{"id":29409,"date":"2015-02-17T21:09:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T05:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=29409"},"modified":"2015-03-09T15:54:23","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T23:54:23","slug":"kodi-smit-mcphee-cast-as-nightcrawler-in-xmen-apocalypse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=29409","title":{"rendered":"Kodi Smit-McPhee is Nightcrawler in X-MEN: APOCALYPSE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Things get very interesting as X-MEN: APOCALYPSE<\/a> director Bryan Singer<\/strong> announces actor Kodi Smit-McPhee<\/strong> (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Kurt Wagner aka Nightcrawler<\/strong> in the film! He will portray a younger version of Alan Cumming’s character, who previously appeared in X2<\/a>. What’s interesting is Smit-McPhee was originally cast as young Logan in X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE<\/a> before later dropping out and being replaced by Troye Mellet.<\/p>\n

On winning the role, he says “I am humbled and honored to be joining this incredible project and to be able to tell the story of the well respected young mutant Nightcrawler. Thank you Bryan Singer and the passionate Xmen fans.”<\/p>\n

He joins newcomers Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, Tye Sheriden as Cyclops, Alexandra Shipp as Storm and Oscar Isaac as the film’s villain, En Sabah Nur.<\/p>\n

Production begins this April for a May 27, 2016 theatrical release.<\/p>\n

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Excited to welcome @kodismitmcphee to the cast of #XmenApocalypse as young #Nightcrawler. @alexvaughanphoto<\/a><\/p>\n

A photo posted by Bryan Singer (@bryanjaysinger) on