LOS ANGELES — To the casual observer, the based-on-the-comics “X-Men” films might not have much in common with the based-on-the-Broadway show “Hairspray” musical.
But Stillwater-born James Marsden, who played Cyclops in the three “X-Men” films and dance show host Corny Collins in “Hairspray,” said the films explore similar themes.
“This movie is really the ‘X-Men.’ It’s the outcasts, the people who are different, who become the heroes. Instead of retractable claws and laser beams, it’s the Twist and the Mashed Potato — singing and dancing,” Marsden said.
