James McAvoy's Professor X Reportedly Confirmed for NEW MUTANTS
Last year, producer Simon Kinberg said that the version of director Josh Boone's New Mutants movie they were working on included Professor X. It looks like that's still the plan because one of the actresses up for a role in the film pretty much confirmed it. That actress is Anya Taylor-Joy, who stars alongside James McAvoy in the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan thriller Split, so she would know! In an interview with Comingsoon Taylor-Joy said:
“I have [seen the Demon Bear animatic], it’s pretty cool. I’m a big fan so I’d love to be a part of it. I can’t say very much, but I would love to be a part of it. I think this year’s gonna be very exciting.”
She was then asked if she hoped that it would reunite her with McAvory, and she replied:
“I mean, I think James is already a part of it, isn’t he?”
A lot of sites are seeing this comment as a confirmation that Professor X will be in the movie, and I can see how that would come across. I think it would be awesome to see McAvoy back in the role of Professor X because he's so damn good in it!
I have no idea if his involvement is a done deal or not, but Boone obviously has a place for him in the film if he wants it.