Cast as a Mind Reader, Christopher Abbott Hasn't Read Anything Yet
Christopher Abbott has been cast as Professor X in Marvel Studios' X-Men movie, and he says he is “very much” excited to get to work on it — while still having read nothing for the role. Charles Xavier, famously, reads everyone else's mind; the actor playing him is the one being kept in the dark. Jake Schreier directs.
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There is a small, reliable pleasure in a casting announcement that consists almost entirely of willingness. Enthusiasm is cheap and it is not a review; it tells us the actor said yes, not that the part is written.
Willingness is not nothing, though. A performer who signs on before there is a script to read is signing up for the director as much as the character — which makes Schreier the name worth tracking in this announcement.