TWILIGHT Actor Cast As Darwin In X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

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     Edi Gathegi, best known for playing a vampire in the first two TWILIGHT films, has joined X-MEN: FIRST CLASS as Darwin, according to Deadline.

     In the comics, Darwin is the first bi-racial mutant. He has the ability of "reactive evolution," allowing him to physically adapt to any environment.

     To recap who else has been cast in the Matthew Vaughn-directed prequel: James McAvoy will play Xavier, Michael Fassbender will play Magneto, Alice Eve will play Emma Frost, Nicholas Hoult will play Beast, Jennifer Lawrence will play Mystique, Caleb Landry Jones will play Banshee, Lucas Till will play Havoc, and Kevin Bacon will play the villain of the film.



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