Reynolds, will.i.am join 'Wolverine'

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WILL-I-AM JOINS 'WOLVERINE' WORLD VOMITS
Published 2/20/2008 at FilmDrunk.com
Variety today confirmed rumors that Ryan Reynolds will play Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.  Also joining the cast is Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am (oh my god creative punctuation - you're so clever!!). Marvel has been eyeing the possibility of casting Reynolds as Deadpool, an assassin with self-healing powers, for some time with the idea of spinning off the character into his own film series should the character prove popular among moviegoers. will.i.am will play Wraith, a mutant who has the power to teleport, and is another test subject of the Weapon X program that created Wolverine and other ...

Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am joins cast of "Wolverine"
Published 2/20/2008 by Wooohah at Wooohah!
Yesterday it was announced that The Black Eyed Peas' Taboo was cast in the upcoming Street Fighter movie. Now 20th Century Fox has announced that will.i.am has been cast in the new Wolverine movie. What is going on here BEP? Tomorrow it will probably be announced that Fergie is in ...

Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, and will.i.am added to ‘Wolverine’ spinoff
Published 2/20/2008 by Hot Momma at Hot Momma Celebrity Gossip Blog
  Twentieth Century Fox has added three more superheroes to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, and hip-hop artist will.i.am .  Marvel Comics who created X-Men, has been eyeing the possibility of casting Reynolds as Deadpool, an assassin with self-healing powers, for some time. Should the character prove popular among moviegoers, Deadpool and Ryan could be spun off into its’ own film series. Fox and Marvel are also excited to introduce the long awaited card-throwing character ...

More Wolverine News: Film to Introduce a Character Per Minute
Published 2/20/2008 by Kirsten Anderson at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
will.i.am makes the career transition from hitmaker to mutant.  Coming right after the news that Ryan Reynolds would play Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Variety is reporting that two more characters from the Marvel universe are joining the cast. Taylor Kitsch will be playing Gambit, and will.i.am will take on the role of John Wraith. Kitsch is best known for the TV show Friday Night Lights and will.i.am is most famous as the leader of the mild hip-hop group Black-Eyed Peas. This will be his film debut. So just in the last two days we’ve added Gambit, Wraith, ...

Mutant Overload
Published 2/20/2008 by Christopher at SpoutBlog
Apparently there was no lesson learned from Spider-Man 3. I guess all the criticisms of that movie’s having too many characters didn’t exactly balance negatively enough against its worldwide gross of nearly $900 million. So, prepare for the possibility that other comic book adaptations will make the same attempt for box office gold by saturating their plots with familiar and highly demanded heroes and villains. This week the geek circles have been all abuzz about the all-star casting for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which has now been confirmed by the trades and so far includes Taylor Kitsch as Gambit, ...

Rap Sheet: Stop the Violence 2.0
Published 2/20/2008 by bucky at Complex
... Acting up: Rapper/producer, will.i.am, of Black Eyed Peas fame will play mutant John Wraith in the next installment of the X-Men movie. His character has the power to teleport and like Wolverine, was a test subject of the Weapon X program. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” is set for release in May, 2009. ...

NEWS: will.i.am to make acting debut in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Published 2/20/2008 by SDSU at Sit Down Stand Up
... Century Fox has added three more superheroes to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” with Ryan Reynolds set to play Deadpool, “Friday Night Lights” regular Taylor Kitsch to star as Gambit and hip-hop artist will.i.am joining the cast as John Wraith. Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am will play Wraith, a mutant who has the power to teleport, and is another test subject of the Weapon X program that created Wolverine and other mercenaries. It would be his first film role. (Source: Variety via ...

'Wolverine' Adds Reynolds, Kitsch, Black Eyed Pea
Published 2/20/2008 at I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
... that mixes celebrity endorsement with an unlistenable quality. But really, are they just filling out the toy line at this point? At this rate, I fully expect a scene where Wolverine jumps in a manhole, justifying the "Sewer Swimmin' Wolvie" action figure. Reynolds, will.i.am join 'Wolverine' [Variety]

Reynolds, will.i.am, Kitsch Join X-Men Origins Movie
Published 2/20/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
... hit the web, and now there's news of cast additions, including a Black Eyed Pea and a star of ...

“Wolverine” Casts will.i.am, Where Is The Love?
Published 2/20/2008 by Rick at TunaFlix
Twentieth Century Fox has added three more superheroes to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” with Ryan Reynolds set to play Deadpool, “Friday Night Lights” regular Taylor Kitsch to star as Gambit and hip-hop artist will.i.am joining the cast as John Wraith. Source Besides confirming what we already know (namely that Reynolds and Kitsch will appear in the X-Men Origins flick), Variety is reporting that Black Eyed ...

The Idiot Box - Silverman Not Actually God Among Bros
Published 2/22/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... !) reports that Taylor Kitsch , who plays hard-boozing, lady-killing fullback Riggins, has signed on to star in the next installment of the X-Men franchise and that he did so with with ...