January Jones On Emma Frost, The Hellfire Club, Sequels And More!

January Jones On Emma Frost, The Hellfire Club, Sequels And More!

Check out what the beautiful actress told IGN about the above and a lot more, including how much of the characters backstory will be covered, the costume, whose side she's on and the 1960's setting...

By JoshWilding - Jan 19, 2011 12:01 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: First Class
Source: IGN Movies

On What It Was Like To Be Cast As Emma Frost:

"I was very excited to do something so different and so iconic and be a part of a franchise like that. But also there was a huge weight of responsibility, too, to portray that character. There are so many fans of the comics and the movies that -- inevitably, I'm going to disappoint someone, but I just wanted to really do my research and still have fun with it. It's been a blast so far. I just hope all the fans enjoy it as much as we have."


On Filming The Movie On A Tight Schedule And Emma Frost's Costume:

"Well, we're still shooting it. When I heard it was coming out that quickly, I had a lot of questions. They're editing as we go, doing the visual effects as we go. Obviously, I have a lot of faith in the people we're using for those things. I didn't have to do any wire work, but there was a lot of wire work involved for some of the characters and there are times when you're imagining this is going to be happening behind you so you react to that, which was my first experience with that sort of thing and which was fun. It was like coming to work and being a little kid and using your imagination and times feeling kind of silly, but embracing the fact that it's going to look awesome. And from what I've seen it looks amazingly incredible. Just Emma Frost's diamond form alone I've never seen anything like it."


On Sebastian Shaw And The Hellfire Club:

"I don't want to give any of that away as far as their relationship, but I can say that it doesn't feel like a period movie. There's obviously historical aspects in the storytelling and some of the props and stuff, but I think it feels very modern. It does take place in 1962. One of the things that's brought in from that time, the Hellfire Club aspect especially, is that it's pretty -- I dunno, the Bunnies and the Playboy clubs. It's really cool. You'd think Sinatra was there. The sets are really cool and the vibe of the whole thing is really neat.


On Emma Frost's Backstory And Who She Teams Up With In The Movie:

"We don't go into too much of the backstory. Not really. it's more of a mystery about the relationship she has with Shaw and her past and why she reacts certain ways to certain things. I think the fans of the comic who know her history will understand why she does certain things because they know her, but I don't think it'll be confusing to audiences who don't know her backstory either. Well, she's on the side of the mutants. I have hard time defining who is good guy-bad guy in this because everyone's pro-mutant. It's just whether you trust the humans or you don't. So I can't say whether she's a bad guy or a good guy."


On Whether She's Consider Returning For A Sequel:

"Yeah, I'd love to do another one. I've had a great experience on this one. It's been really, really fun and just an exciting place to go to work. Just a lot of great talent and also we just get to play. It feels like being a kid again, although my outfits are not. (laughs)"


To hear even more from the actress on the movies 1960's setting, what it was like to find out about the sort of costume she'd have to wear and which actors she shares most of her screentime with, be sure to follow the link over to IGN Movies by clicking the link below!

X-Men: First Class is set to be released on June 3, later this year!




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thebestkjk1
thebestkjk1 - 1/19/2011, 1:10 PM
lol she says the same thing twice
croniccris
croniccris - 1/19/2011, 1:21 PM
everything is done "on the go" huh? how reassuring....
ManThing
ManThing - 1/19/2011, 1:26 PM
schwing
Lert
Lert - 1/19/2011, 1:27 PM
lets get them pics of her up and running guys!
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/19/2011, 1:37 PM
no more x-men films by fox.

i'll give "the wolverine" a chance at the moment.
Shaman
Shaman - 1/19/2011, 1:52 PM
Everything coming out about this film sounds waaaaaaaay better than i want it to... CURSES!!! So far it sounds very similar to X3 which was a stink of an adaptation but still an entertaining film. I wanted this film to fail more than Wolverine but i guess even monkeys learn from their mistakes. DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!!! :(
BruceWayneNewton
BruceWayneNewton - 1/19/2011, 2:00 PM
At least Shaman can admit that. I hope the rest of you start to come around until you see it.
Shaman
Shaman - 1/19/2011, 2:04 PM
BruceWayneNewton- The bastards brought in too much star power(that i'm actually a fan of) and actual thought in this film for me to not admit it. Low down dirty bastards... THEY'RE NOT PLAYING FAIR!!!

First they bring in the Bacon, which is half the battle right there, really. I could actually watch a porn of him screwing midgets! THEN they bring in The Fassbender for the Tsunami finish!!! And if THAT wasn't enough, their indepth interviews filled with set and era details, confidence, enthusiasm, Emma's costume and what not is just adding plutonium dipped salt grains to the wound. That's just inhuman of them!!!
dahamma
dahamma - 1/19/2011, 2:07 PM
Naw, i still think this movie gonna suck. Im so tired..TIRED of fox x men films just give them over to marvel already. Mommy misses them
Shaman
Shaman - 1/19/2011, 2:10 PM
DAHAMMA- Damn right! Mommy, Daddy and lil' Billy TOO!!! Darn it.
domdog
domdog - 1/19/2011, 2:31 PM
i really thought her costume would look better, shes called the white queen, not the beige bitch!
gambgel
gambgel - 1/19/2011, 2:38 PM
Come on, guys!!

this interview sounds really PROMISING!!!

the same as the Kevin Bacon one and Michael F.

This will be a great movie! drama,action, history elements... it sounds really good, you cant deny it.
ManThing
ManThing - 1/19/2011, 2:54 PM
I keep wondering is she will even have her mind powers in this.

She's supposed to be a telepath.
JosePetrelli12
JosePetrelli12 - 1/19/2011, 2:56 PM
@gambgel

Promising indeed!!

Let's hope it isnt a disappointment... And where are all the pics??
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 1/19/2011, 3:54 PM
Sequels...yep this will end up being a reboot in the long run. We will never see the old X-Men again. Start it all over again.
animeex
animeex - 1/19/2011, 4:10 PM
Not holding my breath... Fox is bad at the X-Men. I think they think disco is still hot.
flames809
flames809 - 1/19/2011, 5:21 PM
shit movie keeps sound better and better.
thisheart
thisheart - 1/19/2011, 8:07 PM
I think its kind of odd how many people are naysaying this movie before they see any trailers or anything. It could be total crap, like the wolverine movie, or a stroke of genious ala X2.

If there is one reason to have faith in this, it's Matthew Vaughn. He brought us great films in Kick Ass and Layer Cake, so I have some faith in him. Also, Bryan Singer, who did a great job with his first two films, is guiding as producer and mentor to Vaughn. This could be halfway decent. My only worry is Fox's pressure for time.

It could be pretty good though, just saying.
Hellkat1979
Hellkat1979 - 1/19/2011, 11:27 PM
She totally sounds coached. Really fake, unintelligent answers.
Orphix
Orphix - 1/20/2011, 3:00 AM
I would have liked to have seen Rosamund Pike in this role. Ah well!
MONTEZ
MONTEZ - 1/31/2011, 3:13 PM
Boycott!!!!
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