Lana Condor as Jubilee in 'X-Men Apocalypse' (VIDEO)
"X-Men Apocalypse" has just added newbie actress Lana Condor to play the mutant Jubilee who will be introduced to the franchise's upcoming movie next year.
"X-Men Apocalypse" director, Bryan Singer recently tweeted the identity of a showbiz newcomer recently cast to play Jubilee in the latest Marvel Comics mutant superhero film. Lana Condor has been announced as Jubilee, who will be joining a rapidly swelling cast for the May 27, 2016 film.
Marvel's Jubilee, a mutant with pyrotechnic energy power, first appeared in the May 1989 issue of the "Uncanny X-Men." Billed as the team's youngest member, she initially began as a sidekick before getting promoted to the junior team in "Generation X," and eventually becoming one of the more prominent characters in Fox's "X-Men Animated Series in the 1990s.
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Whether Condor will take on the '90s mall rat appearance of the Jubilee comics version is still open to debate. However, her mutant power of hurling colorful bursts of firework-like energy at enemies will likely be incorporated into the live-action version.
Condor joins a growing list of X-Men characters Singer has been regularly introducing over social media, including younger versions of the original cast of characters: Alexandra Shipp as Storm, Tye Sheridan as Cyclops, Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler, and Sophie Turner as Jean Gray.
Channing Tatum's initial appearance as Gambit has also been announced, with his brief "X-Men: Apocalypse" role a preparation for audiences to see him in his own spinoff film, "Gambit."
This latest "X-Men" offering will mark Jennifer Lawrence's last turn as Mystique, and speculations have emerged it will be James McAvoy's and Michael Fassbender's last appearances as Professor X and Magneto, as well.
Condor and the new cast will be joining returning characters played by Lawrence, McAvoy, Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, and Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert.
