"After a week of casting rumors and changes, an even bigger coup may give 'X-Men: First Class' its main villain.
According to Deadline, Kevin Bacon is in talks to play the villain in 'X-Men: First Class.' Bacon has previously appeared in numerous films, including 'Animal House,' 'Footloose,' 'Flatliners,' 'A Few Good Men,' 'Apollo 13' and 'Mystic River.' Bacon's long list of credits also led to the popular 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' game.
It's interesting to note that the report doesn't cite which villain Bacon would play in the film. In the original comics, Professor Xavier and Magneto went up against the Nazi war criminal Baron Strucker early in their careers, while Xavier also had encounters with Lucifer, who was eventually revealed as an alien invader. Neither of these characters seem like obvious choices for the villain in this film, though.
It's also conceivable that 'First Class' could retrofit an existing villain for the film or possibly create a new one altogether.
If Bacon is signed to the role, he would join James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Alice Eve as confirmed cast members.
Benjamin Walker was previously set to play the Beast, but is rumored to have been replaced by Nicholas Hoult."
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