Caffeinated Clint
Seems that little runaway’s headed for bigger and better things.
"Serenity" star Summer Glau has tested for the role of Kitty Pryde in "X-Men 3". If she gets the nod to wear the superheroine’s skirt, she’ll be replacing "Lost" star Maggie Grace, who recently removed herself from the Brett Ratner-steered production.
Joss Whedon, who directed Glau in both "Serenity" and "Firefly", says on the official Serenity site that he’s talked to the pretty brunette about her audition.
"She called me and mentioned she was going to and did I know anything about the character (there were no ‘sides’ to study — they had to get them when they came in). So the girl I turned into sort of a superhero in my movie was going to read for the character that most influenced ALL my girl-heroes, Kitty Pryde. Karmically funky. Anyhoo, she called me after and said it was very emotional and kind of like when she read for FIREFLY, she just got into a very intense groove. She started telling me about the scene she read and that’s when I realized WHY it was kind of like she read for FIREFLY. ‘Cause (as you may know) it was a scene I wrote for Astonishing X-Men issue #5. I assume they just didn’t have sides ready and used that but this was like a karmic moebius strip, it was just too folded in on itself. In this time of odd, I turned to beer. (No I didn’t. Stay in school.)I don’t know what the X-peeps are looking for — or even if that other girl has really dropped out — but for my money, Summer would make a wonderful Kitty. (And I don’t say that lightly.) As long as it doesn’t interfere with SERENITY II: RICARDO MONTALBAN’S STILL PISSED — or, much more importantly, SERENITY III: SO VERY NUDE."
Two tickets Please.
