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“Jennifer Lawrence, the actress who’s been getting rave reviews for her work in “Winter’s Bone,” has been cast as Mystique in Fox’s “X-Men: First Class.” Fox has been furiously casting the movie, which focuses on Marvel’s superpowered team X-Men in a younger incarnation than the previous trilogy. [Director] Matthew Vaughn has been casting a slew of younger actors to play opposite James McAvoy, who is playing Professor Charles Xavier, and Michael Fassbender, who is portraying Erik Lehnsherr, aka Magneto. Nicholas Hoult [Beast], Alive Eve [White Queen], Caleb Landry Jones [Banshee] and Aaron Johnson [Cyclops] are among those playing mutants looking for mentor figures and teachers to guide them with their powers. Kevin Bacon is playing the villain, whose identity has not been revealed, as the studio keeps plot details under lock and key. Mystique, who was played by Rebecca Romijn in the trilogy, is a shapeshifter who can mimic other people, though she cannot replicate superpowers. In comics lore, she was revealed to be the mother of X-Man Nightcrawler. The movie is rolling towards a late summer start in London. The role is a big jump in terms of exposure for Lawrence, who is generating awards buzz for “Winter’s Bone,” and also marks her first studio feature. [Jennifer Lawrence] also appears in “The Beaver,” the Jodie Foster-directed movie starring Mel Gibson.” Heatvisionblog.com. I’m starting to get a little worried about this movie. There just seems to be too many characters in it and that may affect the movie as a whole. One of the problems with “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” was that there was way too many mutants for one movie to handle. However, seeing that this movie is basically an origins story, I can see why they would want to introduce so many characters into it. I trust director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, Layer Cake) can handle it, so that settles my nerves just a bit. As for Jennifer Lawrence…she’s a hottie and when you combine her with Alice Eve…wow! Hubba, hubba!

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