By Justin Worsley
It has now become easier to play Six Degrees of Kevin bacon. The veteran actor has joined the upcoming film "X-Men: First Class," the fifth installment of the comic book series and the first since last year's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
Bacon's role has not been declared, however, he will portray a villain in the film.
"First Class" will be directed by Matthew Vaughn, who has most recently adapted another comic book, "Kick-Ass." The newest installment of X-Men focuses on the mutants at a younger stage and the relationship between Professor X, the mentor of the young, confused teenage mutants and Magneto, one of the Professor's best friends but also his biggest adversary.
The film, which is set for a 2011 release, was originally going to be directed by Bryan Singer, who directed the franchise's first two films, however, he was forced to back out as a director and instead produce the film due to a conflict in his schedule.
Bacon will join James McAvoy (Professor X) and Michael Fassbender (Magneto)along with several other in the film. So far, none of the original actors from the franchise are scheduled to return due to the fact that the film is focusing on the X-Men at a younger period.
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