July 27, 2010
Deadline New York is reporting that Edi Gathegi will be playing Darwin in X-Men: First Class.
Darwin, the first bi-racial mutant in the comic series, has the power of "reactive evolution," which allows him to adapt to any situation or environment. For example, he'll grow gills underwater, gain night vision in pitch black and his skin will grow fire retardant when burned.
Gathegi, who played Laurent in the Twilight films, just wrapped production on the Paul Johansson-directed adaptation of the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged. His other credits include Gone Baby Gone, the Fifth Patient, House M.D., Lincoln Heights and Crank.
X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn has set James McAvoy to play Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender to play Eric Lensherr, Alice Eve as Emma Frost, Nicholas Hoult to play Beast, Jennifer Lawrence to play Mystique, Caleb Landry Jones to play Banshee and Lucas Till to play Havoc. Kevin Bacon is playing the villain.
X-Men: First Class will be released on June 3, 2011.
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Deadline New York is reporting that Darren Aronofsky and Darren Slade are now the front runners to direct Wolverine 2 for 20th Century Fox. Marvel continued posting episodes from Avengers: United They Stand, next up is episode 12. Marvel has posted the fifth episode from season five of Spider-Man: The Animated Series. Deadline New York is reporting that Marvel Studios has hired screenwriter Rich Wilkes for Iron Fist. Amazon posted a sizzle reel for the Iron Man 2 Blu-Ray, set to be released on September 28th. A new trailer for Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes has appeared on Veoh, which shows an extended look at the villains and story. Ace Showbiz posted photos from Trafalgar Square where Captain America: The First Avenger was filming a Victory in Europe Day. ScreenRant is reporting that 20th Century Fox is looking at Adrien Brody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers for the role of Reed Richards in their Fantastic Four reboot. Ain't It Cool News talked to X-Men: First Class producer Bryan Singer who revealed Kevin Bacon's role and more storyline details about the upcoming film. Vulture, a New York Magazine blog, is reporting that Fox has narrowed down the Wolverine 2 director choices to David Slade and Robert Schwentke. Marvel continued posting episodes from Avengers: United They Stand, next up is episode 11. Heat Vision has received a shortlist of actresses who are in contention for Marc Webb's Spider-Man. Comic Book Movie is reporting that Alice Eve, who was originally cast as Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class, asked to release from her contract due to script changes. Marvel has released the first trailer for Spider-Man: Total Mayhem, which will be released on September 2nd for the iPhone. According to Marvel, Dormammu and Viewtiful Joe have joined the roster of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds.
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Release Date: June 3, 2011
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Screenwriters: Jane Goldman, Jamie Moss
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Images: Gallery
Cast:
- Michael Fassbender - Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto
- James McAvoy - Charles Xavier/Professor X
- Nicholas Hoult - Hank McCoy/Beast
- Alice Eve - Emma Frost
- Caleb Landry Jones - Sean Cassidy/Banshee
- Aaron Johnson - Scott Summers/Cyclops
