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Report: James McAvoy Will Not Return to Play Charles Xavier in New Mutants—Will He Be an Ex-Professor Soon?

It had been rumored that James McAvoy would bridge the films in the role of Professor Charles Xavier, but it turns out that's false.

By Allie Z.Published 6 years ago 1 min read
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Other than the casting of Maisie Williams as Wolfsbane and Anya Taylor-Joy as Magik, not much is known about X-Men: The New Mutants, Fox's upcoming X-Men spinoff featuring a younger team of students. It had been rumored that James McAvoy would bridge the films in the role of Professor Charles Xavier, but — according to Borys Kit of the Hollywood Reporter — that rumor is false. Kit posted a tweet revealing this tidbit:

In addition to debunking the rumor of McAvoy returning as Xavier for New Mutants, Kit appeared to clear up another casting rumor: Nat Wolff will not be playing Cannonball.

Rumors of Wolff playing Canonball were just that, rumors, so this news isn't too surprising. It's James McAvoy's absence that's more of a concern. McAvoy is signed on to return for #DarkPhoenix, which would be the last X-Men movie left on his contract, so does McAvoy's absence from New Mutants mean he hasn't renegotiated a deal for more movies?

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