James McAvoy Confirmed In New Mutants As Professor X
James McAvoy is likely to be casted in the upcoming X-Men reboot movie titled New Mutants as Charles Xavier.
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By Monojit
After
the
big
reveal
of
the
20th
Century
Fox's
big
screen
adaptation
of
the
Demon
Bear
animatic
New
Mutants
movie,
which
is
also
in
a
way
the
reboot
of
the
X-Men
franchise,
fans
were
quite
inquisitive
about
the
possible
cast
of
the
film.
However,
actress
Anya
Taylor-Joy
opened
up
regarding
her
wish
to
be
a
part
of
this
possible
X-Men
reboot
and
said
she
is
a
big
fan
of
the
Demon
Bear
animatic.
"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." Said
the
actress
in
a
statement.
When
asked
about
if
she
is
hoping
to
join
her
Split
co-star
James
McAvoy
in
the
characteristic
role
of
young
Charles
Xavier,
she
said,
"I
mean,
I
think
James
is
already
a
part
of
it,
isn't
he?"
This
adds
to
the
earlier
reports
which
suggested
that
James
McAvoy
would
play
a
pivotal
part
as
the
mentor
in
this
new
mutant
movie.
The
New
Mutants
will
be
directed
by
The
Fault
in
Our
Stars
director
Josh
Boone
and
is
likely
to
be
an
exact
adaptation
of
the
story
from
Bob
McLeod
and
Chris
Claremont's
1982
comic
book
series
of
the
same
title.