#Liev Schreiber characters

[furious-rogue-stuff]

A Feral Interlude

An X-MEN Origins: Wolverine Universe-inspired Series

*Post-Origins movieverse

Pairing: Victor Creed x Isabela Montecristo | Sabertooth x Vipress

Disclaimer: This series will have canon-accurate and heightened levels of violence, adult themes, slight dub-con/non-con overtones and undertones, descriptions of bloody gore and sadism, and graphic descriptions of sex.

Rating: Mature/Explicit 🔞

Series Summary: Victor Creed's reputation as the Sabertooth proceeds him. He clashes with a mysterious feral woman, an enigma and anomaly to everything he knows. What began as a hunt becomes a dance between like-minded predators.

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 |

Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 |

Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13

Series is complete.

*Moodboard image was assembled from several sources and made by yours truly.

[schreibvibe]

Liev Schreiber in The Perfect Couple (2024) E1 "Happy Wedding Eve"

[marvelsgirl616]

I-….👀🤭💭

[maybe-im-dark]

The Subtle Art of Fashion: Logan vs. Victor

Okay, let’s talk about the iconic contrast in style between Logan and Victor. It’s honestly a whole essay on character psychology in itself.

1. Logan’s “Rugged Simplicity” 🪓

Despite being born into a wealthy family, Logan lives in flannel, denim, and leather—clothes that are tough, reliable, and low-maintenance. It’s like he’s actively rejecting the life of privilege he was born into. For him, it’s not about looking “put together”; it’s about clothes that can withstand the blood, sweat, and tears of a chaotic life. That beat-up leather jacket? The threadbare flannel? They’re his armor and the comfort of knowing he doesn’t need anything fancy. Logan’s clothes scream practicality over pride. This guy just wants to get through the day without his shirt ripping during a fight.

2. Victor’s “Luxury Escape” 🥂

Now, Victor was born into nothing—a life of poverty and neglect. So, of course, he’s drawn to the finer things in life. Fine silk shirts, perfectly tailored black coats, sharp boots. Every piece he wears is a reminder that he’s no longer that impoverished, desperate kid. He wears his wealth because he’s earned it (and feels he deserves it). For Victor, expensive clothes aren’t just a luxury; they’re his way of stepping into a powerful identity, one that he fought tooth and nail for. Silk shirts are his personal form of defiance.

3. The Psychology in Their Clothes

Logan dresses to forget the past, to strip away the wealth and status that once defined him. Victor, on the other hand, dresses to rewrite his past, embracing the opulence he never had. Where Logan’s style says “I don’t need anything,” Victor’s says “I deserve everything.”

So, next time you see Logan’s flannel vs. Victor’s silk, just remember: they’re not just clothes—they’re lifetimes of survival and self-definition. One refuses his roots, while the other reclaims what he never had. And honestly? That’s what makes their brotherhood, rivalry, and lives all the more complicated.

[creedslove]

🎃✨BESTIES ✨ 🎃

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I'm gonna reopen Halloween requests starting today up to the 31st!

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• Only requests that have to do with Halloween/scary stuff

• Pedro characters only and not Pedrito himself

• Female reader only (just romantic dynamics, I don't write daughter!reader or platonic!reader)

• Preferably not requests based on songs (yes, I'm a party pooper and I know it)

• important to know: I will write according to my time and within my possibilities, if I get flooded with requests I can't guarantee I'll be able to write them all ❤️

Now, for my non related Pedro besties, an announcement:

since it's Halloween 🎃, I'd like to open headcanon requests for the only and only VICTOR CREED aka SABRETOOTH

Starting today up to the 31st 💀

• X-Men origins!Victor

• No civil war!Victor

• No X-Team!Victor

• in conclusion it's only Victor

• Only requests that have to do with Halloween/scary stuff

• Female reader only (just romantic dynamics, I don't write daughter!reader or platonic!reader)

• Preferably not requests based on songs (yes, I'm a party pooper and I know it)

• important to know: I will write according to my time and within my possibilities, if I get flooded with requests I can't guarantee I'll be able to write them all ❤️

[pure-mornings]

It's wild how the first role you see an actor portray, no matter how obscure or not-what-they're-known-for, can be what you always see them as.

[yourlocaltransdude]

Actively ripped my nails apart because I wanted to be sabretooth.

