Deadline is reporting that Twilight actor Edi Gathegi has been cast in the role of Darwin, who is able to adapt to any situation or environment due to the power of “reactive evolution”, alllowing him, for example, to grow gills underwater, or gain night vision in the dark.
He joins a cast that includes James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Till and Kevin Bacon.
X-Men: First Class is directed by Matthew Vaughn, from a script by Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz and Jane Goldman, based on a story by producer Bryan Singer.
