Wearing sunglasses and refusing to shake hands, Jackson was visiting the industrial space to meet with Singer to discuss the prospect of playing Professor Xavier in the upcoming film. "In the spring of 1999, Bryan Singer and a group of X-Men producers and crew were working out of the old Fox offices near Olympic and Bundy when Michael Jackson walked in the door. The late pop icon's film aspirations were explored in a new THR cover story about Bryan Singer's 2000 movie, X-Men.Īccording to the report, Michael was interested in playing Professor Xavier in the film - and had no issue with wearing makeup to play the role of an older white character. That’s where we were then.”Īnother X-Men star came forward with their own experience of working with the director.įor more from Halle Berry, head to. Nobody was ready to sink that kind of money into a Black female action star. On a failed Bond spinoff for Berry's character Jinx: “It was very disappointing. I remember having that argument: ‘Why can’t Catwoman save the world like Batman and Superman do? Why is she just saving women from a face cream that cracks their face off?’ But I was just the actor for hire. On Catwoman: "The story didn't feel quite right. But at the same time, I have a lot of compassion for people who are struggling with whatever they’re struggling with, and Bryan struggles.”
And when that gets compromised, I get a little nutty. I got into a few fights with him, said a few cuss words out of sheer frustration. I would sometimes be very angry with him. I mean, everybody’s heard the stories - I don’t have to repeat them - and heard of his challenges, and what he struggles with. On her experience working with Bryan Singer on X-Men: “ Bryan’s not the easiest dude to work with. Here's what the 54-year-old Academy Award-winning actress had to say. Halle Berry is on the cover of Variety's latest issue, out now.
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