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Fox Releases Latest “X-Men: Days of Future Past” Trailer, Prominently Featuring Canto

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There’s no denying Adan Canto’s Hollywood career is on fire… And now he’s literally all-aflame in the biggest project of his career.

Adan Canto in X-Men

20th Century Fox/Marvel Comics has released the latest trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past, featuring the 32-year-old Mexican actor who appeared on FOX’s serial killer drama series The Following.

Canto joins the cast of the latest superhero action flick, starring as the mutant Sunspot.

In addition to Canto, the cast includes Ellen Page’s Shadowcat, Daniel Cudmore’s Colossus and Shawn Ashmore’s Iceman, as well as Fan Bingbing’s Blink, Omar Sy’s Bishop and Booboo Stewart’s Warpath.

Zayas Starring in George Lopez’s New FX Series “Saint George”

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David Zayas is one of the saints…

The 51-year-old Puerto Rican actor, best known for playing Homicide Lieutenant Angel Batista on Showtime‘s serial killer drama Dexter, has joined the cast of FX‘s George Lopez comedy Saint George, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

David Zayas

The comedy centers on the chaotic life of a recently divorced working-class Mexican-American man who becomes a successful entrepreneur.

Lopez is set to portray the man who struggles to balance his demanding ex-wife, his 11-year-old son, his overbearing mother who just moved in and his uncle as well as his new role as a philanthropist “giving back” by teaching history once a week at night school.

Zayas will appear in the recurring role of Junior, Tio’s (Danny Trejo) son and George’s cousin. Junior, like Tio, is a bit quirky and off-center. Both admire the other and take advantage of George’s success and are always brainstorming ways to make money — sometimes legally.

Saint George was co-created by Lopez, Matt Williams and David McFadzean, with the trio set to co-write the first episode of the project, which begins production this month.

Lionsgate Television is set to produce the series.

In addition to Dexter, which wraps its run on Sunday, Zayas most recently guest starred on Fox‘s The Following. His credits include Grimm and Person of Interest.

Canto Cast in “X-Men: Days of Future Past”

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Adan Canto has the X (Men) Factor…

The 31-year-old Mexican actor has been cast as part of the ensemble of the next installment of the X-Men film franchise.

Adan Canto

No word yet on which character Canto will portray in the Bryan Singer-directed film X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Singer posted a photo on Twitter to confirm the news as Canto is photographed watching a hockey game and standing next to the film’s other cast members Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and Shawn Ashmore.

Canto responded to Singer’s tweet, saying: “Thrilled to be X-Men,” confirming that he’s indeed part of the project.

 

Canto, who most recently starred in Fox’s serial killer-drama The Following, once hinted that his new project would have him “turn into a ball of fire if someone pisses [him] off.” Thus, he is predicted to play either Brazilian mutant Roberto da Costa a.k.a. Sunspot or Japanese mutant Shiro Yoshida a.k.a. Sunfire.

Days of Future Past will be based on Uncanny X-Men #141 and 142 back in 1981 during Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s run. The story introduced the idea of an alternate future for the Marvel Comics mutants that grew out of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants killing an important senator, leading to a future where all mutants are hunted by Sentinels.

In addition to Stewart, McKellen, and Ashmore, Canto will team up with other cast members, including James McAvoy, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Ellen Page and Halle Berry.

The Marvel film is slated to open in U.S. theaters on July 18, 2014.

Canto Makes U.S. Television Debut on Fox’s “The Following”

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It looks like Adan Canto’s first American television project could be around for awhile…

The 31-year-old Mexican actor made his U.S. television debut this week on Fox’s new Kevin Bacon-starrer The Following, which premiered to 10.4 million viewers on Monday, making it the most-watched episode of any scripted series this season on the network.

Adan Canto

“It’s a very beautiful surprise and I feel fortunate to be in this situation,” said Canto, who appears on the show nearly a year after signing a talent holding deal with Fox.

The series features Bacon as a troubled former FBI agent called back into service after the serial killer he captured years earlier escapes from death row.

Canto, a veteran of Mexican television, portrays Billy Thomas, described by the actor as a “loving, very passionate” man who “wants only a secure place in the world.”

“There will be many surprises with this character,” says Canto. “Every time I read the next episode it was a great surprise, I never imagined the things that are going to happen.”

Canto, a singer-songwriter, said it’s a “marvel” to work with Bacon, someone he has long admired.

Zayas to Guest Star on Fox’s “The Following”

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David Zayas is being promoted from homicide detective to FBI agent.

The 50-year-old Puerto Rican actor, whoportrays Sgt. Angel Batista on Showtime’s Dexter,  will guest star on Fox‘s midseason drama The Following, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

David Zayas

The psychological thriller centers on an Edgar Allan Poe scholar-turned-serial killer known as Joe Carroll (portrayed by James Purefoy) and stars Kevin Bacon as a troubles FBI agent on the case to recapture the killer and his army of copycats.

Zayas will play Tyson, a former FBI agent and good friend to Bacon’s Ryan Hardy. He’ll appear in the 10th episode of the Kevin Williamson drama, ultimately becoming an unlikely participant in Ryan’s effort to bring down Joe Carroll’s followers.

Zayas joins Marin Ireland, as recent additions to the drama, which premieres Monday, January 21 at 9:00 pm on Fox.

Along with starring on Dexter, Zayas’ credits include episodes of Grimm, Person of Interest and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.