The film is expected to feature Mirage, Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magik and Warlock, and is rumored to feature an appearance by James McAvoy as Charles Xavier. It was really dark, interesting, Boone recalled of the original story, and different from the typical X-Men stories that we had read. So, yeah, sign me up.īoone (The Fault of Our Stars) has indicated the film is inspired by the classic New Mutants storyline The Demon Bear Saga, by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, in which Professor Xaviers young students must band together to save their teammate Dani Moonstar (Mirage), and themselves, from the enormous demonic bear that had killed her parents and stalked her. New Mutants looks absolutely incredible and Ive always loved the idea of spin-offs and Joshua Boone is incredibly talented. I cant say much about it at all, but I would absolutely love to be a part of it, to be a part of the Marvel family, Williams said in April. Although an early report of her casting was swiftly denied by Fox, Williams made it clear she was open to the role. Thats no surprise, given that the 19-year-old actress has been rumored to play Wolfsbane since at least March.
X-Men: The New Mutants director Josh Boone has debuted concept art depicting Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams as the Marvel Comics character Wolfsbane.Īlthough the illustration by Ashley Guillory, who produced the storyboard animatic revealed in November, falls short of casting confirmation, it certainly indicates the filmmakers imagine Williams in the role of Rahne Sinclar, a young Scottish mutant who can shape-shift into a wolf.