james mcavoy (14 posts)
First Batman, Now Supes! Why Are the All-American Heroes Now British?
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Superman is going to be played by Henry Cavill!? Why are so many of our American superhero parts, like Wolverine and Spider-Man, being taken over by British actors?
—LittleWave, via the inbox
Right, right. Don't forget Batman, aka Christian Bale—who also has joined the grand limey conspiracy going on in your brain—as well as Scot James McAvoy, who has stolen our rightful X-Men franchise right out from our poor, proud Uncle Sam.
They're all meeting in an underground pub right now, finalizing a plan to scrap popcorn machines in our movie theaters and force feed us fish and chips instead. Or, maybe, here's really what's going on...
X-Men's New Mystique on Working Naked: I Have No Modesty Left
Jennifer Lawrence is getting used to working without any clothes on.
She has to: She's playing Mystique in the upcoming X-Men: First Class. Read on to find out what she says about walking around the set nearly naked...
X-Men: First Class: One More Degree of Kevin Bacon
This just made getting from James McAvoy to Kevin Bacon a whole lot easier.
Rumors that Bacon would be joining the cast of director Matthew Vaughn's ambitious X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class have been spreading across in the online world for several weeks. And now a source tells E! that this is indeed the case.
While info on his role is still unclear, the veteran actor is said to be playing a villain who goes up against both McAvoy's Charles Xavier and Michael Fassbender's Magneto. FIlming is set to begin in London this fall.
What do you think? Is Bacon really X-Men villain material?
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Photos: Movie Premiere Pandemonium!
X-Men Prequel Just Keeps Getting Handsomer
This new Class of mutants is really turning into a sexy Beast.
The latest casting info on superhero prequel X-Men: First Class has Benjamin Walker taking on the role of Hank McCoy (aka Beast), alongside James McAvoy's Professor X and Rosamund Pike's Emma Frost. Rumors are still swirling that...




