Brief description of Claremont's X3 novelization(spoilers)

[X-Men Forever]

Here is a brief description of Claremont's X3 novelization from the screenplay of Zac Penn and Simon Kinberg.
www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0601/21/index.htm

[Beast]

For those of you who don't want to go to Comics Continuum's slow ass site:

X3 UPDATE:

The novelization of X3, written by Chris Claremont and based on the screenplay by Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg, is scheduled for release on May 16 from Del Rey.

Here's how the 352-page book is described:

"The X-Men, mutant heroes sworn to defend a world that hates and fears them, are back! This time, with the help of new recruits The Beast and Angel, they must face evolution itself in the form of their former teammate, Jean Grey! Possessed with the cosmic power of the Dark Phoenix, the resurrected Jean Grey has become a danger to herself, her mutant comrades, and the entire planet! To stave off this imminent threat to humanity, a potential cure is discovered and processed to treat -- and ultimately eliminate -- genetic mutations, once and for all! Now, as the battle lines are drawn, the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier, must contend with both Jean Grey's world-consuming powers, as well as the malevolent Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier's former ally, Magneto!"

Claremont, who also wrote the X2 novelization, make a non-speaking cameo in X3.

[bagheera]

Dark Phoenix and The Cure in one movie?!!! A bit overkill, isn't it?

I bet they threw in "The Cure" so they wouldn't have to kill off Jean in the end. I dislike when they take a canon story like Dark Phoenix and screw around with it for a movie.

Even so, I'll be first in line to see this puppy.

[takashimiike]

Has Claremont done any other novels (besides adaptations of movies adapted from his original stories)? And does anyone know if they'll be putting out a comic adaptation again?

[gary]

He did a series in the early 90s called 'First Flight' (or a name close to that) I believe that he also collaborated on some books with George Lucas around the same time.

BTW - If I'm getting Claremont mixed up with another writer then feel free to let me know!

[moebius]

Dark Phoenix and The Cure in one movie?!!! A bit overkill, isn't it?

I bet they threw in "The Cure" so they wouldn't have to kill off Jean in the end. I dislike when they take a canon story like Dark Phoenix and screw around with it for a movie.

Better than throwing the Shi'ar in the mix, I'd say. I was actually excited by that description.

This premise actually sounds good. In the first movie, we had a mutant trying to turn the humans into mutants. In the second movie, we had God Loves, Man Kills mixed with the Mutant Registration Act, and it worked really well.

Now we have them. It's an old idea, but one that's fresh for the movie universe. And it opens up a nice four-way conflict.

-Humans, who see Jean Grey as Magneto squared, Armageddon in the form of a single human.
-Magneto, who will make the Cure a target and may try and sway Jean to his side.
-Jean Grey, who is probably a little wacky for most of this movie and enjoys destroying things with CGI TK.
-Xavier, trying to save Jean, keep Magneto contained and keep the humans from engaging in a mass "Cure" of the mutant population.

If only we had a better director!

[atoningunifex]

Has Claremont done any other novels (besides adaptations of movies adapted from his original stories)? And does anyone know if they'll be putting out a comic adaptation again?

Claremont wrote a triology of books featuring a character called Nicole Shea: First Flight, Grounded and Sundowner. He also wrote a trilogy of sequels to the movie Willow: Shadow Moon, Shadow Dawn and Shadow Star. The Willow books were "co-written" by George Lucas, but I think Claremont did most of the heavy lifting.

[X-Men Forever]

If only we had a better director!

Ratner is no worse than Singer. Have you seen the horrible casting singer did for Superman?

[takashimiike]

Ratner is no worse than Singer. Have you seen the horrible casting singer did for Superman?

Can't dissagree with you there. Singer's fight scenes were painful to watch. Why were Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike able to toss eachother clear across the room in completly straight lines? What worries me most about X3 is the loss of David Hayter as screenwriter and Halle Barry.....

[X-Men Forever]

Can't dissagree with you there. Singer's fight scenes were painful to watch. Why were Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike able to toss eachother clear across the room in completly straight lines? What worries me most about X3 is the loss of David Hayter as screenwriter and Halle Barry.....

I agree. the script for X3 could be worse than the first 2 films, but the director is not the one to blame for a bad script.

[Novaya Havoc]

What worries me most about X3 is the loss of David Hayter as screenwriter and Halle Barry.....

David Hayter = God. Don't mess with Solid Snake.