We’ve been excited about the upcoming X-Men spinoff films based on the origins of the franchise’s most popular characters. The first star to get the treatment is Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Hugh Jackman we be reprising his role as the title character.

Now, some other people have been named to star in the flick. Judging from the roles being cast, it seems that most of the movie will focus on the days of Wolvie’s time in the Canadian Weapon X program.

Ryan Reynolds is said to be the masked, wisecracking, sword-toting Deadpool. Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.I.Am is to play John Wraith. Also announced are Liev Schreiber (as Sabretooth), Danny Huston (as William Stryker) and Lynn Collins (as Silver fox).

Perhaps our the most exciting piece of news is the announcement that there will indeed be an appearance by everyone’s favorite Creole-card tosser Gambit! Taylor Kitsch (aka Tim Riggins from Friday Night Lights) has signed on for a 3 movie deal to star as Gambit. A character we all were pretty excited to see in the first set of trilogies but never got to see.

The movie is said to hit theaters May 1, 2009.

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