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The ever-expanding cast of "X-Men: First Class" continues to grow, with Bill Milner (young Magneto), Zoe Kravitz (Angel), and January Jones (Emma Frost) making the latest additions.

BFI's Movie-Con III is in full effect in London right now and ComingSoon.net's man abroad Ben Mortimer has learned that actor Jason Flemyng, last seen playing Calibos in Louis Letterier's Clash of the Titans and in a small role in Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass , will be reteaming with Vaughn for a role in X-Men: First Class . That role will be Azazel, who was described as a "teleporter" during Flemyng's presentation, but who is in fact none other than Nightcrawler's father!

The rumors have been bubbling under for the past few weeks about whether director Robert Rodriguez ( Sin City ) might be called upon to direct Deadpool , the planned spin-off from last year's X-Men Origins: Wolverine with Ryan Reynolds reprising the role of the "Merc with a Mouth" he played in that movie.