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Ben Hardy is confirmed to play Angel but 'he's not a very nice Angel,' so director Bryan Singer teases what to expect from the winged mutant.

• Apr 10, 2015

AceShowbiz - Ben Hardy is officially announced to play Archangel in the upcoming "X-Men: Apocalypse". As the casting news is confirmed, two new concept arts that give a better look at the winged mutant are revealed.

Courtesy of Empire magazine, the pictures show Hardy's Angel with and without his wings. Director Bryan Singer furthermore teases, "Ben Hardy is Angel - I shall confirm it for you! But he's not a very nice Angel! And that's all I'll say..."

EXCLUSIVE: @BryanSinger confirms Ben Hardy will play Angel in #XMenApocalypse. Plus... wings! https://t.co/exdQ6suOIX pic.twitter.com/ADSHBGf0AG

— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) April 9, 2015

Always happy to share some cool stuff with my favorite film magazine @empiremagazine #XmenApocalypse more to come on their April 30th issue.

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A photo posted by Bryan Singer (@bryanjaysinger) on Apr 9, 2015 at 11:02am PDT

Hardy joins other new faces like Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, and Lana Condor who are cast as younger Jean Grey, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Storm, and Jubilee respectively. Fox is also reportedly casting Psylocke.

The film will be released on May 27, 2016 in the States. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, and Evan Peters are set to return as Prof. X, Magneto, Beast, and Quicksilver respectively. Jennifer Lawrence is expected to make her final appearance as Mystique, and Channing Tatum is rumored to make his debut as Gambit before the character gets his own solo film on October 7, 2016.