Evan Peters Is Returning As Quicksilver In ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’
The scene-stealing speedster is here to stay in the revampedX-Menseries. Quicksilver, played with a charming buoyancy byEvan Peters, is confirmed to be joining the cast ofX-Men: Dark Phoenix.
Although Quicksilver didn’t play a role in the original comic book story line ofDark Phoenix, Peters' two appearances as the mutant speedster in X-Men: Days of Future Past andX-Men: Apocalypseproved to be so popular (and sadly, one of the saving graces ofApocalypse) that he will be written into the plot for the film.
Peters was not in the original cast announcement forX-Men: Dark Phoenix, which included the new mainstays of theX-Menuniverse after the franchise was given a soft reboot inX-Men: First Class, then consolidated the universe’s two timelines throughX-Men: Days of Future Past.Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy,andNicholas Houltwill be returning in their roles as Mystique, Magneto, Charlex Xavier, and Beast. The young cast ofApocalypse,Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Tye Sheridan,andKodi Smit-McPhee, will also return as Jean Grey, Storm, Cyclops, and Nightcrawler.
Peters will reprise his role as Quicksilver inX-Men: Dark Phoenixaccording toThe Hollywood Reporter. He’ll be joined byThe Next StepactorLamar Johnson, who is the new cast member in the film apart from Jessica Chastain,who is in talksto play the villainous Shi’ar Empress Lilandra. Johnson’s character is being kept under wraps.
X-Men: Dark Phoenixchronicles psychic mutant Jean Grey’s transformation into the dangerous, all-powerful being, Phoenix. It will be mean a starring role for Turner, who was previously only known forGame of Thrones. However, with a cast this unwieldy and large,X-Men: Dark Phoenixwill most likely give much of the focus to the big names and established talent that are Lawrence, Fassbender, and McAvoy. That’s what has happened with the last threeX-Menmovies, anyways.
While Quicksilver is a fan favorite character whose kinetic and creatively filmed high-motion scenes are the highlights of bothX-Menmovies he has appeared in, Evans probably won’t have much to do. Like inDays of Future PastandApocalypse, his role will probably get relegated to one scene-stealing and highly marketed rescue scene. With the X-Men dealing with Jean Grey’s descent into evil, they probably won’t have time to explore Peter Maximoff’s newfound revelation that he’s Magneto’s son.
First-time director but long-timeX-Menscribe and producerSimon Kinbergwill have a lot to tackle inX-Men: Dark Phoenix. The story was somewhat explored before inX-Men: The Last Stand, but with that film erased from the movie universe’s timeline, it allows Kinberg to make a fresh start with the rich and well-regardedX-Menstory.
