Maisie Williams & Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in X-Men Movie 'New Mutants'

Maisie Williams & Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in X-Men Movie 'New Mutants'

Maisie Williams has something in common with her BFF and Game of Thrones co-star Sophie Turner – they’re now both members of the X-Men family as well!

It was just announced that Maisie is joining the cast of New Mutants, a spinoff of the beloved Marvel franchise. Sophie of course played the role of a young Jean Grey in the recent films.

Maisie and Anya Taylor-Joy have both been cast in the film, which will be directed by The Fault in Our StarsJosh Boone.

Anya will “play Magik, a girl who has learned sorcery and uses teleportation discs to travel” while Maisie will “play Wolfsbane, a girl struggling to reconcile her religious beliefs with her power to turn into a wolf,” according to THR.

New Mutants will hit theaters on April 13, 2018.

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