Amber Heard and Rosamund Pike are almost set to spread their charm in the next installment of X-Men. As per reports, the producers are keen to rope in Amber and Rosamund to play Mystique and Moira MacTaggert respectively in the forthcoming X-Men: First Class.
According to Contactmusic,
Amber Heard and Rosamund Pike are set to star in ‘X-Men: First Class’. Studio 20th Century Fox have a “strong interest” in recruiting the actresses to portray Mystique and Moira MacTaggert respectively in director Matthew Vaughn’s forthcoming prequel, Production Weekly reports. Blue-skinned mutant Mystique was previously portrayed in the three ‘X-Men’ movies by Rebecca Romijn, while Moira – Charles Xavier’s assistant – made a brief appearance in 2006’s ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ and was played by Olivia Williams.
X-Men: First Class is the second spin-off in the superhero series and is scheduled to hit theaters in July 2011. Atonement star James McAvoy has already been signed on to play Xavier in the movie. Well, here’s a big congrats to Amber and Rosamund for being considered for this prestigious project.
