It's been rumoured for some time, but the director of X-Men spin-off The New Mutants has all but confirmed that Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams will appear as Wolfsbane.

Posting concept art of the character on Twitter, Josh Boone tagged both the artist and the Arya Stark actress:Williams has previously expressed her interest in the role , saying: "I would absolutely love to be a part of it, [and] to be a part of the Marvel family."Other actors rumoured to be a part of the new team are Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) and Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars). Boone has previously intimated that the line-up of comic characters would include Wolfsbane, Mirage, Cannonball, Sunspot, Magik, and Warlock.In the Marvel comics, Wolfsbane - real name Rahne Sinclair - is a Scottish mutant who can transform herself from human to wolf, or a state between between the two forms, making her something like a werewolf in control of her powers.Producer Simon Kinberg has previously said that the film will bring a young-adult vibe to the series First, however, we'll see another film aiming to alter the X-Men franchise's image - the distinctly R-rated Logan , due out on March 1 in the UK, March 2 in Australia or March 3 in the US.

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