Jennifer Lawrence Confirmed For First Class Sequel
HeatVision ups the original announcement of Matthew Vaughn directing the sequel to X-Men First Class. They confirm the entire cast of the original film are returning, even high profiled actors Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence. Fassbender will be shooting the indie period drama 12 Years A Slave with director Steve McQueen (Shame, Hunger) this summer. Jennifer Lawrence who leads the Hunger Games franchise is expected to start production on the sequel Catching Fire sometime soon as well. It’s really the first time we’ve heard that Lawrence is indeed coming back to play Raven/Mystique.
Luke Evans & Alice Eve Join The Raven
TheHollywoodReporter says that Luke Evans and Alice Eve are in talks to join The Raven. Evans would be replacing Jeremy Renner who had been attached to star but left to focus on MI4. Luke will play detective who has to team up with Edgar Allen Poe played by John Cusack. The pair’s mission is to save Poe’s kidnapped fiancee played by Eve from a serial killer. Raven seems like it’s going to be a darker version of Sherlock Holmes meets Se7en which could be good or terrible. The hope is that director James McTeigue can do the project justice like he did with V For Vendetta.
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