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James McAvoy Cast as Professor Xavier Source: Heat Vision Blog May 27, 2010
James McAvoy, the Scottish star of Atonement, has been cast as Professor Charles Xavier in the upcoming X-Men: First Class, according to The Heat Vision Blog.
McAvoy previously started in the comic book adaptation Wanted. Xavier was previously played by Patrick Stewart in three X-Men films as well as in the Wolverine spinoff, digitally de-aged.
X-Men: First Class will be directed by Kick-Ass Matthew Vaughn and produced by former X-Men director Bryan Singer, among others for release on June 2, 2011.
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lol good lord. How does James McAvoy replace Patrick Stewart in anything?