Nightcrawler official movie prequel volume comic vine. Xmen united, also known as x2 and internationally as xmen 2, is the sequel to xmen and the second installment in the xmen film series. As the title suggests, this is a comic prequel to the x men 2 film. In this prequel to the upcoming x2 movie, wolverine hunts down the secrets to his mysterious past and finds someone looking for similar answers. Marvels official xmen 2 prequel tells the story of nightcrawler during his days with the szardos traveling circus, his subsequent capture by william stryker, and the events leading up to his assassination attempt on the president of the united states. May 28, 2016 nightcrawler is recruited for the x men by storm and jean grey. And two only once remy labeau, otherwise known as gambit, appeared in xmen origins. Nightcrawler is a tiein comic to x2 focusing on nightcrawler. Marvels official xmen 2 prequel tells the story of nightcrawler during his days with the szardos traveling circus, his subsequent capture by william stryker, and the events leading up to his.
Theatre on may 25, 2011, and was released in the united states on june 3, 2011. Apr 20, 2017 avengers endgame final battle all callbacks cap lifts mjolnir, tony hugs peter, avengers assemble duration. His physical mutations include indigocolored velvety fur which allows him to become nearly invisible in shadows, twotoed feet, and threefingered hands, yellow. Nightcrawler born kurt wagner is a mutant with the ability to teleport. Nightcrawler possesses superhuman agility, the ability to teleport, and adhesive hands and feet.
Cover by tbd chuck austen wkarl kerschel p meet the newest addition to the x2 movie cast, nightcrawler, in a story set. Writer of this issue, chuck austen, is a selfconfessed nightcrawler fan. Nightcrawler was controlled by colonel william stryker to assassinate the president. When antimutant colonel william stryker kidnaps professor x and attacks his school, the x men must ally with their archenemy magneto to stop him. Xmen united, nightcrawler was played by alan cumming. The 2disc widescreen edition includes an audio commentary with director brian singer and production crew, a making of x2 documentary, 11 deleted scenes, photo galleries, theatrical trailers, 11 behindthescenes featurettes and colorful interactive menus. Tightly scripted, solidly acted, and impressively ambitious, x2.
X2 is an interesting fantasy, always aware of its need to remain that way. His real name is kurt wagner, he is german, and has a very strong belief in catholicism. When antimutant colonel william stryker kidnaps professor x and attacks his school, the xmen must ally with their archenemy magneto to stop him. X2 xmen 2003 storm, jean and nightcrawler in church.
Nightcrawler kurt wagner is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics, commonly in association with the x men. Will nightcrawler end up being a friend of the x men. Marvels official x men 2 prequel tells the story of nightcrawler during his days with the szardos traveling circus, his subsequent capture by william stryker, and the events leading up to his. Xmen united sometimes promoted as just x2 involves mutants who are being mindcontrolled somehow, starting with nightcrawler attempting to assassinate the president. As he left the xmen after the first movie to go to alkali lake, logan stops to fill cyclops motocycle and finds that sabretooth has been following him. Xmen united and internationally as xmen 2 is a 2003 american superhero film directed by bryan singer and written by michael dougherty, dan harris and david hayter, from a story by singer, hayter and zak penn. The second movie in the xmen film series after xmen, x2. The parental dynamic between mystique and nightcrawler could certainly account for smitmcphees description of his character as vulnerable since a reunion between the two could prove to be an emotional scene or arc of the film. The x men are a superhero team of mutants founded by professor charles xavier. X men united and internationally as x men 2 is a 2003 american superhero film directed by bryan singer and written by michael dougherty, dan harris and david hayter, from a story by singer, hayter and zak penn. Marvels official x men 2 prequel tells the story of nightcrawler during his days with the szardos traveling circus, his subsequent capture by william stryker, and the events leading up to his assassination attempt on the president of the united states. Nightcrawler is recruited for the xmen by storm and jean grey.
January 2016 good month for marvel legends big time let down spiderman stop motion. A trapeze performance at the szardos traveling circus in canada goes horribly wrong when amanda sefton nearly plummets to her death, if not for a hasty rescue by the mutant teleportation ability of her foster brother kurt wagner, also known as the nightcrawler. They are dedicated to helping fellow mutants and sworn to protect a world that fears and hates them. The last stand van helsing daredevil batman forever blade hellboy ii the golden army. The action in the fight scenes is unrelenting and, though cartoonish and rooted in comic books, features moments where the president of the united states is pinned down on his oval office desk by a knifewielding mutant, police officers are burned to a crisp, and. Having trained on the original xmen 2000, i tried to experience the film entirely in the present, and the fact is, i. Nightcrawler is a tiein comic to x2 focusing on nightcrawler plot.
The xmen are a superhero team of mutants founded by professor charles xavier. Xmen united, nightcrawler instantly won over fans thanks to a beautifully directed opening scene which sees a brainwashed version of the character attacking the white house. United colors of x is a featurette explaining about the various costumes used in x2. May 28, 2016 nightcrawler may have a new actor, but this isnt the first time the character has been in an x men movie.
Xmen united, the remarkable sequel to xmen, picks up shortly after the first films finale. In fact, nightcrawler has several interesting scenes including one in. How marvel comics expanded the mutants movie world. He stood undercover and watched as alicia vargas read a speech excerpt by abraham lincoln. Avengers endgame final battle all callbacks cap lifts mjolnir, tony hugs peter, avengers assemble duration. A powerful teleporting mutant, nightcrawler, tries to assassinate president mckenna in the white house oval office, successfully defeating the presidents secret service detail using his teleportation. The film is based on the xmen superhero team appearing in marvel comics. He was introduced in x2 as part of a plot to assassinate the president of the united states. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page.
