Jessica Simpson joining X-Men Cast

[NYU 0]

Jessica Simpson joining X3

 

 

Jessica Simpson joins the X-Men

 

Singing beauty Jessica Simpson has landed a role in the third X-Men movie, just weeks after bagging a part in The Dukes of Hazzard.

 

The Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica singer has proved to be a huge hit with producers and will play a mutant superhero called Dazzler alongside Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.

 

A source says: "Jessica sent an audition tape and producers were impressed.

 

"They will possibly give her a small role in X-Men 3 as a lounge-singer to introduce the character of Dazzler."

 

Hmmm....

 

 

......

 

 

......so how much does Halle Berry want to come back?

[Guest FrigidSoul]

Wasn't Dazzler part of X-Force? Either way in the grand scheme of things she's an unimportant character. I just want to see how they handle Hank McCoy's journey into becoming beast and their introduction of Gambit. Hopefully both take place in this film.

[Mole 0]

This is a small role, so it doens't bother me too much. Besides, Jessica isn't THAT bad in those commercials she does. I have seen worse before.

[2GOLD 0]

She is just going to be a lounge singer. They needed a singer, she has a strong voice and she's not hard on the eyes.

 

Odds are Wolverine or Cyclops are at a club and she is singing and then someone guy comes up and says "Ladies and Gentleman, give it up for Dazzler." The end.

[NYU 0]

Well, keep in mind that, this time around, there's going to be two fewer women in the group. Halle Berry isn't returning as Storm and Dr. Jean Grey....well, we know what happened to her in X2.

 

You never know if they're going to decide to add at least one extra woman to the group. And what better woman, in the eyes of marketing, could they pick than Jessica Simpson?

 

Don't discount her as a minor character just yet.

[2GOLD 0]

Well Singer has pretty much made it well known what the next two films are about, then again he has been talking about the next five films. The guy went from mild knowledge to obsessed with the franchise.

 

I'm sure they have a young starlet all ready to take over for Storm, so she is back. Kitty Pryde seems like she could be bumped up easily.

 

I don't think she'll be a big deal but if she auditioned and impressed the producers, I suppose that is good enough for me. Course I don't know how much I trust this source to begin with.

[Guest Choken One]

I don't see a problem with this at all, Clearly she's a great actress by the performence she puts on that tv show of hers.

 

It seems like a minor uninmportant role where they get someone who really looks the part and they can add to the marketing machine.

[Mole 0]

Well Singer has pretty much made it well known what the next two films are about, then again he has been talking about the next five films. The guy went from mild knowledge to obsessed with the franchise.

What has he said?

[Anakin Flair 0]

Dazzler was initially a part of the X-Men- she joined around the time of of Dark Phoenix Saga. And the character was basically a singer who was a mutant with powrs similar to Jubilee, so I don't see a problem with this.

[Guest 5.0Fanatic]

Anyone know if Collosus will be in one of the movies? He always ruled

[DangerousDamon 0]

Anyone know if Collosus will be in one of the movies? He always ruled

He had a short part in X-2. He beat the shit out of some the soldiers invading Xavier's School.

[Guest FrigidSoul]

Well, keep in mind that, this time around, there's going to be two fewer women in the group. Halle Berry isn't returning as Storm and Dr. Jean Grey....well, we know what happened to her in X2.

I think the whole thing with Jean Grey is a set-up into the Pheonix Saga personally.

[Damaramu 0]

Yeah I'm 100% sure that Jean will be back as Phoenix....seems how she went down in the plane, had the fire in her eyes, and you could see the fiery birds outline at the end of the movie.

[justsoyouknow 0]

When is Gambit going to be in these movies? He was always my favorite X-Men character.

[Guest Anglesault]

In case anyone cares

 

Dazzler

 

Real name: Alison Blaire

Former aliases: The Disco Dazzler

Identity: Publicly known

Occupation: Singer, actress, dancer, gladiator

Legal status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record

Place of birth: Gardendale, Long Island, New York

Marital status: Single

Known relatives: Carter (father, deceased), Katherine (alias Barbara London, mother), Bella (grandmother), Lois London (step-sister), Nick Brown (step-father)

Base of operations: (current) "Mojoworld" (in another dimension), (former) New York City; or mobile, usually in Los Angeles, California; later Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Salem Center, Westchester County, New York State

Group affiliation: (former) Gladiators, X-Men

First appearance: X-MEN (first series) #130

 

History: Alison Blaire is a mutant whose superhuman powers first manifested themselves in her late adolescence. As an aspiring singer, Blaire was performing at a high school dance when her ability to transform sound into light first surfaced. Upon graduation she set out to make a name for herself in the entertainment world using her light powers to create spectacular effects as she sang. She used the stage name The Dazzler. Virtually no one knew that Blaire was a mutant; almost everyone in her audiences assumed that her lighting effects were created through technological means. Although Blaire had no intention of using her special powers to fight crime on a regular basis, time and again she found herself using them to thwart the criminal activities of gangsters and renegade superhumans.

