Kevin Bacon Will Surprise You

Kevin Bacon Will Surprise You

So says Matthew Vaughn for the upcoming X-Men: First Class

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By DogsOfWar - Aug 16, 2010 10:08 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: First Class
Source: MTV splash page


Director Matthew Vaughn is very excited about bringing home the Bacon (sorry, couldn't help it) for X-Men: First Class and is a big fan of Kevin's career dating back to Footloose. Mtv caught up with him while promoting the release of Kick-Ass on DVD. Unfortunately Vaughn didn't reveal much, just that the character will have some very big moments in the story.


"I don't think it would be right to give that away, but he's really going for it," said Vaughn when asked about Bacon's character in the film. "He's really up for it, and he's going for it. I'm just thrilled that we could get him."

"He will surprise you," said Vaughn. "I'll put it that way: He will surprise you with the kind of things he will do in this movie. He's not going to be what you expect at all when you first meet him in the film, you will be surprised that it's him."

DogsOfWar-The veteran actor has been linked to a few notable villains with Sebastian Shaw looking the most likely. Mr. Sinister was another big character name thrown out early but has been dismissed by many. Vaughn appears to be working very hard to have lots of surprises in store. The script has been on lockdown and it has been widely reported that casting decisions may portray different characters than those announced.

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DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 8/16/2010, 10:41 AM
Unus the Untouchable would really surprise me!
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 8/16/2010, 10:41 AM
i have a hunch but i still kinda want to know what his role is
REDSTORM
REDSTORM - 8/16/2010, 10:45 AM
I have a hunch this movie will suck no matter how surprised we are... the Fox X-Men series was destined to fail when they decided Wolverine was the only X-Man that mattered.


Optic Blast this crap away!
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 8/16/2010, 10:49 AM
Yeah, I'm with you! As long as we can keep talking about bacon today. Both DC and Marvel loooove BACON!

Upupandaway
Upupandaway - 8/16/2010, 10:49 AM
I always thought Sinister was English.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 8/16/2010, 10:50 AM
I thought it was confirmed that he is Sebastian Shaw?! I would prefer him as Mr. Sinister!
canadianturd
canadianturd - 8/16/2010, 10:56 AM
The movie looks like it'll be pre-Cyclops and Jean Grey to me. Since Emma Frost will make an appearance, I would like to see the Hellfire Club and Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw.
RedDevil
RedDevil - 8/16/2010, 10:58 AM
I still can't forgive Matthew for saying that comic book films will die out. Either way I do not feel too optimistic about X Men. Horrible studio those Foxers, mediocre cast, mediocre director, X Men's bad film history.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 8/16/2010, 11:01 AM
DAMMIT Dogs! That sammich looks incredible. ;D
WakeUp
WakeUp - 8/16/2010, 11:15 AM
Hey now Tremors was an awesome movie. "CAN YOU FLY SUCKER"
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 8/16/2010, 11:17 AM
@Poni. Lol He'd make a sweet transvestite

Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/16/2010, 11:26 AM
I think this movie will be making a u-turn from what this franchise has come to be of late.
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/16/2010, 11:31 AM
@ teabag

thank f*ck for the babes,with all these pictures of soapy muscle men & transvestite doing my f*cking head in.

as for kevin bacon,i think sebastian shaw more than mr sinister.

save mr sinister for x-men 4.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/16/2010, 11:45 AM
Time will tell, Integ.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/16/2010, 11:55 AM
The guy is a great actor and I'm looking forward to seeing him play a villain in this movie, whoever he might be playing, but this whole thing just looks like a mess judging by what I've heard so far. It'll be interesting to see if Vaughn can manage to make it into a coherent film rather than an X-Men Origins: Wolverine style mess.
jjmeylar
jjmeylar - 8/16/2010, 12:02 PM
Cameron Hodge.
CallMeSnake
CallMeSnake - 8/16/2010, 12:42 PM
I wish this movie wasn't being made, but since it is...

I think that Bacon will end up being the guy behind the guy. He'll be Mr. Sinister, pulling the strings of random rogue mutants like Ramrod and Darwin, maybe Azazel (perhaps Vaughns version of the Nasty Boys - tho I prefer Gorgeous George and Ruckus).

I think the relationship between Frost, Magneto and Xavier will be the focal point, with Xavier and Mactagert splitting to one side and Frost and Magneto to the other (Maybe even Frost defecting to Sinister's group).

