Rebecca Romijn is now part of two major pop culture universes, « X-Men » and « Star Trek, » and she’s noted a key difference between the two.
Romijn was at Comic-Con over the weekend to speak about her role in Paramount+’s « Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, » returning next year for its third season.
The model turned actress previously starred as Mystique in 2000’s « X-Men, » based on the Marvel comics, and its sequels, « X2: X-Men United, » « X-Men: The Last Stand, » and a cameo in « X-Men: First Class. »
Comparing the two fandoms, Romijn told Entertainment Weekly that Marvel’s fans are « kind of intimidating, » adding, they’re « really intense. »
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Rebecca Romijn said between the Marvel and « Star Trek » fandoms, the Marvel fans are « really intense. » (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for IMDb)
« You don’t want to get it wrong, you want to please everybody. »
She continued, « It was scarier with the Marvel fandom than with the Trekkies. The ‘Trek’ fandom feels — they call it Trek family — very supportive and a loving environment as opposed to scary. »
Romijn did say « it’s been amazing to be part of both of those franchises. »
The 51-year-old noted her husband, Jerry O’Connell, is also part of a comic book universe, providing the voice of DC comics Superman in « Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, » in which she also voiced Lois Lane.
Romijn, in a scene from « Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. » The actress said the « Star Trek » fandom is a « very supportive and a loving environment. » (Michael Gibson/Paramount+)
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« So I get to play some iconic roles, » she said.
For her role as Mystique in the « X-Men » franchise, Romijn had to go almost entirely nude and be covered head to toe in blue body paint and a few prosthetics.
« You don’t want to get it wrong, you want to please everybody. »
« The first time I was painted for Sports Illustrated was a 13-hour paint job, [and] the first time they tested my makeup for ‘X-Men,’ as Mystique, was a 12-hour paint job, » Romijn told Fox News Digital in 2016. « Eventually, we got it down to nine hours, which meant that, my call time would typically be midnight to get ready for a 9am shoot. So I would get there at midnight and be painted all night long. »
To play Mystique in the « X-Men » films, Romijn had to spend anywhere from nine to twelve hours having her body covered head to toe in blue paint. (20th Century-Fox/Getty Images)
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« And it wasn’t like I could sleep through it, I had to really collaborate with the painters and really help out a lot, it was exhausting! » she added.
The body paint also had another downside.
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« I couldn’t keep any secrets on ‘X-Men,' » Romijn said with a laugh. « I left a lot of blue toilet seats behind. »
