When it was announced that EastEnders star Ben Hardy would be joining the cast of X-Men: Apocalypse, many speculated that he would play the winged-mutant Angel. It made sense considering he looked a lot like Warren Worthington III, but as to if he would play Angel or the transformed Archangel, that was unclear.

Now director Bryan Singer confirms that the actor is indeed playing as Angel, but added that “he’s not a very nice Angel!” More after the jump, including some concept art.

The cast of X-Men: Apocalypse continues to grow with new and fresh faces taking the roles of familiar characters in the franchise. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicolas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence are all confirmed to return to reprise their respective roles. Lawrence recently opened up about Apocalypse being her last X-Men film, and it’s very likely that this will be McAvoy and Fassbender’s final X-Men film as well. Rose Bryne is also set to return.

Recent castings have revealed that new actors will play characters previously seen in the first three films. Now joining Xavier’s new class will be Jubilation Lee aka Jubilee, who will be played by Lana Condor.

The cast of Bryan Singer‘s forthcoming Marvel movie sequel X-Men: Apocalypse continues to grow in size and talent as Kodi Smit-McPhee has signed on to play the heroic mutant Nightcrawler in 20th Century Fox’s summer 2016 tentpole blockbuster release.

Best known for his performances in The Road and last year’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the Australian actor joins a massive ensemble cast that also recently added Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) as Jean Grey, Tye Sheridan (Mud) as Scott Summers/Cyclops, and Alexandra Shipp (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel), as well as Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) as the titular villain.

A new trailer has been released for Young Ones, an upcoming sci-fi western from director and writer Jake Paltrow (The Good Night, Boardwalk Empire).

The movie stars Michael Shannon, Elle Fanning, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Nicholas Hoult. It’s set in a time where water hard to find, and people fight to get it and control where it does exist.

Click on over to the other side to read a synopsis and check out the trailer.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Director: Matt Reeves
Screenwriters: Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Cast: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Judy Greer, Kodi Smit-McPhee
20th Century Fox
Rated PG-13 | 130 Minutes
Release Date: July 11, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is to Rise of the Planet of the Apes what The Empire Strikes Back is to Star Wars. An incredible, awe-inspiring epic; a monumental achievement in genre filmmaking and one of the year’s very best films.

Directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In), the film begins with a montage of news reports showing the collapse of human civilization in the wake of the ALZ-113 virus. Ten years after the “Simian Flu” epidemic, Caesar (Andy Serkis) governs a growing nation of genetically enhanced apes in the Muir Woods. With his wife Cornelia (Judy Greer) and son River (Nick Thurston), Caesar has established a thriving community for his species – one free of human interference.