There's a Monaghan in WOLVERINE after all!

By Matt Holmes / June 25, 2011

But it's not going to be Michelle Monaghan who was offered the part of Silver Fox but had to turn it down when the schedule on the D.J. Caruso thriller EAGLE EYE started to over-run. We heard on Saturday that part was eventually won by unknown actress Lynn Collins. But we shall still see a Monaghan in the credits sequence of the film. 31 year old Scottish actor best known for his parts in THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy and on the hit t.v. show Lost, will fill the role of Blackwing, a B-character from the Marvel universe. Maybe they should start calling this movie WOLVERINE AND FRIENDS...

Blackwing, originally known as Beak - is a Dutch born hero whose body changed when he hit puberty into that of a humanoid-bired like form - with a beak, talons for hands and the ability to fly. He shares a similar skeletal figure as of Angel (who Ben Foster played for about 5 mins in X-MEN 3) and much like the rest of the X-MEN, he ran away from home because he was disgusted and ashamed of his appearance. The character was created by Grant Morrison and first appeared in New X-Men #117. The movie will be Monaghan's third venture into a fan favourite universe and it could prove to be a profitable deal for him if the character lives and stays on for sequels. Just like X-MEN 3, this new prequel is getting packed full of characters. Just yesterday the hideously named Black Eyed Pea's star will.i.am was cast in the role of Kestrel, marking one of those rare moments in the history of OWF where I was absolutely speechless - and I couldn't bring myself to talk about it. What a shocking casting decision. So we have Deadpool, Kestrel, Blackwing, The Blob, Gambit along with the main players of Wolverine, Stryker, Silver Fox and Sabertooth. So much for our hope of a more realisitic, down to earth and tight WOLVERINE thriller. source - just jared