Source: Variety

Variety reports that Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment have bolstered the mutant roster for X-Men 3 adding Kelsey Grammer to play Beast, the oversized blue-furred creature who has not yet appeared in an "X-Men" film.

In addition, Vinnie Jones is in the bad-guy role of Juggernaut. Jones is the former British soccer player who has been seen in "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels." Juggernaut, a 6-foot-10, 900-pound metal-clad battering ram, is the half-brother of Professor X and will anchor Magneto's villainous band.

The trade also reports that Fox has begun negotiations with "Lost's" Maggie Grace to play the role of Kitty Pryde, a beauty who can walk through walls. Studio is also searching for an actor to play Angel, a handsome winged mutant who is ashamed of his feathery appendages.

If you find it a surprise that Kelsey Grammer will play beast, this is what Avi Arad says, "Kelsey was born to play the role," explaining that Beast is the most intelligent of the mutants, a pacifist Ph.D. and genetic researcher named Hank McCoy.

Matthew Vaughn is set to direct the sequel due out Memorial Day weekend next year.

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