{"id":31146,"date":"2015-05-17T21:03:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T05:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=31146"},"modified":"2015-05-17T21:20:13","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T05:20:13","slug":"kodi-smit-mcphee-on-xmenapocalypse-i-think-they-know-what-the-fans-are-expecting-xmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=31146","title":{"rendered":"Kodi Smit-McPhee on X-MEN: “I think they know what the fans are expecting.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSpinoff Online<\/a> caught up with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE<\/a> actor Kodi Smit-McPhee<\/strong> at the Tribeca Film Festival and spoke with him about his new role as Nightcrawler.<\/p>\n

On auditioning fOR the film, he says he screen-tested only once before being hired by Bryan Singer. His audition consisted of him reciting Alan Cumming’s dialogue from X2.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, I can totally tell you this. They got me to do \u2013which I really liked \u2013 -one of Alan Cumming\u2019s scenes, where he was explaining the scars on his body were from archangel Gabriel,” he says. “And they just had me do it in the accent. So I think that was really smart. I didn\u2019t know if it was going to be in the actual movie, as like a moment rebooted. But it wasn\u2019t.”<\/p>\n

On his physical appearance as Nightcrawler and the character’s family ties to Mystique and the deceased Azazel.<\/p>\n

“I obviously can\u2019t say a lot, but there\u2019s not a lot of prosthetics. I think they tried to stay overall, just because it\u2019s X-Men and such a big following, they tried to keep it pretty traditional as much as they can. And even with the stories, they intertwine with Mystique being my mother and Azazel \u2014 so you know they can touch on that. I think people are going to be very happy. I\u2019ve read the script and I think they know what the fans are expecting, and even fans of Nightcrawler. So, I\u2019m very happy.”<\/p>\n

Researching for the role, Smit-McPhee is looking at previous iterations of the character across various medium.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m doing so much research definitely \u2014 on Alan Cumming\u2019s take, on the comic books, on even the cartoons. I love the cartoon \u2014 I forget what it\u2019s called, but it\u2019s a really nostalgic old -school one. So cool, I\u2019m just watching all the episodes, soaking it all up. It\u2019s all out there.”<\/p>\n

Seemingly confirming Wolverine appearing in the film, Smit-McPhee said he’s geeking out about seeing Hugh Jackman.<\/p>\n

“Um \u2026 Hugh Jackman. I\u2019ve just crossed his path many times, and I actually at the start of my career got [cast as] a young Wolverine [in ‘X-Men Origins’]. And then I was like, \u201cNo, I have to do \u2018The Road.’\u201d So this is really meant to be.”<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read much more from the interview.<\/p>\n

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