Tatum would be awful. It may be worth it just to hear his terrible Cajun accent.

http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/channing-tatum-to-play-gambit-who-is-a-terrible-superhero/

That article is a big ***** sandwich.

While I agree that Gambit is not a "superhero," the reasoning he uses is just stupid. "Gambit has a trademark projectile! Thats makes him an ass." (Ignore the dozens of heroes that develop their own way of fighting to reflect who they are or where they come from)

But Gambit is not a hero. He is a fighter with questionable allegiances.

he is a mutant thief who currently plays for the good guys.

wow, that opening 1:12 of the battle scene with full-on Iceman and full-on Colossus makes up for all of X3.

Yeah, so how is Xavier walking around after the end of the last movie?

Also, I thought Tim Riggins was a good match for Gambit (who does a lot more than throw cards around in the comics).

Someone mentioned in the Wolverine thread that xavier could be inhabiting the body of the coma patient from X3 and then sending out a mental image of himself to everyone around him.

Well, this was bound to happen sooner or later. If anything, it'll definitely be interesting to see how this affects X-Men: Apocalypse. My gut says Singer won't be directing anymore. At the very least, he likely won't be doing any press for DOFP, and they may even cancel the junket altogether...

http://www.thewrap.com/bryan-singer-accused-sexually-abusing-underage-boy

Truth be told, Singer's past behavior is no secret in Hollywood. Not the reported violence mentioned in the link per se, and I'm not at all saying he goes after underage boys, but my impression has always been that he definitely has a type. "Young man" may be a more appropriate designation. Stories have been circulating for years, and I've heard more than a couple instances myself from people-who-know-people who've been to get-togethers he's thrown. Again, I'm NOT implying underage activity, only saying that I've heard he's cast/employed more than a couple young 20-somethings in exchange for any number of favors, and one them was bound to be underage at some point. Though, this obviously happens "all the time" between men and women in Hollywood. Not excusing it any way, just pointing out that this story has that extra edge because it's Singer, he's gay, and there MIGHT have been forced/violent activity this go-around

Then again, I did just read a tweet that puts this in a slightly different perspective:

Eric D. Snider ‏@EricDSnider
X-MEN Trailer Reminds Man He Never Got Paid for Having Sex with Bryan Singer 15 Years Ago: http://www.thewrap.com/bryan-singer-accused-sexually-abusing-underage-boy …

Either way, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out, a month before DOFP hits theaters.

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Wow.

oh no cherie, Tatum would suck Taintyum

Welp atleast Singer can't suck up anymore Xmen movies if thats the case.

Maybe Wolverine can go back in time to stop 1999 Singer

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Interesting. Well that's how they left things at the end of 'The Wolverine'. Does he get the Adamantium back?

Really excited about this movie.

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Ok i am going to geek out:

Wolverines "mind" is sent to his body in the past BEFORE he gets his Adamantium Claws. I think they show him with his adamantium claws in the future.

If he doesn't have his A-claws in the future its going to be crap when going up against sentinels.. Fav part of him taking them out was him going all Alien on them and busting out of their stomach or domes

As for Charles walking my theory is that he is in a new body meaning he can walk. I think he was in a wheelchair at the end of Wolverine as to not catch Logan off guard and as to not have to explain it to the audience yet.

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Days of Future Past...

More like Gays of a Future Past, amirite?

Crazy stuff about Singer.

TT, I know this kind of behavior isn't "normal" in any social circles, but do you feel that it's maybe more accepted/excused in Hollywood circles than other places? Same thing with Woody Allen to a certain extent.

(Not trying to be offensive at all, just trying to understand why if his preferences were well-known, why did no one speak up until now?)

Feel free to use the email in my profile (I was going to PM, but you have no stars) if you'd rather not derail the X-Men thread further.

I don't know if "accepted" is the right word. Singer likes hot, young, 20-something dudes. I'm 33, and would obviously hook up with a hot, young, 20-something girl (don't know if I'd actually date younger than 24 or so, though). Granted, I usually stay closer to my age, and don't seek out college girls or anything, but the point is, trying to hook up with a hot, young whoever isn't something people give a sh*t about. There's nothing to "excuse," really. Stories up to this point have basically just been wild, gay, drug-heavy parties with Singer and a bunch of younger (over 18) dudes. No different than Brett Ratner throwing wild, straight, drug-heavy parties with a bunch of younger (over 18) chicks. Even the sexual-favors-for-movie-roles thing has been going as long as Hollywood's been around. Again, I'm not saying that makes it ok, but until the violence and forced sexual acts thing came up in this case, I don't think anyone really knew that was truly going on, unless they were super-close to Singer.

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Ohh... I figured "younger" to mean "teens" in his case. My mistake.

Stop derailing a proper thread with stories and the rapey director

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You even use the term underage. That means under 18. Not 20-something.

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Stop derailing a proper thread with stories and the rapey director

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Sorry.

I was originally going to PM TT my question, but he has no stars.

Sadly, even if the kid is telling the 100% truth, he makes himself look like a money grubber by waiting until DoFP is at an all-time buzz happy high to make the lawsuit public.

The #1 thing I love about First Class, and apparently from this trailer as well, as how they show just how powerful Magneto can be.

From using the knife in the South African bar to the stuff with the sub to catching all the missiles in FC, it's the best his powers have been put on display since his awesome escape from the plastic cell in X2.

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You even use the term underage. That means under 18. Not 20-something.

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Read my original post again. I make a very clear distinction between the two.

Last Singer/scandal post and I'll drop it. Someone just tweeted this reddit link, and it's too weird not to share...

http://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/238mvl/xmen_director_bryan_singer_accused_of_raping_teen/cguroi7

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/x-men-director-bryan-singer-accused-sexually-abusing-15-year-old-boy-article-1.1759389

15 year olds, dude.

It may make you wonder how Shawn Ashmore got the job of Bobby Drake.

Hell, I'm suspicious about Warpath, too. Terrible casting, IMO.

Who is the human torch lookalike is fighting in the trailer?

I am pretty sure he's the New Mutant named Sunspot.

Is Sunspot the guy on fire or the big dark form getting blasted with fire?

Guy on fire. Other thing is a sentinel, a robotic mutant hunter.

I had one of the original New Mutants when I was a kid. I always thought that Sunspot was a really cool character. Interesting power.

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Ok. For some reason, it didn't look much like a Sentinel to me in the trailer.

And I just finished reading the wiki page on the New Mutants.... lots of people I'd never heard of.

Filmmakers decided to create their own designs for the sentinel. So, rather than the iconic robot, we've got a generic robot that could be in ANY sci-fi situation.

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Filmmakers decided to create their own designs for the sentinel. So, rather than the iconic robot, we've got a generic robot that could be in ANY sci-fi situation.

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When I look at the new model, all I see is Garrus from Mass Effect (for my fellow ME nerds out there).

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Ok. For some reason, it didn't look much like a Sentinel to me in the trailer.

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The Sentinel's we all remember from the comics and cartoon show were early creations. They are very similar to the ones shown in young Charles' timeline. I would expect that after 50-60 years, the construction of the Sentinel's would have advanced to make them more efficient mutant hunters.