This new nightcrawler film gets the comics all wrong. Nightcrawler kurt wagner evolution in movies,cartoons. A trapeze performance at the szardos traveling circus in canada goes horribly wrong when amanda sefton nearly plummets to her death, if not for a hasty rescue by the mutant teleportation ability of her foster brother kurt wagner, also known as the nightcrawler. Beast quietly closed the door so that he did not notice them. What is the hidden message or theme of the movie nightcrawler. Feb 27, 2019 nightcrawler is a devout catholic, contrasting his demonic appearance. Nightcrawler, starring jake gyllenhaal, balances the crime thriller, dark comedy, and character study genres with ease.
At least with the sw lego games, all of the notable and nonnotable character were included. Why nightcrawler deserves his own movie and why he wont get it. Born to a neyaphem mutant, claiming to be the inspiration for satan, azazel, and the shapeshifting mutant terrorist, mystique, kurt wagner was abandoned at birth, due to his demonic appearance, and raised highly religious by circus romani. Oct 28, 20 at least with the sw lego games, all of the notable and nonnotable character were included. He has been a part of both the xmen team, and excalibur. A heartbroken raven agreed and, while christian did become suspicious as to the babys paternity.
Nightcrawler marvel universe action figures for sale ebay. Nightcrawler kurt wagner evolution in movies,cartoons and. This is a disambiguation page a list of articles associated with the same title. Professor xavier is dead, cyclops is on the run, and the xmen are divided. He wrote the screenplay for the bourne legacy with his brother tony, and although nightcrawler is much less of an action movie. The films main character, lou bloom jake gyllenhaal, is a grossly unlikable antihero with superior intellect, a penchant for violence, an obsessive selfdriven personality, and. So my picks range from a young nightcrawler to a late twenties nightcrawler, the one who stands up for his beliefs even when he doesnt agree with xavier. Kurt thomas darkholme wagner more commonly known as nightcrawler moon is one of the main protagonists in xmen 2 and in xmen apocalypse. Jul 20, 2016 today ill be giving a little background on nightcrawler. Im new here, and i have some questions and see my movie is somewhat slow, but has a preload, but not if it works well, someone could give me some tip on how to do well or somewhere where i explain. Nightcrawlers momentum is retained throughout the process of teleportation. This mutant has appeared twice in marvel movies xmen 2 and xmen apocalypse.
He then raced through the white house with a combination of teleporting and running, attacking those he found on the. Nightcrawler born kurt wagner is a mutant with the ability to teleport. Hasbro was featured in hasbros action figure line for the wolverine and the xmen. What is nightcrawler writerdirector dan gilroys intended. Although an xmen character for years, nightcrawler did not get his own comic. Nightcrawler is a 2014 american neonoir thriller film written and directed by dan gilroy in his feature directorial debut. This is the commonly cited reason for nightcrawler s unfortunate absence from the third film, but xmen. Xmen apocalypse movie 2016 marvel contest of champions.
A trapeze performance at the szardos traveling circus in canada goes horribly wrong when amandas sefton nearly plummets to her death, if not for a hasty rescue by the mutant teleportation ability of her foster brother kurt wagner, also. Nightcrawler, real name kurt wagner, is a superhero featured in marvel s xmen comics. Xmen fans are obsessed with bearded nightcrawler marvel. I can understand there are tons of marvel character and this isnt just about xmen, but id personally rather see nightcrawler, than stan lee or half of the people in the asgard pack. Nightcrawler would be visited by mephisto on his birthday shortly after that event, who told nightcrawler that a war was brewing, and if nightcrawler would take mephistos side, he could have any reward he wanted. Nightcrawler on dvd february 10, 2015 starring jake gyllenhaal, rene russo, bill paxton, kevin rahm. Disney now owns the rights to the xmen characters, finally holding all the marvel cards. Nightcrawler also goes by kurt darkholme instead of kurt wagner in this reality.
Nightcrawler is the blackly comedic, neonoir, nightpeople thriller that i wanted the travisbickleassuperman fantasy drive to be. When disney first bought marvel, i really thought it would ruin the. Get the best deals on nightcrawler marvel universe action figures when you shop the largest online selection at. He is a highly skilled swordsmen and former circus acrobat. He was portrayed by alan cumming in xmen 2 and by kodi smitmcphee in xmen apocalypse and dark phoenix, who also played norman babcock in.
Everything you need to know about nightcrawler movie 2014. Nightcrawler is a 2014 american thriller film written and directed by dan gilroy. The 2007 crisis has raised an entire generation of them. Lou is played with terrifying precision by jake gyllenhaal. Follows the first nightcrawler volume from 2004, after two miniseries in 1985 and 2002.
