After a five-month draught, Marvel Studios is gearing up to release its next blockbuster: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. While many will undoubtedly enjoy catching up with Benedict Cumberbatch’s titular doctor, and Elizabeth Olsen’s traumatized witch, it’s the rumored cameos that some audiences are looking forward to more than anything For one, the recent trailer confirmed the return of Patrick Stewart, something even the actor himself has acknowledged in several interviews. The catch? Well, fans don’t know for certain if he’s back as Professor X. And even if he is, would it be the same version many know from previous X-Men films? If Stewart is set to show up, then there’s a chance that other mutants may follow suit. In a new interview, longtime Mystique actress Rebecca Romijn commented on if she might be among those visiting, or being visited by, the MCU at some point in the future. Former X-Men Actress Speaks on Potential ReturnIn an interview with Comicbook.com, actress Rebecca Romijn talked about the possibility of returning to her role of Mystique from 2000's X-Men in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, or at any point in a future Marvel project. Romijn admitted that she “[doesn’t] know if they would ever want [her] back.” but how “[she] would absolutely be open to that:"
Could Doctor Strange Meet Mystique?Once Patrick Stewart’s return was revealed, it was all but inevitable that any and all former actors involved with those projects would be asked about being a part of Multiverse of Madness. After all, anything could happen at this point. When it comes to Rebecca Romijn’s portrayal of Mystique, she’s admittedly not very high on fans’ lists of former superheroes to see again—not that she was bad in any way. For example, many would probably prefer to see Jennifer Lawrence’s more recent Variant come back. As for any other X-Men fans can expect to see return this May, given the probable inclusion of Professor X, some variation of Magneto could very well play a role in the proceedings, if only a small one. This project would also be the perfect place to actually bring in a legitimate Variant of Quicksilver, and not another Ralph Bohner type disappointment. No matter what, anyone who misses the train this time around will have another shot at glory when the inevitable Secret Wars project releases. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness releases on May 6.
Before being blue in a Marvel film was normalized by Guardians of the Galaxy’s Yondu and Nebula, Rebecca Romijn stepped in to play Mystique, one of the most intricate characters in the X-Men films. Since the actress passed the title to Jennifer Lawrence, the Hunger Games star shared her distaste in the makeup process, but apparently the OG actress has nothing but love for the long get-ready process. Rebecca Romijn recently reflected on her role as Mystique following the movie’s recent 20-year anniversary. The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actress spoke about what it was like to turn into a mutant when Looper asked her the most memorable aspect of the X-Men role:
It’s true. In the early X-Men movies, the allure of Mystique was how exotic she looked in her mutant form. An important element of her character was how proud she was to be blue despite her ability to shape-shift and blend in whenever she wished. With that in mind, spending an entire work day being turned into the comic book character was the most important part to the role. Rebecca Romijn continued:
It definitely sounds like Rebecca Romijn had an insane work schedule as Mystique. She spent her nights getting ready and days on set for the X-Men trilogy, but what’s amazing is how much love she has for the time as the character looking back. She was truly part of an iconic moment in Marvel history with Raven, and she’d even go back and do it again if she could. As she said:
As it turns out, the secret to Mystique is the makeup. If you were sleep deprived and had spent hours being turned blue and scaly, you might be able to pull off Raven’s energy too. On the other hand, Jennifer Lawrence played Mystique for four films, and in a larger role for First Class, Days of Future Past, Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix, and she admitted that it wasn’t the best of times. She said she didn’t care for the “fumes and toxins” (understandable) or the long strenuous process in a makeup chair. For the last X-Men movie, Dark Phoenix, Jennifer Lawrence didn’t commit to the full makeup process of Mystique, and her character’s image declined in quality as Mystique died in the movie too. Disney’s Marvel universe is set to feature mutants in a coming movie. Check out the upcoming MCU lineup here on CinemaBlend. Rebecca Alie O'Connell[2][3] (née Romijn [/roʊˈmeɪn/ roh-MAYN; Dutch: [roːˈmɛin]], born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She is known for her role as Mystique in the original trilogy (2000–2006) of the X-Men film series, as Joan from The Punisher (2004) (both based on Marvel Comics), the dual roles of Laure Ash and Lily Watts in Femme Fatale (2002),[4][5][6] and Number One on Star Trek: Discovery (2019) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present). She has also had a recurring role as Alexis Meade on the television series Ugly Betty. Her other major roles include Eve Baird on the TNT series The Librarians, voicing Lois Lane in the DC Animated Movie Universe, and as the host of the reality competition show Skin Wars.
Rebecca Romijn Romijn at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con Rebecca Alie Romijn[1] Berkeley, California, U.S.
