A new version of an original X-Man in X-Men: Apocalypse?

Ben Hardy (EastEnders) will play Warren Worthington aka Angel in the sequel according to Jeff Sneider of The Wrap via Screen Rant.

Ben Foster played Worthington in X-Men: The Last Stand. This Angel was the son of the biotech billionaire whose company developed a mutant cure. But the board is clear (to borrow inspiration from Xavier and Magneto’s chess games) since X-Men: Days of Future Past reset the timeline for a fresh start.

In comics Warren was one of the original X-Men who would later be transformed by Apocalypse into Archangel – one of his Horsemen. In battle, Warren had his wings cut but En Sabah Nur gave him metal wings which he could shoot knives and a blue skin as the Angel of Death. Continue reading ANGEL In X-MEN: APOCALYPSE