The new xmen movie, dark phoenix, is named for whats arguably the. Jake gyllenhaal stars as lou bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the. In the marvel universe, nightcrawler hails from germany, but in reality, he was conceived in the u. Hes hard not to notice with his blue skin and devils tail but his family history was never brought up in the movies. We are coming for you, the bill paxtons of this world lets start with some shockingly true assertions. Nightcrawlers creator, dave cockrum, was stationed on the island while with the u. Nightcrawler receives a few broken ribs, and is chastised by his foster mother, margali szardos, for changing the cues in the middle. Nightcrawler kurt wagner is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics, commonly in association with the xmen. He stood undercover and watched as alicia vargas read a speech excerpt by abraham lincoln. Newlyreturned from the afterlife, veteran xman kurt wagner finds himself in a world thats a far cry from the one he left.
This channel was designed to assist in answering all of your questions about marvel comics and dc comics in an easy to understand way. Presumably this is simply an optical illusion of his teleportation powers, as it does not appear to have any adverse effects on anything kurt comes in contact with as he does so. His abilities include teleportation and agility and reflexes. When louis bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of l. Nightcrawler kurt wagner is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books.
Nightcrawler, screenwriter dan gilroys first film as director, is a scouring satire of the media and the state of the job market. Xmen united, nightcrawler was played by alan cumming. Hes certainly not the only character to have been shorted by these. The late twenties nightcrawler would also be in my dark phoenix saga.
See more ideas about x men, marvel and marvel comics. Nightcrawler was controlled by colonel william stryker to assassinate the president. Legends xmen build wendigo nightcrawler action figure. Nightcrawler is not as concerned for his health so much as the heartache he feels over amandas relationship with the trapeze artist, werner. Lou bloom jake gyllenhaal is a petty thief in search of a payday when he stumbles onto the scene of a grisly car accident, and witnesses seasoned nightcrawler joe loder bill paxton gathering. For example, if he were falling from a great height, he could not teleport himself towards the ground in order to save himself. Nightcrawler is a devout catholic, contrasting his demonic appearance. A humanmutant who originates from germany, nightcrawler is a devout catholic with a knack for practical jokes, and swashbuckling swordplay. Nightcrawler was a pretty good movie, but they strayed very far from the source material and it was kind of weird that they did an xmen movie without a wolverine or stan lee cameo. A common theme in the film is the symbiotic relationship between unethical journalism and.
The xmen movies definitely take some liberties with the comics not least with kurt wagner, aka nightcrawler. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. But its not just mystiques sudden death that will keep a nightcrawler film from being. Nightcrawler lego marvel super heroes general discussions. Apocalypse, which hits theaters today in bryan singers 2003 film x2.
If theres a sequal, nightcrawler better be playable. Growing up in a german town with his adoptive parents not knowing who his real mother was, kurt was shunned and hated because of his appearance. He then raced through the white house with a combination of teleporting and running, attacking those he found on. Nightcrawler, the teleporting mutant, gets a makeover in xmen. Like drive, it could be described as the best picture michael mann never made. Nightcrawler was included in a twopack with storm as part of the marvel universe. The films main character, lou bloom jake gyllenhaal, is a grossly unlikable antihero with superior intellect, a penchant for violence. I hope you enjoy this one and hope the movies revisit this character someday in. Feb 09, 2019 so my picks range from a young nightcrawler to a late twenties nightcrawler, the one who stands up for his beliefs even when he doesnt agree with xavier. Kurt wagner, also known as nightcrawler, is a mutant who possesses the ability to teleport himself to wherever he wants as long as he knows where he is going. Born with a unnatural level of gymnastic agility and later gaining the ability to teleport, kurt became a high wire wonder, until a violent mob drove him. The return of chris claremont to one of his most famous creations, nightcrawler. An ambitious young crime journalist probes the dark underbelly of l. Yea, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of the death, i will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
In the form of a german noblewoman, the shapeshifting mutant mystique married baron christian wagner. Recently, nightcrawler has also met the dimensionallystranded nocturne, daughter of a nightcrawler from an alternate timeline, who has taken to calling him dad. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. This is the commonly cited reason for nightcrawlers unfortunate absence from the third film, but xmen. Nightcrawler 2014 is a dark stylistic thriller about a man earning a living as a nightcrawler. Im not sure why they even bothered calling their movie nightcrawler. Located in the western pacific, guam experiences typhoons, and one night cockrum had trouble sleeping through one. Both adaptions painted a good physical picture about the character. Kurt wagner was born to baron christan wagner and raven darkholm aka mystique, the shapeshifter, during one of her aliases. With jake gyllenhaal, rene russo, bill paxton, riz ahmed. I guess hugh jackman and stan lee were pretty busy or something. Today ill be giving a little background on nightcrawler. Nightcrawler wants to turn the xmen into a religion. The artwork by leinil frances yu and edgar delgado not only revealed.