Jones is best known for playing Betty Draper in 60s set tv show Mad Men. She will next play Emma Frost in 60s set First Class!..
“When I heard that this installment of ‘X-Men’ was gonna take place in the ’60s I was like, ‘Oh my God, you must be kidding me! But I read the script and familiarized myself with the character of Emma Frost. She’s so, so far from Betty and from ‘Mad Men,’ and it takes place in that time but it doesn’t feel like a period movie.”
Emma Frost is notorious among comic fans for wearing very little and being a stone cold hottie. Was Jones nervous about living up to this image?
”The costumes are insane. It’s a lot of very body-conscious stuff. If you look at the comic book, she’s barely dressed. She’s got quite the bod, which is very intimidating.”
Jones says that although she stayed in shape for the role, she didn't want to lose any of Frost's trademark curves. She also reveals that in the film Frost will have both her telepathy and her diamond morphing ability..
“I don’t have to do all the crazy prosthetics, When I morph into my diamond form, it’s all done on computer.”
Finally Jones comments on the expectations of the fans of the characters from the Marvel comics and probably without realizing hits the nail on the head about how we view these adaptations..
“Fans of the X-Men comics have a very set idea of these characters in their heads, I wanted to know as much as I could about her so I wasn’t disappointing anyone. I’m sure I will still disappoint someone.”
So true. But Jones certainly seems to have done her research. Click the link back to La Times Hero Complex for the full interview in which she goes into more detail about her take on the character.
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