Kevin Bacon Joins 'X-Men: First Class' Flick

By: Jul. 15, 2010
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Kevin Bacon will appear in the film 'X-Men: First Class,' Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider reports.  Bacon will play a villain who fights Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender).  The film, which is a prequel to the previous 'X-Men' films, will begin filming in London this fall, the Hollywood Insider reports. It is set when characters Professor Charles Xavier and Erik Lenshaar/Magneto are in their late teens and early twenties. Alive Eve co-stars in addition to Nicholas Hoult, who reportedly plays the role of Beast orginally offered to BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON's Benjamin Walker.  BroadwayWorld announced today that Walker will instead lead the cast of JACKSON to the Bernard Jacobs Theatre on Broadway beginning September 29, 2010.

Kevin Bacon's numerous film credits include 'Animal House,' 'Footloose,' 'Flatliners,' 'A Few Good Men,' 'Apollo 13,' 'Mystic River,' 'The Woodsman,' 'Friday the 13th,' 'Hollow Man,' and 'Tremors.'  His stage credits include SLAB BOYS and FORTY DEUCE.

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