 

Eventually Blaire moved to the Los Angeles area from New York City, and formed a romantic and professional relationship with Hollywood celebrity Roman Nekoboh. Nekoboh produced a motion picture (which was never released) featuring Blaire, and persuaded her to reveal publicly that she was a superhumanly powerful mutant. The revelation backfired, stirring up renewed public hostility against mutants. Blaire was virtually blacklisted in the entertainment industry, and had to take primarily low-paying obscure jobs in order to continue her singing career.

 

Blaire sought and received training in the use of her superhuman abilities from the mutant X-Men. As a result, she is now far more adept in the use of her powers than she was in the past. Dazzler has recently been spending her time in the Mojoverse with her companion Longshot. The two have been placed as the rulers there and are attempting to build their world into a much more fair and hospitable place. When last seen, Dazzler had decided to take care of the X-Babies, miniature versions of the X-Men created by Mojo.

 

Height: 5 ft. 8 in.

Weight: 115 lbs.

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Blonde

 

Stength level: The Dazzler possesses the normal human strength of a woman of her age, height, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise.

 

Known superhuman powers: The Dazzler is a mutant with the superhuman ability to transduce sonic vibrations which reach her body into various types of light. This ability seems to operate over a great range of frequencies, including the audible spectrum (35 to 16,500 cycles per second), and a great variation of sound pressure levels regardless of the complexity, dissonance, or randomness of the sound. For example, a car crash and a symphonic passage of equal duration will both produce usable incoming acoustic vibrations.

 

The Dazzler, however, prefers utilizing the sound of music, particularly that which is rhythmically sustained. Not only is music more pleasant to her ears, but the steady beat of contemporary popular provides a more constant source of sound to convert. The precise means by which this conversion process works is as yet unknown, but it must involve a body-wide energy field that controls the energy levels of the outer electron shells of her body in such a way as to cause the cascaded release of photons.

 

The field thus operates in a similar fashion as the process that creates a laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) and apparently has the same efficiency as a laser (99.9 percent). The released energy is far greater than the incoming kinetic energy and therefore must involve another, unknown energy source as well. Left undirected, the Dazzler's light will radiate from her body in all directions, producing regular flashes of white light (white light is a mixture of all portions of the visible spectrum). By conscious control over the light she produces, she can control its direction, frequency (color), amplitude (intensity), and duration.

 

Apparently the Dazzler must consciously or subconsciously will the light to leave her body. Otherwise, light would "leak" from her at all times, even when she was asleep or unconscious. The Dazzler can produce numerous effects with the light she converts from sonic vibrations. She can simply cause a bright glow all about her body. She can create very simple patterns out of rays of light like circles, squares, triangles, and stars. With effort, she can even create holograms of human beings and other three-dimensional beings and objects. She can create a pulse of light on the order of several thousand watts seconds of power, which temporarily blinds people with its brilliance. She can create a chaotic cascade of sparkling lights and colors that severely upsets other people's equilibrium, or a pulsating strobe-light effect. By concentrating, the Dazzler can generate a coherent beam of light, approximating a laser beam, with which she can cut through virtually anything.

 

Her training with the X-Men, especially with Cyclops, has taught her how to produce such laser-like beams with much less effort than it previously required of her. She generally directs the laser from a single finger when she requires precision in its use, since pointing aids her in defining its direction. But she can also direct laser blasts from both hands at once when she wishes, for example, to demolish a large structure.She most often uses her hands for directing her light effects, but she could also use other parts of her body.

 

Since studying with the X-Men, she has become adept at directing her blinding strobe light blast from her eyes. The Dazzler has also learned how to create a protective force field about herself with laser light that can deflect or vaporize oncoming projectiles. The Dazzler's potential to convert sound to light is unlimited. Curiously, she cannot use her own unamplified voice as a source of sound for her transduction abilities. The Dazzler's body, especially her eyes, shields itself against any injurious effects of her light transducing abilities, and against those of bright lights in general. Her ability to transduce sound also protects her from being deafened by loud noises.