Also undiagnosed panic disorder…

diligently trimmed my nails when i was a kid because it was the closest i could get to feeling like i was wolverine

[lysenfeu]

Apparently Liev Schreiber didn't come back as Sabes for DP&W because he wasn't really willing to push his body so ridiculously hard to get back into the shape the character demanded, which is honestly a pretty reasonable take for a guy in his fifties. Like we all know the insane shit Hugh had to do to prep for coming back as Logan (and it was way worth it) but it makes sense that not everyone would be willing/able to do that as well.

Vinnie Jones didn't come back as Juggernaut either because of the massive physical demands of the practical suit (doing the stunt work in that helmet was apparently genuinely painful for him back in the day). Even Jennifer Garner had to train like crazy to get back to Elektra's toned look for a glorified cameo.

We really need to talk more about the intense demands superhero flicks put on their stars and how much actors have to put themselves through to meet these fictional body standards. Massive respect to all the actors who go through the Marvel/DC "bulk up" workouts and training. Literally putting their bodies on the line for our entertainment.

[cometzombie]

OKAY but going off the Xmen 1990s cartoon, they not only nailed the casting of Hugh Jackman as Logan Howlett, but Liev Schreiber as Sabertooth? My man’s fucking COOKED. SO fucking on point dear GOD like I’m serious it’s like the characters were built for those actors

[jessicafangirl]

Something you may not know about one of the creepiest romcoms ever...

So do you all remember Kate and Leopold? The cute little time traveling romcom? Something you may not know. It's hilarious to me that Sabertooth and Wolverine and buds in this but that's not the horrible thing.....

The horrible thing is I saw this at a preview screening. And in that screening Liev Schreiber's character who helps them wind up to together was her EX BOYFRIEND THE WHOLE TIME. As this proceeded and she shows up back in time, I turned to my husband and said "wait...was he banging his grandma?" <--- yes, yes he was.

When the film actually released I guess enough people pointed this out to the filmmakers or the studio and they actually recut it to where basically, Liev's character was just REALLY SUPER NICE to Kate and wanted her to be happy. Either way....there's some very odd vibes even with the edit. And now you know...she was totally banging her grandson.

[taraljc]

Are there any actors besides Oscar Isaac who have played three different characters in all three Marvel universes (MCU, Fox, and Sony)?

I know Hailee does two (Gwen and Kate Bishop), as does Aaron Taylor- Johnson (Pietro and Kraken the Hunter). Liev Schreiber (Wolverine Origins and animated Spider-verse) and Mahershala Ali has also done three characters across the MCU (Cottonmouth, Blade, and Aaron Davis) and Spider-verse. And Shea Wigham has also done two. and obviously Chris Evans (Johnny Storm and Steve Rogers) and Michael B Jordan (Killmonger and Johnny Storm). Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Micro and Ben Grimm.

But Oscar Isaac is the only one that I think is in all three?

I'm going to have to look at the X-Men movies more closely and probably also New Mutants.

[schreibvibe]

So much of my own personal journey has been getting over that attachment to not sucking, not being bad at something. Which is funny, because the whole principle of acting is that to be good at it, you have to be willing to make a fool of yourself. You have to be willing to be a jackass.

Liev Schreiber, photographed by Scott McDermot for Haute Living (April/May 2024)

[tobiasdrake]

That 'Deadpool 2' retcon stinger where Reynolds caps his 'Origins' incarnation did have my inner comic forum quibbler going 'seriously? That easy? What are those hollowpoints juiced with??' Of course the answer's 'fuck you that's what'. Also not at all sure why Origins!Sabertooth needed a crewcut. Spiderverse's Kingpin turned out to be Liev Schreiber's better Marvel role by a few miles.

To be fair, he doesn't have an adamantium skeleton. That's why Logan could cut through his neck for the killing blow. It's mentioned in the film that the adamantium "hasn't finished bonding yet", but Stryker demands his deployment anyway.

What that amounts to in the fight is that Barakapool has adamantium sword-arms but nothing else.

Honestly, he's kind of underwhelming for what he's meant to be.

Like, this character is meant to be a composite mutant with a fuckton of powers all poured into one guy. We see cages with like twenty mutants in them that Stryker's kidnapped to make part of Weapon XI.

This is a perfect time for cameos galore, throwing in this that and the other mutant from all across the X-Men franchise and turning Barakapool into the fucking infinity mutant with a million powers all flowing out of his ass at once.

