The first time that Ellen Page portrayed the role of Kitty Pryde in the "X-Men" films was with director Brett Ratner, and in the most recent ones, she worked with Bryan Singer.
During an interview with Vulture, Page said that the transition was seamless, and she and the rest of the cast and crew thankfully did not have any trouble adjusting to a new creative genius.
"That's sort of the wonder and mystery of making a movie, you know? Maybe because the first one was so long ago, maybe because it was like an eight-year difference, but it didn't feel like there needed to be an adjustment period," she said. "Bryan, I don't know how he pulls off everything he does in a day, I really don't! He is really great with actors and really wants the truth of the performance to exist, to sort of elevate that kind of a film, which I feel he did with the first two 'X-Men' movies. He was sort of the first to take that kind of a spectacle of film and tell a deeply, deeply human story."
She was actually very touched to find out that Singer thought Ratner did a fantastic job casting her as Kitty Pride, and she is happy that another director - Joss Whedon also envisions making a Kitty Pryde standalone film.
"I have heard that, yeah! Well, I'm available!" she laughingly said. "I love that. Kitty Pryde's awesome. I'm super grateful to be the actress who's gotten to be her, and you only desperately hope that the true fans who have a right to demand what they want and who have been passionate about these stories for a really long time, that you can pull it off for them. I would be so thrilled to play Kitty Pryde again. I really would."
Page has plans of shifting in front of the camera and into the back, since she wants to direct her own movies in the future. She is observing the directors she is currently working with and taking notes how she can do their jobs next time around.
"I think I'm always paying attention, but now to the things that are less familiar to me, the more technical dynamics," she said. "You always take away something because everyone's kind of incredibly different in how they approach telling a story and how they approach talking to actors. Here's what I respond to the most: I always appreciate so much a director who totally knows what they want, is very, very assured in what they want. They're a guide, they have a direction, and they make you feel safe."