Hosted by x2 costume designer louise mingebach, she gives a lighthearted talk telling us what she liked, and what she wished would happen with her costumes in the movie. X2 is still my favourite of the x men movies, and nightcrawler is still my favourite mutant. Xmen united is the action and violencepacked second film in the xmen blockbuster movie franchise. Storm and jean grey look for nightcrawler in a church in boston, where he tries to scare them off. As the title suggests, this is a comic prequel to the xmen 2 film. Nightcrawler receives a few broken ribs, and is chastised by his foster mother, margali szardos, for changing the cues. January 2016 good month for marvel legends big time let down spider. Theyre angelic symbols, passed on to mankind by the archangel gabriel. They fight and logan finds that he has the same dog tags as him. Apocalypse, the movie could explore that aspect of their comic history, especially since it didnt. The blueskinned teleporter later teams up with the xmen, where he reveals his origins as a circus performer, using his powers to entertain crowds until running into william stryker and being used.
The flamboyant scottish actor who portrayed the german teleporting mutant nightcrawler in x2. Cover by tbd chuck austen wkarl kerschel p meet the newest addition to the x2 movie cast, nightcrawler, in a story set before his first appearance in the movie. With patrick stewart, hugh jackman, halle berry, ian mckellen. Xmen united is a slambang comic book movie with surprisingly strong christian elements and a redemptive worldview. Nightcrawler receives a few broken ribs, and is chastised by his foster mother, margali szardos, for changing the cues in the middle. Xmen united is bigger and better than its predecessor and a benchmark for comic sequels in general. Will nightcrawler end up being a friend of the xmen.
Nightcrawler is a member of a fictional subspecies of humanity known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. The blockbuster sequel is presented in its theatrical 2. He then raced through the white house with a combination of teleporting and running, attacking those he found on the way until he reached the oval office. Marvels official xmen 2 prequel tells the story of nightcrawler during his days. The film is based on the x men superhero team appearing in marvel comics. Nightcrawler, the teleporting mutant, gets a makeover in xmen. When a failed assassination attempt occurs on the presidents cotter smith life by the teleporting mutant nightcrawler alan cumming, its professor xavier patrick stewart and his school for gifted youngsters who are targeted for the crime. Heres why these two versions of the same character look so different from each other. A trapeze performance at the szardos traveling circus in canada goes horribly wrong when amandas sefton nearly plummets to her death, if not for a hasty rescue by the mutant teleportation ability of her foster brother kurt wagner, also known as the nightcrawler. The only characters from this oneshot to appear in x2 are nightcrawler played by alan cumming, stryker brian cox and lady deathstrike kelly hu.
Hydra was searching for sabertooth and caught up with him while he was at a diner with wolverine and fought and captured them and brought sabertooth to col. So, for this book which explains how nightcrawler ended up doing what he did in the movie to be available for sale. A powerful teleporting mutant, nightcrawler, tries to assassinate president mckenna in the white house. Apocalypse, which hits theaters today in bryan singers 2003 film x2. At the end of the first xmen movie wolverine and rogue had joined the xmen.
The dvd contains a fantastic video transfer with great resolution and rich colors. At the end of the first x men movie wolverine and rogue had joined the x men. The movie prequel nightcrawler before kurt wagner made his cinematic debut in x2. Xmen united is the kind of movie you enjoy for its moments, even though they never add up.
At the end of the first xmen movie, professor charles xavier told wolve. Made for and possibly by those with short attention spans, it lives in the present, providing one amazing spectacle after another, and not even trying to develop a story arc. In fact, nightcrawler has several interesting scenes including one in a church and one on. X2 is still my favourite of the xmen movies, and nightcrawler is still my favourite mutant. At the white house, a wouldbe assassinthe acrobatic, teleporting blue mutant nightcrawler alan cummingmenaces the president. Hydra comes in with the orders from william stryker and aim at sabretooth. Mar 21, 2014 and two only once remy labeau, otherwise known as gambit, appeared in xmen origins.
Storm and jean grey look for nightcrawler in a church in boston, where he. Xmen united nightcrawler was controlled by colonel william stryker to assassinate the president. He then raced through the white house with a combination of teleporting and running, attacking. He then raced through the white house with a combination of teleporting and running, attacking those he found on the. X men united, chuck austen and karl kerschl explored this nightcrawler s history in a prequel issue that revealed how he ends up in the hands of william stryker. Please do not spoil content of next issues report spoiler. Nightcrawler may have a new actor, but this isnt the first time the character has been in an xmen movie. Regrettably, however, it tries to be all things to all people by including other content that evangelical christians will find highly objectionable, such as some proevolution sentiments and brief sensual content. Meet the newest addition to the x2 movie cast, nightcrawler, in a story set before his first appearance in the movie. Considering todays hollywood, that may be its most amazing power of all. Xmen the movie prequel, wolverine, 2000 comic january 1, 2000 by jay faerber author 3. The action in the fight scenes is unrelenting and, though cartoonish and rooted in comic books, features moments where the president of the united states is pinned down on his oval office desk by a knifewielding. A powerful teleporting mutant, nightcrawler, tries to assassinate president mckenna in the white house oval office, successfully defeating the presidents secret service detail using his.
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