'X-Men: Apocalypse' Rumors: Ansel Elgort To Play Cyclops? Rising Star Could Look Join Superhero Franchise [VIDEO]
The X-Men series is getting younger and it may look to mine some of the rising stars much like it did when it originally signed Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult to the film. But what young actors could be looked at for Cyclops?
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A name that could surface due to his work both in blockbusters such as Insurgent and other popular films like The Fault in Our Stars is Ansel Elgort.
Who knows if the actor is actively looking for another big tentpole to join, but Hollywood is looking at him with recent rumors linking him to a role in the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie on top of his work in the Divergent series.
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Elgort is still relatively new and finding that right blockbuster series is probably something he is considering right now with his star going upward and instead of diving into another young adult series, he could look to join the superhero genre with a role in X-Men.
The role that would make sense for Elgort would probably be Cyclops where the actor could enter a character that has the potential for a franchise depending on where they go with him during the next movie. It also helps that Elgort has displayed the charisma and personality in his previous films that would help to make his case for the role.
The X-Men series is going to be getting younger and hit home runs with their last casting choices in Lawrence, Hoult and Evan Peters. With the roles of Storm, Jean Grey, and Cyclops being re-cast with younger actors, Elgort could be considered with his star rising fast right now.
X-Men: Apocalypse is set to open in theaters on May 27, 2016.
