Kodi Smit-McPhee is set to play young Nightcrawler in X-Men’s next installment

Director Bryan Singer revealed on his Instagram that Kodi Smit-McPhee has been cast to play the mutant Nightcrawler in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse. Smit-McPhee joins James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner and Tye Sheridan.

Singer uploaded the photo of Kodi with a tagline, “Excited to welcome @kodismitmcphee to the cast of #XmenApocalypse as young #Nightcrawler.” The 18-year-old Australian actor Kodi, previously seen in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.’ His next role is in the film Slow West, co-starring Michael Fassbender, who coincidentally plays Magneto in the X-Men movies. Oscar Isaac is also new to the franchise, and will play the film’s titular villain, the ancient villain Apocalypse.