UPDATE:

Ever the dropper of casting news, Bryan Singer tweeted a new photo today featuring head shots of various cast members in Days of Future Past. Among the lineup was Daniel Cudmore, aka Colossus, who looks to be reprising his role from X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand. Also spotted was Fan Bingbing (Battle of the Warriors) as well as Booboo Stewart (The Twilight Saga). Heat Vision reports that Bingbing will play the teleporter Blink, who loyal X-readers will recall from the Age of Apocalypse story and Exiles. No word yet as to who Stewart will play.

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Add Azazel to the list of non-returning mutants for X-Men: Days of Future Past . First Class actor Jason Flemyng says he'll be sitting this next one out.Explained Flemyng, "Initially I was gutted, but then I remembered I had to get up at two in the morning, I had to be painted red and be slightly out of focus and posed a lot, and that was sort of it. Now I don't have to do that."

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He's relieved for other reasons as well. Flemyng is now a father of two. "I've had twins so I'm quite glad to stay at home," he continued. "It's filmed in Canada and it takes about seven months so I'm quite glad to be at home."Via Independent.ie and Indie Wire

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