 

Other abilities: The Dazzler is a highly skilled athlete, and has become a good hand-to-hand combatant thanks to her training with the X-Men; talented singer, actress, and dancer; highly accomplished roller skater.

 

Paraphernalia: The Dazzler used to carry a customized radio cassette tape-player to provide her with continuous sound until she learned to store sound in her costume. Professor Charles Xavier, the founder of the X-Men, conceived the idea for the special costume that the Dazzler now wears in battle. Devices within the costume enable the Dazzler to store sonic energy more efficiently and to gauge and focus the light she generates with greater skill. The Dazzler also occasionally wears a woman's size eight pair of roller skates which magnetically adhere to her boots. She is a highly accomplished roller skater, and can use the skates to move at high speed.

Edited July 15, 2004 by Anglesault

[2GOLD 0]

Well Singer has pretty much made it well known what the next two films are about, then again he has been talking about the next five films. The guy went from mild knowledge to obsessed with the franchise.

What has he said?

 

Wants Dark Phoenix saga, sees it stretching two or three films and he really loves it. Which means you'll have the Hellfire Club and the White Queen more than likely (he didn't mention them, but assuming). Although it doesn't sound like he's big on the IN SPACE part and I can't blame him cause neither was I. But Dark Phoenix sounds like tops.

 

Then he mentioned he wants to return to the Sentinels again eventually but it all depends on the principle characters and the studio. He has a very good idea what he wants to do, it's just getting it done and being allowed to get it done.

 

Franky, I think a studio would be stupid to remove a director with such a good solid long term idea of where he wants to go with a franchise. It's amazing how much he has learned and the effort he is putting into his thinking.

 

ETA: The producers last I heard want Gambit and Beast but it's hard figuring out how to do Beast since they are burning so much budget already on cast and special effects. So far all the Gambit we've had is a mention of him and perhaps they feel that bringing in Gambit would just create TWO love triangles which would seem over the top. And highly doubtful fans would forgive if Gambit wasn't after Rogue.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

Dazzler did not join the team during the Dark Phoenix Saga. That was around issue #129 of Uncanny X-Men. She joined the team wayyyy later around (or during) issue #260.

 

Anyhoo, the storyline basically calls for a beautiful long-haired singing mutant to flirt with Cyclops.

 

I won't spoil anything concerning the scene.

[Youth N Asia 0]

As long as it's not a big part then I won't have a problem. For the charatcer she has the look down.

[starvenger 0]

Dazzler did not join the team during the Dark Phoenix Saga. That was around issue #129 of Uncanny X-Men. She joined the team wayyyy later around (or during) issue #260.

 

Anyhoo, the storyline basically calls for a beautiful long-haired singing mutant to flirt with Cyclops.

 

I won't spoil anything concerning the scene.

I think it was actually closer to 200 when she joined. Gambutt's first appearance was about #266, and she was around for "Fall of the Mutants" which came before that. Can't remember if she was a member during Inferno or the Mutant Massacre though.

 

I'd say that the most important role she had was in the 6-person video game (which incidentally was one of the best side-scrolling hack-n-slashes ever).

 

As for a brief cameo, I don't mind that, so long as it doesn't turn into a full time role. The franchise has done pretty well so far without stunt casting, and I don't really expect that to change.

 

And as for Singer, he's going to be writing around 12 issues of Ultimate X-Men. I'd say he's become fully obsessed. Or maybe he wants an excuse to hang around Sir McKellen and Cumming, I dunno.

[Guest Samurai Johnny Frankenstein]

I heard a while back that Oliver Martinez had been contacted about doing X3, possibly as Gambit

[Black Lushus 0]

i'm a Gambit fan and all, but I think adding MORE to the team will just delude the whole thing...it'll turn into Street Fighter or MK:Annihilation...too many characters jammed in and not enough story to go around...we're only beginning to see Iceman and even Rogue, then they throw in possibly Colossus and of course Nightcrawler is a fulltime member now...let's not get crazy with the overkill here...

[Guest Ghetto Bird]

Dazzler was initially a part of the X-Men- she joined around the time of of Dark Phoenix Saga. And the character was basically a singer who was a mutant with powrs similar to Jubilee, so I don't see a problem with this.

Define similar: I thought that Jubiliee's powers were defined as being able to generate subatomic explosions (I seem to remember that from the Phalanx storyline), whereas Dazzler's power is to turn sound into light.

[dubq 0]

Interesting. As long as it's a bit-part, I'm OK with it.