Either way...I hope that this script is worth all the "surprises"

Whats the mutant list we have so far? Azazel, Mystique, Havok, Ramrod, Darwin, Xavier, Mags, Frost? Who am I missing?
ThomYorke
ThomYorke - 8/16/2010, 12:53 PM
@ckal jane goldman wrote it and i think vaughn had some input as well.

i cant see how this film can wrong great director, great writer, good cast

(im sure someone will say 'aww but its made by fox')
yeah the same studio that gave us shite films like alien and predator and star wars.
and some god awful tv shows like the simpsons and arrested development (which got canceled by the [foo foo]s, one of only few stupid mistakes theyve made)
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 8/16/2010, 12:56 PM
OMG! I know what the surprise will be, Fox will actually make Bacon's character true to the comics, give him the screentime he deserves and the character will actually make sense to the plot

That would be a huge surprise because Fox hasnt done that before! lol
jazzman
jazzman - 8/16/2010, 12:58 PM
@DogsOfWar

nice find DogsOfWar

this new day should be called "BACON DAY"

HAPPY BACON DAY EVERYONE
AngelAragiel
AngelAragiel - 8/16/2010, 1:55 PM
Now this is a great thread, bacon and boobs in it.
If Bacon is playing Mr. Sinister is a role that fits him, in my opinion.
xinstituto
xinstituto - 8/16/2010, 2:02 PM
He ll b Cable
Vital
Vital - 8/16/2010, 2:19 PM
I used to be a huge X-Men fan, but I've only been disapointed by their versions thus far. I don't understand their concept here-

Studio peeps (execs)-
"Let's make two bad ass characters realish like Wolverine and Sabretooth, which will be our only golden eggs, but since they are so awesome, we have to balance it out so let's utterly destroy the rest of the x-men characters INCLUDING fan favorites like Gambit cause we think we can get away with it. I mean, who cares about Gambit right? Let's make him a pussy, and have a pimp cane too. Yeah. Sweet idea huh?"

Fellow Coworker/Exec-
"Oo pimp cane! Genius! Fanboys won't tell the difference between a staff and a pimp cane. Psh fans. Fans don't know what these characters look and act like but we do. Lucky for us they don't know we don't read or follow any of the comics. It's easier for us to make things up as we go than to do some research."

BruceWayneNewton
BruceWayneNewton - 8/16/2010, 2:42 PM
mojo
xinstituto
xinstituto - 8/16/2010, 2:45 PM
He ll b Cable
THEPHOENIX
THEPHOENIX - 8/16/2010, 3:36 PM
I'm betting Sinister, I would prefer him for Shaw, but I can see him as Sinister
DeMoNaSsDiZ
DeMoNaSsDiZ - 8/16/2010, 4:03 PM
all of these characters
all of these mutants
only leads me to one conclusion
Sentinels
not only that but the surprise will be
that Bacon is the voice and casting face
of the mutant hating gobots
either that or Bastion
all of this makes sense
already tried including the sentinels
just didn't have the budget
now they do
just think about it
i wouldn't be surprised at all

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azrealus
azrealus - 8/16/2010, 5:28 PM
imma put this out there an say hes gonna be mephisto i think he has the look for it (and yes i hes not old like the one in the ghost rider movie but mephisto could look how ever he wants more or less) an since azazel is in it that would make alittle sense if mephisto was i mean its a slight strech but i dont think the other ones like shaw an sinister make to much sense or atleast in the current like i would think they would wonna build a story arch or abit of history befor adding them but to right out of the gate those 2 it would be alittle odd i already think azazel is odd choise but meh anyways


my guess mephisto is becons character my guess
peterparker420
peterparker420 - 8/16/2010, 5:29 PM
KEVIN BACON IS AWESOME!!! If you want to see a GREAT
K.Bacon film..watch "The Woodsman"..best bacon film ever!!
YakeTheSnake
YakeTheSnake - 8/16/2010, 5:31 PM
Kevin Bacon is an excellent actor.... I think that he's next in-line for a "Micky Rourke Sized" Comeback....
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 8/16/2010, 5:38 PM
No matter how you look at it...there's a heluva lot of characters being cast for this film. But I also remember when The Last Stand was being cast and there were a lot of random mutants being cast for that too...I like Vaughn so I have faith that he will come up with a decent finished product.
Pooh
Pooh - 8/16/2010, 8:15 PM
I heard Sebastian Shaw too. I think casting Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw would be incredibly stupid. Maybe he'll be Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)after all.
DasBoot
DasBoot - 8/16/2010, 9:41 PM
K so they may have different characters for the cast than what's been reported? Someone needs to post their pictures with some other possible roles from the original x-men that may fit them. Lol any takers?
deFaoite
deFaoite - 8/17/2010, 1:01 AM
He's playing Shaw.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/17/2010, 3:15 AM
HE'S PLAYING FREDDY KRUEGER...

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