Friday, 2 June 2017

The Latest Additions To "New Mutants" Have Spawned Complicated Conversations About Race

It was recently announced that Blu Hunt will play Dani Moonstar and Henry Zaga will play Sunspot in Fox’s new X-Men spin-off… and not everyone is happy about it.

The main cast of Fox's new X-Men spin-off New Mutants is now complete: On Friday, it was announced that Blu Hunt will play Dani Moonstar (also known as Mirage).

Previously, Anya Taylor-Joy was cast as Magik, Maisie Williams as Wolfsbane, Charlie Heaton as Cannonball, and Henry Zaga as Sunspot.

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Dani Moonstar is one of the rare Native American superheroes in mainstream comics, and, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie focuses on her famous "Demon Bear" storyline.

Dani Moonstar is one of the rare Native American superheroes in mainstream comics, and, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie focuses on her famous "Demon Bear" storyline.

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