Earlier this month rumors swirled that Taylor would be joining the X-men franchise and that stars like Hugh Jackman were behind the idea. Those rumors later proved to be just that, rumor. However all is not lost for Twilight involvement in X-men. Edi Gathegi has landed himself a prime role.
According to Deadline Hollywood who got the scoop:
“Edi Gathegi, who played a chillingly evil vampire in Twilight and Twilight Saga: New Moon, is joining X-Men: First Class in the role of Darwin. That character, the first bi-racial mutant (in the comic series), has the power of “reactive evolution,” which allows him to adapt to any situation or environment. Plunged underwater, he’ll grow gills, he’ll gain night vision in pitch black and his skin grows fire retardant when burned.”
At the moment, Edi is over in the UK filming.
Awesome
We should all be so adaptable. Congrats Edi! Love that series.
Cool! That makes Edi the 3rd Twilight Saga cast member to be in the X-Men Saga as well (Daniel Cudmore as Colossus and Cameron Bright as Jimmy).
Awesome! Congrats to Edi.
AHHHHHHHHHHH! As a comicbook nerd and an Edi fan, I can’t wait for this!
Congrats Edi!! That’s awesome!!