Beast Wars

This is fascinating...

Showbiz 411 reports Benjamin Walker will NOT play Beast in Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class as reported

"Walker had a signed deal to play Beast in First Class. But lately, with the success of Twilight studio execs at Fox have been obsessed with making the 'X Men' X boys," says columnist Roger Friedman.

Ugh!

"Suddenly, Fox is nervous because they've had some failures at the box office.Knight and Day, The A-Team and Marmaduke almost reverses their success with Avatar. Getting X Men: First Class right is suddenly more important than ever, I am told."

The suits are specifically making overtures to see if Taylor Lautner would be keen on playing Beast Forgetting that Taylor has Stretch Armstrong Cancun The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 on his plate...Rumors of Walker leaving XFC started over the weekend...

Stay Tuned...