In Case You Were Worried About Stubbly White Dudes: Tom Hardy Sought For X-Men‘s En Sabah Nur

Hollywood, Hollywood, Hollywood. Do you guys know anything about ancient Egypt, or did you just watch an Exodus screener and call it a day?

In addition to being courted for Suicide Squad, the beautiful but very white Tom Hardy is reportedly also the number-one choice to play Egyptian En Sabah Nur in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse. Hardy would portray the world’s first mutant, born in Egypt circa 3,000 BC. In the Days of Future Past post-credits scene, En Sabah Nur was played by Canadian actor Brendan Pedder, although in a Collider interview with Simon Kinberg last year, the screenwriter intimated that the role would likely be recast.

This obviously isn’t the first time that Hardy has played a POC in a superhero movie–the British actor previously portrayed one of Batman’s few Latino nemeses, Bane. Sigh. I guess dudes not named Chris have to take what superhero roles they can get?

(via Digital Spy)

Previously in casting

• NBC casts actual descendent of the Cherokee nation to play Tiger Lily in Peter Pan
• Scarlett Johansson may star in Ghost in the Shell
• Australian actor cast for Ra’s al Ghul

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