Edi Gathegi To Play Darwin in X-Men: First Class

Edi Gathegi To Play Darwin in X-Men: First Class

Edi Gathegi, who starred in Twilight is in negotiations to joining FOX's X-Men: First Class in the mutant role of Darwin. Check it Out

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By DCMarvelFreshman - Jul 27, 2010 04:07 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
Source: Deadline



While the previous director Bryan Singer found interest in stars from the overrated Twilight franchise, fans immediately disfavored the possibility of Taylor Lautner joining Mathew Vaughn's upcoming X-Men: First Class. But now apparently one the vampires is mutating over into the X-Men prequel anyway.

According to the infamous Deadline, Edi Gathegi, who played the evil vampire "Laurent" in Twilight is in negotiations to join X-Men: First Class in the role of Darwin.

Via Marvel, the character Darwin limitless mutation abilities being in a state of continual reaction, adapting to whatever his current situation demands. For example, if placed in total darkness his eyes automatically adapt to allow him to see; if underwater he grows functioning gills; if exposed to fire his body becomes fireproof; if falling, his bones soften & his body elasticizes to cushion his landing; or if exposed to the void of space, he stops requiring oxygen & the density of his skin & internal structure increase.

Gathegi joins a growing ensemble including James McAvoy (Xavier), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Alice Eve (Emma Frost), Nicholas Hoult (Beast),Caleb Landry Jones (Banshee), Lucas Till (Havok), and Kevin Bacon, as a villain whose yet to be revealed.

With Mathew Vaughn's direction, X-Men: First Class begins production next month in London, hitting theaters June 3rd next year.
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InSpace
InSpace - 7/27/2010, 4:52 PM
YES ! You know what this means Deadly Genesis/ Krakoa !
InSpace
InSpace - 7/27/2010, 4:53 PM
Yeah he was in deadly genesis, he was a part of the team to rescue the x-men from krakoa but failed and thats when the new team featuring wolverine comes in
conformist21
conformist21 - 7/27/2010, 4:54 PM
damn
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 7/27/2010, 5:00 PM
Hmmm... I think @Wolvie made the same article? I so confused!
Spilox
Spilox - 7/27/2010, 5:03 PM
.......Fox -_-'
jazzman
jazzman - 7/27/2010, 5:03 PM
@Kaboom

Darwin is from the comics not X-Men: First Class and the kid in X-Men: The Last Stand was Leech
TANKGIRL
TANKGIRL - 7/27/2010, 5:09 PM
where is my comment anyway darwin it's not frickfirstclass
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 7/27/2010, 5:12 PM
I would have been happier seeing him play Cloak...

Cloak

...but this is a good casting decision. Not exactly the original five that I was hoping for though! ;(
MikeHawk
MikeHawk - 7/27/2010, 5:13 PM
this movie is going to tank to the bottomless abyss where it'll be stuck rotating around the death tarps of odin's armpits!!!!!!!!!!!
secretasianboy
secretasianboy - 7/27/2010, 5:15 PM
darwin??? really
that minor of a character
oh well and least the got a black guy
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 7/27/2010, 5:17 PM
Josh: Ew Is still reporting that the studios are releasing the name of characters that may or may not be in the movie in order to keep fans suprised when they see the film.

I'm guessing that they are rebooting this completely.
commanderhulk
commanderhulk - 7/27/2010, 5:28 PM
Just because it is called "First Class", that doesn't mean it's a direct adapation of the comic, it just takes the name, and it is X-Men: First Class, just the first class of the movie universe, so just please let it go that Iceman and Angel won't be in it. X-Men, Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man and the rest have so many diffrent story and characters to draw from, it combines diffrent elements to create it's own universe, it isn't like Scott Pilgrim or Kick Ass were their is only one story and a direct adapation.

But Darwin is an interesting mutant and like the possibilities of him in the movie. Sounds like a good choice. Actually excitted for this movie, hope it does well.
Joker08
Joker08 - 7/27/2010, 5:33 PM
Singer really seems to like these Twilight boys...
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 7/27/2010, 5:36 PM
God damn these idiots will never get it :( THIS IS A [frick]ING MOVIE NOT YOUR [frick]ING COMIC BOOKS!!!!!!!!!
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 7/27/2010, 5:38 PM
"Because its just plain wrong...the cartoon wasnt set on the original team"

NO SHIT!!! Neither are the movies.
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 7/27/2010, 5:48 PM
lol at people thinking its a reboot, Wolverine 2 is coming soon and so is the Deadpool film, you guys really think they are gonna reboot it? LMAO.

