Back in April, it was rumored that Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) will play Magik, the sister of Colossus Illyana Rasputin; Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) will play the feral Wolfsbane, a Scottish shape-shifter; and Alexandra Shipp (X-Men Apocalypse) will reprise her Storm role in Josh Boone's X-Men: The New Mutants. Since then, neither actress has been confirmed for the film; however, in August, Taylor-Joy acknowledged the rumor: "I think the world is really fascinating. I'd love to be a part of it. It would be wonderful."

Today, while doing press for M. Night Shyamalan's demented and twisted new film Split, Taylor-Joy mentioned seeing the recently-released New Mutants animatic featuring Magik, Wolfsbane, and Cannonball facing off against Demon Bear — a threat that feeds off negative human emotion

“I have [seen the Demon Bear animatic], it’s pretty cool,” Taylor-Joy told Coming Soon. “I’m a big fan so I’d love to be a part of it. I can’t say very much, but I would love to be a part of it. I think this year’s gonna be very exciting.” Sounding as though she is contention or secretly has a role in the film, Coming Soon asked Taylor-Joy if she would like to reunite with her Split co-star James McAvoy — who has portrayed Charles Xavier (a.k.a. Professor X) in X-Men film series — The New Mutants movie. “I mean, I think James is already a part of it, isn’t he?” she replied.

This isn't a surprise by any means. In May, producer Simon Kinberg basically confirmed James McAvoy's involvement. “Right now, as the movie exists, Professor X would be a part of a New Mutants movie,” Kinberg told Collider.

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