paquin (True Blood) will reprise her role as Rogue in X-Men: Days of Future Past. Ellen Page will return to the franchise as Kitty Pryde. Shawn Ashmore reprises his role as Bobby Drake aka Iceman. Director Bryan Singer revealed the casting via Twitter.

Singer directed the first two X-Men films. Brett Ratner directed the X-Men: The Last Stand which was Page’s first X-film. If the film follows the classic comic book storyline Kitty is the critical character. The X-Men of the future send Kitty’s future mind into the past to prevent as assassination that will lead to the massive slaughter and enslavement of mutants and all super heroes.

Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, along with Paquin, Ashmore and Page will join the cast of X-Men: First Class (Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence) for the upcoming sequel.

Is it only a matter of time before we hear that James Marsden, Halle Berry and Daniel Cudmore are back as Cyclops, Storm and Colossus?

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Iceman on X-Men 4 Possibility

   A sequel to X-Men: First Class is under way but could we ever see a modern-day or future set X-Men movie. Shawn Ashmore played Bobby Drake aka Iceman. He recently spoke with Examiner.com about the potential.

  “I am still under contract to play Iceman if they make another ‘X-Men’ movie but there are so many superhero films out there right now. The market is saturated with them. I would love to come back and play that character again, though. It was really unique to sort of grow up playing a character. As I was growing up and maturing, so was the character. But it was an amazing experience and I would love to do it again. I hope that we get chance to make another ‘X-Men movie but I really do not know if we will. I guess we will just have to wait and see.”

 

X-Men #190 courtesy Marvel

   In the comic books Bobby joined Logan’s new Jean Grey School for Higher Learning in Wolverine and the X-Men. Bobby also shared a big kiss with Kitty Pryde. Bobby is an Omega level mutant who recently started reaching that potential. During Mike Carey’s X-Men run Bobby shared a dangerous relationship with Mystique.

  This Geek’s Opinion: It would be great to see Iceman back on-screen one day. I always liked Ashmore’s portrayal. Given how Bobby has developed in the comics I’d like to see that reflected on screen.

After the X-Men: First Class sequel is it time to get back to the future?

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