Marvel taps Gen V star to play Angel in its new X-Men movie — and MCU fans can’t help but see the funny side of him graduating from an ‘X-Men parody show to actually being in the X-Men’

Marvel has seemingly cast a Gen V alumnus as Angel in its new X-Men movie

Asa Germann is said to have signed on to play the winged mutant

For the most part, MCU fans have reacted positively to the news

Marvel has reportedly tapped Asa Germann to play Angel in its new X-Men movie.

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) first broke the news, with the trade publication’s sources claiming that the former Gen V star has signed on to play the winged mutant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Interestingly, THR suggests that Germann was a major contender to portray Scott Summer/Cyclops in the forthcoming flick. However, while Marvel decided to hire Kit…

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