And then it just kind of expands from there. The first thing that happens is that Marvel gives you a stack of everything that's been written through history about your on-screen character. How much research did you do to prepare for the role? That made him fun to play in one scene he can be a German in another, a Russian. He has those kinds of personal communication skills. One specific piece of direction from Matthew Vaughn really defined the character for me: Shaw can change who he is depending on who he's dealing with. Shaw is complex, and his backstory is fascinating. I loved the script, I wanted to work with Matthew Vaughn, it was a great part, and the cast is very strong.Īlong with Magneto, Shaw is one of the most interesting villains of the X universe, but until now the character was unexplored in the movies. What made you decide to take on the role of Shaw? You've tackled many interesting and diverse roles in your career. I based him on directly on all the comic book research I did. The main difference between Shaw in the comics and the character I play is the way he looks – he's just physically nothing like me! But the essence of the comics character is there. How similar is your version of Sebastian Shaw to the comics version? George Miller is simply one of the most intelligent people I've ever been lucky enough to work with, and with Tom Hardy down as Max it's going to be fantastic. Q: Can you also talk about the decision to largely avoid using CGI when transforming into a hairy blue beast?Ī: Even though I'm wearing a big fat mask and the makeup, and you can't see a single inch of my body, there are still human characteristics and a soul that we show that maybe wouldn't be there with CGI.Ī: Mad Max, from what I know, is supposed to start in January in Australia. As for the physical side of the character, it's always fun to be given a physical goal and be told you have to be strict with your body to get in shape. I did have a lot of fun playing with all of the scientific jargon that comes with the character, but his intellect is just staggering. Which side of that coin intrigued you more?Ī: Well, the intellectual side is something I can kind of relate to, being tall and lanky, yet not being anywhere near as intellectual as Hank. Q: Beast's alter ego, Hank McCoy, is a brilliant scientist, giving him a Jekyll and Hyde complex. Even if most of it doesn't end up onscreen, it's good to have the knowledge in your head so that you are prepared and you have a sense of the character outside of the scenes that are written in the script. Did you dig deep into those volumes, or did you really just want to focus on what was in the script?Ī: Oh, I think it's always important to have notes from outside the script so that if the script changes you can say "This doesn't work" or you can add things.
Q: It's true: there are decades of X-Men comics you can use as research. I read as many of the comics as I could get my hands on and watched the films again. But I really started to research the character once I learned I'd gotten the part. Initially, my big concern before the audition was working on my best American accent. And while I was aware of Beast from the third X-Men movie, I definitely wasn't trying to play that character. I need the space so this book joins the Culling.A: I actually watched an X-Men cartoon when I was little. In fact, this can be a good gateway comic for new and young readers to start with the Marvel Universe. Overall, this is a fun book to read, easy and light with great stories and art. It is handy to read and lends itself to an excellent travel reading companion. It is smaller than a regular trade paperback but it is larger than manga digest. I find myself enjoying this Marvel GN trim size. I really liked that Dean Haspiel has an art style that evokes Mike Allred’s he’s a creator whose independent comics work I must check out.
I wished he used his style more, instead of the glimpses he offered in some panels. Doe’s aping of the original miniseries’ Roger Cruz’ style ended flat. I was initially excited for Juan Doe’s chapter, given his reputation for his striking Marvel covers but I ended up impressed by Plati’s Jean Grey story instead. Still it has an interesting artistic line-up, mixing industry veteran in Howard Chaykin, with relative newcomers like Nuno Plati and Juan Doe and someone with indie cred like Dean Haspiel.Ĭhaykin gave a well drawn contribution as expected. This compilation does not have Parker in any creative capacity but various creators working on the one-shots. I tried out this collection of X-Men First Class one-shots because I enjoyed the two miniseries and specials penned by Jeff Parker.
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