They do not do this.

None of those mutants. Like. Are. Anybody. They're just some guys. Extras to crowd around and make the prison look more populated. Only two of them have names and any demonstrated powers at all: Cyclops and Emma Frost. And only one of them contributed an ability to Barakapool.

In the fight itself, Barakapool has a grand total of three powers.

Wolverine's regeneration.

Cyclops's optic blasts.

Kestrel's teleportation.

That's it. That is the complete powerset of Weapon XI, the composite mutant with the combined abilities of all of the mutants Sabretooth's been hunting across the globe for six years.

I know Barakapool gets a lot of crap for being an absolute fucking disappointment as a Deadpool rendition.

But I need you to understand that if you don't compare him to the comics, if you don't try to hold him up as a Deadpool rendition and just take him for what he is?

He still fucking sucks.

[maybe-im-dark]

Everytime Victor looks in the mirror he sees his father. The same grey eyes, the same lips, the same hair and even the same damn face shape. The man who beat him everyday, who drank and seduced women. The man he grew up to be. Violent, spiteful, absolutely repulsive. He felt like a failure. Like something less than human. So he became the animal. Because if people see him as that, why not give them want they want?

[scarletofhufflepuff]

Me: *finds some fantastic fan art of Victor(Liev Schreiber’s ver) and Logan* Heck yeah. *gives post like*

The said post’s tags: Uhh. Yeah. This artists ships them, as the x placed between their names in the tags indicates so.

Me: Say what now?

Made this post because I was so shocked to find out people ship Logan and Victor. Maybe it could slide if they used the versions of the characters from a universe where they’re not related, but considering the post I found used the versions from the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie? Yeah, hell no. No thank you. I’m taking back my like.

I’m not too surprised bc it’s the internet BUT STILL!

Also in case it isn’t clear by the fact I didn’t name the account that made the post I’m referring to here, don’t go seeking them out and bothering them. Not that I condone their ship but I rather not cause any fights.

[steelbluehome]

Playbill

THE LEADING MEN:

Sebastian Stan, More Than Meets the Eye in Broadway's Picnic

Back on the boards for the first time since 2007's Talk Radio, the "Captain America" and "Political Animals" star reveals the truth about the shirtless torso that everyone's talking about.

By Brandon Voss

February 03, 2013

Sebastian Stan's sex appeal has served him well in television dramas such as "Gossip Girl," "Political Animals" and "Once Upon a Time," but the Romanian-born actor's physical assets have never been so prominent as in Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Picnic, which continues through Feb. 24 at the American Airlines Theatre. Returning to Broadway in William Inge's 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Stan, 29, plays Hal Carter, a handsome and charismatic drifter who sends a small Midwestern town swooning. Also readying to star in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," the eagerly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster "Captain America: The First Avenger," the Stagedoor Manor alum shares the secrets and significance of his superheroic physique.

How did Picnic come about for you? Were you actively looking for more theatre work?

Sebastian Stan: I actually met up with our director Sam Gold about two years ago — in L.A. of all places. I'd heard such great things about him. He didn't know at the time when or if it was going to happen, but we started discussing Picnic. Then I read the play and thought it was great. I love the '50s and grew up loving works from that time period and from those great playwrights. Fortunately, the timing worked out, and we were able to do the play together two years later.

Your last stage appearance was opposite Liev Schreiber in the 2007 Broadway revival of Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio, which was also your Broadway debut. Why such a long absence from the stage?

SS: I had such a blast working with Liev, Eric, and producer Jeffrey Richards — those guys are really like the founding fathers for me when it comes to theatre. Ever since then, I've been trying to find something that would work for me to come back to Broadway. A few years ago I got close to doing A View from the Bridge, but that didn't end up working out. There have been so many funny circumstances in terms of how, when, and why things have happened in my career, but when I look back at my journey the last five years, I wouldn't change a thing. I'm totally happy with how it all worked out. It's just tough to find the right vehicle with the right people — and also the time to do it.

Picnic was written and takes place in the 1950s. What makes it relevant for today's audiences?

SS: It's very hard to redo plays from that period because the times are so different now, and one of the challenges comes from the fact that plays from the time period dealt so heavily with sexual repression and the repression of women. But Picnic is also about chasing the American Dream. People came out of World War II with the idea they were going to climb to the top because this is America, where all dreams come true. A lot of those themes are still relevant today, which is why I think the play is still important.

