Alice Braga has joined the cast of has joined the cast of "X-Men: The New Mutants"

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that actress Alice Braga has joined the cast of has joined the cast of "X-Men: The New Mutants". The film, which also stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga and Blu Hunt, is directed by Josh Boone and hits theaters on April 13th, 2018. "The New Mutants" "will focus on the angst-driven adventures of a diverse group of teens that include Native American Danielle Moonstar, Scots girl Wolfsbane, Brazilian ladies man Sunspot, a Kentuckian code-named Cannonball and Russian teen Magik. Also in the mix will be an alien named Warlock." "Heaton will play Sam Guthrie, also known as Cannonball, a teen who propels himself into the air (…like a cannonball) and is invulnerable while doing so. Taylor-Joy is playing Illyana Rasputin, code-named Magik, a girl who has learned sorcery and uses teleportation discs to travel. Williams is Rahne Sinclair, aka Wolfsbane, a girl struggling to reconcile her religious beliefs with her power to turn into a wolf. Zaga will play the mutant Sunspot. Braga will play Dr. Cecilia Reyes, a medical doctor who has the ability to generate a protective bio-field around herself but also has more going on than she lets on. Actress Rosario Dawson was previously attached to the role of Cecilia Reyes and it is unknown why Dawson exited the project. What do you think of Alice Brag joining, and Rosario Dawson exiting, "X-Men: The New Mutants"? Let me know in the comments!