According to Forces of Geek, English actress Rosamund Pike, who played Miranda Frost in
Die Another Day, is testing and possibly being chosen to play Emma Frost in
First Class. The source says...
"One of my FOG! Operatives in Jolly Ole England passed along some fairly solid information regarding Rosamund Pike testing and very possibly being cast in the role of Emma Frost in the upcoming X-Men: First Class movie."
"Apparently, Pike, who has been a fan favorite for the role, was spotted around Lucinda Syson's offices. Lucinda worked as First Class director Matthew Vaughn's casting director on Kick-Ass and Stardust."
In creditability defense (Forces of Geek) say that they too, "had the Michael Fassbinder and Jamie Bell rumors in (their) inbox." And that there are two other names attached to Magneto, who actor Michael Fassbender is currently rumored to play, or a 'Spider-Man' villain.
In the previous 'X-Men' movie,
Wolverine Origins, Emma Frost was played by actress Tahyna Tozzi, (Pictured right) in the film's ending. And being that is was a minor role, this recast of Rosamund may not be such a big deal. We last saw Emma Frost in what basically is a cliffhanger for 'First Class' with her and a few near future 'First Class' students run to Professor X(Who will be played by James McAvoy in the upcoming adaption).
Directed by Matthew Vaughn,
First Class begins production this summer for a June 3, 2011 release.