{"id":38138,"date":"2016-02-04T16:31:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T23:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/?p=38138"},"modified":"2019-03-06T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T20:14:35","slug":"fx-marvel-legion-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/fx-marvel-legion-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Stevens, Aubrey Plaza, and More Cast in the Marvel and FX X-Men Show Legion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marvel and FX are quickly moving ahead with their X-Men<\/a> show Legion.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This is one of two X-Men shows<\/a> in production and follows the character David Haller (Charles Xavier’s son in the comics) who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, when he has a strange encounter with another patient, it comes to light that the voices he hears and visions he sees might not just be in his head after all.<\/p>\n

Now the show has found its leading cast and it’s a doozy.<\/p>\n

Dan Stevens, who recently finished on Downton Abbey<\/em> and will soon be seen as the Beast in the live-action Beauty and the Beast<\/em><\/a> film, will play Haller. According to The Hollywood Reporter,<\/em> he’s “about to give up when he meets the girl of his dreams.”<\/p>\n

The girl of his dreams will probably turn out to be the previously cast Rachel Keller as Syd, “a self-sufficient and street smart woman who uses her sharp and prickly demeanor to protect her soft core because even though it makes her a sucker and puts her at risk, she still believes in happily ever after.”<\/p>\n

Rounding out the cast is Parks and Recreation’s<\/em> Aubrey Plaza as Lenny, David’s drug-addled friend who believes her life is about to turn around, and Jean Smart (Fargo<\/em>) as Melanie, the therapist “with a sharp mind and unconventional methods.”<\/p>\n

For a show that’s definitely a risk, this is certainly a high-caliber cast. It’ll be interesting to see how deep into the comics this Noah Hawley drama pilot goes.<\/p>\n

So far Haller is the only recognizable comic character, and it remains to be seen whether or not they’ll introduce any big X-Men characters.<\/p>\n

Legion<\/em> is set to being production in March.<\/p>\n

Are you looking forward to seeing the X-Men universe on the small screen? What do you think of this cast? Sound off below!<\/p>\n

And check out more X-Men here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: THR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"