20th Century Fox's upcoming X-Men spin-off New Mutants will reportedly star Nat Wolff as Cannonball.

Nat Wolff in Paper Towns

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According to ComingSoon.net , "sources close to the production" have revealed that Wolff, who starred in Paper Towns and will play the lead in the upcoming Death Note movie, is being eyed for the role of Sam Guthrie. In the comics, Guthrie (aka Cannonball) has the ability to fly at jet speeds while surrounded by an impenetrable force field.The outlet has also heard that Fox is targeting a spring 2018 release for the film, and that prior casting rumors of Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams as Wolfsbane and Anya Taylor-Joy as Magik are indeed accurate.New Mutants will reportedly serve as a major departure from Fox's prior X-Men films, offering a horror-inspired style that's described as "Stephen King meets John Hughes." ComingSoon.net also received a storyboard animatic for the film that reportedly confirms the main antagonist will be Demon Bear.The X-Men spin-off is being written by The Fault in Our Stars writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and, according to producer Simon Kinberg, New Mutants will have a young adult vibe

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