First up, filmonic has posted a picture (above) that shows the director of the upcoming X-Men: First Class, Matthew Vaughn hanging out with his new Professor X, James McAvoy, and Kick-Ass star, Aaron Johnson. Now, the picture isn’t revealing at all other than these three men were in each other’s presence at some point last week, but given the recent casting news about James McAvoy and his Professor X role I could see how this could possibly have been some sort of meeting about a possible role for Johnson in First Class.
All speculation at this point folks…
Moving on from speculation to hard rumor, avengersnews.com is reporting that Marvel’s people are talking to Lost star Josh Holloway’s people about him playing “…a ‘lead’ role in an upcoming Marvel film.” There are no hints to who he may play at this point, but avengersnews speculated as follows:
– Henry Pym (important role in “The Avengers” and its sequels, lead role in “Ant-Man” spinoff.)
– Clint Barton/Hawkeye (maybe a S.H.I.E.L.D. member in “The Avengers” with a starring role in the “S.H.I.E.L.D.” spin-off or a future Avengers sequel.)
– Timothy “Dum Dum” Dugan (important S.H.I.E.L.D. member in “The Avengers” and its sequels, and lead role in the “S.H.I.E.L.D. spinoff)
So there you have it! Some good old fashioned rumor-mill “news”!
Personally, I think Holloway would make a good Hawkeye (especially the “Ultimate” version), but I liked the idea of Hurt Locker star Jeremy Renner in that role as well. As far as Johnson goes I really couldn’t imagine him as a young Hank McCoy/Beast, Scott Summers/Cyclops or Bobby Drake/Iceman… perhaps a young Warren Worthington/Angel?