Maisie Williams and Anya Taylor-Joy Officially Set to Star in NEW MUTANTS
It was previously rumored that Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams and Split star Anya Taylor-Joy were in talks to join director Josh Boone's feature film adaptation of New Mutants. Well, today it was made official!
The movie will focus on the angst-driven adventures of a diverse group of teens that include Native American Danielle Moonstar, Scots girl Wolfsbane, Brazilian ladies man Sunspot, a Kentuckian code-named Cannonball, and Russian teen Magik. Also in the mix will be an alien named Warlock.
According to THR, Taylor-Joy will play the character Magik, "a girl who has learned sorcery and uses teleportation discs to travel. She is also the sister of Colossus, an X-Man who appeared in Deadpool". Williams will take on the role of Wolfsbane, "a girl struggling to reconcile her religious beliefs with her power to turn into a wolf".
These are both very talented young actresses that will be great in the roles that they've been cast in. The report goes on to say that the studio is making "serious efforts to find ethnically appropriate actors, conducting wide searches for a Native American to play Moonstar and a South American for Sunspot".
I've been a fan of The New Mutants ever since it was released. The comic was created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod, and it was the first X-Men comic spin-off.
The movie will supposedly start shooting in early July and it will be released in theaters on April 13, 2018.