Update: May 25, 2017
Rosario Dawson in Talks to Play Dr. Cecilia Reyes in X-Men Spinoff NEW MUTANTS
Rosario Dawson is doubling down on her Marvel Comics characters. The actress, who already plays a key role in Netflix's Marvel shows ranging from
Daredevil to
Luke Cage, is in negotiations to join the cast of Fox's Marvel movie franchise, the
X-Men spinoff
New Mutants.
The Witch and
Splitstar Anya Taylor-Joy and
Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams are already signed up for the ensemble young-adult superhero movie being directed by Josh Boone.
Dawson will play Dr. Cecilia Reyes, a medical doctor who has the ability to generate a protective bio-field around herself. The character assumes a mentor role for the group of fledgling heroes.
Last year, speculation surfaced that James McAvoy would return as mentor Professor X and that Alexandra Shipp would return as mentor figure Storm, but those characters are not in the script, according to sources, and the actors are not slated to appear in the movie.
Taylor-Joy is playing Illyana Rasputin, code-named Magik, a girl who has learned sorcery and uses teleportation discs to travel. Williams is Rahne Sinclair, aka Wolfsbane, a girl struggling to reconcile her religious beliefs with her power to turn into a wolf.
The
X-Men spinoff will focus on the angst-driven adventures of a diverse group of teens dealing with their newfound powers.
The movie is headed toward an early July start with a script by Boone and his writing partner, Knate Lee. Simon Kinberg and Karen Rosenfelt are producing.
New Mutants has a release date of April 13, 2018.
Rosario Dawson in Talks to Star in X-Men Spinoff 'New Mutants'
