Charlie Heaton, who played Jonathan Bryers on Netflix's Stranger Things, is in talks to star in the upcoming X-Men spinoff film The New Mutants.
IGN can confirm that the Stranger Things star is in negotiations to portray Sam Guthrie, aka the mutant Cannonball, in Fox's upcoming 2018 X-Men film directed by Josh Boone. Cannonball is a mutant with the ability to essentially propel himself through the air like a rocket, creating an impenetrable field around himself in the process.
Should Bryers officially sign on, he would join a cast that includes Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams and The Witch's Anya Taylor-Joy as Wolfsbane and Magik, respectively. Daredevil's Rosario Dawson and 13 Reasons Why's Henry Zaga are also both in talks to appear in the film as Dr. Cecilia Reyes and Sunspot, respectively.
Boone recently discussed the upcoming film — one of three X-Men universe movies planned for 2018 — calling it "a full-fledged horror movie set in the X-Men universe." Boone has also teased that the lineup could include Warlock, while Death Note star Nat Wolff has previously been rumored for the part of Cannonball.
New Mutants will open in theaters on April 13, 2018. It will be one of three X-Men films coming in 2018, with Deadpool 2 and Dark Phoenix also set to release next year. Stranger Things will return for its second season later this year on October 31.
THR originally reported Heaton's talks regarding the film.
Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter @jmdornbush.
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