will.I.am is not content with having a success album with his group, The Black Eyed Peas, or a good solo release with his Songs About Girls, or even producing Michael Jackson's new album. He is now expanding to acting by joining the cast for the new X-Men movie, X-Men Orgins: Wolverine. The multi-talented rapper will play John Wraith, a mutant-test subject of the Weapon X program who is adept at working with massive-explosives and has the ability to teleport.
The movie will release the orgins of Wolverine who is played by Hugh Jackman. Variety is reporting that Ryan Reynolds will play Deadpool and Taylor Kitsch will be Gambit. Other stars of the movie include Liev Schreiber, Danny Houston and Lynn Collins. The movie hits the screen May 1st, 2009.
