Quicksilver X-Men: ‘Days of Future Past,’ Producer Casts Evan Peters of ‘American Horror Story’ in Role
Evan Peters of FX series American Horror Story has joined the cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Director Bryan Singer announced the development Thursday via Twitter, breaking the news that Peters will portray Quicksilver in the upcoming Fox movie.
"Before he was an #Avenger, he was just a REALLY fast kid. Thrilled to say #EvanPeters is joining #XMen #DaysOfFuturePast as #Quicksilver," Singer wrote.
Quicksilver is the son of villain Magneto, who appeared in Issue No. 4 of Marvel's X-Men comic. The character later became a member of The Avengers, with his sister the Scarlet Witch.
Avengers writer-director Joss Whedon recently confirmed that Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch would also be part of Avengers 2. The film is being produced by Marvel Studios, a rival production company to Fox. The casting may potentially lead to a rare studio crossover.
Days of Future Past also features Michael Fassbender and Nicholas Hoult, with original X-Men trilogy actors Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page and Shawn Ashmore reprising their roles. Peter Dinklage is playing an unspecified villain.
The film will feature the X-Men traveling in time to alter a major event threatening mankind.
Peters, who plays the character Tate Martin, has been one of the breakout stars of the American Horror Story anthology. The actor is returning for the series' third season, subtitled Coven, which returns in October. Peters is one of few actors to have appeared in all three seasons.
The 26-year-old native of St. Louis, Missouri is also know for his performance as Jesse Varon in the ABC TV series Invasion and as Cooper Day in The Days, also ABC. He also had a recurring role in Disney Channel's show Phil of the Future as Phil's geeky friend Seth Wosmer.
Days of Future Past is scheduled to hit theaters July 18, 2014.