[starvenger 0]

Dazzler was initially a part of the X-Men- she joined around the time of of Dark Phoenix Saga. And the character was basically a singer who was a mutant with powrs similar to Jubilee, so I don't see a problem with this.

Define similar: I thought that Jubiliee's powers were defined as being able to generate subatomic explosions (I seem to remember that from the Phalanx storyline), whereas Dazzler's power is to turn sound into light.

Jubilee's powers are more like Boom-Boom/Meltdown's in that she generates "plasmoids" that explode on her command.

 

Dazzler's powers are exactly what you said. Sound into light, including lasers. If you read Anglesault's post, her powers are actually more like Havok, Bishop or even Strong Guy's - absorb something, and then release it as some sort of energy blast (or in Strong Guy's case, brute power).

[dubq 0]

Well Singer has pretty much made it well known what the next two films are about, then again he has been talking about the next five films. The guy went from mild knowledge to obsessed with the franchise.

What has he said?

Not to mention, she looks the part.

[starvenger 0]

Well Singer has pretty much made it well known what the next two films are about, then again he has been talking about the next five films. The guy went from mild knowledge to obsessed with the franchise.

What has he said?

Not to mention, she looks the part.

Disco era, sequin clad, roller skating Dazzler yes. Blue costume, X-Man Dazzler no - she looked more like Colonel Kira Nerys with blonde hair.

[AndrewTS 0]

How much does Halle want?

 

Dunno what she made for X2...but...

 

"Salary: Catwoman (2004) $14,000,000 "

 

Oh, by the way, she's apparently already cast for a 2005 remake of Foxy Brown.....Yes, she's playing Foxy Brown.

[dubq 0]

Well Singer has pretty much made it well known what the next two films are about, then again he has been talking about the next five films. The guy went from mild knowledge to obsessed with the franchise.

What has he said?

Not to mention, she looks the part.

Disco era, sequin clad, roller skating Dazzler yes. Blue costume, X-Man Dazzler no - she looked more like Colonel Kira Nerys with blonde hair.

Yes, definitely the disco era look.

[JasonX 0]

Jubilee and Boom Boom/Meltdown have totally different powers: Jubilee creates generic fireworks made out of plasma while Boom Boom creates round energy bombs that explode.

 

As for Dazzler, she debuted in the first portion of the Dark Phoenix Saga (UXM #129-131) and didn't join the team until the Mutant Massacre, when she got possessed by Mr Sinister flunky Malice. She joined the team in UXM #214 and stayed on until UXM #251 when she got zapped into the Siege Perilous. She hung around for a couple of more issues before being zapped into comic book limbo. She resurfaced in the pages of adjectiveless X-Men and played a major part in Jim Lee's final X-Men story and would have continued to appear if not for Jim Lee revealing that she was pregnant with Shatterstar, which was a fuck-you to Lee's editor Bob Harras and to his replacement writer Fabian Nicieza, who both hated Dazzler and who had tried desperately to convince Jim not to use her in his X-Book. Needless to say, Dazzler quickly miscarried and was tossed back into obscurity while Shatterstar suddenly started talking about being a test-tube baby...

[bobobrazil1984 0]

meanwhile...

 

http://www.superherohype.com/x-men/index.php?id=1730

 

Jessica Simpson Has NOT Been Cast in X-Men 3

Source: 20th Century Fox 

Thursday, July 15, 2004

 

We've been getting e-mails about the latest Jessica Simpson rumor about every 10 minutes, so we thought we'd get the official word from 20th Century Fox. And guess what, a big surprise here, it's NOT true! The rumor got started at Dark Horizons which last week reported...

 

"What took me off guard as how our paper goes on to say how Jessica is possibly auditioning for a role as a superhero called Dazzler. The article goes on to say that producers where impressed with a small audition tape that the singer-actress sent them upon request, and will possibly give her a small role in the 3rd "X-Men" movie as a lounge-singer, to introduce the character of Dazzler, in hopes to extend the character's role in future films.

 

Then, The Irish Examiner made it sound like they talked to a "source" regarding the matter, without making reference to the DH story...

 

Singing beauty Jessica Simpson has landed a role in the third X-Men movie, just weeks after bagging a part in The Dukes of Hazzard. The Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica singer has proved to be a huge hit with producers and will play a mutant superhero called Dazzler alongside Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. A source says: "Jessica sent an audition tape and producers were impressed. "They will possibly give her a small role in X-Men 3 as a lounge-singer to introduce the character of Dazzler."

 

20th Century Fox tells Superhero Hype! that there isn't even a script yet for the third film and that NO ONE has been cast yet.