Evan Peters of American Horror Story has been cast as Quicksilver in X-Men Days of Future Past.  The casting news came from – you guessed it – director Bryan Singer revealed via Twitter.

Quicksilver is the son of Magneto who later joins the Avengers along with his sister Scarlet Witch. Fox holds the film rights to the X-Men. Disney/Marvel holds the rights to the Avengers. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said both studios could use the characters.

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