How does your character figure into that?

SS: Hal's somebody who's grown up in this world with the idea that if you do this, dress this way, behave this way, work this way, you'll be successful and your life will be peachy. Unfortunately, that wasn't the truth. At the same time, the Beat movement is happening, so Hal's wrestling with the idea of what America's promising and also struggling with the opposite idea of being independent, free, and following his own impulses and instincts. The character represents a piece of the future that's coming.

The play's exploration of mankind's obsession with physical beauty also feels current.

SS: It's just as significant today as it was then. Inge was writing something very important about vanity and how people were perceived in terms of being quote-unquote good-looking, beautiful or pretty. In the play, there's something shameful and dirty about it. Our obsession with beauty has not changed. When we see something that turns us on, we either appreciate it or judge it. It's so primal. We still dismiss people if they're pretty; we don't care how they feel, because they should just be happy looking the way they do. That's something we were trying to say with this production — and if I may be so bold, based on some other peoples' perspectives of it, I think we've made that statement quite clear.

Yes, your impressive physique has certainly caused quite a stir among audiences, and many critics focused on it in their reviews. At what point in the process were you told that you'd have to get in peak physical condition to play this part?

SS: No one told me that at all. I've always been a healthy person, so maybe they just trusted me. No one said anything to me about going to the gym or anything like that. I don't think anyone needed to say much, because the play itself says enough, and I knew I needed to be shirtless for half the play. This also coincided with some of the physical preparation I've been doing for another project that's directly following this one.

So you were already buffing up to reprise your role as Bucky Barnes in the "Captain America: The First Avenger" sequel, "Captain America: Winter Soldier."

SS: Yeah. And it's funny, because everyone's had very different reactions to my physique. Somebody who came to see the show said to me, "Don't you think you're in too good of shape for this? No one looked like that in the 1950s." But I watched a lot of movies from that time period. Because Paul Newman had been in the original Broadway production of Picnic, I watched a lot of Paul Newman movies like "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Long, Hot Summer," where he played a homeless drifter, and he was in incredible shape — ripped, tan, and glistening. So I didn't find myself to be out of line when I was physically preparing for the role.

If someone only saw production photos or video clips, it would be easy to say that the glistening muscles and shirtless scenes in Picnic are gratuitous, but Hal's titillating physique is actually an important part of the story.

SS: It's a very important part of the story. It's a big part of the play. But the reactions have been interesting. Have you seen the documentary "Mansome" by Morgan Spurlock? It's really funny and very accurate in showing where we've arrived in terms of our expectations of a shirtless man. Because we're in the 21st century and seeing so many in top physical shape has changed our perceptions of the masculine ideal, I probably would've been criticized if I were in same shape as William Holden's Hal in the film version. People would be saying, "He isn't in good enough shape for this role."

How does your physique inform your performance?

SS: I've had projects where I've had to be shirtless for a few minutes onscreen but nothing like this, so confidence is a big part of it. I knew that the physicality of the character would inform how he moved and how he perceived himself in the world. For so many years, Hal's confidence has been built on something that's not solid. He knows that people like the way he looks, like his body, want to take pictures of him with his shirt off, but there's not much else there.

Despite his good looks, Hal is very much an outsider. Can you relate to that?

SS: I can. I was born in Romania and later lived in Vienna, Austria, for a few years, and I eventually made my way over to New York in '95. My journey of growing up, looking for a sense of belonging in different schools, different countries, definitely helps me relate to the character's wanting to fit in. That's the closest parallel between me and Hal. Maybe that's something Sam Gold knew about me and thought that I could bring to the character — I'm not quite sure, because I've never asked him.

You were only 12 when you moved to the United States. That's not exactly the most ideal age to be different.

SS: Yeah, it was an interesting time. I really didn't want to be different at all. I lost my accent — although it still comes out every once in a while — but I just wanted to be like everyone else. It took me a few years to finally realize that I should actually embrace where I come from, because it's something that sets me apart. In my head, that's sort of what Hal's trying to do too. Hal's desperately trying to be someone he thinks he should be and someone he thinks will fit it. Finally, he comes across someone, Madge, who basically says, "Listen, dude, calm down and stop trying to be someone else, because I like you for you." The peace of mind he discovers at the end of the play is that it's OK to own who you are.

