Alan Cumming Is X-Men Nightcrawler

[Friday, May 31st, 2002]
According to Variety Fox has added the character of Nightcrawler to its Marvel franchise "X-Men".

Alan Cumming has signed to join the X-Men mutant superhero roster, playing a shadowy blue-tinted superhero with a tail whose great gift is the ability to teleport from one location to another. At the same time, "Tadpole" star Aaron Stanford has been set to play Pyro, a mutant who becomes part of the junior X-Men team. He has the ability to manipulate fire.

X-Men 2, also known as X2, will begin production in Vancouver on June 17. Returning is the original good guy cast of Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, Anna Paquin and Famke Janssen. Also back is Ian McKellen as the villainous Magneto.

Thanks to James for the heads up!

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