See early scenes from X-Men: TheLast Stand that could have saved the film.

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) was a box-office success, but not everyone loved it. Justin Chang of Variety said the film is "a wham-bam sequel noticeably lacking in the pop gravitas, moody atmospherics and emotional weight that made the first two Marvel comicbook adaptations so rousingly successful."  That means it wasn't as good as the first two, which I agree with.

Concept art by Adrien Van Viersen show scenes from early versions of script that could have been awesome. In one scene, from an early version of the script by writers Dan Harris, Michael Dougherty and John Ottman, Jean Grey destroys San Fransisco and is overwhelmed by her powers. To save everyone, she kills herself and her "spirit" survives and becomes a "godlike cosmic" creature, which Dougherty compared to the "star child" in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Storyboards show a scene from an early draft of the script where Kitty Pride (Ellen Page) visits the President in his limo and the storyboard for the classic scene where she saves Jimmy/"Leech" (Cameron Bright) from the Juggernaut (Vinny Jones).

Plus, Colossus kicks the Juggernaut in the head.

Adrien Van Viersen is a professional concept and storyboard artist who's worked on big-budget projects like The Incredible Hulk, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and X-Men 2.

Check them out after the jump and click to embiggen (enlarge).

Wouldn't that have been awesome?! Now look at storyboards for the scene that did make it in.

Watch the Juggernaut scene.


See more of Adrien Van Viersen's work at www.adrienvanviersen.com

Click on the links if you want to see more of Adrien Van Viersen's work and X-Men: The Last Stand film.

Wikipedia Summary
X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 American superhero film, based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics. The third installment in the X-Men film series, the film was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry. The film's script is loosely based on two X-Men comic book story arcs, "The Dark Phoenix Saga" by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne, and "Gifted" by writer Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday, with a plot that revolves around a "mutant cure" that causes serious repercussions among mutants and humans, and on the mysterious resurrection of Jean Grey.

Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen

Official site: http://www.xmenthelaststanddvd.com/

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Studio ADI released a video showing a bunch of concept art images of what Wade "Deadpool" Williams (Ryan Reynolds) could have looked like in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). Some are weird, and some are bizarre, but all are brilliant.

Check out the rest of the images after the jump and click to enlarge.
They describe the video this way:
"Here, in quick succession, are 82 variations on Deadpool. It was our job to satisfy the many creative voices on the show, from director Gavin Hood to the Producers and Studio, so we generated a huge selection of artwork from complete direction changes to subtle variations like tweaks to eye color. This is why having a design phase at the start of preproduction is so valuable. We'll never satisfy everyone with a design, but an exploratory like this lets us consider the options."


The designs are by special makeup effects designers and Studio ADI founders Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr.

Here are some stills from the video and what the finished make-up looked like.

Deadpool movie images by xmenmovies.wikia.com

Official Synopsis:
Heroic Hugh Jackman breathes the fire into Wolverine -- with a vengeance! This pulse-pounding action thriller sinks razor-sharp adamantium claws into the mysterious origins of Logan/Wolverine: his epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and the ominous Weapon X program that unleashes his primal fury.

See more of their work and videos from Studio ADI on YouTube and StudioADI.com.

Do you think the movie would have been different with one of these designs? What do you think of the illustrations?

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"Previs is invaluable to get everyone on the same page." - Joss Whedon said about Marvel's The Avengers.

Previsualization (also known as "previs") is like having digital storyboards and the team at "The Third Floor" has been doing work for blockbuster films like Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).

 Here's your chance to see previs samples from Thor, X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The First Avenger, I Am Number Four, War Horse, Alice in Wonderland, Iron Man 2, Avatar and more.

Check out the video after the jump...



See more of previs work and services from "The Third Floor" at http://thethirdfloorinc.com

What do you think of the illustrations?
 
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While exploring Tim Flattery's updated website I came across some newly uploaded concept art for films he's worked on that hasn't been seen before. I decided to share some and tell you to check his site for the rest.

Check after the jump for some pulse-pounding concept art from The Incredible Hulk (2008) showing his fight with Blonsky and some moody illustrations from Daredevil (2003) showing Fisk's office and an alternate grappling hook cane. Click on the images to enlarge.

First, the Hulk illustrations

Now some amazing Daredevil art

As a teaser, here is an early designs for X-Men. Notice Wolverine's hands are bleeding from his claws. Nice touch.

There's lots more to see of Tim Flattery's portfolio at http://www.timflattery.com/

Make sure you read my exclusive interview with Tim Flattery and I've updated my post on his Fantastic Four concept art with new illustrations.

Wikipedia Description
Daredevil is a 2003 American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film stars Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and out of the courtroom as the masked vigilante Daredevil. Jennifer Garner plays his love interest Elektra Natchios; Colin Farrell plays the merciless assassin Bullseye; David Keith plays Jack "The Devil" Murdock, a washed up fighter who is Matt's father; and Michael Clarke Duncan plays Wilson Fisk, also known as the crime lord Kingpin.

Directed by    Mark Steven Johnson
Produced by Avi Arad, Gary Foster,Arnon Milchan
Screenplay by    Mark Steven Johnson
Based on    Daredevil by
Stan Lee
Bill Everett
Starring    Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell
Cinematography    Ericson Core
@ Copyright 2003, Regency Enterprises, Marvel Films, Horseshoe Bay Productions, 20th Century Fox

Wikipedia description
The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. It is directed by Louis Leterrier and stars Edward Norton as Dr. Bruce Banner. It is the second film to be released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This film establishes a new backstory where Banner becomes the Hulk as an unwitting pawn in a military scheme to reinvigorate the supersoldier program through gamma radiation. On the run, he attempts to cure himself of the Hulk before he is captured by General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (William Hurt), but his worst fears are realized when power-hungry soldier Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth) becomes a similar but more bestial creature. Liv Tyler also stars as Betty Ross, Banner's love interest and General Ross' daughter.

Directed by Louis Leterrier
Produced by Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd, Kevin Feige
Screenplay by    Zak Penn, Edward Norton

Story by Zak Penn
Starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty BurrellCinematography Peter Menzies Jr.

@Copyright 2008 Marvel Studios, Valhalla Motion Pictures, Universal Studios


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Two movies that are squarely in the mid-range of comic book movies are Fantastic Four (2006) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). They weren't bad, but they weren't in the range of The Dark Knight either.

For example, making Doctor Doom's metal face organic was a good idea, but it never went very far. But what if they had gone all the way with it? Juggernaut was interesting in X-Men 3, but he didn't look much like the comic. What if they had gone father? Professional concept artist Carlos Haunte has some designs on his site that shows what could have been.

Check out the images after the jump and click to enlarge.




First, here are some concepts from Fantastic Four of Doctor Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon) along with the Ben Grimm / The Thing (Michael Chiklis).

Now, here are some illustrations from X-Men: The Last Stand of Beast/Hank McCoy (Kelsey Grammar) and Cain Marko / Juggernaut (Vinnie Jones).

Official Synopsis:
X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film, based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics. The third installment in the X-Men film series, it was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Ellen Page, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden. The film's script is loosely based on two X-Men comic book story arcs, The Dark Phoenix Saga by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne, and Gifted by writer Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday, with a plot that revolves around a "mutant cure" that causes serious repercussions among mutants and humans, and on the mysterious resurrection of Jean Grey.

Fantastic Four is a 2005 American superhero film inspired by the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. It is the second live-action Fantastic Four film to be filmed. Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon

See more of Carlos Huante portfolio at www.carloshuanteart.com

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