Sam Gold has been lauded for pulling beautifully naturalistic performances out of his actors. How would you describe your rehearsal process with him?

SS: Sam has an incredible eye for detail, and he's really a dream come true for an actor. He's amazing because he really guides you while at the same time giving you the freedom to explore the character and find your own way in it. We look for that courage and mutual trust in our directors. The rehearsal process was very specific but also freeing at the same time, and that's tough to be both.

Your sexual chemistry with Maggie Grace, who plays Madge, seems integral to the play's success. Did Sam encourage you two to bond outside of the theatre, or did he suggest any other tricks for enhancing your onstage relationship?

SS: Though we're all great admirers of Elia Kazan, there was no "I'll tell you something in your ear, then tell her something in her ear, and here we go." [Laughs.] Hal and Madge's relationship and how it develops is an important part of the play, but Sam was very helpful in making sure that we knew exactly what the relationship was at the end of the day, so that we didn't build it up to be more than it really is. We kept it very realistic. These are two people at the very beginnings of discovering an affinity for one another. A lot of it is sexual, and it's by no means the defining romance of the century that you're going to witness in two hours. He also reminded us that it's just one of the many other relationships in the play, which is really an ensemble piece. Sam was careful to make sure that the audience sees the perspectives of all of the characters and not just those of Hal and Madge, one relationship that happens to be a catalyst for a lot of other people to think, to feel, and to look at themselves.

Speaking of other onstage relationships, it's great to see you and Ellen Burstyn together again so soon after you played her grandson last year in the miniseries "Political Animals." Is that a coincidence?

SS: Yeah, it was just one of those things. We were still shooting "Political Animals" when I mentioned to her that I was going to meet with Sam Gold again and audition for Picnic. My original intention was to ask her questions about the '50s and her own theatre experiences. A week later, she told me she was meeting meet with Sam Gold as well to discuss her playing Mrs. Potts. I said, "Wow! Well, you'll be my first phone call if this works out," and she did end up being my first phone call. I'm very grateful she's a part of this, because I've learned a lot from her this past year. I feel like I came across an angel in the world, and I've been lucky to be under her wing for a little bit.

You studied at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts and spent a year abroad studying acting at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, but when did you first discover your passion for acting?

SS: I did some theatre, mostly musicals, at my high school, but it was probably when I attended Stagedoor Manor. I specifically remember doing the musical Sweet Charity at Stagedoor. I was playing Vittorio Vidal, which is a very funny part, and some other small roles. I couldn't really sing that well, but there were so many fun bits, and I just remember the tremendous adrenaline rush I felt from being onstage and hearing the audience enjoying it. That's when I really began to understand the cycle of cause and effect between actor and audience in the theatre. It was a great feeling, and I've always cherished that.

What did it mean to you as an actor to make your Broadway debut in Talk Radio? 

SS: It was a very special sense of accomplishment — especially for someone like me who went to theatre school and theatre camp. Stagedoor was so much about kids wanting to make it to Broadway, and you're singing songs like "Give My Regards to Broadway," "42nd Street," and all that stuff. So of course it felt nice.

What was your first Broadway show as an audience member?

SS: Hmm, good question. I feel like we went to see Cats or something at some point, but that was before we even moved over here. I can't remember.

Would you be interested in doing a Broadway musical in the future?

SS: I don't think so. I don't think I've got the stuff that Broadway musicals are made of. But there are definitely many musicals that I enjoy. Hair and Rent might be my favorites.

I don't know how much your singing voice has improved since Sweet Charity at Stagedoor Manor, but you show off some impressive dance moves in Picnic. Was learning that choreography a challenge?

SS: It was pretty easy, for the most part. Once the basics were down, it was more about having fun and then forgetting about the basics. I just thought about Elvis Presley and how he could never stop moving when the music was going. I figured that Hal had probably seen Elvis and copied him. 

You're headed to the theatre now for an evening performance. What are your pre-show rituals?

SS: I share a dressing room with Ben Rappaport — he plays Alan Seymour, Hal's best friend — so we put on some '50s music and just hang out, do some vocal exercises, and get in the groove of it. That's about it. The real switch for me always happens shortly before I enter, when I hear Ellen's voice on the recording telling everyone to turn their cell phones off. Once I hear her voice, I just look down at my feet, see that I'm standing on the ground, and I know I'll be fine.