John Stamos (m. 1998; div. 2005)Jerry O'Connell (m. 2007)Romijn was born in Berkeley, California.[7] Her mother Elizabeth Romijn (née Kuizenga) is a community college instructor of English as a Second Language (ESL) and textbook author. Rebecca's father, Jaap Romijn, is a custom furniture maker.[8][9] Her father is a native of Barneveld, the Netherlands, while her mother is an American of Dutch and English ancestry. Her mother met Rebecca's father as a teenager while living in the Netherlands on a student exchange program.[10][11] Romijn's maternal grandfather, Henry Bernard Kuizenga, was a Presbyterian minister and seminary professor.[12][13] On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, when questioned about always being glamorous and beautiful, Romijn revealed that in her early teens she was an insecure "drama geek" and that, as a result of her growth spurt, she suffered from scoliosis and was in constant pain. Many sources say that she was once nicknamed the "Jolly Blonde Giant" because of her 5-foot-11-inch (1.80 m) height, but she has admitted to making that up "for a laugh".[14] While studying music (voice) at the University of California, Santa Cruz,[15] she became involved with fashion modeling and eventually moved to Paris, where she lived for more than three years. Among other jobs, Romijn started her modeling career in 1991. She has appeared on the covers of American, French, Spanish, Russian and Swedish editions of Elle, Marie Claire, American, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian, Greek, and Mexican editions of Cosmopolitan, Allure, Glamour, GQ, Esquire, and Sports Illustrated. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Escada, Christian Dior, La Perla, Tommy Hilfiger, Furla, Liz Claiborne, J. Crew, Victoria's Secret, bebe, La Senza, Dillard's, Pantene, Got Milk?, Miller Lite, and Maybelline. She has walked for Giorgio Armani, Sonia Rykiel, and Anna Molinari along with the likes of Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour, Karen Mulder, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen and Christy Turlington. She was also the host of MTV's House of Style from 1998 to 2000. Romijn has been featured numerous times in annual lists of the world's most beautiful women by publications such as Maxim (2003–2007), AskMen.com (2001–2003, 2005–2006), and FHM (2000–2005).[16] She appeared as a guest in the animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Chinatown". In 2000's X-Men, Romijn had her first major movie role as Mystique; she returned to the role in 2003's sequel X2 and for X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In these films, her costume consisted of blue makeup and some strategically placed prosthetics on her otherwise nude body. In X2 she shows up in a bar in one scene in her "normal" look and in X-Men: The Last Stand, as a dark-haired "de-powered" Mystique. The role has since been recast with Jennifer Lawrence playing the younger version of the character. She had her first leading role in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale (2002).[4][5][6] She also has starred in movies such as Rollerball, The Punisher playing a woman named Joan (Joan and Mystique are both characters from Marvel Comics) and Godsend. She played the leading role in Pepper Dennis, a short-lived TV series on The WB Television Network. In January 2007, Romijn made her first appearance on the ABC series Ugly Betty as a full-time regular cast member.[17] She played Alexis Meade, a transgender woman and the sister of lead character Daniel Meade. In April 2008, it was reported that Romijn would only be appearing as a recurring character in Season 3 due to a change in direction by the writing staff (aligning with Romijn's pregnancy, which would have been inconsistent with her character's storyline).[18] In November 2007, Romijn made a guest appearance on the ABC series Carpoolers, where she played the ex-wife of the character Laird, played by her real-life husband Jerry O'Connell.[19] Romijn starred in the ABC series Eastwick,[20] reuniting her with her former Pepper Dennis co-star, Lindsay Price, before ABC canceled the show on November 9, 2009.[21] She appears in an uncredited cameo in the 2011 feature film X-Men: First Class, appearing as an older version of the character played by Jennifer Lawrence.[22] Romijn appeared as lab worker Jessie on the Adult Swim live-action show NTSF:SD:SUV:: for two seasons. Between June and September 2013, she starred in TNT's series King & Maxwell as Michelle Maxwell, a former Secret Service agent who works as a private investigator.[23] In addition to her film ventures, Romijn has also recorded music, performing a cover of Prince's "Darling Nikki" for the 2005 album Electro Goth Tribute to Prince. She was also featured on the song "Color Me Love" for RuPaul's eighth studio album Realness in 2015. Romijn at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show, 2012 She starred as Eve Baird, the guardian of the eponymous group in The Librarians, a direct spin-off of The Librarian film series. She also hosted GSN's original series and reality show Skin Wars. In 2018 she voiced Lois Lane in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie, an adaptation of The Death of Superman,[24] and recurred in the role until Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. In 2019, she was a recurring guest in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, playing the character of Number One, first officer of the USS Enterprise. She reprised the role in the spin-off series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which was released in 2022.[25] She and husband O’Connell are set to host The Real Love Boat, premiering October 5, 2022 on CBS. [26] Romijn began dating actor John Stamos in 1994 after they met at a Victoria's Secret fashion show where she was modeling. They became engaged on Christmas Eve 1997, and married on September 19, 1998 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.[27] During the marriage, she used the name Rebecca Romijn-Stamos personally and professionally. They announced their separation in April 2004.[28] Stamos filed for divorce in August 2004,[29] and it became final on March 1, 2005.[30] Romijn resumed using her maiden name, but revealed in an August 2013 interview on Conan that she had never legally changed her name back from Romijn-Stamos after a Conan staff member noticed "Romijn-Stamos" on her driver's license.[3] In 2004, Romijn started dating actor Jerry O'Connell. They became engaged in September 2005,[31] and married at their home in Calabasas, California on July 14, 2007.[32] They have twin daughters, born in 2008.[33]
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