@Intruder, why the [frick] did they make the cartoon then? lol Why the [frick] do they make different universes in the comics? Why the [frick] do they retcon shit all the time? lol Its not part of the comic book universe, do you not get that? EVERY UNIVERSE IS DIFFERENT. hopefully caps lock will help you understand.
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 7/27/2010, 6:00 PM
Its their first class, what dont you get about that? Just how were getting a film version of Avengers which will not be the same as the comics, you gonna cry bout that too?
TheMyth
TheMyth - 7/27/2010, 6:07 PM
What the [frick]?!? Are they trying to include Moira's attempt at an X-Team (this being the one who failed to rescue the original team from Krakoa, save Cyclops, and paid for it with their lives)... How many arcs are they gonna cram in?
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 7/27/2010, 6:08 PM
Hate the Twilight kids... very much
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 7/27/2010, 6:15 PM
Darwin?

SHAZAMbizznitch
SHAZAMbizznitch - 7/27/2010, 6:19 PM
...a Twilight actor? Yeeeeeeah...I'm not seeing this film
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/27/2010, 6:20 PM
WTH!
Screw Darwin, I wanna know who's playing Jean Grey! I'm surprised we have had NO rumours about her yet.
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 7/27/2010, 6:39 PM
This movie has fail written all over it.
LucasMend
LucasMend - 7/27/2010, 6:50 PM
Arghh Fox is so retarded, That X-Men movies, FF reboot and the DD reboot should all fail on box office then fox would prolly give up of this shit.

WOLVERINEDECADE
WOLVERINEDECADE - 7/27/2010, 7:12 PM
@EVERYBODY: Can we pass judgement AFTER we've seen the movie?

After all, we're all gonna see it, regardless of things not ending up on our favor, like storyline, characters, costumes, etc...

I understand Intruder, and anybody here. It just goes to show how we love CBMs, and X-Men for that matter, but i wouldn't be to harsh as to judging the efforts made to adapt our favorite mutants to the big screen, which is, by the way, not an easy task.


CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 7/27/2010, 7:14 PM
Thank god, now go cry somewhere else.
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 7/27/2010, 7:14 PM
@Wolverine, couldnt have said it better myself :)
commanderhulk
commanderhulk - 7/27/2010, 7:18 PM
Twilight is truly awful, but I don't mind that he was in Twilight, sure it is a terrible francise and a waste of money, but the guy needed a job and their is nothing wrong with taking a job when you need money. But now he can move on and do good films. He did do a great job in his small role in Gone Baby Gone and on his few episodes of House. So I have faith in his acting.

I like the direction they are taking this movie, it gives us more interesting mutants and the ones chosen so far sound interesting and can't wait to see how they fit together. They aren't going with the traditional path and making their own X-Men universe, while respeting what came before and are adding the characters that will make for the best and most interesting story.
Joker08
Joker08 - 7/27/2010, 7:28 PM
@MTL:...Um, maybe you have a point. I'm not gay, but that Pattinson fellow is dreamy ;) In fact i litterally I had a dream once, that him and I were engaged in a perfectly heterosexual, buddy-to-buddy bubble-bath :D Except it wasn't a tub of water - it was a fine sparkling spiced-cider. And I wasn't me, I was Richard Gere but I was in a Mr. Peanut suit. And Robert (or, 'Uncle Fulcrum' as he prefered) was wearing a sailor hat. Just a sailor hat. We had a mutual understanding that everything was strictly platonic - as neither one of us are gay. Well, he kinda is I think - I can't speak for the guy. But it's cool. It was so weird, once I woke up, I felt... Like more of a man :)

Bare in mind that I'm actually Mark Ruffalo, as I finally felt up to revealing here a few days ago, now that I'll be playing Brucie B. and the actual Hulk in the Avengers film :)
KeithM
KeithM - 7/27/2010, 7:34 PM
Still not caring. Still see every announcement of yet another random mutant as exactly what it is - if Fox doesn't use them, then they revert to Marvel.

Prepare to see crowds of mutants who won't have a line to say, but will be referenced by name in the credits.

Matthew Vaughn's involvement does raise the hope-ometer ever so slightly that although it will still be a complete bastardisation, it may at least be a well directed one.
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