Rebecca Romijn is currently a part of two major pop culture universes: “X-Men” and “Star Trek,” but she points out a key difference between the two.
Romijn spoke at Comic-Con over the weekend about her role in Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which returns for a third season next year.
The model-turned-actress played Mystique in the 2000 Marvel Comics film “X-Men” and its sequels “X-Men 2” and “X-Men: The Last Stand,” as well as a cameo in “X-Men: First Class.”
Comparing the two fandoms, Romijn said: Entertainment Weekly He added that Marvel fans are “kind of intimidating” and “really passionate.”
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Rebecca Romijn said that between Marvel and Star Trek fans, Marvel fans are “really passionate.” (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for IMDb)
“I don’t want to do anything wrong, I want to please everyone.”
She continued, “Marvel fans are more intimidating than Trekkies. Rather than being intimidating, I find ‘Star Trek’ fans to be a very supportive and loving environment. They call it the ‘Star Trek’ family.”
“It’s been great to be a part of these two series,” Romijn said.
The 51-year-old pointed out that her husband, Jerry O’Connell, is also part of the comic book universe, providing the voice of DC Comics’ Superman in “Justice League Dark: Apokolips War,” as well as providing the voice of Lois Lane.
Romijn in a scene from “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” The actress said the “Star Trek” fandom is “a very supportive and loving environment.” (Michael Gibson/Paramount+)
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“So I get to play some iconic roles,” she said.
To play Mystique in the X-Men series, Romijn had to be nearly naked and covered from head to toe in blue body paint and several prosthetic devices.
“I don’t want to do anything wrong, I want to please everyone.”
“The first time I was asked to paint for Sports Illustrated, it took me 13 hours. [and] When I took my first makeup test for the role of Mystique in the X-Men 12“We ended up getting it down to nine hours, which meant my call time was usually in the middle of the night to set up for a 9 a.m. shoot, so I’d arrive on set in the middle of the night and be painting all night,” Romijn told Fox News Digital in 2016.
To play Mystique in the X-Men films, Romijn had to spend nine to 12 hours covered in blue paint. (20th Century Fox/Getty Images)
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“Sleep was not an option, I had to really collaborate with the painters and help them so much, it was exhausting!” she added.
Body paint had another drawback.
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“I couldn’t keep any secrets in ‘X-Men,'” Romijn said with a laugh. “I left a lot of blue toilet seats behind.”
